Minecraft:Bedrock

Template:Infobox block Bedrock is an Minecraft:indestructible block found in all three Minecraft:dimensions.

Obtaining

Bedrock can be obtained only from the Minecraft:Creative inventory, using Template:Control in Minecraft:Creative mode, or Minecraft:commands.

Breaking

Template:Relevant tutorial Bedrock can't be destroyed by breaking. Template:Breaking row Bedrock drops nothing when destroyed.

Natural generation

Bedrock comprises the five bottommost layers of the Minecraft:Overworld and Minecraft:the Nether in a rough pattern, although the top four layers are predominantly flat bedrock with only rare gaps, rendering the lowest, completely flat fifth layer (at Y=-64) mostly inaccessible. The distribution of bedrock is dependent on the Minecraft:world seed. Template:Only

In the Nether, bedrock additionally comprises the top five layers in a rough pattern. At the top of the Nether (Y=127), the layer is composed solely of bedrock, preventing the player from ascending above Y=127 without switching their gamemode to Minecraft:Creative or Minecraft:Spectator, or exploiting glitches. The patterns of bedrock are consistent in the Nether Template:In.

In Minecraft:the End, a single block of bedrock generates on top of each Minecraft:End spike, each topped with an Minecraft:End crystal. The bedrock remains after the destruction of the crystal and is lit on fire indefinitely. Bedrock additionally composes the main structure of the Minecraft:End podium at the center of the Minecraft:central island. Unlike in other dimensions, there is no bedrock floor at the bottom of the End, meaning it is possible to fall into the Minecraft:void without exploiting glitches.

An unlimited number of Minecraft:End gateways generate randomly across the outer End islands, each consisting of 12 blocks of bedrock and an Minecraft:End gateway block.

Post-generation

If the bedrock that makes up the exit portal is removed by any means, it regenerates when the Minecraft:ender dragon is defeated or re-summoned.

An End gateway is generated on the central End island upon the death of each ender dragon, which is mostly made of bedrock. A total of 20 of these gateways generate in a circle centered on the exit portal in set positions. A corresponding End gateway is generated in the inner edge of the Minecraft:outer islands after an End gateway on the central island is activated for the first time.

Usage

Bedrock generates at the bottom of the Minecraft:Overworld and Minecraft:the Nether to prevent Minecraft:entities from falling into the Minecraft:void in these dimensions.

The bedrock ceiling in the Nether prevents Minecraft:players from accessing the Minecraft:Nether roof, which is meant to be an empty out-of-bounds area.

Bedrock generates as part of End gateways, Minecraft:end spikes tops and End exit portals to prevent those parts of the structures from being broken.

Minecraft:Mobs do not spawn on bedrock. Minecraft:Endermen are unable to place the block they are holding onto bedrock.

Minecraft:Beacons treat bedrock as a transparent block, meaning their beams can pass through it, allowing beacons to be used in the Nether.

In the End, any Minecraft:fire on bedrock never extinguishes naturally, similar to Minecraft:netherrack, but does not spread.

Trapping the wither

Template:Main Since bedrock is indestructible in Survival, it can be used against Minecraft:withers. Certain configurations of bedrock (such as that found under the exit portal) can be used to securely trap withers by spawning them below the bedrock.Template:Only The wither can then be easily killed, utilized to break blocks automatically, or used to farm Minecraft:wither roses.

End crystal

Bedrock is one of the only two blocks on which Minecraft:End crystals can be placed, the other being Minecraft:obsidian. Placing four End crystals on bedrock around the exit portals triggers respawning the Minecraft:ender dragon.

Placing an End crystal on bedrock in the End sets it on fire.

Piston interactivity

Bedrock cannot be pushed with a Minecraft:piston or Minecraft:sticky piston.

Data values

ID

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Block states

Template:IN, bedrock uses the following block states:

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History

Trivia

• Outside of Minecraft:Minecraft, "Template:W" means any solid rock beneath the soil layer (i.e. anything below dirt, sand, gravel. etc.). Bedrock in real life is destructible, and its equivalent is more similar to the in-game stone layer than the actual bedrock layer.
• Minecraft:Strongholds and the End portal can override generated bedrock.
• The bedrock texture, in both the Default and Programmer Art Minecraft:resource packs, is a variant of the Minecraft:stone block with increased contrast.
• Minecraft:Vexes and the Minecraft:ender dragon can fly through bedrock. Additionally, the ender dragon cannot break bedrock.

Gallery

Screenshots

• A Minecraft:mineshaft that generated at bedrock level
  A Minecraft:mineshaft that generated at bedrock level
• Three of the five bedrock barriers of a Classic map visible, with a Minecraft:stone block for comparison
  Three of the five bedrock barriers of a Classic map visible, with a Minecraft:stone block for comparison
• Below the Overworld's bedrock layer, with an added source of light out of view. Naturally, the light level would be 0 here.
  Below the Overworld's bedrock layer, with an added source of light out of view. Naturally, the light level would be 0 here.
• Below Nether's last layer of bedrock
  Below Nether's last layer of bedrock
• Above Nether's last layer of bedrock
  Above Nether's last layer of bedrock
• The correctly lined up Minecraft:wither head pareidolia image
  The correctly lined up Minecraft:wither head pareidolia image

In other media

• Template:MCE as it appeared in Template:MCE
  Template:MCE as it appeared in Template:MCE

External links

• Bedrock on Wikipedia
• Block of the Week: Bedrock – Minecraft.net on February 15, 2018