Mangrove Roots

Mangrove Roots
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.7
Hardness	0.7
Luminous	No
Transparent	JE: Partial (-1 to light) BE: Yes
Flammable	Yes
Catches fire from lava	Yes

Mangrove roots are blocks that form as part of mangrove trees. Despite being a full block, they can be waterlogged.

Obtaining

Breaking

Mangrove roots can be broken by hand, but using an axe is quickest. Mangrove roots drop themselves when broken with any tool.

Block	Mangrove Roots
Hardness	0.7
Tool
Breaking time
Default	1.05
Wooden	0.55
Stone	0.3
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1

Natural generation

Mangrove roots are generated in mangrove swamp biomes.

Post-generation

When mangrove propagules grow, they develop roots that can vary in size.

Usage

Mangrove roots can be waterlogged, despite being a full block. Water does not spread out‌ and waterlogged mangrove roots follow the same mechanics as any other waterlogged block.

Mobs do spawn on mangrove roots.

Redstone

Redstone circuits can pass their power level through mangrove roots and power other redstone components that are adjacent to the block, even when waterlogged.‌

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Muddy Mangrove Roots	Mud + Mangrove Roots

Composting

Mangrove roots have a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.

Note blocks

Mangrove roots can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.

Fuel

When used in a furnace as fuel, mangrove roots last 15 seconds (smelting up to 1.5 items).‌

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.mangrove_roots.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	0.25	0.96	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.mangrove_roots.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	0.25	0.96	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.mangrove_roots.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.0625	0.5	16
	None	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.mangrove_roots.fall	None	0.125	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.mangrove_roots.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.0375	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.mangrove_roots.break	0.4	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.mangrove_roots.place	0.25	1.0-1.2
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.mangrove_roots.hit	0.1	0.5
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.mangrove_roots.fall	0.4	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.mangrove_roots.step	0.1	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	block.mangrove_roots.step	0.1	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	block.mangrove_roots.fall	0.1	1.0

Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Mangrove Roots	mangrove_roots	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.mangrove_roots.name

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this mangrove roots.

History

October 16, 2021					Mangrove roots are shown at Minecraft Live 2021 as part of mangrove swamps.
Java Edition
1.19		22w11a			Added mangrove roots.
		22w15a			Mangrove roots are now compostable.
		22w17a			Changed its block model, to add shading and make the inner faces have the same size with the outter faces.
1.20		pre2			Are now grouped with logs rather than leaves in the Creative inventory.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.0		beta 1.19.0.20			Added mangrove roots.

Issues

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

Gallery

• 

  Concepts for how mangrove roots could be portrayed in-game.

• 

  Ditto.

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  Mangrove Swamp concept art with Steve and Alex looking at it.

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  Mangrove roots in a mangrove swamp.

See also

• Muddy Mangrove Roots