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{{about|the naturally generating block|the similar block from [[Minecraft:Frost Walker]]|Frosted Ice|other uses|Ice (disambiguation)}}{{wip}}
{{in development|drop=Fourth Drop 2026}}
{{Infobox block
| group1 = Not Cracked
| group2 = Slightly Cracked
| group3 = Cracked
| group4 = Very Cracked
| 1-1 = Brittle Ice (age 0) JE1.png
| 2-1 = Brittle Ice (age 1) JE1.png
| 3-1 = Brittle Ice (age 2) JE1.png
| 4-1 = Brittle Ice (age 3) JE1.png
| invimage = Brittle Ice
| light = No
| transparent='''[[Minecraft:JE]]''': Partial <small>(-1 to light)</small><br>'''[[Minecraft:BE]]''': Partial <small>(diffuses sky light, -2 to light)</small>
| tool = pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Brittle ice''' is a variant of [[Minecraft:ice]] that cracks and breaks when stepped or stood on. It is naturally found as part of [[Minecraft:crevasse]]s in [[Minecraft:ice caves]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Brittle ice can be destroyed easily without [[Minecraft:tool]]s, but the use of a [[Minecraft:pickaxe]] speeds up the process. Brittle ice will only drop itself when mined with a tool enchanted with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]], otherwise it will drop nothing. Unlike [[Minecraft:frosted ice]], brittle ice does not create a [[Minecraft:water]] source block when broken without Silk Touch.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Brittle Ice|Pickaxe|drop=0}}

=== Natural generation ===
Brittle ice generates in [[Minecraft:ice caves]], covering its [[Minecraft:crevasse]]s.

=== Post-generation ===
When [[Minecraft:water]] touches a block of [[Minecraft:blue ice]] horizontally, the water is replaced with brittle ice.

== Usage ==
Brittle ice breaks after being stood on by a [[Minecraft:player]], [[Minecraft:mob]] (excluding [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s), [[Minecraft:armor stand]], or [[Minecraft:mannequin]]{{only|je}} for 3.6 seconds. It advances its breaking stage every 1.2 seconds (24 [[Minecraft:Tick#Game_tick|game ticks]]) when stood on. If the entity standing on the brittle ice gets off, it will retain its breaking stage, but it will not crack further until an entity stands on it again. When an entity initially gets onto a brittle ice block, it advances its first stage immediately before the 1.2 second cooldown is applied between the other stages. This is also true if the ice is not on its first stage. If it has been pre-cracked to its final stage, for example, then the next entity to walk on it will cause it to instantly break. 

Entities will still cause brittle ice beneath them to break if they are standing on a block that is less that a quarter of a block tall (such as a [[Minecraft:carpet]], 1-2 [[Minecraft:snow|snow layers]] or a [[Minecraft:trapdoor]]).

Any other entity such as [[Minecraft:boat]]s, [[Minecraft:minecart]]s, [[Minecraft:cushion]]s, [[Minecraft:item frame]]s, [[Minecraft:projectile]]s and dropped [[Minecraft:item (entity)|item]]s do not cause brittle ice beneath them to crack. This is also true if there is a player in the boat or minecart or on the cushion.

Once brittle ice is fully broken, any adjacent brittle ice blocks will progress one stage of cracking.

Mobs standing on top of brittle ice will still cause it to break even if the {{gmr|mob_griefing|mobgriefing}} game rule is false. Entities summoned without gravity using commands will also be unable to break the ice.

Unlike [[Minecraft:frosted ice]], brittle ice does not create a water source block when it breaks fully. It also does not melt when near a light source.

=== Speed ===
{{Main|Ice#Speed}}

Boats can travel on brittle ice with a top speed of 40 m/s, the same as [[Minecraft:ice]], [[Minecraft:packed ice]] and [[Minecraft:frosted ice]].

