Silk Touch is an enchantment that allows many to blocks drop themselves instead of their usual items when mined.
Obtainable blocks
The table below lists blocks that do not drop themselves as items:
| Block | Normal drops | Obtainable with Silk Touch? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Nest[upcoming: JE 1.15 & BE 1.14.0] | Nothing | Yes | When mined with a Silk Touch tool the nest can still contain 1-3 Bees |
| Beetroots | 1 Beetroot Seeds if not fully grown 1 Beetroot and |
No | |
| Blue ice * | Nothing | Yes | |
| Bookshelf | 3 Book | Yes | |
| Cake * | Nothing | No | |
| Campfire | 2 Charcoal | Yes | |
| Carrots | 1-4 Carrot | No | |
| Clay | 4 Clay | Yes | Clay can also be obtained by crafting with the clay balls the block drops, or killing an Enderman holding the block. |
| Coal Ore * | 1 Coal | Yes (only with pickaxe) | |
| Cocoa | 1-3 Cocoa Beans | No | |
| Coral Blocks * | Dead Coral Blocks | Yes (only with pickaxe) | |
| Coral * | Nothing | Yes | |
| Diamond Ore * | 1 Diamond | Yes (only with pickaxe) | |
| Double Slab | 2 Slab | No | All slabs except wooden drop nothing when mined without a pickaxe. |
| Emerald Ore * | 1 Emerald | Yes (only with pickaxe) | |
| Ender Chest * | 8 Obsidian | Yes (only with pickaxe) | |
| Farmland | Dirt | No | |
| Fire * | Nothing | No | Mining puts the fire out. |
| Frosted Ice* | Nothing | Yes[Legacy Console Edition only] | Frosted Ice cannot be obtained in inventory.[Java and Bedrock editions only] |
| No[Java and Bedrock editions only] | |||
| Glass Pane * | Nothing | Yes | |
| Glowstone | 2-4 Glowstone Dust | Yes | Can also be crafted with 4 glowstone dust. |
| Grass Block | Dirt | Yes | Can also be obtained by killing an Enderman holding the block. |
| Grass Path | Dirt | Yes[Bedrock Edition only] | |
| No[Java and Legacy Console editions only] | |||
| Gravel | 90% chance for Gravel and
10% chance for Flint |
Yes | |
| Ice * | Nothing | Yes | |
| Infested Block
(Monster Egg) |
Spawns 1 | No | When mined with a Silk Touch tool, it drops the original version of the block, not the monster egg, and no silverfish spawn. |
| Inverted Daylight Detector | Daylight Detector | No | |
| Lapis Lazuli Ore * | 4-8 Lapis Lazuli | Yes (only with pickaxe) | |
| Leaves | 0-1 Saplings |
Yes | Leaf blocks can also be obtained by mining them with shears. |
| Melon | 3-7 Melon | Yes | Can also be crafted on the crafting table with 9 melon slices. |
| Melon Stem | 0-4 Melon Seeds | No | |
| Monster Spawner * | Nothing | No | The spawner drops experience if mined with a pickaxe. |
| Mushroom Blocks | 0-2 Mushrooms | Yes | |
| Mycelium | Dirt | Yes | Can also be obtained by killing an Enderman holding the block. |
| Nether Quartz Ore * | 1 Nether Quartz | Yes (only with pickaxe) | |
| Nether Wart | 1-4 Nether Wart | No | |
| Packed Ice * | Nothing | Yes | |
| Podzol | Dirt | Yes | Can also be obtained by killing an Enderman holding the block. |
| Potatoes | 1-4 Potato, and
2% chance for a Poisonous Potato |
No | |
| Pumpkin Stem | 0-4 Pumpkin Seeds | No | |
| Redstone Ore * | 4-5 Redstone Dust | Yes (only with pickaxe) | |
| Sea Lantern | 2-3 Prismarine Crystals | Yes | |
| Snow * | 1 Snowball | Yes (only with shovel) | Can craft 6 using 3 snow blocks. |
| Snow Block * | 4 Snowball | Yes (only with shovel) | Can also be crafted with 4 snowballs. |
| Stone * | Cobblestone | Yes (only with pickaxe) | Can also be smelted from cobblestone. |
| Turtle Egg * | Nothing | Yes | |
| Wheat | 1 Seeds if not fully grown |
No |
* The blocks drop nothing when mining them by hand.
Incompatibilities
If commands are used to apply both Silk Touch and Fortune to an item, the Silk Touch enchantment takes precedence over the Fortune enchantment for blocks affected by both enchantments.
Trivia
- Unlike other enchantments, mining a block that can be mined by hand using a book with that enchantment will still drop the block itself.[until JE 1.15]