Pale Moss Block

A pale moss block is a block that generates in pale gardens. Unlike moss blocks, pale moss blocks are flammable.

Pale Moss Block

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes  (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.1
Hardness	0.1
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	Yes
Catches fire from lava	Yes
Map color (Java)	22 COLOR_LIGHT_GRAY

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Obtaining

Breaking

Pale moss blocks can be mined using any tool or by hand, but a hoe is the quickest way to break it.

Block	Pale Moss Block
Hardness	0.1
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	0.15
Wooden	0.1
Stone	0.05
Iron	0.05
Diamond	0.05
Netherite	0.05
Golden	0.05
Options
Efficiency	0
Haste	0 JEBE

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

Pale moss blocks can be found on pale moss patches inside of pale gardens.

Trading

Pale moss blocks can be obtained by trading with a wandering trader, who may sell 2 for 1 emerald.

Post-generation

When bone meal is used on a pale moss block, moss spreads to any of the blocks listed below, if they have air blocks above them, in a corner-less 7×11×7 volume centered on the original pale moss block. Foliage can replace air on any of these blocks.

The following blocks can be replaced with pale moss blocks:

• Andesite
• Coarse Dirt
• Deepslate
• Diorite
• Dirt
• Granite
• Grass Block
• Moss Block
• Mud ‌
• Muddy Mangrove Roots ‌
• Mycelium
• Podzol
• Polished Andesite ‌
• Polished Diorite ‌
• Polished Granite ‌
• Rooted Dirt
• Stone
• Tuff

When a pale moss block generates, it has a chance to have short grass, tall grass, or a pale moss carpet growing on it.

Bone meal on pale moss blocks

Block	Chance
Short Grass	58.82%
Pale Moss Carpet	29.41%
Tall Grass	11.76%

Usage

All plants can be placed on pale moss except for cacti. Small dripleaves can be placed on pale moss, but only underwater. Big dripleaves cannot be placed on pale moss. Nether fungi can also be placed on it, while mushrooms can be placed only at light level 12 or below. Mushrooms placed on pale moss can be grown into huge mushrooms.

Unlike regular moss blocks, pale moss blocks cannot be used to increase the hatching speed of sniffer eggs.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Pale Moss Carpet	Pale Moss Block	3

Composting

Placing a pale moss block into a composter has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

Piston interactivity

Pale moss blocks are destroyed and dropped as items when pushed by pistons. They do not stick to sticky pistons, slime blocks, or honey blocks.

Sounds

[hide] v t e moss sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.moss.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	varies	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.moss.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.93	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.moss.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.moss.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.moss.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	[hide]Translation key
Pale Moss Block	pale_moss_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.pale_moss_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Pale Moss Block	pale_moss_block	1264	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -1009)	tile.pale_moss_block.name

History

September 28, 2024							Pale moss blocks were showcased on Minecraft Live 2024.
[hide]Java Edition
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Added pale moss blocks.
1.21.4			24w44a				Pale moss blocks can now be sold by wandering traders.
							Pale moss blocks can now be ignited by lava.
							Pale moss blocks do not generate anymore under pale oak trees grown from saplings.
1.21.5			25w02a				Big dripleaves can no longer be placed on top of pale moss blocks.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.20				Added pale moss blocks.
			Preview 1.21.50.26				Pale moss blocks now burn more quickly but take longer to catch on fire.
							Pale moss blocks can now be ignited by lava.
							Pale moss blocks do not generate anymore under pale oak trees grown from saplings.
1.21.60			Preview 1.21.60.25				Big dripleaves can no longer be placed on top of pale moss blocks.

Issues

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

Java Edition

• MC-278687 – Pale moss blocks support big dripleaves, not small dripleaves

Bedrock Edition

• MCPE-189928 – Pale moss blocks can convert polished andesite, polished diorite & polished granite into pale moss blocks

See also

• Moss Block