Blocks by hardness
How to read the table: If the given tool won't yield any drops when the block is broken, that cell is marked with an asterisk and a red background. (Note that some blocks, like Ice, don't drop anything even when the "proper" tool is used.) If there is no tool that helps speed up mining the block, the row will have a grey background.
| Block | Hardness | Tool | Bare hands | Wood | Stone | Iron | Diamond | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | |
| Portal | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite | |
| Water | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | |
| Lava (Still) | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | 150.0 secs | |
| Obsidian | 15.0 secs | Pickaxe | 50.0 secs* | 50.0 secs* | 50.0 secs* | 50.0 secs* | 15.0 secs | 50.0 secs* |
| Iron Door | 7.5 secs | Pickaxe | 25.0 secs* | 7.5 secs | 7.5 secs | 7.5 secs | 7.5 secs | 7.5 secs |
| Diamond Block | 7.5 secs | Pickaxe | 25.0 secs* | 25.0 secs* | 25.0 secs* | 1.25 secs | 0.95 secs | 25.0 secs* |
| Iron Block | 7.5 secs | Pickaxe | 25.0 secs* | 25.0 secs* | 25.0 secs* | 1.25 secs | 0.95 secs | 25.0 secs* |
| Monster Spawner |
7.5 secs | Pickaxe | 25.0 secs* | 7.5 secs | 7.5 secs | 7.5 secs | 7.5 secs | 7.5 secs |
| Dispenser | 5.25 secs | Pickaxe | 17.5 secs* | 5.25 secs | 5.25 secs | 5.25 secs | 5.25 secs | 5.25 secs |
| Furnace | 5.25 secs | Pickaxe | 17.5 secs* | 5.25 secs | 5.25 secs | 5.25 secs | 5.25 secs | 5.25 secs |
| Wood Door | 4.5 secs | 4.5 secs | 4.5 secs | 4.5 secs | 4.5 secs | 4.5 secs | 4.5 secs | |
| Coal Ore | 4.5 secs | Pickaxe | 15.0 secs* | 2.25 secs | 1.15 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.6 secs | 0.4 secs |
| Diamond Ore | 4.5 secs | Pickaxe | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 0.75 secs | 0.6 secs | 15.0 secs* |
| Gold Ore | 4.5 secs | Pickaxe | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 1.15 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.6 secs | 15.0 secs* |
| Iron Ore | 4.5 secs | Pickaxe | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 1.15 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.6 secs | 15.0 secs* |
| Lapis Lazuli Ore |
4.5 secs | Pickaxe | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 1.15 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.6 secs | 15.0 secs* |
| Redstone Ore | 4.5 secs | Pickaxe | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 4.5 secs | 4.5 secs | 15.0 secs* |
| Gold Block | 4.5 secs | Pickaxe | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 0.75 secs | 0.6 secs | 15.0 secs* |
| Lapis Lazuli Block |
4.5 secs | Pickaxe | 15.0 secs* | 15.0 secs* | 1.15 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.6 secs | 15.0 secs* |
| Chest | 3.75 secs | Axe | 3.75 secs | 1.9 secs | 0.95 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.5 secs | 0.35 secs |
| Workbench | 3.75 secs | 3.75 secs | 3.75 secs | 3.75 secs | 3.75 secs | 3.75 secs | 3.75 secs | |
| Brick | 3.0 secs | Pickaxe | 10.0 secs* | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs |
| Cobblestone | 3.0 secs | Pickaxe | 10.0 secs* | 1.5 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.5 secs | 0.4 secs | 0.25 secs |
| Moss Stone | 3.0 secs | Pickaxe | 10.0 secs* | 1.5 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.5 secs | 0.4 secs | 0.25 secs |
| Fence | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | |
| Jukebox | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | |
| Slab | 3.0 secs | Pickaxe | 10.0 secs* | 1.5 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.5 secs | 0.4 secs | 0.25 secs |
| Stone Stairs | 3.0 secs | Pickaxe | 10.0 secs* | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs |
| Wooden Stairs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | 3.0 secs | |
| Wood | 3.0 secs | Axe | 3.0 secs | 1.5 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.5 secs | 0.4 secs | 0.25 secs |
| Wooden Plank | 3.0 secs | Axe | 3.0 secs | 1.5 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.5 secs | 0.4 secs | 0.25 secs |
| Bookshelf | 2.25 secs | Axe | 2.25 secs | 1.15 secs | 0.6 secs | 0.4 secs | 0.3 secs | 0.2 secs |
| Stone | 2.25 secs | Pickaxe | 7.5 secs* | 1.15 secs | 0.6 secs | 0.4 secs | 0.3 secs | 0.2 secs |
| Block | Hardness | Tool | Bare hands | Wood | Stone | Iron | Diamond | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | |
| Sign | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | 1.5 secs | |
| Note Block | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | |
| Sandstone | 1.25 secs | Pickaxe | 4.0 secs* | 0.65 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.25 secs | 0.2 secs | 0.15 secs |
| Wool | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | 1.25 secs | |
| Rails | 1.05 secs | 1.05 secs | 1.05 secs | 1.05 secs | 1.05 secs | 1.05 secs | 1.05 secs | |
| Clay | 0.9 secs | Shovel | 0.9 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.25 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.1 secs |
| Farmland | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | |
| Sponge | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | 0.9 secs | |
| Grass | 0.9 secs | Shovel | 0.9 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.25 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.1 secs |
| Gravel | 0.9 secs | Shovel | 0.9 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.25 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.1 secs |
| Button | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | |
| Cake | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | |
| Dirt | 0.75 secs | Shovel | 0.75 secs | 0.4 secs | 0.2 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.1 secs | 0.1 secs |
| Ice | 0.75 secs | Pickaxe | 2.5 secs* | 0.4 secs | 0.2 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.1 secs | 0.1 secs |
| Lever | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | |
| Pressure Plate | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | |
| Sand | 0.75 secs | Shovel | 0.75 secs | 0.4 secs | 0.2 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.1 secs | 0.1 secs |
| Soul Sand | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | 0.75 secs | |
| Cactus | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | |
| Ladder | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | 0.65 secs | |
| Netherrack | 0.65 secs | Pickaxe | 2.0 secs* | 0.35 secs | 0.2 secs | 0.15 secs | 0.1 secs | 0.1 secs |
| Glass | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | |
| Glowstone | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | 0.45 secs | |
| Bed | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | |
| Leaves | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | 0.35 secs | |
| Snow Block | 0.35 secs | Shovel | 1.0 secs* | 0.2 secs | 0.1 secs | 0.1 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs |
| Snow | 0.2 secs | Shovel | 0.5 secs* | 0.1 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs |
| Crops | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Fire | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Flower | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Lava (Flowing) | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Mushroom | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Redstone Repeater |
0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Redstone Torch |
0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Redstone Wire | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Reeds | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Sapling | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Tnt | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | |
| Torch | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs | 0.05 secs |