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Block Strength is also a game feature of Minecraft.
More information can be found on the Minecraft Wiki at Breaking.

Block Strength is a vanilla mechanic that determines how fast a block can be broken by the player. It is affected by Tool Speed and Haste on a private island and by ⸕ Mining Speed on a public island.

For more information on how it works in the vanilla game and on private islands, see the official page on the Minecraft Wiki.

SkyBlock Behavior[]

While mining, ⸕ Mining Speed is dealt as damage to the block every tick. When enough damage is dealt, the block will break, dropping an item and turning into bedrock (outside of Crystal Hollows) for a few seconds.

If ⸕ Mining Speed is high enough, the block will be mined instantly.

Otherwise, damage is limited to 7.5x a block's strength, limiting the break time to 4 ticks (or 0.2s). This is known as a block's Softcap.

Formula[]

To determine the time to break a block we can use this formula. In the formula below, Mining Time is measured in ticks, where 1 tick is 0.05s. It is rounded to the nearest integer.

To get the time in seconds, divide the result by 20.

Softcap[]

Softcap limits how fast a block can be mined to at least 4 ticks (or 0.2s). To determine the mining speed needed to hit the softcap of a given block, use the following formula:

The softcap can be bypassed by breaking a block instantly.

Instant Mining[]

The softcap can be bypassed if the block is mined within a single Minecraft tick (0.05s). In this case, the block will break instantly.

To instantly break a block, mining speed needs to be 30x higher than a block's strength, or 60x if it's an ore.

Calculators[]

 calcpage  = Calculator:Mining Speed
 template  = Template:Calculator/Mining Speed
 form      = miningSpeedFromTicksCalcForm
 calcname  = Mining Speed Calculator
 result    = inner

 param     = block_strength|Block Strength|50|number
 param     = ticks|Ticks|3|number
 param     = block|Block Mined|Any other blocks|select|Netherrack / Stone / Cobblestone / Hard Stone,Any other blocks
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 calcpage  = Calculator:Ticks
 template  = Template:Calculator/Ticks
 form      = ticksFromMiningSpeedCalcForm
 result    = inner

 param     = block_strength|Block Strength|50|number
 param     = mining_speed|Mining Speed|500|number
 param     = block|Block Mined|Any other blocks|select|Netherrack / Stone / Cobblestone / Hard Stone,Any other blocks
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Note: this is the base amount of ticks, the real amount of ticks might be +1-2 or more depending on your ping

Examples[]

Blocks
Block Strength Softcap Instant Mine
Netherrack Netherrack 8 54 240
Stone Stone 15 101 450
Cobblestone Cobblestone 20 134 600
Hard Stone Hard Stone 50 334 1500
Dark Hard Stone 100 667 3000
End Stone End Stone 30 201 1800
Obsidian Obsidian 500 3334 30000
Ores
Block Strength Softcap Instant Mine
Vanilla Ores 30 201 1800
Pure Ores 600 4001 36000
Sulphur 500 3334 30000
Gray Mithril Ore 500 3334 30000
Green Mithril Ore 800 5334 48000
Blue Mithril Ore 1500 10001 90000
Titanium Ore 2000 13334 120000[Confirm]
Tungsten / Umber 5600 37334 336000[Confirm]
Glacite 6000 40001 360000[Confirm]
Ruby Gemstone 2300 15334 138000[Confirm]
Jade / Amber / Amethyst / Sapphire / Opal Gemstone 3000 20001 180000[Confirm]
Topaz Gemstone 3800 25334 228000[Confirm]
Jasper Gemstone 4800 32001 288000[Confirm]
Onyx / Aquamarine / Citrine / Peridot Gemstone 5200 34667 312000[Confirm]

History[]

SkyBlock Prototype
June 11, 20190.1Added Block Strength.
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