Polished Tuff
Polished Tuff

| 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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Polished tuff is a polished variant of the tuff block. Polished tuff's appearance matches to that of other polished rock materials, having two lighter edges and two darker edges on each face to mimic the appearance of a singular large and smoother stone.
Obtaining
Breaking
Polished tuff drops as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
| 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 | ||
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
- ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Polished tuff blocks generate naturally in trial chambers as the primary ceiling block of many rooms.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Tuff |
Stonecutting
| Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|
| Tuff |
Usage
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Polished Tuff Slab | ||
| Polished Tuff Stairs | ||
| Polished Tuff Wall | ||
| Tuff Bricks |
Stonecutting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Chiseled Tuff Bricks or Polished Tuff Slab or Polished Tuff Stairs or Polished Tuff Wall or Tuff Brick Slab or Tuff Brick Stairs or Tuff Brick Wall or Tuff Bricks |
Note blocks
Polished tuff can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.
Sounds
polished_tuff 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 | 0.96 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.96 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.6 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.9 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.2 | 16 | |
polished_tuff sound type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | break | 1.0 | 1.152 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | place | 1.0 | 1.152 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.5 | 0.72 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 1.2 | 1.44 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.44 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | step | 0.12 | 1.44 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | step | 0.4 | 1.44 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
polished_tuff | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
polished_tuff | -748 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
Video
History
| October 15, 2023 | Polished tuff is announced at Minecraft Live 2023, revealed as a block generated in the trial chambers, a natural structure. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.20.3 Experiment | 23w43a | ||||||
| 23w45a | Now generates naturally within trial chambers. | ||||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | Polished tuff is now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental data pack. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.20.50 Experiment | Preview 1.20.50.22 | ||||||
| Preview 1.20.50.23 | Can now be crafted. | ||||||
| 1.20.60 Experiment | Preview 1.20.60.20 | Now generates naturally within trial chambers. | |||||
| 1.21.0 | Preview 1.21.0.22 | Polished tuff is now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental toggle. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Polished Tuff" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
-
All tuff variants, including polished tuff -
A small house made out of polished tuff[1]
In other media
-
Artwork featuring polished tuff
References
| Tuff | |
|---|---|
| Bricks | |
| Polished | |