Block of Diamond

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	5
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A block of diamond is a precious mineral block equivalent to nine diamonds.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Blocks of diamond can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better.

Block	Block of Diamond
Hardness	5
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	25
Wooden	12.5
Stone	6.25
Iron	1.25
Diamond	0.95
Netherite	0.85
Golden	2.1

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation[]

Diamond blocks spawn as the cores of "obsidian rooms" and "lava rooms" in woodland mansions.

Crafting[]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diamond

Usage[]

Blocks of diamond can be used to store diamonds in a compact fashion.

Beacons[]

Blocks of diamond can be used to "power" a beacon. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of diamond blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7 and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely diamond blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron, blocks of gold, blocks of netherite, and blocks of emerald.

Crafting ingredient[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diamond	Block of Diamond	9

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	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
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	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.metal.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.75	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`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

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Bedrock Edition: ^{[needs in-game testing]}

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
?	?	Once the block has broken	`dig.metal`	?	1.2
?	?	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.metal`	?	?
?	?	While the block is in the process of being broken	`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`	?	?
?	?	When the block is placed	`use.metal`	?	1.2

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Resource location	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Block of Diamond	`diamond_block`	`beacon_base_blocks` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_iron_tool`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.diamond_block`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Block of Diamond	`diamond_block`	`57`	Block & Item	`tile.diamond_block.name`

History[]

Java Edition Indev
0.31		20100128			Added blocks of diamond. Initially, they were referred to as "emerald blocks".
		20100130			Emerald blocks from the previous version are now referred to as diamond blocks.
		20100130			Diamond blocks are now more expensive, requiring 9 diamonds (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2).
Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0		?			The texture application of diamond blocks has changed.
Java Edition Beta
1.2					The side and bottom textures of blocks of diamonds have now been removed from terrain.png.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			The texture of diamond blocks is slightly changed. The texture has been given less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
1.4.2		12w32a			Diamond blocks can now be used to activate a beacon.
1.11		16w39a			Diamond blocks can now be found in woodland mansions.
July 19, 2017					Jeb tweets image of new obsidian and diamond block textures.
July 20, 2017					Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 57.
July 11, 2018					Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed.
1.14		18w47a			The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed, once again.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release					Added blocks of diamonds.
v0.2.0					The texture of diamond blocks has slightly changed. The texture has less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
v0.16.0		build 4			Blocks of diamonds are now used to activate beacons.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Diamond blocks can now be found in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added blocks of diamonds.
TU19	CU7	1.12	Patch 1	1.0.1	Blocks of diamonds can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
		1.90			The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added blocks of diamonds.