Bedrock

Bedrock

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	None
Blast resistance	3,600,000
Hardness	-1
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (Java)	11 STONE

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Bedrock is an indestructible block found in all three dimensions. It cannot be obtained as an item in Survival mode without glitches.

Obtaining

Bedrock can be obtained from the Creative inventory or by using commands.

Breaking

Block	Bedrock
Hardness	-1 (infinite)
Breaking time (secs)
Default	∞

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Bedrock cannot normally be broken in Survival mode with any tool. However, it can be broken using glitches involving a piston, but it does not drop as an item unless you use another glitch. It can also be broken with an explosion, because its blast resistance is only 3.6M.

In Java Edition 22w13oneBlockAtATime, bedrock is breakable in Survival, taking 15 minutes to break with empty hands and without a Haste effect applied.

Natural generation

Bedrock comprises the five bottom-most layers of the Overworld and 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 world seed.

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 gamemode to creative or spectator, or exploiting glitches. The patterns of bedrock are consistent in the Nether in Java and Bedrock editions.

In the End, a single block of bedrock generates on top of each end spike, each topped with an end crystal. The bedrock remains after the destruction of the crystal and is lit on fire indefinitely. Bedrock additionally comprises part of the exit portal at the center of the 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 void without exploiting glitches.

An unlimited number of end gateways generate randomly across the outer End islands, each consisting of 12 blocks of bedrock.

Post-generation

If the bedrock that makes up the exit portal is removed by any means, it regenerates when the 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 outer islands after an end gateway on the central island is activated for the first time.

Usage

Bedrock generated at the bottom of the Overworld and the Nether prevents players from falling into the void.

The bedrock ceiling in the Nether is intended to prevent players from accessing the space above Y=127, which is meant to be an empty out-of-bounds area. In Bedrock Edition, players cannot build in the space above the bedrock layer at Y=127. In Java Edition, the space between the top bedrock layer and Y=255, known as the Nether roof, functions identically to the rest of the Nether in terms of mob spawning and building for players, which is an intended feature.

Bedrock generated around the end gateways and the exit portals protects them from being broken and keeps them accessible and usable.

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

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 fire on bedrock never extinguishes naturally, similar to netherrack.

Trapping the wither

Since bedrock is indestructible in Survival, it can be used against 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. The wither can then be easily killed, utilized to break blocks automatically, or used to farm wither roses.

End crystal

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

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

Note blocks

Note blocks can be placed above bedrock to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Piston interactivity

Bedrock is unable to be pushed or pulled by either of the piston variants (regular or sticky).

Sounds

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	[hide]Translation key
Bedrock	bedrock	Block & Item	blocks_wind_charge_explosions dragon_immune features_cannot_replace geode_invalid_blocks infiniburn_end lava_pool_stone_replaceables wither_immune	block.minecraft.bedrock

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Bedrock	bedrock	7	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.bedrock.name

Block states

In Bedrock Edition, bedrock uses the following block states:

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	[hide]Description
infiniburn_bit	0x1	false	false true	0 1	Specifies if this bedrock can burn indefinitely.

