Block of Redstone

Block of Redstone

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	5
Luminous	No
Transparent	Partial (blocks light, mob spawning possible)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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A block of redstone, internally known as a redstone block, is a mineral block equivalent to nine redstone dust. It acts as a permanently powered redstone power source that can be pushed by pistons.

Obtaining

Breaking

A block of redstone can be mined using any pickaxe (unlike redstone ore, which requires an iron pickaxe or better).^[1] If mined without a pickaxe, a block of redstone drops nothing.

Block
Hardness	5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	25
Wooden	3.75
Stone	1.9
Copper ​	1.5
Iron	1.25
Diamond	0.95
Netherite	0.85
Golden	0.65
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

In each ancient city, 2 blocks of redstone can be found integrated into circuitry within a secret room at the city center.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Redstone Dust

Usage

A block of redstone can be used as a redstone power source and can be crafted back into redstone dust. It can also be used as storage if the player's inventory is full of redstone dust from mining.

Crafting ingredient

Blocks of redstone can be crafted back into redstone dust, and thus provide compact storage for redstone, like other blocks of materials (block of iron, block of gold, etc.).

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Redstone Dust		9

Redstone component

To place a block of redstone, use the Place Block control.

Blocks of redstone are always active and cannot be turned off. A block of redstone:

• powers any adjacent redstone dust, including above or below, to power level 15
• powers any adjacent redstone comparators or redstone repeaters facing away from the block of redstone to power level 15
• activates any adjacent mechanism components (doors, redstone lamps, etc.), including above or below, with the exception of pistons, which cannot be activated by any power source directly in front of them

Adjacent opaque blocks are not powered.

If a redstone torch is attached to a block of redstone, it deactivates after 1 redstone tick and does not reactivate (which is normal behavior for a redstone torch attached to a powered block).

A block of redstone can be moved by a piston. Water and lava flow around a block of redstone without affecting it.

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e metal sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.metal.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	1.2	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.metal.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	1.2	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.metal.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.75	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.metal.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	1.25	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.metal.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.5	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e metal sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	1.1-1.2
	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	1.2-1.25
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.3	0.75
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.35	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Block of Redstone	redstone_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.redstone_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Block of Redstone	redstone_block	152	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.redstone_block.name

Video

History

Java Edition
1.5			13w01a				Added blocks of redstone.
							The unused locked chest texture has been changed to have a block of redstone texture on the side, due to the redstone block taking up its texture space.
1.8			14w02a				Mobs now suffocate inside of the redstone block.
1.9			15w46a				Redstone blocks now work as a side input for redstone comparators.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed.
1.16			20w10a				Blocks of redstone can now support ladders and tripwire hooks.[2]
1.19			22w13a				Blocks of redstone can now be found within redstone circuits in ancient cities.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0			build 1				Added blocks of redstone.
							Blocks of redstone can be used only to store redstone dust as no redstone components exist in this version.
v0.13.0			build 1				Redstone blocks can now power redstone components.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added blocks of redstone.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Redstone blocks now work as a side input for redstone comparators.
			1.90				The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added blocks of redstone.

Data history

Issues

Issues relating to "Block of Redstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• As the block of redstone is not fully opaque, chests can be opened when covered by one.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  Block of redstone as a circuit component.
• 
  Example of how blocks of redstone can be used to power rails (from beneath).

References

External links

• Block of the Week: Redstone – Minecraft.net on March 2, 2018

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