How do you get Magma Block in Minecraft?

Magma Block is crafted from Magma Cream at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from mining, and Magma Block from natural world generation, not just the recipe above.

When was Magma Block added to Minecraft?

Magma Block was added in version 1.10.

How many Magma Block can you stack?

64 Magma Block fill one slot, and filling it costs 256 Magma Cream: 64 crafts. A double chest of Magma Block comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

How long does Magma Block take to break?

Magma Block has hardness 0.5, and it has blast resistance 0.5. Both numbers on Magma Block being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. Speed on Magma Block comes from a pickaxe, but the drop comes either way. It is also a light source, worth 3 on it. Java 26.2 is the release Magma Block was read from, figure by figure on it.

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Magma Block

A glowing block that emits light and deals fire damage to entities standing on it. Underwater it produces an upward bubble column that pulls entities down.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Magma Block at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Magma Block: a block out of mining and natural world generation. Carrying Magma Block is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

On the hardness scale Magma Block sits at 0.5. As a light source Magma Block is worth 3. Speed on Magma Block comes from a pickaxe, but the drop comes either way. It holds up against explosions exactly as well as it does against a pickaxe, and no better. It sits between Magenta Stained Glass and Mangrove Planks in Utility Blocks, number 201 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Magma Cream
Magma Cream
Magma Cream
Magma Cream
Magma Block
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting

How to obtain

Mining
Natural generation

Notes

Can be crafted from 4 magma cream. Generates in the Nether and underwater in warm oceans. Sneaking prevents its damage.

Frequently asked questions about Magma Block

How do you get Magma Block in Minecraft?
Magma Block is crafted from Magma Cream at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from mining, and Magma Block from natural world generation, not just the recipe above.
When was Magma Block added to Minecraft?
Magma Block was added in version 1.10.
How many Magma Block can you stack?
64 Magma Block fill one slot, and filling it costs 256 Magma Cream: 64 crafts. A double chest of Magma Block comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.
How long does Magma Block take to break?
Magma Block has hardness 0.5, and it has blast resistance 0.5. Both numbers on Magma Block being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. Speed on Magma Block comes from a pickaxe, but the drop comes either way. It is also a light source, worth 3 on it. Java 26.2 is the release Magma Block was read from, figure by figure on it.
What is Magma Block used for?
A glowing block that emits light and deals fire damage to entities standing on it. Underwater it produces an upward bubble column that pulls entities down.

Building with it

A magma block burns anything standing on it, which makes it a trap block, and underwater it creates a downward bubble column that pulls entities to the bottom. Both properties are used deliberately: mob farms use the damage, and item elevators use the columns.

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