Heavy Core
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Heavy Core
| Rarity tier |
Epic |
|---|---|
| Renewable | |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool |
|
| Blast resistance |
1,200 |
| Hardness |
10 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
Yes |
| Waterloggable |
Yes |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color (JE) |
|
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A heavy core is a rare block that can only be obtained from ominous vaults found in trial chambers. It can be combined with a breeze rod to craft a mace.
Obtaining
[edit | edit source]Generated loot
[edit | edit source]| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition and Bedrock Edition | ||||
 Heavy Core
|
 Trial Chambers
|
Ominous vault | 1 | 7.5%{ "item": "Heavy Core", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.07499999999999996, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous vault" }
|
Breaking
[edit | edit source]A heavy core can be mined with any tool or by hand, but a pickaxe is the most effective. It always drops itself when mined.
| Block | Heavy Core
| |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 10 | |
| Tool | 
| |
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 15 | |
 Wooden
|
7.5 | |
 Stone
|
3.75 | |
 Copper
|
3 | |
 Iron
|
2.5 | |
 Diamond
|
1.9 | |
 Netherite
|
1.7 | |
 Golden
|
1.25 | |
Legend
- incorrect tool, drops nothing
- correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
- correct tool, drops the block itself
- italicized can be instant mined
- ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Usage
[edit | edit source]Crafting ingredient
[edit | edit source]| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Mace | Heavy Core + Breeze Rod |
  |
Note blocks
[edit | edit source]Heavy cores can be placed under note blocks to produce the "snare drum" sound.
Piston interactivity
[edit | edit source]In Bedrock Edition, just like glazed terracotta, heavy cores can be pushed by pistons but can't be pulled by sticky pistons. They also don't stick to slime blocks and honey blocks. In Java Edition, they can be both pushed and pulled by pistons. They also stick to slime blocks and honey blocks.
Sounds
[edit | edit source] heavy_core sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
heavy_core sound type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions [upcoming] | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key [upcoming] | Volume | Pitch |
| ? | Blocks | Once the block has broken | break | ? | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| ? | Blocks | When the block is placed | break | ? | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| ? | Players | While the block is in the process of being broken | step | ? | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| ? | Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | step | ? | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| ? | Players | Walking on the block | step | ? | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| ? | Players | Jumping from the block | step | ? | 0.12 | 1.1 | |
| ? | Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | step | ? | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Data values
[edit | edit source]ID
[edit | edit source]| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Core | heavy_core | Block & Item | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Core | heavy_core | -316 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
Block states
[edit | edit source]See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| waterlogged | false | falsetrue | Whether or not there's water in the same place as this heavy core. |
History
[edit | edit source]Teaser
[edit | edit source]| March 12, 2024 | Heavy cores are teased in a screenshot posted on social media. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Java Edition
[edit | edit source]| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w11a | Added heavy cores. | |||||
| 24w12a | Heavy cores can now be waterlogged. | ||||||
| Heavy cores stop lava flow instead of being destroyed by it. | |||||||
| Pushing a heavy core with a piston now moves the block, instead of popping it off. | |||||||
| Increased the blast resistance of the heavy core to match obsidian. | |||||||
| Mining a heavy core now takes 15 seconds, down from 45. | |||||||
Removed the unused orientation block state.
| |||||||
| Map color is now silver. | |||||||
| 24w13a | Heavy cores now are obtained from ominous vaults. | ||||||
| 24w14a | Heavy cores now has pickaxes as an appropriate tool. | ||||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | Heavy cores are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental data pack. | |||||
| pre2 | The rarity of heavy cores has been changed from "Common" to "Epic". | ||||||
Bedrock Edition
[edit | edit source]| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20.80 Experiment | Preview 1.20.80.22 | Added heavy cores. | |||||
| 1.21.0 Experiment | Preview 1.21.0.20 | Pushing a heavy core with a piston now moves the block, instead of popping it off. | |||||
The base color of heavy cores on maps is now METAL. | |||||||
| 1.21.0 | Preview 1.21.0.22 | Heavy cores are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental toggle. | |||||
| 1.21.20 | Preview 1.21.10.22 | The rarity of heavy cores has been changed from "Common" to "Epic". | |||||
_BE2.png){kind=small} Heavy cores in the inventory have been scaled to the size of a full block.
| |||||||
| Heavy cores are now centered in item frames. | |||||||
| 1.21.50 | Preview 1.21.50.20 | Heavy cores are faster to mine without a pickaxe. | |||||
| A note block placed above a heavy core now plays the "snare drum" sound instead of the "harp" sound. | |||||||
| Preview 1.21.50.24 | Item texture of heavy cores has been changed. | ||||||
Issues
[edit | edit source]Issues relating to "Heavy Core" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- The block is described by Mojang as 'dense' and 'mysterious'.[1]
Gallery
[edit | edit source]-
The first screenshot of a heavy core (left) and breeze rod (top right) on the game over screen. Notice the tilting caused by MCPE-179365.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Minecraft Preview 1.20.80.22" by Matt Gartzke – Minecraft.net, March 14, 2024.
