Gold Block
A solid block that compactly stores nine gold ingots and can power a beacon as a base block. It is a decorative and storage block crafted from gold ingots.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version AddedAlpha
Item ID
Item IDgold_block
Overview
Gold Block is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it and natural world generation. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Gold Block.
Gold Block has a hardness of 3. You need at least iron to get anything back from Gold Block: a weaker pickaxe breaks it and drops nothing. For explosions the number that counts is 6. Of the 5 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, bastion treasure chests are the best bet at about 34% per chest.
Crafting Recipe
Crafting
How to Obtain
- Crafting
- Natural generation
Notes
Also known as the Block of Gold. Requires an iron pickaxe to mine. Generates in bastion remnants and ocean monuments. Nine ingots craft back from the block.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Gold Block in Minecraft?
Gold Block is crafted at a Crafting Table using Gold Ingot. It can also be obtained through natural world generation.
What is Gold Block used for?
A solid block that compactly stores nine gold ingots and can power a beacon as a base block. It is a decorative and storage block crafted from gold ingots.
How many Gold Block can you stack?
A full slot is 64 Gold Block, which costs 576 Gold Ingot. That is 64 passes at the crafting table.
How long does Gold Block take to break?
The two numbers behind Gold Block are 3 for hardness and 6 against explosions. Gold Block is not equally easy both ways; the figures pull apart. You need at least iron to get anything back from Gold Block: a weaker pickaxe breaks it and drops nothing. The values come from the game files for Java 26.2.
Where do you find Gold Block in chests?
Gold Block is chest loot in bastion treasure chests (about 34%, 2 to 5 at a time), bastion chests (about 19%), bastion hoglin stable chests (about 16%, 2 to 4 at a time), and bastion bridge chests (about 11%). It shows up in 5 kinds of chest in total. Those odds come from the loot tables themselves, so they are per chest, without any Luck.
When was Gold Block added to Minecraft?
Gold Block was added in the early Alpha development period.