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
If the calculator fails to load up, please report to a Code Editor.
Note: this is the base amount of ticks, the real amount of ticks might be +1-2 or more depending on your ping
Examples[]
Block | Strength | Softcap | Instant Mine |
---|---|---|---|
Netherrack | 8 | 54 | 240 |
Stone | 15 | 101 | 450 |
Cobblestone | 20 | 134 | 600 |
Hard Stone | 50 | 334 | 1500 |
Dark Hard Stone | 100 | 667 | 3000 |
End Stone | 30 | 201 | 1800 |
Obsidian | 500 | 3334 | 30000 |
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 | ||
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June 11, 2019 | 0.1 | Added Block Strength. |