Minecraft Strategy Guide (Xbox 360)
Natural Blocks
| Name | Notes |
| Bedrock | Location: Layers, 0-3 and on the outer sides of The Nether. Collection: Cannot be destroyed by anything. Uses: Provides an impenetrable barrier so players do not fall into “The Void.” |
| Cactus | Location: Sand blocks that are not connected to water Collection: Mined by anything, inflict half a heart of damage when touched Uses: Simple traps, smelts into cactus green dye. |
| Clay block | Location: Found on the surface beside water sources. Usually surrounded by sand. Collection: Can be mined by anything. Once mined it will drop 4 balls of clay. Uses: Each ball of clay can be smelted into a brick, so each clay block can produce 4 bricks, 4 bricks can then be crafted into a brick block. |
| Coal Ore | Location: Any elevation Collection: Any pickaxe Uses: Torches and fuel for the furnace. |
| Cobblestone | Location: The outer walls of Dungeons. Collection: Can be mined form smoothstone or cobblestone by any pickaxe to provide a drop of Cobblestone. Also, it can be created when flowing lava hits water. Uses: One of the most common building blocks as it’s an infinite resource. Also it can be turned into Smoothstone when placed into a Furnace. |
| Diamond Ore | Location: Layers 0-19 Collection: Mined by an iron pickaxe, or higher. Uses: Diamond tools, armour, jukebox. |
| Dirt | Location: Can be found at any elevation, except in The Nether. Collection: Can be mined by absolutely anything, though a shovel will speed things up dramatically. Uses: Dirt is mainly used for farmland or scaffolding, this is as it is not effected by gravity and is very easy to destroy and move. |
| Glowstone | Location: Hanging from the roof of The Nether. Collection: Mined with any pickaxe to drop 2-5 pieces of Glowstone Dust. 4 pieces of Glowstone Dust can be crafted back into Glowstone. Uses: Glowstone is the strongest light source in the game. |
| Gold Ore | Location: Layers 0-35 Collection: Mined by an iron pickaxe, or higher. Uses: Powered rails, golden tools, etc. |
| Grass | Location: Found on the surface level anywhere in the world. in order for a Dirt block to turn into a Grass block the dirt needs to be next to another Grass block. Grass only spreads, it cannot be grown. Collection: Can be mined by absolutely anything, though a shovel will speed things up dramatically. Once mined a grass block drops a block of dirt. Uses: Passive mobs such as Cows, Pigs and Sheep spawn on Grass blocks. Also they make a very good front lawn. |
| Gravel | Location: Found at any elevation, mainly near ocean, underwater. Also can be found in The Nether. Collection: Can be mined by absolutely anything, though a shovel will speed things up dramatically. Occasionally, mining this block produces a drop of Flint instead of the usual Gravel. Uses: Used for decoration, or to obtain Flint. Also, this block is effected by gravity. |
| Ice | Location: The top layer of water turns to ice in a snow biome. Collection: Cannot be collected, but can be destroyed by anything. Uses: Frozen lakes. ice is also slippery. |
| Iron Ore | Location: Layers 0-67 Collection: Mined by a stone pickaxe or higher Uses: To get iron, for buckets, minecarts, better tools, etc |
| Lapis Lazuli Ore | Location: Layers 0-32 Collection: Mined by an iron pickaxe, or higher. Uses: Dyes |
| Lava | Location: Levels 0-12, or in the Oceans of The Nether, also can spawn at higher elevations in the overworld but rarer. Collection: Can be picked up by a bucket, this will remove the source. Only a source block can be picked up, flowing lava cannot. Uses: Lava burns down and flammable object it comes in contact with, provides a light source and can be used in a furnace to smelt 100 items. |
| Leaves | Location: Trees. Collection: Collected by shears. Can be destroyed by anything. Once destroyed there is a 1 in 10 chance of dropping a sapling. Uses: Hedges |
| Monster Spawner | Location: in the middle of Dungeons. Collection: Cannot be mined, only destroyed. Uses: Commonly used to farm resources, as placing a killing mechanism inside the room as any mob that spawns dies instantly, therefore giving you plenty of their drops |
| Moss Stone | Location: Floors of Dungeons Collection: Mined by any pickaxe to produce a drop of Moss Stone. Uses: A generally rare block. Can be used to created overgrown pathways. |
| Netherrack | Location: The Nether. Collection: Can be mined with any pickaxe. Uses: Burns forever when lighted with Flint&Steel, so makes good lights and fireplaces |
| Obsidian | Location: Occasional points underground where water meets a lava sources. Collection: Can only be mined with a Diamond pickaxe, and takes a while. Uses: Completely blast resistant, so no creeper or TNT can breach this. Can be used to protect stashes of your loot from greedy friends, or a lock on top of a chest. |
| Pumpkin | Location: Can spawn on grass or snow blocks Collection: Can be mined by anything Uses: Jack-O-Lantern, or can be worn as a helmet |
| Redstone Ore | Location: Layers 1-19 Collection: Mined by an iron pickaxe, or higher. Uses: Redstone wiring, dispensers, redstone torches, etc |
| Sand | Location: Found around water sources, or in desert biomes. Collection: Can be mined by absolutely anything, though a shovel will speed things up dramatically. Uses: Can be placed in a furnace with fuel to turn into Glass. Also, it is effected by gravity. Four pieces can be crafted into Sandstone. |
| Sandstone | Location: Found at the bottom of stacks of sand. Collection: Can be mined using any type of pickaxe, any other object will result in no drop. Uses: Can be used for decorative purposes, or 3 pieces of Sandstone can be crafted into 6 Sandstone slabs |
| Smoothstone | Location: The most abundant material in the game, if you cannot find it… Collection: Can only be mined by a pickaxe, this will provide a drop of Cobblestone. Also can be obtained by placing Cobblestone in a Furnace with sufficient fuel. Uses: Smooth walls/flooring. |
| Snow | Location: Snow biomes, on top of any other solid blocks. Collection: Can be destroyed by anything, but when mined with a shovel it produces 1 snowball. Uses: 4 snowballs can be crafted into a Block of Snow. |
| Soul Sand | Location: The Nether. Collection: Can be mined by anything, but a shovel is faster. Uses: Slows anything that walks on it down. |
| Water | Location: Any elevation in the world, most common in Ocean biomes. Collection: Can be picked up by a bucket, this will remove the source. Only a source block can be picked up, flowing water cannot. Uses: Water has an infinite amount of uses, from ferrying mobs around to watering your crops. Be inventive. it flows 8 blocks in a straight line, including the source. |
| Wood | Location: Trees. Most often found in forest biomes. in order to grow a tree, you must place a sapling in a dirt, (or grass), block. Then you can either wait, or use bone meal on it for instant growth Trees can be grown anywhere where there is dirt and direct sunlight to the sapling. (Even in The Nether!) Collection: Can be mined by absolutely anything, though an axe will speed things up dramatically. Uses: Can be used as a fuel, each log will fuel the furnace for 1.5 items. Also can be crafted into 4 wooden planks. |
0 Comments
You can be the first one to leave a comment.