Silk Touch

Silk Touch
Maximum level

1

Primary items

Secondary items

‌

Enchantment weight

1

Incompatible with

Fortune 

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Silk Touch is a enchantment applied to tools that causes certain blocks drop themselves instead of their normal drops.

Obtaining

Silk Touch can be obtained from enchanting tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a raid‌, books obtained by fishing, monster room chests, librarian villagers, and non-village structure loot.

Usage

Silk Touch changes the items dropped from mining certain blocks. For example, mining a stone block using a pickaxe without Silk Touch would drop cobblestone; however, when using a pickaxe with Silk Touch, the stone block itself drops. The table below lists blocks that do not normally drop themselves as items:

Block Normal drops Obtainable with Silk Touch? Notes
Amethyst Bud Nothing Yes The bud keeps its growth stage.
Amethyst Cluster 4 Amethyst Shard with a pickaxe, otherwise

2 Amethyst Shard

Yes
Bee Nest Nothing Yes When mined with a Silk Touch tool, the nest can still contain 1-3 bees.
Beehive (occupied) Beehive (empty) Yes When mined with a Silk Touch tool, the hive can still contain 1-3 bees.
Blue ice[a] Nothing Yes
Bookshelf 3 Book Yes
Campfire 2 Charcoal Yes
Chiseled Bookshelf Nothing Yes
Clay 4 Clay Ball Yes Clay can also be obtained by crafting with the clay balls the block drops, or killing an enderman holding the block.
Coal Ore[a] 1 Coal Yes (only with a pickaxe)
Cobweb[b] 1 String Yes
Copper Ore 2-5 Raw Copper Yes (only with a stone pickaxe or better)
Coral Blocks[a] Dead Coral Blocks Yes (only with a pickaxe)
Coral[a]

Coral Fans[a]

Nothing Yes
Creaking Heart 1-3 Resin Clump Yes
Decorated Pot 4 pottery sherd(s)/brick(s) when broken with a tool in the main hand, else it drops itself. Yes
Deepslate Cobbled Deepslate Yes (only with a pickaxe) Can also be smelted from cobbled deepslate.
Diamond Ore[a] 1 Diamond Yes (only with an iron pickaxe or better)
Emerald Ore[a] 1 Emerald Yes (only with an iron pickaxe or better)
Ender Chest 8 Obsidian Yes
Frosted Ice[a] Nothing (becomes a water source) No (no water source forms) Frosted Ice cannot be obtained as an item.
Gilded Blackstone[a] 90% chance for Gilded Blackstone and

10% chance for 2-5 Gold Nuggets

Yes (only with a pickaxe)
Glass Pane[a]

Glass[a]

Nothing Yes
Glowstone 2-4 Glowstone Dust Yes Can also be crafted with 4 glowstone dust.
Gold Ore 1 Raw Gold Yes (only with an iron pickaxe or better)
Grass Block Dirt Yes Can also be obtained by killing an enderman holding the block.
Dirt Path Dirt Yes‌
No‌
Gravel 90% chance for Gravel and

10% chance for Flint

Yes The block always drops itself if it falls into an occupied block space.
Ice[a] Nothing (Becomes a water source) Yes
Infested Block (Monster Egg) Spawns 1 Silverfish No When mined with a Silk Touch tool, it drops the original version of the block, not the infested block, and no silverfish spawn.
Iron Ore 1 Raw Iron Yes (only with a stone pickaxe or better)
Lapis Lazuli Ore[a] 4-8 Lapis Lazuli Yes (only with a stone pickaxe or better)
Leaves 0-1 Saplings

