Infested Block

Infested Block

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	?
Tool	Any tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Nothing, but spawns 1 Silverfish
Data value	dec: 97 hex: 61 bin: 1100001
Name	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^{[Java Edition only]}, also known as monster eggs‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} or silverfish blocks‌^{[Legacy Console Edition only]}, is a block that masquerades as a typical stone-type block, but which spawns silverfish when broken.

Obtaining

Breaking

Infested blocks take the same amount of time to break as the block they're disguised as‌^{[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only]} or instantly‌^{[Java Edition only]} with any tool. When the block is broken, whether by a player or by an explosion, a silverfish spawns where it was broken. Infested blocks will typically take longer to break than their normal stone counterparts, which can be used to identify them.‌^{[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only]} Also, note blocks placed on infested blocks will produce piano sounds, while those placed on stone or stone bricks will produce bass drum sounds.

Block	Monster Egg
Hardness	0.75
Breaking time
Hand	1.15

Mining an infested block with Silk Touch drops the block that the infested block is disguised as, and does not spawn the silverfish.

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

Natural generation

Infested stone bricks, cracked stone bricks, and mossy stone bricks are occasionally found in strongholds and igloo basements in place of normal stone bricks. Infested chiseled stone bricks also spawn in igloos.

Infested stone is rarely found in mountains biomes, generating below sea level in veins similar to ores. This type of generation can also override other already generated infested blocks. On certain versions of the game (i.e. Bedrock Edition), letting a silverfish enter any stone brick variants or cobblestone will turn these blocks into infested stone instead of retaining the texture like in Java Edition.

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

Creative mode

Infested blocks are available in the Creative inventory. When an infested block is destroyed by a player in Creative mode, a silverfish is not spawned.

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.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	ID Name
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	ID Name	Numeral ID
Stone Monster Egg	monster_egg	97

Block data

See also: Data values

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

	DV	Description
	0	Stone Monster Egg
	1	Cobblestone Monster Egg
	2	Stone Brick Monster Egg
	3	Mossy Stone Brick Monster Egg
	4	Cracked Stone Brick Monster Egg
	5	Chiseled Stone Brick Monster Egg

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, cracked, 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.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 97.
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			alpha 0.17.0		Monster eggs now generate among the stone bricks of igloo basements, with either regular, cracked, mossy or chiseled stone brick appearance.
1.1			alpha 1.1.0.0		Cobblestone monster eggs now generate in woodland mansions.
Legacy Console Edition
?	?	?	Patch 1		Added monster eggs.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added monster eggs.

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