Minecraft resource gathering/Using Silk Touch
Silk Touch is an enchantment for tools that makes blocks drop themselves when broken, even when they usually drop nothing (e.g. Glass) or another item (e.g. coal ore). This page is a guide to using Silk Touch.
Use
editLet's say you need coal ore for a build. When mining a block of coal ore, you would normally get coal. If you use Silk Touch, you would get the coal ore block you wanted. While nearly all blocks can be collected using Silk Touch, some blocks (listed below) can never drop themselves and have to be obtained through other means.
| Block | Alternative method |
|---|---|
| Cake | While Cake can be crafted, it is impossible to retrieve after you have placed it |
| Budding Amethyst | Budding Amethysts generate in Geodes, but cannot be moved |
| Monster Spawner | Spawners generate in Dungeons and Bastions, but cannot be moved |
| Reinforced Deepslate | Reinforced Deepslate generates in Ancient Cities, but cannot be moved |
| Powder Snow | Powder Snow can be picked up and placed with a Bucket |
| Frogspawn | Frogspawn blocks are placed by frogs and are unobtainable in Survival Mode |
| Frosted Ice | Frosted Ice blocks are plased by the Frost Walker enchantment and are unobtainable in Survival Mode |
Obtaining
editYou can enchant a tool with Silk Touch in two ways:
- Using an Enchanting Table
- Using a Silk Touch Enchanted Book at an anvil