0-2 Sticks
0-1 Apple from oak and dark oak leaves

Yes Leaf blocks can also be obtained by mining them with shears.
Melon 3-7 Melon Slice Yes Can also be crafted with 9 melon slices, or killing an enderman holding the block.
Mushroom Blocks 0-2 Mushrooms Yes
Mycelium Dirt Yes Can also be obtained by killing an enderman holding the block.
Nether Gold Ore[a] 2-6 Gold Nugget Yes (only with a pickaxe)
Nether Quartz Ore[a] 1 Nether Quartz Yes (only with a pickaxe)
Nylium[a] Netherrack Yes (only with a pickaxe) Can also be obtained by killing an enderman holding the block.
Packed Ice[a] Nothing Yes
Podzol Dirt Yes Can also be obtained by killing an enderman holding the block, or buying it from a wandering trader.
Redstone Ore[a] 4-5 Redstone Dust Yes (only with an iron pickaxe or better)
Sculk
Sculk Catalyst
Sculk Sensor
Calibrated Sculk Sensor
Sculk Shrieker
Sculk Vein[a] 		Nothing Yes Every sculk family block except sculk vein drops experience when mined without Silk Touch.
Sea Lantern 2-3 Prismarine Crystals Yes
Snow[a]‌ 1 Snowball (per layer) Yes (only with a shovel) At 8 layers, drops a snow block instead.[1]

Can also be crafted with 3 snow blocks.

Snow Block[a] 4 Snowball Yes (only with a shovel) Can also be crafted with 4 snowballs.
Soul Campfire Soul Soil Yes
Stone[a] Cobblestone Yes (only with a pickaxe) Can also be smelted from cobblestone.
Top Snow[a]‌ 1 Snowball for 1-3 layers

2 Snowball for 4-5 layers
3 Snowball for 6-7 layers

Yes At 8 layers, drops a snow block instead.

Can also be crafted with 3 snow blocks.

Turtle Egg[a] Nothing Yes
Twisting Vines 33% chance for Twisting Vines Yes Also drops 100% of the time if broken with Fortune III or shears.
Weeping Vines 33% chance for Weeping Vines Yes Also drops 100% of the time if broken with Fortune III or shears.
  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x The blocks drop nothing when they are destroyed by hand.
  2. ↑ The suitable tools to break cobweb are shears and swords. Using shears to break cobweb always causes it to drop itself, no matter whether the shears have Silk Touch; In Java Edition, a sword with Silk Touch can be obtained only by executing commands.

Incompatibilities

Silk Touch is incompatible with Fortune. If commands are used to apply both Silk Touch and Fortune to an item, the Silk Touch enchantment takes precedence over the Fortune enchantment for blocks affected by both enchantments.

Silk Touch cannot be applied to swords or fishing rods in normal gameplay.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Silk Touchsilk_touchenchantment.minecraft.silk_touch

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Silk Touchsilk_touch16enchantment.untouching

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Total BeelocationMove and place a Bee Nest, with 3 bees inside, using .—30Silver

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Total BeelocationMove a Bee Nest, with 3 Bees inside, using Unlike most other advancements, this advancement is granted upon breaking the nest, rather than it entering your inventory.

