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This article describes content that may be included in a future update. 
This content has appeared in development versions, but the full update containing it has not been released yet.

Tuff is volcanic ash turned into rock, occurring in mineral veins below Y=0.

Obtaining

Breaking

Tuff drops as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block Tuff
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 7.5
Wooden 1.15
Stone 0.6
Iron 0.4
Diamond 0.3
Netherite 0.25
Golden 0.2
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

Tuff generates naturally in mineral veins below Y=0.

Usage

Tuff is currently used only for decoration. Its similar blast resistance and lower mining time than deepslate may make it more-useful for rapid building.

Sounds

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.tuff.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.tuff.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.tuff.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.tuff.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.tuff.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.tuff1.01.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.tuff1.01.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.tuff1.01.0
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.tuff1.01.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.tuff1.01.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.tuff1.01.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.tuff1.01.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags (JE)Translation key
TufftuffBlock & Itembase_stone_overworld
dripstone_replaceable_blocks
lush_plants_replaceable
stone_ore_replaceables
block.minecraft.tuff

History

October 3, 2020Tuff is shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of an amethyst geode.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.1720w45aTuff JE1 Added tuff.
Tuff generates as part of Amethyst Geodes.
November 18, 2020Tuff (deb) JAPPA tweets an image of an alternate tuff texture.
1.1721w08aTuff no longer generates as part of Amethyst Geodes and instead generates in patches below y = 0.

Issues

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

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