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Brittle ice}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Brittle Ice crack1.ogg
| sound2 = Brittle Ice crack2.ogg
| sound3 = Brittle Ice crack3.ogg
| sound4 = Brittle Ice crack4.ogg
| sound5 = Brittle Ice crack5.ogg
| description = When brittle ice cracks
| source = block
| id = block.brittle_ice.crack
| translationkey = subtitles.block.brittle_ice.crack
| subtitle = Brittle Ice cracks
| volume = 1.0
| pitch = 1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Brittle Ice crack1.ogg
| sound2 = Brittle Ice crack2.ogg
| sound3 = Brittle Ice crack3.ogg
| sound4 = Brittle Ice crack4.ogg
| sound5 = Brittle Ice crack5.ogg
| description = When brittle ice cracks
| source = block
| id = block.brittle_ice.crack
| translationkey = subtitles.block.brittle_ice.crack
| subtitle = subtitles.block.brittle_ice.crack
| volume = 0.3
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brittle Ice
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brittle_ice
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|showblocktags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brittle Ice
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brittle_ice
|blocktags=minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible
|id=?
|foot=1}}

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

{{el|je}}:
{{bst|age|0
|0|Freshly generated ice.
|1,2,3|Ice with spreading cracks.|foot=1
}}

{{el|be}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x1,0x2|age|0
|0|Freshly generated ice.|
|1,2,3|Ice with spreading cracks.|
|4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15|Unused|Unsupported|foot=1}}

=== Models ===

==== Model definition ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Parent
! colspan="2" | Assigned textures
|-
| {{code|block/brittle_ice_0}}
| {{code|block/cube_all}}
| {{pximg|Brittle Ice Age 0 (texture).png|32px}}
| {{code|all}} = {{code|block/brittle_ice_0}}
|-
| {{code|block/brittle_ice_1}}
| {{code|block/cube_all}}
| {{pximg|Brittle Ice Age 1 (texture).png|32px}}
| {{code|all}} = {{code|block/brittle_ice_1}}
|-
| {{code|block/brittle_ice_2}}
| {{code|block/cube_all}}
| {{pximg|Brittle Ice Age 2 (texture).png|32px}}
| {{code|all}} = {{code|block/brittle_ice_2}}
|-
| {{code|block/brittle_ice_3}}
| {{code|block/cube_all}}
| {{pximg|Brittle Ice Age 3 (texture).png|32px}}
| {{code|all}} = {{code|block/brittle_ice_3}}
|}

==== Block states definition ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Variants model system
! Model
! colspan="3" | Modifiers
! colspan="3" | Apply when states
|-
| {{code|block/brittle_ice_0}}
| colspan="3" | ''N/A''
| {{code|age}}
| =
| {{code|0}}
|-
| {{code|block/brittle_ice_1}}
| colspan="3" | ''N/A''
| {{code|age}}
| =
| {{code|1}}
|-
| {{code|block/brittle_ice_2}}
| colspan="3" | ''N/A''
| {{code|age}}
| =
| {{code|2}}
|-
| {{code|block/brittle_ice_3}}
| colspan="3" | ''N/A''
| {{code|age}}
| =
| {{code|3}}
|}

==== State combinations ====
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|+ All distinct block states{{note|Waterlogging is excluded from state combinations tables for brevity.}}
! Appearance
! colspan="3" | When
|-
! [[File:Brittle Ice (age 0).png|100px]]
| {{code|age}}
| =
| {{code|0}}
|-
! [[File:Brittle Ice (age 1).png|100px]]
| {{code|age}}
| =
| {{code|1}}
|-
! [[File:Brittle Ice (age 2).png|100px]]
| {{code|age}}
| =
| {{code|2}}
|-
! [[File:Brittle Ice (age 3).png|100px]]
| {{code|age}}
| =
| {{code|3}}
|}

==== Item definition ====
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|model}}
** {{nbt|string|type}}: {{code|minecraft:model}}
** {{nbt|string|model}}: {{code|minecraft:item/brittle_ice_0}}
</div>

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.4|dev=snap4|[[File:Brittle Ice (age 0) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brittle Ice (age 1) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brittle Ice (age 2) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brittle Ice (age 3) JE1.png|32px]] Added brittle ice.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.70|dev=Preview 26.70.20|[[File:Brittle Ice (age 0) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brittle Ice (age 1) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brittle Ice (age 2) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brittle Ice (age 3) JE1.png|32px]] Added brittle ice.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Anvils, a chicken, and brittle ice.webp|Brittle ice can withold the weight of anvils, while a chicken will break it
File:Fallen through brittle ice.webp|A [[Minecraft:player]] had fallen through some brittle ice
File:Frosted ice and brittle ice.jpg|A side-by-side comparison of [[Minecraft:frosted ice]] and brittle ice
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Bedrock 26.70.20 PatchNotes.jpg|alt=Brittle ice in Minecraft Preview|[[Minecraft:Ari]] walking over brittle ice
File:Brittle Ice Crevice.jpeg|Brittle ice surrounding a hole
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{BlockLink|Frosted Ice}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

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