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Chain
Utility BlocksCraftable

Chain

A thin decorative block that can hang vertically or be placed horizontally and supports hanging lanterns and bells. Crafted from iron nuggets and an iron ingot.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.16

Item ID

chain

Chain at a glance

Crafting and chest loot give you Chain, a block filed under Utility Blocks. Carrying Chain is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

Chain sits between Cauldron and Cherry Planks in Utility Blocks, number 77 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron IngotIron Ingot
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
ChainChain

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Chest loot

Notes

Generates naturally in bastion remnants and ruined portals.

Frequently asked questions about Chain

  1. Iron Nugget, Iron Ingot going into Chain, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Chain in Minecraft?

    Chain is crafted from Iron Nugget and Iron Ingot at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from chest loot, not just the recipe above.

  2. Chain coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.16

    When was Chain added to Minecraft?

    Chain was added in version 1.16.

  3. Chain on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Chain used for?

    A thin decorative block that can hang vertically or be placed horizontally and supports hanging lanterns and bells. Crafted from iron nuggets and an iron ingot.

  4. 64 Chain drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Chain can you stack?

    128 Iron Nugget and 64 Iron Ingot is what 64 Chain costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A double chest of Chain comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Building with it

A chain is one iron ingot between two nuggets, and it hangs from ceilings, connects lanterns and holds up hanging signs. It also has a hitbox thin enough to walk past, which makes it a decorative post that does not block a doorway.

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