Block of Diamond

A block of diamond is a precious mineral block equivalent to nine diamonds.

Block of Diamond

Renewable	No (except via vault)
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (Java)	31 DIAMOND

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Obtaining

Breaking

Blocks of diamond can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better.

Block	Block of Diamond
Hardness	5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	25
Wooden	12.5
Stone	6.25
Iron	1.25
Diamond	0.95
Netherite	0.85
Golden	2.1
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

Natural generation

Diamond blocks spawn as the cores of "obsidian rooms" and "lava rooms" in woodland mansions.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Block of Diamond	Trial Chambers	Corridor pot	1	0.3% { "item": "Block of Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.002849002849002802, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }
		Intersection chest	1	2.3% { "item": "Block of Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.023076060388812714, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
		Ominous Vault	1	2.8% { "item": "Block of Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.02758620689655178, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous Vault" }

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Diamond

Usage

Blocks of diamond can be used to store diamonds in a compact fashion.

Beacons

Blocks of diamond can be used to "power" a beacon. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of diamond blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7 and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely diamond blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron, blocks of gold, blocks of netherite, and blocks of emerald.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Diamond	Block of Diamond	9

Sounds

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e metal sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.metal.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	1.2	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.metal.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	1.2	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.metal.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.75	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.metal.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	1.25	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.metal.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.5	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e metal sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	1.1-1.2
	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	1.2-1.25
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.3	0.75
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.35	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
Block of Diamond	diamond_block	Block & Item	beacon_base_blocks mineable/pickaxe needs_iron_tool	block.minecraft.diamond_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Block of Diamond	diamond_block	57	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.diamond_block.name

Achievements

[hide]
Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		The Beaconator	Create and fully power a Beacon	Be within a 20×20×14 cuboid centered on the pyramid when the beacon block realizes it is fully powered.	60	Gold

History

[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100128-2200				Added diamond block.
			20100129-1447				Blocks of emeralds can now be crafted from 4 diamonds.
			20100130				Diamond blocks are now more expensive, requiring 9 diamonds (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2).
							Diamond blocks can be uncrafted into 9 diamonds.
[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0			?				The texture application of diamond blocks has changed.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.2							The side and bottom textures of blocks of diamonds have now been removed from terrain.png.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5				The texture of diamond blocks has slightly changed. The texture has been given less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
1.4.2			12w32a				Diamond blocks can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
1.11			16w39a				Diamond blocks can now be found in woodland mansions.
July 19, 2017							Jeb tweets image of new obsidian and diamond block textures.
July 20, 2017							Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture.
July 11, 2018							Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed.
			18w47a				The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed, once again.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Blocks of diamond can now be found in trial chambers intersection chests and decorated pots.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21			24w13a				Blocks of diamond can now be found in ominous vaults.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release							Added blocks of diamonds.
v0.2.0							The texture of diamond blocks has slightly changed. The texture has less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
v0.3.2							Blocks of diamond can now be crafted from 6 diamonds.
							Now diamond blocks can be uncrafted into 9 diamonds.
v0.3.3							Blocks of diamond now requiring 9 diamonds instead of 6.
v0.16.0			build 4				Blocks of diamonds can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Diamond blocks can now be found in woodland mansions.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed.
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Blocks of diamond can now be found in trial chambers intersection chests and decorated pots.
1.21.0 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.21.0.20				Blocks of diamond can now be found in ominous vaults.
[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 blocks of diamonds.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Blocks of diamonds can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Diamond blocks can now be found in woodland mansions.
			1.90				The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added blocks of diamonds.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100128-2200				Initially, diamond blocks were referred to as "emerald blocks".
			20100130				"Emerald blocks" from the previous version are now referred to as diamond blocks.
[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 57.

Issues

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

Gallery

• 

  A pile of diamond blocks.

Development images

• 

  A teaser image released by Jeb of updated block of diamond textures.

In other media

• 

  Certified diamond tested by the diamond tester.

Trivia

• The block of diamond has the same texture as the block of gold, but tinted blue. This is also true of its texture from before the Texture Update.

External links

• Block of the Week: Diamond – Minecraft.net on April 7, 2017