Bedrock

This article is about the block. For the Minecraft edition, see Bedrock Edition.

Bedrock

Renewable	No ‌[JE only] Yes ‌[BE only]
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	None
Blast resistance	3,600,000
Hardness	18,000,000
Luminant	No
Transparent	No (but mob spawning is prohibited)
Flammable	No, but burns indefinitely in the End
Catches fire from lava	No

Bedrock is a block that is indestructible in survival, but destructible in creative.

Obtaining

See also: Tutorials/Breaking bedrock

Bedrock cannot be broken in survival mode without glitches. In Bedrock Edition, certain glitches can be used to obtain bedrock in Survival.^{[more information needed]} In Java Edition it is impossible to obtain bedrock using normal means, but it can be acquired with some difficulty, using multiple glitches at once.

Natural generation

Bedrock comprises the five bottom-most layers of the Overworld in a rough pattern, although the first to fourth layers are predominantly flat bedrock with only rare gaps, rendering the lowest, completely flat fifth layer (at y=0) mostly inaccessible. In Java Edition, the patterns of bedrock are consistent in all worlds regardless of world seed (except Superflat). In Bedrock Edition, the patterns are dependent on the seed in the Overworld.

In the Nether, bedrock comprises both the top and bottom four layers in a rough pattern. In Bedrock Edition, the patterns of bedrock are consistent in the Nether. At the top of the Nether, bedrock prevents the player from going past y=127.

In the End, individual bedrock blocks make up the natural end crystal structure and the bedrock remains after the destruction of the crystal. Bedrock additionally forms as part of the exit portal that generates at the center of the central End island. In Bedrock Edition, if one manages to break the bedrock in the exit portal, the bedrock reappears when the portal regenerates.

End gateway portals are also generated upon killing the ender dragon. However, only 20 of these portals generate, in set positions, with one appearing per dragon kill. Additional end gateways are also generated in the outer End regions after activating end gateways at the main island.

Usage

Info

Bedrock's primary usage is as a solid unbreakable block.

Mobs also do not spawn on bedrock.

Additionally, when set on fire in the End, the fire on bedrock never extinguishes naturally, similarly to the fire on netherrack.

Note Blocks

Note Blocks can be placed above Bedrock to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Piston interactivity

Bedrock cannot be pushed by pistons. It also cannot be pushed nor pulled by sticky pistons.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Breaking the block	dig.stone	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Blocks	Mining the block	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Placing the block	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Translation key
Bedrock	bedrock	dragon_immune infiniburn_end wither_immune	block.minecraft.bedrock

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Bedrock	bedrock	7	tile.bedrock.name

Block states

See also: Block states

In Bedrock Edition, bedrock uses the following block states:

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
infiniburn_bit	false	false true	Specifies if this bedrock can burn indefinitely.

History

Java Edition Classic
0.0.12a					Added bedrock.
					The world boundary is lined with a bedrock textured barrier. It is completely unbreakable.
0.0.20a					Bedrock no longer can be placed or destroyed, except by players on servers with operator permissions.
					Operators can now destroy bedrock like any other block.
					Operators can now use /solid, which now toggles stone placing itself or turning into bedrock shortly.
					If any player attempts to place bedrock using an item edited into their inventory, the server now kicks them, even if they are an operator.
Java Edition Indev
0.31		20100130			The bedrock at the bottom most layer of the world has been replaced with an infinite lava sea.
Java Edition Infdev
20100617-1					Bedrock now generates at the bottom 4 layers of the world. The infinite lava sea still generates below it.
20100617-2					The infinite lava sea under the world has been removed and replaced with an additional layer of bedrock.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0		?			The Nether has been added, with bedrock at the top and bottom.
Java Edition Beta
1.3					Bedrock can no longer be destroyed by planting a seed below it on tilled dirt.
1.6		?			A bug has been fixed in which the player could fall into the void. Destroying a boat or rails with a minecart on the lowest bedrock block caused this to happen.
August 10, 2011					Notch tweets that he had accidentally done something to the bedrock layer, but didn't specify what.
1.8		Pre-release			Creative mode has been added, in which bedrock can be placed and destroyed instantly, as can any other block.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6			The particle effect for bedrock can now be turned off or lowered.
					When the ender dragon dies, it now leaves behind a fountain-like bedrock structure with the dragon egg sitting on top. It has another end portal to return to the player's spawn point.
					Added end crystals, which are entities that sits atop of a block of flaming bedrock.
					Bedrock in the End now burns forever if set on fire, similar to netherrack. It can still be put out by the same methods, as well.
1.2.1		12w07a			As the max world height of the Nether has been increased to 256, but Nether world generation is unchanged, mobs and mushrooms are still spawning on top of the bedrock ceiling.
		12w07b			Mobs can no longer spawn on bedrock.
1.8		14w11b			Bedrock with numerical metadata variants 1 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have a missing texture rather than appearing identical to bedrock.
		14w26a			Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onwards with the introduction of block states. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game: DV Description 0 Bedrock 1-15 Inaccessible "boring" variants of bedrock
		14w27b			The texture of bedrock now rotates randomly, giving a more natural look to the bedrock layer.
1.8.2		pre5			Bedrock no longer obstructs beacon activation or beacon beams.
1.9		15w31a			The ender dragon no longer creates the exit portal upon death, with it instead generating with the world.
					Bedrock now forms as part of the end gateway portal.
		16w02a			Bedrock can no longer drop itself as an item.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 7.
					Bedrock's "depthsuspend" particle has been completely removed.
1.14		November 27, 2018			JAPPA tweets an image of the updated bedrock texture.
		18w50a			The texture of bedrock has been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0					Added bedrock.
					Bedrock appears at the bottom of the world, but is unobtainable even in creative mode.
0.8.0		build 3			Added bedrock to creative mode.
0.9.0		build 1			Added bedrock fog.
0.12.1		build 1			Bedrock now generates in the Nether.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Bedrock now generates in the End.
					Bedrock in the End now burns forever if set on fire, similar to netherrack.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of bedrock has been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added bedrock.
TU14		1.04			The bedrock on layer 0 can now be broken in a world. However, the player still cannot fall out of the world.
		1.90			The texture of bedrock has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added bedrock.

Issues

Issues relating to "Bedrock" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• It is possible, but rare, for ore to be found encased in bedrock.
• Strongholds can cause bedrock not to form within its bounds.
• From its addition in Classic through some versions of Alpha, bedrock's texture file was called Rock.png.
• The bedrock texture, regardless of the current default resource pack (Programmer Art or Default), is basically the stone block with really high contrast.
• Vexes and the ender dragon can fly through bedrock. Additionally, the ender dragon cannot break bedrock.

Gallery

• 

  A lake that generated at bedrock level.

• 

  A mineshaft generated at bedrock level, found at Beta 1.8 Prerelease.

• 

  Three of the five bedrock barriers of a Classic map visible, with a stone block for comparison.

External links

• Bedrock on Wikipedia

References

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