Sarah Brown
Mushroom blocks are solid blocks that make up huge mushrooms, which can be brown or red. The quickest way to break mushroom blocks is to use an axe, which will drop 0-2 mushroom items of the respective type. In Java Edition, only cap blocks drop mushroom items, whereas in Bedrock Edition, stem blocks drop mushrooms as well. In Bedrock Edition, commands can be used to obtain legacy variants of brown and red mushroom blocks with additional texture arrangements. To drop the blocks themselves, mushroom blocks must be mined with any tool with the Silk Touch enchantment.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Composition | Solid block that makes up a huge mushroom, consisting of a mushroom stem and brown or red mushroom blocks |
| Breaking tools | Fastest with an axe, but can also be broken with a fungi cutter or any tool with the Silk Touch enchantment |
| Drop items | 0-2 mushroom items of the respective type; in Java Edition, only cap blocks drop mushroom items, while in Bedrock Edition, stem blocks drop mushrooms as well |
| Variants | Brown and red mushroom blocks with additional texture arrangements, including all-pore blocks and cap texture blocks |
| Composting | Mushroom blocks can be used in the composter with an 85% chance of creating a new layer, while mushroom stems have a 65% chance |
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What You'll Learn
Use an axe to break mushroom blocks quickly
Mushroom blocks are solid blocks that make up huge mushrooms. They can be broken using an axe. An axe is a tool used to hasten the breaking of wood-based or other tough organic blocks. It can also be used to strip or scrape certain blocks or as a melee weapon. An axe can be used to break mushroom blocks quickly and efficiently.
In Minecraft, an axe can be used to break logs, blocks derived from wood, and some other blocks faster than using other tools. The speed at which axes of different qualities perform varies. For example, a stone axe can be purchased from Novice-level Toolsmith villagers, while an enchanted diamond axe can be purchased from expert-level Toolsmith villagers.
When using an axe to break mushroom blocks, it is important to note that the type of mushroom block and the Minecraft edition can impact the outcome. In the Java Edition, only cap blocks drop mushroom items, while in the Bedrock Edition, both cap and stem blocks drop mushrooms.
Using an axe to break mushroom blocks is a faster alternative to using a fungi cutter. The axe instantly breaks the blocks, allowing for a quicker collection of mushrooms. Therefore, if speed and efficiency are a priority, using an axe is a more effective method than a fungi cutter.
Overall, using an axe to break mushroom blocks is a quick and efficient method. It is a versatile tool that can be used for breaking various types of blocks and can be purchased or obtained through other means in the game. By breaking mushroom blocks with an axe, players can gather mushrooms at a faster rate compared to other tools.
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Use a tool with the Silk Touch enchantment to mine mushroom blocks
To break mushroom blocks in Minecraft, you can use a tool with the Silk Touch enchantment. This enchantment allows certain blocks to drop themselves as items when mined, rather than their usual drops.
In the game, mushroom blocks are most quickly broken with an axe, which will drop 0-2 mushroom items of the respective type. However, if you want to retrieve the mushroom block itself, you must use a tool with the Silk Touch enchantment. This enchantment is incompatible with Fortune, Looting, and Luck of the Sea. It also cannot be applied to swords or fishing rods in normal gameplay.
When mining mushroom blocks with Silk Touch, you may notice that the stems of the two types of huge mushrooms (brown and red) have the same appearance, but they have distinct IDs. Specifically, the ID of the mushroom stem item is always "brown_mushroom_block," even when mining the red mushroom stem with Silk Touch. There is also a block named "mushroom" in the inventory of creative mode, which is actually a "brown_mushroom_block" with the texture of air holes on all six sides.
It is worth noting that, in Java Edition, only cap blocks drop mushroom items when mined, while in Bedrock Edition, both cap and stem blocks drop mushrooms. Additionally, in Java Edition, if two similar mushroom blocks are placed next to each other and one is broken, the side of the remaining block that was facing the broken block will reveal the pore texture. This occurs because the sides of these blocks change texture when they touch another block of the same type.
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Bonemeal mushrooms to turn them into giant mushrooms
Mushroom blocks are solid blocks that make up huge mushrooms in Minecraft. They can be broken down using an axe, which is the fastest way to break them. Alternatively, they can be mined using any tool with the Silk Touch enchantment.
