How do you get Black Bed in Minecraft?

Black Bed is crafted from Black Wool and Planks at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

How many Black Bed can you stack?

One Black Bed per slot, since Black Bed does not stack, and every one then costs 3 Black Wool and 3 Planks. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.

How long does Black Bed take to break?

Mining Black Bed works against 0.2; explosions on it work against 0.2. Both numbers on Black Bed being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. No tool is attached to Black Bed, so bare hands on it lose nothing. Java 26.2 is the release Black Bed was read from, figure by figure on it.

When was Black Bed added to Minecraft?

Black Bed was added in version 1.12.

What dye does Black Bed need?

Black dye is what Black Bed needs. An ink sac or a wither rose each give one for Black Bed.

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Black Bed

Black Bed is a black bed that lets a player sleep through the night and sets their respawn point. It explodes if used in the Nether or the End.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Black Bed at a glance

Black Bed, a block out of crafting, sits under Utility Blocks. One slot, one Black Bed: nothing stacks here, and nine of them fill a hotbar. 27 chest slots take 27 of them.

Black Bed owes its colour to black dye. An ink sac or a wither rose each give one. Breaking Black Bed works against a hardness of 0.2. It carries the same 0.2 into an explosion. It sits between Black Banner and Black Carpet in Utility Blocks, number 36 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Black Wool
Black Wool
Black Wool
Black Bed
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Black Bed has the grid for Black Bed

How to obtain

Crafting

Notes

Requires 3 matching-color wool and 3 planks (any wood). Colored beds were added in 1.12; before that only the default (white) bed existed.

Frequently asked questions about Black Bed

How do you get Black Bed in Minecraft?
Black Bed is crafted from Black Wool and Planks at a Crafting Table, in a single step.
How many Black Bed can you stack?
One Black Bed per slot, since Black Bed does not stack, and every one then costs 3 Black Wool and 3 Planks. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.
How long does Black Bed take to break?
Mining Black Bed works against 0.2; explosions on it work against 0.2. Both numbers on Black Bed being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. No tool is attached to Black Bed, so bare hands on it lose nothing. Java 26.2 is the release Black Bed was read from, figure by figure on it.
What is Black Bed used for?
Black Bed is a black bed that lets a player sleep through the night and sets their respawn point. It explodes if used in the Nether or the End.
When was Black Bed added to Minecraft?
Black Bed was added in version 1.12.
What dye does Black Bed need?
Black dye is what Black Bed needs. An ink sac or a wither rose each give one for Black Bed.

Building with it

A Black Bed takes three black wool, dyed with an ink sac or a wither rose. It reads almost as a shadow in a lit room, which is why it turns up in stone bases and end-game builds. The rules are the ones all beds share: sleep to skip the night, and never place one in the Nether.

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