Block of Redstone
| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
5 |
| Luminant |
No |
| Transparent |
Partial (blocks light, mob spawning possible) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
A block of redstone acts as a piston-movable redstone power source that cannot be turned off.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Breaking[edit]
Blocks of redstone can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.
| Block | Block of Redstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 1] | ||
| Default | 25 | |
| Wooden | 3.75 | |
| Stone | 1.9 | |
| Iron | 1.25 | |
| Diamond | 0.95 | |
| Netherite | 0.85 | |
| Golden | 0.65 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting[edit]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Redstone Dust |
Usage[edit]
A block of redstone can be used as a redstone power source and can be crafted back into redstone. It can also be used as storage when you have too much redstone dust in your inventory from mining.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Blocks of redstone can be crafted back into redstone, and thus provide compact storage for redstone like other blocks of minerals (block of iron, block of gold, etc.).
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Redstone Dust | Block of Redstone |
Redstone component[edit]
To place a block of redstone, use the Place Block control.
Blocks of redstone are always active and cannot be turned off. A block of redstone:
- powers any adjacent redstone dust, including above or below, to power level 15
- powers any adjacent redstone comparators or redstone repeaters facing away from the block of redstone to power level 15
- activates any adjacent mechanism components (doors, redstone lamps, etc.), including above or below, with the exception of pistons, which cannot be activated by any power source directly in front of them
Adjacent opaque blocks are not powered.
If a redstone torch is attached to a block of redstone, it deactivates after 1 redstone tick and does not reactivate (which is normal behavior for a redstone torch attached to a powered block).
A block of redstone can be moved by a piston. Water and lava flows around a block of redstone without affecting it.
Sounds[edit]
| Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Breaking the block | block.metal.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.metal.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 1.25 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | Mining the block | block.metal.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | Placing the block | block.metal.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.metal.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.5 | 16 |
Bedrock Edition: [needs in-game testing]
| Sound | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Breaking the block | dig.metal | ? | 1.2 |
| ? | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.metal | ? | ? |
| ? | Mining the block | hit.metal | ? | 0.75 |
| ? | Jumping from the block | jump.metal | ? | ? |
| ? | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.metal | ? | ? |
| ? | Walking on the block | step.metal | ? | ? |
| ? | Placing the block | use.metal | ? | 1.2 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Block of Redstone | redstone_block | block.minecraft.redstone_block |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block of Redstone | redstone_block | 152 | tile.redstone_block.name |
History[edit]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 13w01a |  Added blocks of redstone.
| |||
| The unused locked chest texture has been changed to have a block of redstone texture on the side, due to the redstone block taking up its texture space. | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 152. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed. | |||
| 1.16 | 20w10a | Blocks of redstone can now support ladders and tripwire hooks.[1] | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.11.0 | build 1 | Added blocks of redstone.
| |||
| The only purpose of blocks of redstone is to store redstone dust. | |||||
| 0.13.0 | build 1 | Redstone blocks now have a proper purpose. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added blocks of redstone. |
| 1.90 | The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added blocks of redstone. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Block of Redstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- As the block of redstone is not fully opaque, chests can be opened when covered by one.
- In earlier Java Edition 1.5 snapshots, its texture was used for the locked chest along with the block of emerald in Java Edition 1.3.1.
Gallery[edit]
Block of redstone as a circuit component.
Example of how blocks of redstone can be used to power rails (from beneath).
References[edit]
