View source for Minecraft:Ice Crystal

{{in development|drop=Fourth Drop 2026}}
{{Infobox block
| stackable = Yes (64)
| tool = pickaxe
| image = Ice Crystal (U) JE1.png
| invimage = Ice Crystal
| renewable={{JEBE|Yes|No}}
| hardness = 
| transparent = Partial
| light = Yes (4)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| rarity = Common
| mapcolor = {{Map color|Ice}}
}}

An '''ice crystal''' is a light-emitting block that generates in the [[Minecraft:ice caves]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Ice crystals can be mined with any tool, but [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]s are the quickest.

{{Breaking row|Ice Crystal|Pickaxe|horizontal=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
Ice crystals naturally generate on the floor in [[Minecraft:ice caves]].

=== Trading ===
{{Exclusive|java|section=1}}
{{IN|JE}}, [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s can sell ice crystals for 2 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s each as one of their ordinary selling trades.

== Usage ==
=== Decoration ===
Ice crystals can be placed on most blocks in any axis for decoration, given that the block is solid and has at least one side that form a full surface. For example, they can be placed on the bottom of stairs (or top of upside down stairs), but not on their side, or top. They can also be placed on the bottom of bottom slabs and on the top of top slabs. Of blocks that meet these criteria, some are still excluded.

Ice crystals cannot be placed on:

* All [[Minecraft:Solid block#List of non-solid blocks|non-solid blocks]]
* Blocks without any full surfaces, like [[Minecraft:fence]]s, [[Minecraft:fence gate]]s, [[Minecraft:wall]]s, [[Minecraft:glass pane]]s, [[Minecraft:iron bars]], [[Minecraft:lightning rod]]s, [[Minecraft:chain]]s, [[Minecraft:head]]s, [[Minecraft:grindstone]]s, [[Minecraft:bell]]s, [[Minecraft:lantern]]s, [[Minecraft:cauldron]]s, [[Minecraft:anvil]]s, [[Minecraft:conduit]]s, [[Minecraft:decorated pot]]s, [[Minecraft:chest]]s, and [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]]
* [[Minecraft:Leaves]]
* [[Minecraft:Big dripleaf]]
* [[Minecraft:Honey block]]s
* [[Minecraft:Chorus flower]]s

=== Light ===
Ice crystals emit a soft [[Minecraft:light]] with a level of 4. As with other weak light sources, their light is not strong enough to melt [[Minecraft:ice]], [[Minecraft:icicles]], or [[Minecraft:snow]]. With the "Render Dragon Features for Creators" [[Minecraft:experiment]], ice crystals have a [[Minecraft:light color]] of {{color|#b0dad3}}.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Ice crystal}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Ice Crystal
|spritetype=block
|nameid=ice_crystal
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Ice Crystal
|spritetype=block
|nameid=ice_crystal
|blocktags=minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible
|itemtags=minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible
|id=1503
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{edition|java}}:
{{bst|facing|up|down, east, north, south, up, west|The direction the ice crystal is facing, determined by its anchoring.}}
{{bst|waterlogged|false|true,false|Whether or not the ice crystal is located inside of [[Minecraft:water]].|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{bst|minecraft:block_face|up|down, east, north, south, up, west|The direction the ice crystal is facing, determined by its anchoring.|foot=1}}

=== Models ===
: ''This section is experimental - see [[Minecraft:Forum:Add blockstates definition data to the Data values section of block pages]] for more info''

==== Model definition ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Parent
! colspan="2" | Assigned textures
|-
| {{code|block/ice_crystal}}
| {{code|block/cross}}
| {{pximg|Ice Crystal (texture).png|32px}}
| {{code|cross}} = {{code|block/ice_crystal}}
|-
| {{code|item/ice_crystal}}
| {{code|item/generated}}
| {{pximg|Invicon Ice Crystal.png|32px}}
| {{code|layer0}} = {{code|item/ice_crystal}}
|}

==== Block states definition ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Variants model system
! Model
! colspan="3" | Modifiers
! colspan="3" | Apply when states
|-
| {{code|block/ice_crystal}}
| colspan="3" | ''N/A''
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|up}}
|-
| {{code|block/ice_crystal}}
| {{code|x}}
| =
| {{code|90}}
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|north}}
|-
| {{code|block/ice_crystal}}
| {{code|x}}<br>{{code|y}}
| =
| {{code|90}}<br>{{code|90}}
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|east}}
|-
| {{code|block/ice_crystal}}
| {{code|x}}<br>{{code|y}}
| =
| {{code|90}}<br>{{code|180}}
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|south}}
|-
| {{code|block/ice_crystal}}
| {{code|x}}<br>{{code|y}}
| =
| {{code|90}}<br>{{code|270}}
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|west}}
|-
| {{code|block/ice_crystal}}
| {{code|x}}
| =
| {{code|180}}
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|down}}
|}

==== State combinations ====
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|+ All distinct block states{{note|Waterlogging is excluded from state combinations tables for brevity.}}
! Appearance
! colspan="3" | When
|-
! [[File:Ice Crystal (U).png|100px]]
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|up}}
|-
! [[File:Ice Crystal (N).png|100px]]
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|north}}
|-
! [[File:Ice Crystal (E).png|100px]]
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|east}}
|-
! [[File:Ice Crystal (S).png|100px]]
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|south}}
|-
! [[File:Ice Crystal (W).png|100px]]
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|west}}
|-
! [[File:Ice Crystal (D).png|100px]]
| {{code|facing}}
| =
| {{code|down}}
|}

==== Item definition ====
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|model}}
** {{nbt|string|type}}: {{code|minecraft:model}}
** {{nbt|string|model}}: {{code|minecraft:item/ice_crystal}}
</div>

== History ==
{{See asset history|type=block}}

=== Announcement ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||September 26, 2026|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9njefMDxzqw|[[File:Ice Crystal (U) JE1.png|32px]] Ice crystals have been announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE - September 2026]].}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|upcoming java}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.4|dev=snap3|[[File:Ice Crystal (U) JE1.png|32px]] Added ice crystals.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026| [[File:Ice Crystal (U) BE1.png|32px]] Added ice crystals.}}
|{{HistoryLine||Preview 26.70.20|exp=Render Dragon Features for Creators|Added a static light color for ice crystals, {{color|#b0dad3}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.70|dev=Preview 26.70.20|All features from the "Drop 4 of 2026" experiment have been implemented in vanilla.|[[File:Ice Crystal.png|32px]] Changed the textures to match {{JE}}.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Ice Crystals Generation.png|Ice crystals near the corner of a cave
Ice Crystal Staircase.png|A functional staircase made from ice crystals and [[Minecraft:packed ice]], which uses the half-block height of ice crystals to let players step up easily
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
MCL FALL 26 winterdrop.jpeg|Ice crystals in a large ice caves biome
Ice Chrystalls.jpeg|More ice crystals in a cave
</gallery>

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== Navigation ==
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[[Minecraft:de:Eiskristall]]
[[Minecraft:es:Cristal de hielo]]
[[Minecraft:fr:Cristal de glace]]
[[Minecraft:he:גבישי קרח]]
[[Minecraft:it:Cristallo di ghiaccio]]
[[Minecraft:ja:Ice Crystal]]
[[Minecraft:ko:얼음 결정]]
[[Minecraft:lzh:冰晶]]
[[Minecraft:nl:IJskristal]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Cristal de Gelo]]
[[Minecraft:ru:Ледяной кристалл]]
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