Minecraft:Magma Block

Template:Redirect Template:Infobox block A magma block is a Minecraft:light-emitting Minecraft:block found underwater in the Minecraft:Overworld, and more abundantly in Minecraft:the Nether. It deals burning damage while stood on, which can be prevented by Template:Control. Underwater magma blocks produce Minecraft:bubble columns that pull Minecraft:entities downward and provide air.

Obtaining

Breaking

Magma blocks can be mined using any Minecraft:pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing. Template:Breaking row

Natural generation

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Natural generation of magma blocks underwater in the Overworld

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Natural generation of magma blocks in the Nether

Overworld

In the Overworld, magma blocks generate at the bottom of water Minecraft:aquifers in Minecraft:underwater magma in clusters of 1–8 blocks, and in Minecraft:sulfur springsTemplate:Upcoming in clusters of 1–3 blocks.

Magma blocks also generate as a part of Minecraft:ocean ruins, Minecraft:ruined portals that are not in cold biomes, and the eruption room found in Minecraft:trial chambers.

The Nether

Magma blocks generate in Minecraft:the Nether in the form of ore features. Template:IN, it attempts to generate 4 times per Minecraft:chunk in sizes of 0–160, from Minecraft:altitudes Y=27 to Y=36 in all biomes. It can only replace Minecraft:netherrack. Template:IN, it attempts to generate 9 times per Minecraft:chunk in sizes of 0–106, from Minecraft:altitudes Y=23 to Y=36 in all biomes. It can replace Minecraft:netherrack and Minecraft:blackstone.

Magma blocks generate as part of Minecraft:deltas in Minecraft:basalt deltas biomes, replacing some of the lava.

Magma blocks also generate as a part of hoglin stable and treasure room Minecraft:bastion remnants, as well as all ruined portals in this dimension.

Usage

Damage

Magma blocks damage most living entities standing on top of them, even if underwater, dealing Template:Hp of fire damage every Minecraft:tick, which in practice is reduced to once every half-second with Minecraft:damage immunity. Walking into the side of a magma block doesn't cause damage. Damage from magma blocks does not reduce Minecraft:durability in Minecraft:netherite armor. Because magma blocks deal fire damage, it can be reduced by Minecraft:armor, the Minecraft:Resistance effect, and Minecraft:Protection/Minecraft:Fire Protection enchantments, and can be completely negated by the Minecraft:Fire Resistance effect. Unlike other sources of fire damage, Minecraft:sneaking and the Minecraft:Frost Walker enchantment can also grant immunity to damage from magma blocks.

Any mobs immune to fire damage cannot take damage from magma blocks. However, a few mobs like Minecraft:shulkers cannot take magma block damage despite not having natural immunity to fire.

Magma blocks do not set mobs or players on fire and thus do not cook the animals that they kill, nor do they destroy items.

Blocks that are the height of a Minecraft:trapdoor or lower (such as snow layers, Minecraft:carpets, Minecraft:repeaters, or Minecraft:comparators) do not prevent a magma block from damaging mobs and players above it.<ref>Template:Bug</ref><ref>Template:Bug</ref> However, a sunken Minecraft:boat on top of the magma block prevents damage.

There are a few specific Minecraft:death messages associated with magma blocks. If a player or named pet is killed simply from standing on the block, the death message displayed in the chat is: "[player] discovered the floor was lava". If a player or named pet was attacked and knocked back to their death onto magma blocks, the message is: "[player] walked into danger zone due to [player/mob]".

Behavior

Magma blocks emit a Minecraft:light level of 3. They do not melt Minecraft:ice or Minecraft:snow.

Magma blocks emit smoke particles under rainfall, much like Minecraft:lava.

Making walls out of magma blocks prevents Minecraft:spiders from climbing them.Template:Only

Mobs try to avoid walking over magma blocks but still walk over them if no other path is found. Most mobs do not spawn on magma blocks (exceptions are Minecraft:magma cubes, Minecraft:zombified piglins, Minecraft:ghasts, and Minecraft:squid).

When a magma block's top is set on Minecraft:fire, the fire burns indefinitely, similar to Minecraft:netherrack.

Bubble columns

When a water source is directly above a magma block, a whirlpool bubble column is created, going down from the highest source block. Anything encountering the bubble column is pulled down, including items, boats, players, and mobs.

A player can restore breath underwater by entering a magma block's bubble column.

Geysers

File:Sulfur spring bursting.gif

A sulfur spring bursting

When placed below potent sulfur below a water source with a height of 1 to 4 blocks, Magma blocks may cause potent sulfur to occasionally erupt. During an eruption, particles forming a geyser appear at the surface of the water and push any entities within it (including underwater) upwards. A full cycle occurs every 300 to 1200 Minecraft:game ticks (15 to 60 seconds), while the eruption phase lasts between 20 and 100 game ticks (1 to 5 seconds).

When a block of potent sulfur is placed, two random values are assigned to it: a dormant value (between 15 and 30) and an eruption value (between 1 and 2). The intervals between the dormant state and the eruption state depend on the height of the water column above the potent sulfur and these two values:

• dormant phase duration (in seconds): <math>(10 \times (height - 1) + dormant\_value) \times 20</math>;
• eruption phase duration (in seconds): <math>(height - 1) + eruption\_value</math>.

The height of the geyser depends on the height of the water column: <math>5 \times height</math> (in blocks).

Geyser data based on water column height

Height of the water column (in blocks)	Dormant phase duration (in seconds)	Eruption phase duration (in seconds)	Geyser height (in blocks)
1	15-30	1-2	5
2	25-40	2-3	10
3	35-50	3-4	15
4	45-60	4-5	20

Although geyser particle effects are stopped by all collidable blocks, the upward force will pass through certain transparent blocks such as Minecraft:glass and Minecraft:copper grates.

Geysers generate naturally on the surface as part of Minecraft:sulfur springs due to them featuring magma blocks and potent sulfur. The Minecraft:sulfur pools within Minecraft:sulfur caves do not feature magma blocks underneath their potent sulfur, and thus geysers cannot be found naturally in sulfur caves.

Data values

ID

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History

Trivia

• Geologists only call melted rock magma when it's very deep underground, beyond accessibility. Any melt closer to the surface is called lava.

Publicity

• A magma block is used as Minecraft:Steve's Up-Smash attack in the crossover fighting game Minecraft:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Gallery

Screenshots

• The first image of magma blocks, as tweeted by Jeb
  The first image of magma blocks, as tweeted by Jeb
• Magma blocks generating above a lava lake in the Nether
  Magma blocks generating above a lava lake in the Nether
• Magma blocks damaging a Minecraft:husk standing on carpets
  Magma blocks damaging a Minecraft:husk standing on carpets
• Bubble columns created by placing magma blocks under water
  Bubble columns created by placing magma blocks under water
• A magma block that naturally generated in underwater ruins to create a bubble column
  A magma block that naturally generated in underwater ruins to create a bubble column

• Artwork of magma used in Minecraft:Block of the Week
  Artwork of magma used in Minecraft:Block of the Week
• Minecraft:Basalt infused with magma from Minecraft:15 Year Journey
  Minecraft:Basalt infused with magma from Minecraft:15 Year Journey

External links

• Template:Mcnet