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Moss Block

A soft green block that generates in lush caves and is found in shipwreck loot. Applying bone meal spreads moss and grows azaleas, grass and other vegetation over nearby blocks.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.17

Item ID

moss_block

Moss Block at a glance

Natural world generation, trading with wandering traders, and found in shipwreck and trail ruins loot give you Moss Block, a block filed under Utility Blocks. Stack Moss Block 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

Hardness 0.1 is what Moss Block is worth in the block data. Use a hoe on Moss Block to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Blast resistance on Moss Block is that same 0.1. Of the 2 kinds of generated chest that can hold Moss Block, shipwreck supply chests are the best bet at about 42% per chest. It sits between Melon and Mossy Cobblestone Wall in Utility Blocks, number 205 of 340 there.

How to obtain

  • Natural generation
  • Trading with wandering traders
  • Found in shipwreck and trail ruins loot

Notes

Can be crafted with a hoe into moss carpet, and converts adjacent stone-type blocks to moss when bone-mealed.

Frequently asked questions about Moss Block

  1. Trading with wandering traders leading to Moss Block, the way this answer says Moss Block arrives

    How do you get Moss Block in Minecraft?

    Moss Block is obtained through natural world generation, Moss Block from trading with wandering traders, and Moss Block from found in shipwreck and trail ruins loot. There is no recipe: Moss Block is found, and shipwreck supply chests give the best chance at about 42%.

  2. A chest beside Moss Block, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Moss Block in chests?

    Moss Block is chest loot in shipwreck supply chests (about 42%, 1 to 4 at a time) and trial chamber supply barrels (about 20%, 2 to 5 at a time). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

  3. 64 Moss Block drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Moss Block can you stack?

    Moss Block goes 64 to a slot, and shipwreck supply chests hand over 1 to 4 at a time, so a full slot is at least 16 chests of searching. A double chest of Moss Block comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  4. Moss Block as a block, next to the hoe its 0.1 hardness asks for

    How long does Moss Block take to break?

    The block data for Moss Block holds 0.1 for hardness on it and 0.1 for blast resistance. The pair on Moss Block being level means it has no hidden strength against explosives. Use a hoe on Moss Block to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Java 26.2 defines Moss Block here, so no timing of our own went into it.

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

    What is Moss Block used for?

    A soft green block that generates in lush caves and is found in shipwreck loot. Applying bone meal spreads moss and grows azaleas, grass and other vegetation over nearby blocks.

  6. Moss Block coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.17

    When was Moss Block added to Minecraft?

    Moss Block was added in version 1.17.

Building with it

Moss blocks come from lush caves and from trading with wandering traders, and bone meal on one spreads moss across stone, dirt and gravel around it. That spread turns a bare cave into a green one faster than placing blocks by hand ever could.

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