Block of Redstone

Block of Redstone

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	5
Luminous	No
Transparent	Partial (blocks light, mob spawning possible)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	4 FIRE
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)

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A block of redstone, internally known as a redstone block, is a mineral block equivalent to nine redstone dust. It acts as an always active redstone power source that can be moved by pistons.

Obtaining

Breaking

A block of redstone can be mined using any pickaxe (unlike redstone ore, which requires an iron pickaxe or better). If mined without a pickaxe, a block of redstone drops nothing.

Block	Block of Redstone
Hardness	5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	125 (JE) 25 (BE)
Wooden	13.75 (JE) 3.75 (BE)
Stone	11.9 (JE) 1.9 (BE)
Copper	11.5 (JE) 1.5 (BE)
Iron	11.25 (JE) 1.25 (BE)
Diamond	10.95 (JE) 0.95 (BE)
Netherite	10.85 (JE) 0.85 (BE)
Golden	10.65 (JE) 0.65 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

In each ancient city, 2 blocks of redstone can be found integrated into circuitry within a secret room at the city center.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Redstone Dust

Usage

A block of redstone can be used as a redstone power source and to craft redstone dust.

Crafting ingredient

Blocks of redstone can be crafted back into redstone dust, and thus provide compact storage for redstone, like other blocks of materials (block of iron, block of gold, etc.).

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Redstone Dust	Block of Redstone	9

Redstone component

A block of redstone that's currently powering redstone dust, a redstone repeater, an attached redstone torch, and a redstone lamp (left) – However, redstone blocks cannot power through conductive blocks (right).

Blocks of redstone provide weak power to their direct neighbors at signal strength 15. Unlike redstone torches, redstone blocks do not require a support block and can be moved by pistons, but they also cannot be turned off.

Blocks of redstone are accepted by comparators as a side input.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Sounds

Blocks of redstone, unlike placed redstone wire, use "metal" sounds, despite redstone not being a metal.

Java Edition:

v t e metal sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.metal.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	1.2	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.metal.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	1.2	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.metal.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.75	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.metal.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	1.25	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.metal.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.5	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e metal sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	1.1–1.2
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	1.2–1.25
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.3	0.75
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.35	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Block of Redstone	redstone_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.redstone_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Block of Redstone	redstone_block	152	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.redstone_block.name

History

Java Edition

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.
1.8			14w02a				Mobs now suffocate inside of redstone blocks.
1.9			15w46a				Blocks of redstone now emit strong power instead of weak power. This change was made to fix MC-5951, but only for redstone blocks. However their block update range was left unchanged, causing issues when interacting with other redstone components.
			15w47a				Blocks of redstone now emit weak power again.
							Redstone blocks now work as a side input for redstone comparators.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of the block of redstone has been changed.
1.16			20w10a				Blocks of redstone can now support ladders and tripwire hooks.
1.19			22w13a				Blocks of redstone can now be found within redstone circuits in ancient cities.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of redstone, giving them the regular archetype.
			snap6				Sulfur cubes can no longer absorb blocks of redstone.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0			build 1				Added blocks of redstone.
							Blocks of redstone can be used only to store redstone dust as no redstone components exist in this version.
v0.13.0			build 1				Redstone blocks can now power redstone components.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of redstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Blocks of redstone can no longer be absorbed by sulfur cubes.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added blocks of redstone.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Redstone blocks now work as a side input for redstone comparators.[is this the correct version?]
			1.90				The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added blocks of redstone.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 152.

Issues

Issues relating to "Block of Redstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  Block of redstone as a circuit component
• 
  Example of how blocks of redstone can be used to power rails (from beneath)

In other media

• 
  A block of redstone as seen in Minecraft Earth

External links

• Block of the Week: Redstone – Minecraft.net on March 2, 2018