Block
Soul Sand
- Namespaced ID
- minecraft:soul_sand
- Numeric ID
- 273
- Edition
- Java 1.21.8
/setblock command
Replace ~ ~ ~ with absolute coordinates to place this block at a fixed location.
Block properties
- Hardness
- 0.5
- Blast resistance
- 0.5
- Material
- mineable / shovel
- Diggable
- Yes
- Transparent
- No
- Light emitted
- 0 / 15
- Light filtered
- 15 / 15
- Block state IDs
- 6029
Mining time
Break time per pickaxe tier. Tools that can't harvest the block take 5× longer and won't drop the item.
| Pickaxe | Break time | Drops? |
|---|---|---|
 Wooden | 0.38s | ✓ |
 Stone | 0.19s | ✓ |
 Iron | 0.13s | ✓ |
 Golden | 0.06s | ✓ |
 Diamond | 0.09s | ✓ |
 Netherite | 0.08s | ✓ |
Drops
See Soul Sand as an item → for /give command and recipes.