Reinforced deepslate is a block that spawns in ancient cities. It has high hardness, is immune to explosions and it cannot be obtained in Survival Mode.
Obtaining
Reinforced deepslate is not obtainable in Survival, even with Silk Touch, and is only available through the Creative inventory or commands. It cannot be pushed by a piston, it is highly blast resistant, has a higher hardness than obsidian, and it cannot be destroyed by the wither or ender dragon.
It has no tool associated with it.
| Block | Reinforced Deepslate | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 55 | |
| Breaking time (secs) | ||
| Default | 82.5 | |
Natural generation
56 blocks of reinforced deepslate are found in the central part of each ancient city, creating a portal-like frame structure.
Sounds
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.deepslate.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.deepslate.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.deepslate.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.deepslate.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block.deepslate.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.deepslate | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | place.deepslate | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.deepslate | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.deepslate | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step.deepslate | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump.deepslate | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.deepslate | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforced Deepslate | reinforced_deepslate | Block & Item | block.minecraft.reinforced_deepslate |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforced Deepslate | reinforced_deepslate | 721 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.reinforced_deepslate.name |
History
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.19 | Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 |  Added reinforced deepslate.
| |||
| Reinforced deepslate is movable by pistons, this is unintentional.[1] | |||||
| 22w13a | Added reinforced deepslate to the regular snapshot. | ||||
| Reinforced deepslate can no longer be moved by pistons. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.17.40 | beta 1.17.40.20 | Added mysterious_frame block in official Addon Documentation, using the name numerical ID as reinforced deepslate, alongside mysterious_frame_slot. | |||
| Wild Update (Experimental) | beta 1.18.30.32 | Added reinforced deepslate behind the "Wild Update" experimental toggle, replacing mysterious_frame. | |||
Removed mysterious_frame_slot. | |||||
| 1.19.0 | beta 1.19.0.20 | Reinforced deepslate is no longer locked behind Experimental Gameplay. | |||
| beta 1.19.0.24 | Reinforced deepslate can no longer be moved by pistons. | ||||
| beta 1.19.0.26 | Reinforced deepslate can no longer be destroyed by the Wither and Ender Dragon. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Reinforced Deepslate" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- According to Brandon Pearce, reinforced deepslate's job is to add mystery.[2]
- Despite being unobtainable in-game, in Craft Your Own Adventure: Wild Tales there is a path where the player is able to mine and obtain it.[3]
- In China Edition It’s referred to as “Mysterious Frame” and has a slotted version.
References
- ↑ "This was unintended, as I've mentioned to some people there is an interesting design space to be explored about wither-proof moveable blocks that you can't obtain by mining, and only moving. In saying that, I don't know if that's a space we're going to explore this update." – @kingbdogz on Twitter, February 18, 2022
- ↑ "People are talking about it a lot, which shows it did its job of adding mystery." – @kingbdogz on Twitter, February 24, 2022
- ↑ https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/craft-your-own-adventure--wild-tales/north#minereinforceddeeplsate