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Block of Emerald

A storage block that holds nine emeralds. It can form part of a beacon's base pyramid.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.3.1

Item ID

block_of_emerald

Block of Emerald at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Block of Emerald: a block out of crafting. A slot of Block of Emerald holds 64, nine slots hold 576, and 1728 fill a chest.

Hardness 5 is what Block of Emerald is worth in the block data. Anything below iron destroys Block of Emerald without a drop. For explosions the number that counts is 6. Block of Emerald sits between Block of Diamond and Block of Lapis Lazuli in Utility Blocks, number 47 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

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How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Can be uncrafted back into 9 emeralds. Generates naturally in some woodland mansion rooms.

Frequently asked questions about Block of Emerald

  1. Emerald going into Block of Emerald, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Block of Emerald in Minecraft?

    Block of Emerald is crafted from Emerald at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. How long does Block of Emerald take to break?

    The block data for Block of Emerald holds 5 for hardness on it and 6 for blast resistance. It is not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on it pull apart. Anything below iron destroys Block of Emerald without a drop. Java 26.2 sets Block of Emerald at these values, and we copied them onto it.

  3. Block of Emerald coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.3.1

    When was Block of Emerald added to Minecraft?

    Block of Emerald was added in version 1.3.1.

  4. Block of Emerald on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Block of Emerald used for?

    A storage block that holds nine emeralds. It can form part of a beacon's base pyramid.

  5. 64 Block of Emerald drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Block of Emerald can you stack?

    64 Block of Emerald fill one slot, and filling it costs 576 Emerald: 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once. A double chest of Block of Emerald comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Building with it

Nine emeralds make a block. Since emeralds come from trading rather than mining in any quantity, a wall of these blocks is a record of how much a villager hall has produced, and like the other storage blocks it works as a beacon base and unpacks whenever you need the emeralds back.

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