How do you get Black Concrete Powder in Minecraft?

Black Concrete Powder is crafted from Black Dye, Sand, and Gravel at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 8.

When was Black Concrete Powder added to Minecraft?

Black Concrete Powder was added in version 1.12.

What dye does Black Concrete Powder need?

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

How long does Black Concrete Powder take to break?

Two figures cover Black Concrete Powder: 0.5 to mine, 0.5 to blow it up. That is the default pairing for Black Concrete Powder, and it means it has no special toughness either way. Any shovel will do on Black Concrete Powder, from wood upward. Java 26.2 spells Black Concrete Powder out this way, so nothing on it was guessed.

How many Black Concrete Powder can you stack?

64 Black Concrete Powder fill one slot, and filling it costs 8 Black Dye, 32 Sand, and 32 Gravel, since each one returns 8: 8 crafts. A shulker box of Black Concrete Powder comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

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Black Concrete Powder

Black Concrete Powder is a gravity-affected black block that hardens into solid Black Concrete when it comes into contact with water.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Black Concrete Powder at a glance

Crafting gives you Black Concrete Powder, a block filed under Utility Blocks. Carrying Black Concrete Powder is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

Black Concrete Powder owes its colour to black dye. An ink sac or a wither rose each give one. Breaking Black Concrete Powder works against a hardness of 0.5. Any shovel will do on Black Concrete Powder, from wood upward. Explosives face the same figure, which is why Black Concrete Powder is not a wall you rely on. It sits between Black Concrete and Black Stained Glass in Utility Blocks, number 39 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Black Dye
Sand
Sand
Black Concrete Powder8
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Black Concrete Powder has the grid for Black Concrete Powder

How to obtain

Crafting

Notes

Shapeless: 1 dye + 4 sand + 4 gravel make 8 powder. Falls like sand and turns to concrete in water.

Frequently asked questions about Black Concrete Powder

How do you get Black Concrete Powder in Minecraft?
Black Concrete Powder is crafted from Black Dye, Sand, and Gravel at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 8.
When was Black Concrete Powder added to Minecraft?
Black Concrete Powder was added in version 1.12.
What is Black Concrete Powder used for?
Black Concrete Powder is a gravity-affected black block that hardens into solid Black Concrete when it comes into contact with water.
What dye does Black Concrete Powder need?
Black dye is what Black Concrete Powder needs. An ink sac or a wither rose each give one for Black Concrete Powder.
How long does Black Concrete Powder take to break?
Two figures cover Black Concrete Powder: 0.5 to mine, 0.5 to blow it up. That is the default pairing for Black Concrete Powder, and it means it has no special toughness either way. Any shovel will do on Black Concrete Powder, from wood upward. Java 26.2 spells Black Concrete Powder out this way, so nothing on it was guessed.
How many Black Concrete Powder can you stack?
64 Black Concrete Powder fill one slot, and filling it costs 8 Black Dye, 32 Sand, and 32 Gravel, since each one returns 8: 8 crafts. A shulker box of Black Concrete Powder comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

Building with it

Black Concrete Powder takes an ink sac or a wither rose, so a squid farm keeps the dye side going. As powder it falls like gravel and comes up with a shovel, and it stays soft until water reaches it, which is the trick behind filling a dark shaft from the top down.

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