Chain

This article is about the block. For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Chains. For the armor tier named chainmail, see Armor. For the armor material called chainmail, see Armor materials.

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

Chains are metallic decoration blocks.

Obtaining

Breaking

Chains can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Chain
Hardness	5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	25
Wooden	3.75
Stone	1.9
Iron	1.25
Diamond	0.95
Netherite	0.85
Golden	0.65

Natural generation

Chains generate in bastion remnants and sometimes in ruined portals that generate in the Nether. They always generate above magma cube spawners, also found in bastions.

Chains can also generate in mineshafts. They generate on the sides of a wooden bridge (a mid-air corridor) when the distance between the bridge and the highest solid block below it is higher than the distance to the lowest solid block above it. Chains here generate vertically in a pillar between the bridge and the ceiling. The lowest block of the pillar, connecting the chain to the bridge, is always an oak fence.

Chest loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Chain	Bastion remnant	Generic chest	2–10	24.4%
Bedrock Edition
Chain	Bastion remnant	Generic chest	2–10	24.4%

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Iron Nugget + Iron Ingot

Usage

Chains can be used to suspend bells, hanging signs, or both types of lanterns (normal lanterns and soul lanterns), as the chain texture connects to the chain of the lantern seamlessly as if it were part of it, and it connects the hanging sign chains together. Chains do not require a supporting block to be placed whether it is on the top, next to it or at the bottom. It can exist completely free-standing in mid air and it can be rotated. Chains connect horizontally or vertically, but not across different orientations (so a chain with N orientation does not connect to a chain with E orientation in the adjacent block). Horizontal chains one block above a surface may be walked over. Horizontal chains two blocks above a surface prevent players from traveling past them. Vertical chains block travel if targeted directly, but may be skirted.

Precision is required, but chains can be walked on, allowing for inconspicuous, although somewhat costly, bridges.

Chains can be pushed by pistons without being broken.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Hanging Sign	Chain + Matching Stripped Log or Stem or Block of Stripped Bamboo	66666666666

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.chain.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	0.5	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.chain.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	0.5	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.chain.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.2	0.5	16
	None	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.chain.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.chain.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.chain	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.chain	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.chain	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.chain	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.chain	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.chain	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.chain	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Chain	chain	Block & Item	block.minecraft.chain

Bedrock Edition:

Chain	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Block	chain	541	Block & Ungiveable Item	item.chain	tile.chain.name
Item	chain	619	Item	—	tile.chain.name

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
axis	y	x	The chain is oriented east–west.
		y	The chain is oriented vertically.
		z	The chain is oriented north–south.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this chain.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
pillar_axis	0x1 0x2	y	x	1	The chain is oriented east–west.
			y	0	The chain is oriented vertically.
			z	2	The chain is oriented north–south.

History

Java Edition
1.16		20w16a			Added chains.
					Chains generate in the newly added bastion remnants, and can be found in their chests.
					Chains currently use the generic metal block sounds.
		20w17a			Unique sounds have been added for chains.
		20w18a			Chains can now be waterlogged.
1.16.2		20w30a			The chance of finding chains in bastion remnant chests is decreased from 31.5% to 24.4%.
		Pre-release 1			Chains can now be placed in all orientations.
1.17		21w07a			Chains can now generate in mineshafts.
		21w13a			The model of chains has been changed so that the backside texture is mirrored.
1.20 (Experimental)		22w42a			Chains are now used to craft hanging signs.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Added chains.
		beta 1.16.0.63			Unique sounds have been added for chains.
1.16.100		beta 1.16.100.54			Chains can now be placed in all orientations.
1.20.0 (Experimental)		beta 1.19.50.21			Chains are now used to craft hanging signs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Chain" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• A vertical chain, being a solid, but not a full block, allows for many sizes of mobs and players to pass alongside each piece horizontally.
• Despite its name, it cannot be crafted into chainmail armor.
• Chains do not stick together when moved by pistons, regardless of orientation.

Gallery

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  Chains and stone bricks.

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  Chains and chiseled blackstone.

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  An evoker lifting weights.

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  A lantern hanging from a chain.

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  A spawner hanging with a chain found in the bastion remnants.

References

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