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Block of Redstone

A compact storage block made from nine redstone dust that emits a constant redstone signal of power level 15. It also acts as a permanent power source for circuits.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Redstone

Version Added

1.5

Item ID

block_of_redstone

Block of Redstone at a glance

Block of Redstone, a redstone component out of crafting, sits under Redstone. A slot of Block of Redstone holds 64, nine slots hold 576, and 1728 fill a chest.

As a redstone component, Block of Redstone is wired into contraptions and circuits, and what it does with a signal is what gives builders the logic and timing behind automatic farms, doors and machines. It is a 5-hardness block. Its blast resistance is 6. The tool tag on Block of Redstone is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. It sits between Bell and Copper Bulb in Redstone, number 2 of 29 there.

Crafting recipe

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Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Block of Redstone has the grid for Block of Redstone

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Can be uncrafted back into 9 Redstone Dust. Powers adjacent components and can move with pistons.

Frequently asked questions about Block of Redstone

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

    How do you get Block of Redstone in Minecraft?

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

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

    What Block of Redstone comes down to is 5 against a tool on it and 6 against a blast. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Block of Redstone, which is why it breaks at two speeds. The tool tag on Block of Redstone is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. Java 26.2 lists Block of Redstone exactly this way, which is how it is printed here.

  3. Block of Redstone coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.5

    When was Block of Redstone added to Minecraft?

    Block of Redstone was added in version 1.5.

  4. 64 Block of Redstone drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Block of Redstone can you stack?

    64 Block of Redstone fill one slot, and filling it costs 576 Redstone Dust: 64 crafts. A shulker box of Block of Redstone comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

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

    What is Block of Redstone used for?

    A compact storage block made from nine redstone dust that emits a constant redstone signal of power level 15. It also acts as a permanent power source for circuits.

Building with it

Nine redstone dust make a block that emits a full strength signal permanently in every direction. It is a battery with no wiring, and because it is a solid block, pistons can push it, which is how most compact clocks and pulse generators are built.

In practice

A redstone block is a permanent power source that is also a solid block, which means a piston can push it. Moving power around by pushing the source is what makes the smallest clocks and the most compact door circuits possible.

Related Astroworld Resources

Block of Redstone in a redstone circuit

Timing, signal strength and wiring for Block of Redstone on Astroworld Redstone

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