How do you get Amethyst Cluster in Minecraft?

Amethyst Cluster is obtained through mining. You mine Amethyst Cluster rather than craft it, and a pickaxe is what the block asks for.

When was Amethyst Cluster added to Minecraft?

Amethyst Cluster was added in version 1.17.

How many Amethyst Cluster can you stack?

A single slot takes 64 Amethyst Cluster, so 27 shulker slots hold 1,728 and 36 inventory slots hold 2,304. A double chest of Amethyst Cluster comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

How long does Amethyst Cluster take to break?

For Amethyst Cluster the game keeps hardness at 1.5, and it holds blast resistance 1.5. Equal values mean Amethyst Cluster was never built as a blast wall, whatever else it is good for. Use a pickaxe on Amethyst Cluster to speed it up; no particular tier is required. On top of that Amethyst Cluster emits 5 light, which few blocks do. Java 26.2 keeps Amethyst Cluster on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

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Amethyst Cluster

The final growth stage of an amethyst bud, which drops 4 amethyst shards when mined with a pickaxe. It emits light level 5 and grows on budding amethyst.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Amethyst Cluster at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Amethyst Cluster: a block out of mining. Carrying Amethyst Cluster is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

Amethyst Cluster is a 1.5-hardness block. Light level 5 comes off Amethyst Cluster without any help. Use a pickaxe on Amethyst Cluster to speed it up; no particular tier is required. That number is also what Amethyst Cluster is worth against a blast. It sits between Amethyst Block and Ancient Debris in Utility Blocks, number 13 of 340 there.

How to obtain

Mining

Notes

Drops 2 shards if mined without Silk Touch, or 4 with a Fortune III pickaxe. Mining with Silk Touch yields the cluster itself.

Frequently asked questions about Amethyst Cluster

How do you get Amethyst Cluster in Minecraft?
Amethyst Cluster is obtained through mining. You mine Amethyst Cluster rather than craft it, and a pickaxe is what the block asks for.
When was Amethyst Cluster added to Minecraft?
Amethyst Cluster was added in version 1.17.
How many Amethyst Cluster can you stack?
A single slot takes 64 Amethyst Cluster, so 27 shulker slots hold 1,728 and 36 inventory slots hold 2,304. A double chest of Amethyst Cluster comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.
What is Amethyst Cluster used for?
The final growth stage of an amethyst bud, which drops 4 amethyst shards when mined with a pickaxe. It emits light level 5 and grows on budding amethyst.
How long does Amethyst Cluster take to break?
For Amethyst Cluster the game keeps hardness at 1.5, and it holds blast resistance 1.5. Equal values mean Amethyst Cluster was never built as a blast wall, whatever else it is good for. Use a pickaxe on Amethyst Cluster to speed it up; no particular tier is required. On top of that Amethyst Cluster emits 5 light, which few blocks do. Java 26.2 keeps Amethyst Cluster on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

Building with it

An amethyst cluster is the final growth stage on budding amethyst, and it drops four shards when broken with any pickaxe. Silk Touch collects the cluster whole for decoration, and since buds regrow, one geode is a permanent shard supply.

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