Target

Target

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminant	None
Transparent	No
Flammable	Yes (15)
Catches fire from lava	No

A target is a block that provides a temporary redstone charge when hit by a projectile. It also has utility in redstone circuitry for redirecting redstone dust, making it a useful redstone component.

Obtaining

Breaking

Targets can be mined using any tool or by hand, but a hoe is the fastest way to break it.

Block	Target
Hardness	0.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	0.75
Wooden	0.4
Stone	0.2
Iron	0.15
Diamond	0.1
Netherite	0.1
Golden	0.1

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Redstone Dust + Hay Bale

Usage

Targets emit a redstone signal when hit by most projectiles. This includes arrows, tridents, eggs, snowballs, splash potions, fire charges fired by a dispenser, firework rockets‌^{[Java Edition only]}, lingering potions, bottles o' enchanting‌^{[Java Edition only]} , ender pearls‌^{[Java Edition only]}, and llama spit. The closer a projectile is to the center of the block, the stronger the redstone signal that is produced.

Redstone component

When struck by most projectiles, the target emits redstone power for 4 redstone ticks (0.4 seconds). Arrows and tridents instead cause the target to emit power for 10 redstone ticks (1 second), similar to stone buttons. A target can be hit with any of the projectiles mentioned above.

The strength of the signal depends on how close the projectile is to the center of the block, from 1 to 15.

The target also provides a block update when hit, meaning that an observer can detect if the target has been hit and has produced a redstone signal.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

When used as part of a redstone circuit, a target has the unique property of being an opaque block that is not a mechanism component but still can redirect adjacent redstone dust to point to itself. Also, a target can redirect a charged redstone dust, but only when the target itself is charged.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.grass.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.grass.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.grass.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.grass.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.grass.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.grass	0.7	0.8
?	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.grass	0.4	1.0
?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.grass	0.3	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.grass	0.11	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.grass	0.21	1.0
?	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.grass	0.3	1.0
?	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.grass	0.8	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Resource location	Form	Translation key
Target	target	Block & Item	block.minecraft.target

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Target	target	494	Block & Item	tile.target.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
power	0	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15	Redstone power output of the target.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other platforms
		Bullseye	Hit the bullseye of a Target block	—	15G	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Bullseye	Hit the bullseye of a Target block from at least 30 meters away	Take Aim	Be at least 30 blocks away when the center of a target is shot with a projectile horizontally by the player.	adventure/bullseye

History

September 28, 2019					The target block is showcased at Minecon Live 2019.
Java Edition
1.16		20w09a			Added targets.
		20w10a			Targets are now flammable.
					Targets can now be activated by ender pearls and bottles o' enchanting.
					Targets can now support ladders and tripwire hooks.
		20w11a			Targets can now be broken faster using hoes.
		20w18a			Targets now conduct redstone power.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added targets.
					Targets are currently available only through Experimental Gameplay.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Targets are no longer behind Experimental Gameplay.
1.17.30		beta 1.17.20.20			Targets are no longer transparent.

Issues

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

Gallery

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  The target block shown at MINECON Live 2019.

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  Official target block artwork.

References

Redstone

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