Chain
Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
6 |
Hardness |
5 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
Yes |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
Chains are metallic decoration blocks.
Contents
Obtaining
Breaking
Chains can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
Block | Chain | |
---|---|---|
Hardness | 5 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[FN 1] | ||
Default | 25 | |
Wooden | 3.75 | |
Stone | 1.9 | |
Iron | 1.25 | |
Diamond | 0.95 | |
Netherite | 0.85 | |
Golden | 0.65 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Chains generate in bastion remnants and sometimes in ruined portals that generate in the Nether. They always generate above magma cube spawners, also found in bastions.
Chains can also generate in mineshafts. They generate on the sides of a wooden bridge (a mid-air corridor) when the distance between the bridge and the highest solid block below it is higher than the distance to the lowest solid block above it. Chains here generate vertically in a pillar between the bridge and the ceiling. The lowest block of the pillar, connecting the chain to the bridge, is always an oak fence. [upcoming: JE 1.17]
Chest loot
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
---|---|---|---|---|
Java Edition | ||||
Chain | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 2–10 | 24.4% |
Bedrock Edition | ||||
Chain | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 2–10 | 31.5% |
Crafting
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|
Iron Nugget + Iron Ingot |
Usage
Chains can be used to suspend bells or both types of lanterns (normal lanterns and soul lanterns), as the chain texture connects to the chain of the lantern seamlessly as if it were part of it. Chains do not require a supporting block to be placed whether it is on the top, next to it or at the bottom. It can exist completely free-standing in mid air[1] and it can be rotated. Chains connect horizontally or vertically, but not across different orientations (so a chain with N orientation does not connect to a chain with E orientation in the adjacent block). Horizontal chains one block above a surface may be walked over. Horizontal chains two blocks above a surface prevent players from traveling past them. Vertical chains block travel if targeted directly, but may be skirted.
Precision is required, but chains can be walked on, allowing for inconspicuous, although somewhat costly, bridges.
Chains can be pushed by pistons without being broken.
Sounds
Template:Sound table/Block/Chain
Data values
ID
Name | Namespaced ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Chain | chain | Block & Item | block.minecraft.chain |
Chain | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Block | chain | 541 | Block | tile.chain.name |
Item | chain | 758 | Item | tile.chain.name |
Metadata
In Bedrock Edition, chains use the following data values:
Block states
History
Java Edition | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.16 | 20w16a | 32px 32px Added chains. | |||
Chains currently use the generic metal block sounds. | |||||
20w17a | Unique sounds have now been added for chains. | ||||
20w18a | Chains can now be waterlogged. | ||||
1.16.2 | Pre-release 1 | 32px32px Chains can now be placed in all orientations. | |||
Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
1.17 | 21w07a | Chains can now generate in mineshafts. | |||
21w13a | 32px32px32px The model of chains has been changed so that the backside texture is mirrored. | ||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | 32px 32px Added chains. | |||
Chains currently cannot be crafted. | |||||
beta 1.16.0.59 | Chains can now be crafted.[2] | ||||
beta 1.16.0.63 | Unique sounds have now been added for chains. | ||||
1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.54 | 32px32px Chains can now be placed in all orientations. |
Issues
Issues relating to "Chain" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- Chain is made out of two iron nuggets and one iron ingot, but its blast resistance is the same as the block of iron.
- A vertical chain, being a solid, but not a full block, allows for many sizes of mobs and players to pass alongside each piece horizontally.
- Despite its name, it cannot be crafted into chainmail armor.[3]
- If a sticky piston pulls a chain that is more than 1 block long, the chain breaks.
Gallery
- Chain with Lantern.png
A lantern hanging from a chain.
- Chain with Spawner.png
A spawner hanging with a chain found in the bastion remnants.
References
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