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Tuff

This article is about the block. For the mob that is in Mob Vote 2022, see Tuff Golem.
Tuff
Tuff.png
Renewable

No

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

6

Hardness

1.5

Luminant

No

Transparent

No

Flammable

No

Catches fire from lava

No

Tuff is an ornamental rock formed from volcanic ash, occurring in underground blobs below Y=16.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Tuff can generate in the Overworld in the form of blobs. Tuff attempts to generate 2 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-862, from elevations -63 to 16, in all biomes. Additionally, tuff can generate in an ore vein that consists of iron ore below Y=0.

Tuff can replace stone, diorite, andesite, granite, and deepslate. Any ore that generates in tuff becomes its deepslate variety. Tuff also generates occasionally in the deepslate layer below Y=0.

Breaking

Tuff drops as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block Tuff
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 7.5
Wooden 1.15
Stone 0.6
Iron 0.4
Diamond 0.3
Netherite 0.25
Golden 0.2
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Usage

Tuff is currently used only for decoration. It cannot be crafted into anything else.

Sounds

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.tuff.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.tuff.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.tuff.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.tuff.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.tuff.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.tuff1.01.0
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.tuff1.01.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.tuff1.01.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.tuff1.01.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.tuff1.01.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.tuff1.01.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.tuff1.01.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsTranslation key
TufftuffBlock & Itembase_stone_overworld
deepslate_ore_replaceables
dripstone_replaceable_blocks
lush_ground_replaceable
moss_replaceable
mineable/pickaxe
block.minecraft.tuff

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
Tufftuff588Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.tuff.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. Available with /give command.
  3. The block's direct item form has the same id with the block.

History

October 3, 2020Tuff JE1.png Tuff is shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of an amethyst geode.
Java Edition
1.1720w45aTuff JE1.png Added tuff.
Tuff generates as part of amethyst geodes.
November 18, 2020Tuff (pre-release).png JAPPA tweets an image of an alternate tuff texture.
1.1721w08aTuff no longer generates as part of amethyst geodes and instead generates in patches below Y=0.
21w11aOres that spawn in tuff now convert to their deepslate variant.
21w14aTuff blobs now also generate between Y=0 and Y=16.
21w15aDue to Caves and Cliffs being split into two parts, tuff now generates only between Y=0 and Y=16. because the world generation has been reverted.
21w16aIf the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack is applied to a world, tuff can now generate as part of iron ore veins below Y=0.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.50Tuff JE1.png Added tuff.
beta 1.17.0.52Tuff is no longer only available through Experimental Gameplay.
1.18.0beta 1.18.0.20Tuff blobs are now able to generate below Y=0.[1]

Issues

Issues relating to "Tuff" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

Trivia

  • In real life, tuff is a strong type of igneous rock which forms from compressed ash resulting from volcanic eruptions, which sees extensive use in Armenian architecture. Tuff in Minecraft is somewhat similar, with the texture representing that of a rough, uneven surface which appears to be the result of volcanic ash formation.

References

  1. MCPE-141452 – "Deep caves below y=0 don't have tuff patches" – resolved as "Fixed"