How do you get Ice in Minecraft?

Ice is obtained through mining, and Ice from natural world generation. You never craft Ice; 1 recipe spends it.

How many Ice can you stack?

Ice at 64 a slot, and Packed Ice takes 9 per craft, so a full slot is 7 Packed Ice with nothing left over. A double chest of Ice comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

How long does Ice take to break?

Ice has hardness 0.5, and it has blast resistance 0.5. Both numbers on Ice being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. Reach for a pickaxe if you want Ice fast; the wooden one already drops it. Java 26.2 holds Ice at exactly those figures, timing on it aside.

When was Ice added to Minecraft?

Ice was added in the early Alpha development period.

What is Ice used for?

Ice is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Packed Ice.

Utility Blocks

Ice

A translucent, slippery block that forms over water in cold biomes. It melts into water when broken without Silk Touch or when exposed to bright light sources.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Ice at a glance

Minecraft files Ice under Utility Blocks: a block you get from mining and natural world generation. Stack Ice 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

Ice additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Packed Ice. The game rates Ice at 0.5 hardness. It carries the same 0.5 into an explosion. Reach for a pickaxe if you want Ice fast; the wooden one already drops it. It sits between Honeycomb Block and Iron Bars in Utility Blocks, number 153 of 340 there.

Used to craft

Ice goes into one recipe, Packed Ice, and the link below shows the grid for it. Each link below opens that recipe with Ice in the grid.

Packed Ice

How to obtain

Mining
Natural generation

Notes

Only drops itself when mined with Silk Touch; otherwise it turns into water or nothing. Nine ice craft a packed ice block.

Frequently asked questions about Ice

How do you get Ice in Minecraft?
Ice is obtained through mining, and Ice from natural world generation. You never craft Ice; 1 recipe spends it.
How many Ice can you stack?
Ice at 64 a slot, and Packed Ice takes 9 per craft, so a full slot is 7 Packed Ice with nothing left over. A double chest of Ice comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.
How long does Ice take to break?
Ice has hardness 0.5, and it has blast resistance 0.5. Both numbers on Ice being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. Reach for a pickaxe if you want Ice fast; the wooden one already drops it. Java 26.2 holds Ice at exactly those figures, timing on it aside.
When was Ice added to Minecraft?
Ice was added in the early Alpha development period.
What is Ice used for?
Ice is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Packed Ice.

Building with it

Ice melts under a light source and drops nothing unless the pickaxe has Silk Touch, so bringing it home takes planning. Players use it for two things: fast travel, since a boat on ice is the quickest transport in the game, and water sources, since ice melted in a dark room fills a pool.

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