Minecraft:Block of Redstone

Template:Infobox block A block of redstone, internally known as a redstone block, is a mineral Minecraft:block equivalent to nine Minecraft:redstone dust. It acts as an always active redstone power source that can be moved by Minecraft:pistons.

Obtaining

Breaking

A block of redstone can be mined using any Minecraft:pickaxe (unlike Minecraft:redstone ore, which requires an iron pickaxe or better).<ref>Template:Bug</ref> If mined without a pickaxe, a block of redstone drops nothing. Template:Breaking row

Natural generation

In each Minecraft:ancient city, 2 blocks of redstone can be found integrated into circuitry within a secret room at the city center.

Usage

A block of redstone can be used as a redstone power source and to craft Minecraft:redstone dust.

Crafting ingredient

Blocks of redstone can be crafted back into redstone dust, and thus provide compact storage for redstone, like other blocks of materials (Minecraft:block of iron, Minecraft:block of gold, etc.). Template:Crafting usage

Redstone component

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A block of redstone that's currently powering redstone dust, a redstone repeater, an attached redstone torch, and a Minecraft:redstone lamp (left) – However, redstone blocks cannot power through Minecraft:conductive blocks (right).

Blocks of redstone provide weak power to their direct neighbors at signal strength 15. Unlike Minecraft:redstone torches, redstone blocks do not require a support block and can be moved by Minecraft:pistons, but they also cannot be turned off.

Blocks of redstone are accepted by Minecraft:comparators as a side input.Template:Only

Data values

ID

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History

Gallery

Screenshots

• Block of redstone as a circuit component
  Block of redstone as a circuit component
• Example of how blocks of redstone can be used to power rails (from beneath)
  Example of how blocks of redstone can be used to power rails (from beneath)

In other media

• A block of redstone as seen in Minecraft:Minecraft Earth
  A block of redstone as seen in Minecraft:Minecraft Earth

External links

• Block of the Week: Redstone – Minecraft.net on March 2, 2018