Types of dirt blocks in Minecraft

11.25.2022

The most commonly used block in Minecraft is the dirt block. Millions of blocks make up the vast sandbox. Every entity, large or small, is made of blocks. Players will likely find a dirt block when they enter the world. This block is usually covered with grass.

Although there are many blocks that can be obtained as players advance in the game, the most reliable and accessible is this one. These blocks can be used as temporary building blocks, which can be used to build larger structures for farming or decoration.

Players will be able to see that there are many types of these blocks. They all generate in different biomes and have unique properties.

Each type of dirt block found in Minecraft is listed

1) Grass block

This block is the most common in the game. This is often the first thing players see when they spawn in the game. These blocks are used to cover the majority of the land biomes within the overworld.

These are the green grass varieties. These blocks can be used to grow all types of trees, flowers and bushes. Players will need a magical silk touch shovel to get it.

2) Dirt

This block is the most commonly found in the game's world. It also includes stone and deepslate. Players will discover a normal dirt block underneath them when they shovel grass blocks.

The blocks can be continued for several blocks until the stone appears. To get it, players can either dig it up or break it with their fingers. These grass blocks are a temporary building block that is easily accessible. A grass block that is not broken with a silk touch shovel will fall as dirt.

3) Farmland

Another variant is the farmland block, which can be used to grow crops. Because the crops and seeds cannot be sown on regular grass blocks, players must use a hoe in order to till the land. These blocks can change in color if a water block is nearby, making them more fertile to grow crops.

4) Rooted dirt

Rooted dirt was a new variant introduced in the 1.17 update. This block is unique because it only generates below an Azalea or Lush cave biome. These blocks will be slightly different from normal dirt if players dig near an Azalea trees. These blocks can be found all the way to the Lush cave below.

5) Dirt path

These blocks are likely to be seen by players who visit villages in the Overworld. These are known as dirt paths because they connect different villages houses together.

To get them, players can just shovel them. They can also create a dirt path block by right-clicking the dirt block using a shovel.

6) Coarse dirt

This block is a special type of one that cannot be cultivated by grass. It is basically a mix of dirt and gravel. You can turn it into normal dirt by using a shovel. They are most common in windswept savannas, wooded bandslands, and old growth Taiga biomes.

7) Podzol

This rare variant is only found in bamboo forests and old growth taiga. Mushrooms can grow properly on podzols, unlike other blocks. It is a dark brown color with no grass, but players can plant several saplings or flowers.

8) Mycelium

This dirt block is extremely rare and only produces mushrooms in field biomes. This block is not suitable for growing any type of green vegetation. It is meant only to grow mushrooms.

You need a silk touch shovel to get it. Otherwise, it will just drop like normal dirt. It can be spread among normal dirt and transform other blocks into mycelium.