Minecraft
How to Craft a Snow Block in Minecraft
To craft a snow block in Minecraft you need four snowballs. Fill the four squares of the inventory 2×2, and one snow block comes out. Below are the items, the recipe, and where those snowballs come from.
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Snow Block| Item | Qty | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Snowball |
4 | Shovel snow layers in cold biomes, or wait for a snow golem drop. |
Snow Block specs
- Difficulty
- Early game
- Where it lives
- Craft. Cold biomes. Snow golems.
- Where to get it
- Craft four snowballs from snow layers. Silk Touch on a shovel keeps a placed block.
- Item ID
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minecraft:snow_block - Legacy item ID
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minecraft:snow - Numerical ID
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80 - Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 0.2
- Blast resistance
- 0.2
- Material
- snow
- Diggable
- Yes
- Give command
-
/give @p minecraft:snow_block 1
| Item | Time to break |
|---|---|
| Golden Shovel | 0.03s |
| Netherite Shovel | 0.03s |
| Diamond Shovel | 0.04s |
| Iron Shovel | 0.05s |
| Stone Shovel | 0.08s |
| Wooden Shovel | 0.15s |
| Hand | 0.3s |
Ingredient specs
Snowball
Early game- Where to get it
- Shovel snow layers in cold biomes, or wait for a snow golem drop.
- Where it lives
- Cold biomes. Snow golems.
- Item ID
minecraft:snowball- Numerical ID
332- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 16
- Renewable
- Yes
- Material
- Item
- Diggable
- No
Four snowballs
Break snow layers in cold biomes with a shovel: each layer drops a snowball. Snow golems drop snowballs too. Four balls fill one craft. Silk Touch on a shovel keeps the snow block itself if you already placed one.
Fill the 2×2
Open the inventory. Put one snowball in each of the four crafting squares. One snow block appears on the right; take it. The same four balls work on a Crafting Table.
A wall that melts in heat
Place it. Nearby torches and other bright blocks melt snow layers around it. Two snow blocks with a carved pumpkin on top become a snow golem. A shovel still breaks a placed block back into snowballs unless you use Silk Touch. A boat still rides ice faster than this block.
