Infested Block

Infested Block

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	3.75
Tool	Any tool
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Drops	Nothing, but spawns 1 Silverfish
Data value	dec: 97 hex: 61 bin: 1100001
Namespaced ID	See § Data values

This article is about the block that spawns a silverfish when broken. For the egg that spawns mobs when used, see Spawn Egg.

Infested blocks are blocks disguised as stone, cobblestone, or any stone bricks variants, but spawn silverfish when broken in Survival or Adventure mode.

Occurence

Natural generation

Infested stone bricks are occasionally found in strongholds and igloo basements in place of normal stone bricks. Infested mossy and chiseled stone bricks also spawn in igloos. Infested mossy and cracked stone bricks do not generate naturally within strongholds, with the latter within igloo basements.

Infested cobblestone is found in the rarely generated "fake secret end portal" room of woodland mansions.

Mineral veins

Infested stone can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Infested stone attempts to generate 7 times per chunk in veins of size 9, from altitudes 0 to 64, within one of the following biomes, or within a chunk which is at least partially occupied by one of these biomes:

• Gravelly Mountains
• Gravelly Mountains+
• Mountains
• Mountain Edge
• Wooded Mountains

Post-generation

Are generated when a silverfish enters the respective normal block form.

In Bedrock Edition, letting a silverfish enter any stone brick variants or cobblestone has a high chance to turn these blocks into infested stone instead of the corresponding infested block. Because of this, infested stone can also be found outside mountain biomes in this edition.

Obtaining

Breaking

When the block is broken, whether by a player or by an explosion, a silverfish spawns where it was broken. Infested blocks either break instantly‌^{[Java Edition only]} or take longer to break than their normal stone counterparts‌^{[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only]}, and take the same time regardless of the tool:

Block	Infested Block
Hardness	0.75
Breaking time
Hand	1.15

Usage

When mined, infested blocks will spawn a silverfish which will instantly attack the player. If the player attacks a silverfish directly with a sword, bow or potion of Harming, or when a silverfish takes poison damage, nearby infested blocks will break, spawning other aggressive silverfish. If the silverfish is killed in one hit then nearby infested blocks will not break, and no silverfish will spawn from them.

Identifying

Note blocks placed on infested blocks will produce piano sounds, while those placed on non-infested stone, cobblestone, or stone bricks will produce bass drum sounds.

Monster eggs take longer to break than the stones they appear as, which can be used to tell them apart.‌^{[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only]}

Mining an infested block with Silk Touch drops its non-infested counterpart, and does not spawn the silverfish.

A silverfish will not spawn if the block is destroyed by the ender dragon.

When an infested block is destroyed by a player in Creative mode, a silverfish is not spawned.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Namespaced ID	Subtitle ID	Source	Pitch	Volume	Attenuation distance
	Block breaking	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	Blocks	0.5	0.25	16
	Block broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Block placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Footsteps	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	Blocks	1.0	0.15	16
	No subtitle	block.stone.fall	(Plays when fallen on from a height)	Blocks	0.75	0.5	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID
Infested Stone	infested_stone
Infested Cobblestone	infested_cobblestone
Infested Stone Bricks	infested_stone_bricks
Infested Cracked Stone Bricks	infested_cracked_stone_bricks
Infested Mossy Stone Bricks	infested_mossy_stone_bricks
Infested Chiseled Stone Bricks	infested_chiseled_stone_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID
Monster Egg	monster_egg	97

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, monster eggs use the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	Infested Stone
	1	Infested Cobblestone
	2	Infested Stone Bricks
	3	Infested Mossy Stone Bricks
	4	Infested Cracked Stone Bricks
	5	Infested Chiseled Stone Bricks

History

Java Edition Beta
1.8		Pre-release			Added Block 97.
Java Edition
1.3.1		12w17a			Block 97 is now labeled as stone monster egg, cobblestone monster egg, or stone brick monster egg depending on what kind of block it is.
		12w21b			Monster eggs are now available in the Creative mode inventory.
1.4.2		12w38a			Stone monster eggs will now rarely generate in extreme hills biomes.
1.6.1		13w17a			Silverfish will not cause monster eggs to break when /gamerule mobGriefing is set to false.
1.7.2		13w36a			Added mossy stone brick monster egg, cracked stone brick monster egg and chiseled stone brick monster egg variants.
		?			Silverfish are now spawned when a monster egg is destroyed by an explosion.
1.8		?			Silverfish are no longer spawned when mining a monster egg with a Silk Touch tool.
					Silverfish are no longer spawned when destroying a monster egg in creative mode.
1.9		15w43a			Monster eggs now generate among the stone bricks of igloo basements, with either regular, mossy or chiseled stone brick appearance.
1.11		16w39a			Cobblestone monster eggs now generate in woodland mansions.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the monster_egg ID have been split up into their own IDs.
					Renamed to infested <block>.
					Infested blocks now break instantly, regardless of the tool, instead of taking longer to break than their non-infested counterparts. This makes them harder to identify.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 97.
1.14		18w43a			Infested block’s texture has now been changed.
		18w44a			Infested stone’s texture has now been changed, once again.
		18w47a			Smoothed the textures of all infested stone bricks.
		18w50a			Infested cobblestone’s texture has now been changed, once again.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.9.0		?			Added monster eggs; the only way to create them in-game is with the help of silverfish.
0.11.0		build 1			Monster eggs now generate in extreme hills biomes.
0.16.0		build 1			Monster eggs are now available in the Creative inventory.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Monster eggs now generate among the stone bricks of igloo basements, with either regular, cracked, mossy or chiseled stone brick appearance.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Cobblestone monster eggs now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Monster eggs have been renamed to infested blocks.
Legacy Console Edition
?	?	?	Patch 1		Added monster eggs.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added monster eggs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Infested Block" or "Monster Egg" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Despite silverfish being able to infest cobblestone, stone bricks and mossy stone bricks, they cannot infest mossy cobblestone.

References

Blocks

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