Huge mushrooms are tree-like features that can be found naturally in swamp, flower forest, dark forest, and mushroom fields biomes. They can also be grown from small mushrooms by applying bonemeal. Small mushrooms do not turn into huge mushrooms naturally. To grow huge mushrooms, players must apply bonemeal to small red or brown mushrooms planted on dirt, coarse dirt, grass blocks, rooted dirt, or moss blocks with a sky and block light level of 12 or less. They can also be planted on podzol, mycelium, or nylium at any light level. The volume the huge mushroom would generate in must be free of solid blocks, and there must be a minimum of 5 blocks above the mushroom, although 7 blocks allows most to spawn.
Each type of huge mushroom has its own space requirements. Huge brown mushrooms consist of a single stalk in the center, with a 7x7 canopy of brown mushroom blocks at the top with the corners missing. For the mushroom to grow, the lowest four blocks of the stem must be air or leaves, and a 7x7x(height-3) region above must be clear of anything except air or leaves. Huge red mushrooms, on the other hand, have a different canopy composed of five 3x3 slabs of red mushroom blocks arranged above and around the stalk, forming a "dome". Unlike brown mushrooms, red mushrooms only check the blocks directly above the small mushroom and do not require the rest of the dome to be clear of other blocks.
To bonemeal mushrooms and turn them into giant mushrooms, players must first create a 7x7x7 open space. The room must not be exposed to sunlight or the sky, unless using Mycellium. Then, place the mushroom in the center of the empty square on dirt, grass, or stone. Remove the top section, leaving the blocks around the mushroom. Add bonemeal, and a giant mushroom will grow.
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Use commands to obtain legacy variants of brown and red mushroom blocks
In Minecraft, the brown and red mushroom blocks (with the cap texture on all faces) are available in the Creative inventory. In Bedrock Edition, commands can be used to obtain legacy variants of brown and red mushroom blocks with additional texture arrangements, including a block with the pore texture on all sides and 9 blocks with the cap texture on top, one or two cap textures on adjacent sides, and the pore texture on the remaining sides and bottom.
To obtain the brown mushroom block, you can use the command:
/give @p minecraft:brown_mushroom_block 64 15
You can also use the "/setblock" command to place any valid block, even if you cannot obtain or place it properly.
For the red mushroom block, the "/give" command is:
/give @p minecraft:red_mushroom_block
Note that the availability of certain blocks and the effectiveness of commands may vary depending on the Minecraft version and platform. For example, in Bedrock Edition, there is no way to obtain a red mushroom block in Survival mode, and attempting to do so will result in a light brown (spore) mushroom block instead.
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Use a Fungi Cutter to break mushroom blocks
The Fungi Cutter is an EPIC Hoe used for mushroom farming. It is designed to be the best tool to instantly break crops and increase crop yield. However, its ability does not include breaking mushroom blocks, despite mushrooms being classified as fungi.
The Fungi Cutter is deemed less effective than other tools for breaking mushroom blocks. For mushrooms, the most effective way to farm is to use an axe and bonemeal the mushrooms into giant mushrooms. The axe instantly breaks the blocks, allowing for a faster collection of mushrooms.
The Fungi Cutter's ineffectiveness in breaking mushroom blocks has been a point of discussion among users, who have suggested that allowing it to instantly break mushroom blocks could make it a more useful tool. This change would bring it in line with other crop tools and provide an alternative to using an axe for mushroom farming.
Despite the Fungi Cutter's limitations with mushroom blocks, it is still a valuable tool for mushroom farming and can be purchased or traded. Its rarity was upgraded to EPIC in November 2023, and it requires a Farming X (10) skill level to utilize.
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Frequently asked questions
The quickest way to break mushroom blocks is to use an axe.
Another way to break mushroom blocks is to use a fungi cutter.
Mushroom blocks are made up of either brown or red mushroom blocks and consist of a mushroom stem.
When broken, mushroom blocks drop 0-2 mushroom items of the respective type.
To get mushroom blocks to drop when mined, use any tool with the Silk Touch enchantment.