History

Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Added Silk Touch.
Silk Touch currently has no functionality.
Silk Touch is currently unobtainable, due to a bug where all enchantments give Feather Falling.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4Silk touch now works. It can acquire these previously unobtainable blocks: grass block, coal ore, redstone ore, lapis lazuli ore, diamond ore, spawner, and ice, and these blocks that are obtainable through smelting/crafting: glass, stone, and bookshelves.
Mushroom blocks now drop when mined with Silk Touch.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6Silk Touch can no longer pick up ice.
1.212w07aSilk Touch can no longer pick up glass.
1.2.4Glass can be collected with Silk Touch again.
1.3.112w17aIce and glass panes can now be collected with Silk Touch.
12w21aAdded emerald ore, which requires Silk Touch to be collected.
12w24aEnder chests now drop 8 obsidian unless mined with Silk Touch.
1.4.612w50aSilk Touch can now be added to shears, allowing cobwebs to be collected.
1.513w01aAdded nether quartz ore, which requires Silk Touch to be collected.
1.7.213w36aAdded packed ice and podzol, which require Silk Touch to be collected.
13w41aAdded stained glass and stained glass panes, which require Silk Touch to be collected.
1.814w25aAdded sea lanterns, which require Silk Touch to be collected.
Red and brown mushroom blocks now drop themselves when mined with Silk Touch.
1.915w42aSilk touch I has been renamed to just Silk touch.
15w47bSilk Touch may no longer be added to shears.
15w47cSilk Touch is no longer required to collect cobwebs.
1.11.1releaseSilk touch can no longer be combined with Looting or Luck of the Sea at all.[2] Previously it could be combined if the item with Silk Touch was put into the second slot.
1.1317w47aMushroom stems can now be collected as themselves with Silk Touch.
17w48aSnow layers can now be collected with a Silk Touch shovel.[3]
18w07aAdded turtle eggs, which require Silk Touch to be collected.
18w15aAdded blue ice, which requires Silk Touch to be collected.
18w16aCoral blocks now require Silk Touch to be collected.
pre10Coral, coral fans, and dead coral fans can now be collected using Silk Touch.
1.13.118w32aAdded dead coral, which requires Silk Touch to be collected.
1.1418w43aSilk Touch enchantment now works on enchanted books.[4]
19w02aAdded campfires, which drop charcoal unless mined with Silk Touch.
1.1519w34aAdded bee nests, which require Silk Touch to be collected.
Bees remain in bee nests and beehives mined with Silk Touch.
19w37aSilk Touch enchantment no longer works on enchanted books.
19w46aMoving a bee nest with 3 bees inside using Silk Touch, now gives the player the Total Beelocation advancement.
1.1620w10aHoes can now be enchanted with Silk Touch.
20w12aNether gold ore now drops gold nuggets unless mined with Silk Touch, in which case it drops itself.
20w15aAdded soul campfires, which drop soul soil unless mined with Silk Touch.
Added gilded blackstone, which always drops itself when mined with Silk Touch.
20w18aTwisting vines and weeping vines now drop 33% of the time, unless mined with Silk Touch, Fortune III, or shears, it which case it always drops.
20w22aNylium now drops itself only when broken with a Silk Touch pickaxe.
1.1720w45aAdded amethyst clusters, which require a Silk Touch pickaxe to be collected.
20w46aAmethyst buds can now also be collected with a Silk Touch pickaxe.
21w08aDeepslate can now be mined only with Silk Touch, otherwise it drops cobbled deepslate.
Added deepslate ore, which need Silk Touch to drops itself (except iron, copper and gold ore).
21w14aIron ore, gold ore, and copper ore and their deepslate variants now drop their respective raw metal, and the ore can be obtained only with Silk Touch.
1.1922w11aSculk, sculk catalysts, sculk sensors, and sculk veins can now be collected with a Silk Touch hoe.
22w15aMangrove leaves can now be collected with Silk Touch.[5]
1.19.3
Experiment
Update 1.20		22w42aChiseled bookshelves can now be collected with Silk Touch.
1.19.4
Experiment
Update 1.20		23w07aDecorated pots can now be collected with Silk Touch.
1.2023w12aCalibrated sculk sensors can now be collected with Silk Touch.
1.2124w18aSilk Touch is now compatible with Looting and Luck of the Sea.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1build 1Added Silk Touch.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Hoes can now be enchanted with Silk Touch.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.22Silk touch I has been renamed to just Silk touch for Java Edition parity.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU7CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1Added Silk Touch.
TU141.04Ice and glass panes can now be collected with Silk Touch.
Added nether quartz ore, which requires Silk Touch to be collected.
Added emerald ore, which requires Silk Touch to be collected.
TU25CU141.171.171.17Added stained glass and stained glass panes, which require Silk Touch to be collected.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3Added packed ice and podzol, which require Silk Touch to be collected.
Added sea lanterns, which require Silk Touch to be collected.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13Silk Touch may no longer be added to shears.
Added frosted ice, which can be obtained as an item using silk touch.
TU44CU341.371.371.37Patch 14Silk Touch is no longer required to collect cobwebs.
TU48CU381.411.411.41Patch 17Silk touch can no longer be used to obtain frosted ice as an item.
TU63CU531.671.671.67Patch 321.0.13Silk Touch now works on grass paths.
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Added turtle eggs, which require Silk Touch to be collected.
Added blue ice, which requires Silk Touch to be collected.
1.91 Added campfires, which drop charcoal unless mined with Silk Touch.

Issues

Issues relating to "Silk Touch" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

  1. ↑ MC-134408 — Breaking 8-level snow layer with Silk Touch drops snow block
  2. ↑ MC-116643
  3. ↑ MC-1875 — Snow layers don't drop themselves when harvested with a silk touch tool — resolved as "Fixed".
  4. ↑ MC-154873
  5. ↑ MC-249938

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