Gilded Blackstone

| Renewable |
No |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
1.5 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color (JE) |
|
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Gilded blackstone is a variant of blackstone found exclusively in bastion remnants, that can drop itself or gold nuggets when mined.
Obtaining
Breaking
Gilded blackstone requires a pickaxe to be mined, in which case it drops itself or gold nuggets. When mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing. Gilded blackstone has a 10% chance to drop 2–5 gold nuggets when mined with any pickaxe. If it does not drop gold nuggets, it drops itself as a block. If a gilded blackstone is mined with a Silk Touch enchanted pickaxe, it always drops itself.
As with the drop chance of flint from gravel, the Fortune enchantment does not increase the amount dropped, but increases the chance of gold nuggets dropping. Fortune I increases the chance for this drop to 14.29% (1⁄7), Fortune II increases it to 25%, and Fortune III guarantees the gold nugget drop.
| Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1.5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 7.5 | |
| 1.15 | ||
| 0.6 | ||
|
0.45 | |
| 0.4 | ||
| 0.3 | ||
| 0.25 | ||
| 0.2 | ||
- 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
- ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Gilded blackstone generates as part of bastion remnants, replacing some of the blackstone in the structure; they can also be found beneath bastion remnants chests.
Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition and Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Hoglin stable chest | 2–5 | 22.8%{ "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "2–5", "chance": 0.22793887963348602, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
| ||
| Treasure chest | 5–15 | 33.7%{ "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "5–15", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| ||
| Generic chest | 1–5 | 44.1%{ "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.44077588319736705, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
| ||
| Bridge chest | 8–12 | 11.2%{ "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "8–12", "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
| ||
Usage
Gilded blackstone is primarily used for decoration.
Piglins
Piglins are attracted to gilded blackstone and run toward any gilded blackstone on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.
Piglins become hostile toward players that break gilded blackstone.
Sounds
gilded_blackstone sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
stone sound type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gilded_blackstone | Block & Item | guarded_by_piglins | piglin_loved | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gilded_blackstone | 536 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
| Oooh, shiny! | Distract a Piglin using gold | Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player. | 30 | Silver | |||
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Oh Shiny | Distract Piglins with gold | While aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the
#piglin_loved item tag:
|
Video
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | 20w15a | ||||||
| Gilded blackstone can be obtained only through the Creative inventory or commands. | |||||||
| 20w16a | Gilded blackstone can now naturally generate in bastion remnants or be found in its chests. | ||||||
| 20w17a | Gilded blackstone now uses the same sounds as nether quartz ore. | ||||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w30a | Chests in bastion remnants are now more likely to be located on top of gilded blackstone. | |||||
| Increased the average yield of gilded blackstone from bastion remnants chests. | |||||||
| 1.17 | 21w11a | ||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | ||||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.50 | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Gilded Blackstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- Gilded blackstone is not an ore, as it cannot be smelted.[1]
- Gilded blackstone was named after Gilded Games, the studio behind The Aether mod.[2]
Gallery
Mojang screenshots
-
Render of gilded blackstone used on Minecraft.net. -

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References
- ↑ MC-178087 (comment #666625). "WAI as gilded blackstone is not a gold ore and cannot be smelted into gold ingots." – Cory Scheviak, 16 April 2020
- ↑ (The Aether Project Discord) https://discord.com/channels/118816101936267265/229460143912255488/697539028760920115
External links
- "Block of the Month: Gilded Blackstone" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, May 17, 2023.
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