History

[hide]Java Edition Classic
0.0.12a			May 18, 2009				Notch showed bedrock.
			release				Added bedrock.
							The world boundary is lined with a bedrock textured barrier. It is completely unbreakable.
0.0.13a							Renamed to "unbreakable" in code, despite being called "bedrock" in the previous version.
0.0.20a							Bedrock no longer can be placed or destroyed, except by players on servers with operator permissions.
							Operators can now destroy bedrock like any other block.
							Operators can now use /solid, which now toggles stone placing itself or turning into bedrock shortly.
							If any player attempts to place bedrock using an item edited into their inventory, the server now kicks them, even if they are an operator.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST							The bedrock at the bottom most layer of the world has been replaced with an infinite lava sea. Between this version and Infdev, the bottom of the world would repeatedly switch between bedrock and lava. The reason for this is unknown.
[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.31			?				The bedrock at the bottom most layer of the world has been re-added.
			20091223-0040				Hardness now equals 999.
							Renamed to "bedrock" in code.
			20100124-2119				Bedrock now generates in indev house chests.
			20100124-2310				Blast resistance now equals 6000000.
			20100129-1447				Bedrock no longer generates in indev house chests.
			20100130				The bedrock at the bottom most layer of the world has been replaced with an infinite lava sea once again.
			20100131				The bedrock at the bottom most layer of the world has been re-added once again.
			20100201-2227				Hardness now equals -1.
[hide]Java Edition Infdev
20100227							The bedrock at the bottom most layer of the world has been replaced with an infinite lava sea once again.
20100616-1808							Bedrock now generates at the bottom 5 layers of the world. The infinite lava sea still generates below it.
20100617-1531							The infinitely generating lava sea under the world has been removed and replaced with an additional layer of bedrock.
[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0			?				The Nether has been added, with bedrock at the top and bottom.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.3							Bedrock can no longer be destroyed by planting a wheat seed below it on tilled dirt.
1.6			Test Build 3				A bug has been fixed in which the player could fall into the void. Destroying a boat or rails with a minecart on the lowest bedrock block caused this to happen.
1.7							Changed hardness from -1, now just defined as an unbreakable block.
August 10, 2011							Notch tweets that he had accidentally done something to the bedrock layer, but didn't specify what.
1.8			Pre-release				Creative mode has been added, in which bedrock can be placed and destroyed instantly, as can any other block.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				The particle effect for bedrock can now be turned off or lowered.
							When the ender dragon dies, it now leaves behind a fountain-like bedrock structure with the dragon egg sitting on top. It has another end portal to return to the player's spawn point.
							Added end crystals, which are entities that sit atop a block of flaming bedrock.
							Bedrock in the End now burns forever if set on fire, similar to netherrack. It can still be put out by the same methods, as well.
1.1			12w01a				Bedrock now generates in the superflat world type.
1.2.1			12w07a				As the max world height of the Nether has been increased to 256, but Nether world generation is unchanged, mobs and mushrooms now spawn on top of the bedrock ceiling.
			12w07b				Mobs can no longer spawn on bedrock.
1.8			14w27b				The texture of bedrock now rotates randomly, giving a more natural look to the bedrock layer.
1.8.2			pre5				Bedrock no longer obstructs beacon activation or beacon beams.
1.9			15w31a				The ender dragon no longer creates the exit portal upon death, with it instead generating with the world.
							Bedrock now forms as part of the end gateway portal.
			16w02a				Bedrock can no longer drop itself as an item.
1.13			?				Changed hardness back to -1 and blast resistance to 3600000.
1.14			November 27, 2018				JAPPA tweets an image of the updated bedrock texture.
			18w50a				The texture of bedrock has been changed.
1.16.2			Pre-release 1				Endermen no longer place their held blocks onto bedrock.
1.17			21w06a				With the expansion of the underground by 64 layers, Bedrock in the Overworld now generates at Y-levels -64 to -60.
			21w15a				The bedrock layer has been moved back to y levels 0 to 5 due to generation changes being reverted.
1.18			Experimental Snapshot 1				The Overworld's bedrock layer once again generates between Y=-64 and Y=-60.
			21w40a				The generation of the bedrock layer is now dependent on the world seed.
			21w43a				Upgrading worlds from before 1.18 replaces the Overworld's old bedrock layer with deepslate.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0							Added bedrock.
							Bedrock appears at the bottom of the world, but is unobtainable even in Creative mode.
v0.4.0							Bedrock is now breakable in Creative mode.
v0.8.0			build 3				Added bedrock to Creative mode.
v0.11.0			build 1				Changed how the bedrock layer generates. Y=1 is also completely comprised of bedrock, and blocks generated below other bedrock blocks are guaranteed to be bedrock.
v0.12.1			build 1				Bedrock now generates in the Nether.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Bedrock now generates in the End.
							Bedrock in the End now burns forever if set on fire, similar to netherrack in the Nether.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of bedrock has been changed.
1.20.70			beta 1.20.70.21				Bedrock no longer drops itself when breaking.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added bedrock.
TU9							Added end crystals, which are entities that sit atop a block of flaming bedrock.
							Bedrock now generates as part of the exit portal in the end. Unlike in Java Edition, the exit portal is already generated before the dragon is killed.
TU14		1.04					The bedrock on layer 0 can now be broken in a world. However, the player still cannot fall out of the world.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Bedrock now forms as part of the end gateway portal.
			1.90				The texture of bedrock has been changed.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added bedrock.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.8			14w11b				Bedrock with numerical metadata variants 1 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model rather than appearing identical to bedrock.
			14w26a				Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onwards with the introduction of block states. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game: DV [hide]Description 0 Bedrock 1-15 Inaccessible "boring" variants of bedrock
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 7.

Issues

Issues relating to "Bedrock" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Outside of Minecraft, "bedrock" means any solid rock beneath the soil layer (i.e. anything below dirt, sand, gravel. etc.). In real life, bedrock is breakable.
• Strongholds and the end portal can override generated bedrock.
• The bedrock texture, in both the Default and Programmer Art resource packs, is a variant of the stone block with increased contrast.
• Vexes and the ender dragon can fly through bedrock. Additionally, the ender dragon cannot break bedrock.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 

  A mineshaft that generated at bedrock level.

• 

  Three of the five bedrock barriers of a Classic map visible, with a 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 nether's last layer of bedrock.

• 

  Above nether's last layer of bedrock.

• 

  The correctly lined up wither head pareidolia image

External links

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