Infested blocks[n 1] are blocks disguised as stone, cobblestone, or any stone bricks variants, but spawn silverfish when broken.
Obtaining
Breaking
When the block is broken, whether by a player or by an explosion, a silverfish spawns where it was broken. Infested blocks either break instantly[Java Edition only] or take longer to break than their normal stone counterparts[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only], and take the same time regardless of the tool:
| Block | Infested Block | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | ? | |
| Breaking time (secs) | ||
| Default | ? | |
Identifying
Note blocks placed on infested blocks will produce piano sounds, while those placed on non-infested stone, cobblestone, or stone bricks will produce bass drum sounds.
Monster eggs take longer to break than the stones they appear as, which can be used to tell them apart.[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only]
Mining an infested block with Silk Touch drops its non-infested counterpart, 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 are occasionally found in strongholds and igloo basements in place of normal stone bricks. Infested mossy and chiseled stone bricks also spawn in igloos. Infested mossy and cracked stone bricks do not generate naturally within strongholds[1], with the latter within igloo basements.
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. in Bedrock Edition, letting a silverfish enter any stone brick variants or cobblestone will turn these blocks into infested stone instead of the corresponding infested block. Because of this, infested stone can also be found outside mountain biomes in this version.
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
Infested Block/ID
Block data
In Bedrock Edition, monster eggs use the following data values:
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Infested Stone | |
| 1 | Infested Cobblestone | |
| 2 | Infested Stone Bricks | |
| 3 | Infested Mossy Stone Bricks | |
| 4 | Infested Cracked Stone Bricks | |
| 5 | Infested Chiseled Stone Bricks |
Video
History
| 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, 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. | |||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | File:Stone TextureUpdate Revision 1.pngFile:Cobblestone 18w43a.pngFile:Stone Bricks TextureUpdate Revision 1.pngFile:Mossy Stone Bricks TextureUpdate Revision 1.pngFile:Cracked Stone Bricks TextureUpdate Revision 1.pngFile:Chiseled Stone Bricks TextureUpdate Revision 1.png Infested block’s texture has now been changed. | |||
| 18w44a | File:Stone TextureUpdate.png Infested stone’s texture has now been changed, once again. | ||||
| 18w47a | File:Stone Bricks TextureUpdate.pngFile:Mossy Stone Bricks TextureUpdate.pngFile:Cracked Stone Bricks TextureUpdate.pngFile:Chiseled Stone Bricks TextureUpdate.png Smoothed the textures of all infested stone bricks. | ||||
| 18w50a | File:Cobblestone TextureUpdate.png Infested cobblestone’s texture has now been changed, once again. | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Monster eggs now generate among the stone bricks of igloo basements, with either regular, cracked, mossy or chiseled stone brick appearance. | |||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Cobblestone monster eggs now generate in woodland mansions. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Monster eggs have been renamed to infested blocks. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| ? | ? | ? | Patch 1 | Added monster eggs. | |
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added monster eggs. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Infested Block" or "Monster Egg" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Notes
- ↑ Known as Infested <block name> in Java and Bedrock editions, Silverfish <block name> in Legacy Console Edition, and <block name> Monster Egg in New Nintendo 3DS Edition.