Granite Wall

For other uses, see Granite (disambiguation).
Granite Wall
Granite Wall.png: Infobox image for Granite Wall the block in Minecraft
Invicon Granite Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Granite Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Granite Wall
Invicon Granite Wall BE.png: Inventory sprite for Granite Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Granite Wall
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool
Blast resistance

6

Hardness

1.5

Luminous

No

Transparent

Yes

Waterloggable

Yes

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No

A granite wall is a decorative wall variant of granite that generates in desert villages and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Granite walls can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block BlockSprite granite-wall.png: Sprite image for granite-wall in MinecraftGranite Wall
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2
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
  1. These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

An isometric render of a desert village armorer building.

Each desert village armorer building generates with 2 granite walls as the top part of its chimney.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Granite
Invicon Granite.png: Inventory sprite for Granite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Granite with description: GraniteInvicon Granite.png: Inventory sprite for Granite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Granite with description: GraniteInvicon Granite.png: Inventory sprite for Granite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Granite with description: GraniteInvicon Granite.png: Inventory sprite for Granite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Granite with description: GraniteInvicon Granite.png: Inventory sprite for Granite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Granite with description: GraniteInvicon Granite.png: Inventory sprite for Granite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Granite with description: Granite
Invicon Granite Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Granite Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Granite Wall6

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Granite
Invicon Granite.png: Inventory sprite for Granite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Granite with description: GraniteInvicon Granite Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Granite Wall in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Granite Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Granite Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Granite Wall

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all walls, see Wall § Usage.

Note blocks

Granite walls can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite bricks.png: Sprite image for bricks in Minecraft normal sound type
SoundClosed captions
[upcoming: BE 26.0]
SourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation key
[upcoming: BE 26.0]
VolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.8-1.0
​Block brokenBlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.8-1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit0.27 [sound 1]0.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.221.0
  1. MCPE-169612 — Many blocks make slightly different sounds to stone

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite granite-wall.png: Sprite image for granite-wall in Minecraft Granite Wallgranite_wallBlock & Itemwallswalls block.minecraft.granite_wall

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite granite-wall.png: Sprite image for granite-wall in Minecraft Granite Wallgranite_wallcobblestone_wall / 2-972Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.cobblestone_wall.granite.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 as the block.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
eastnonelow
none
tall
How the wall extends from the center post to the east.
northnonelow
none
tall
How the wall extends from the center post to the north.
southnonelow
none
tall
How the wall extends from the center post to the south.
uptruefalse
true
When true, the wall has a center post.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this wall.
westnonelow
none
tall
How the wall extends from the center post to the west.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
wall_connection_type_eastNot Supportednonenone
short
tall
UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the east.
wall_connection_type_northNot Supportednonenone
short
tall
UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the north.
wall_connection_type_southNot Supportednonenone
short
tall
UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the south.
wall_connection_type_westNot Supportednonenone
short
tall
UnsupportedHow the wall extends from the center post to the west.
wall_post_bitNot Supportedtruefalse
true
UnsupportedWhether or not the wall has a center post.

History

Announcement

October 9, 2018 Granite walls are announced.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1418w43a Added granite walls.
18w50aGranite walls can now generate in the updated desert villages.
19w11aMoved granite walls from the Building Blocks tab to the Decoration Blocks tab in the Creative inventory.[1]
1.1620w06aGranite walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically. Their block states now use "none" "low" and "tall" for east/west/north/south directional values.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Added granite walls.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of granite walls has been updated.
Granite walls can now generate in the new desert villages.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51Granite walls no longer have gaps when stacked vertically.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.21The different wall block type block states for the cobblestone_wall ID have been split up into their own IDs.
Decreased the hardness of granite walls from 2 to 1.5.

PlayStation 4 Edition

PlayStation 4 Edition
1.88 Added granite walls.
1.90 The texture of granite walls has been updated.
1.91Granite walls can now generate in the new desert villages.

Issues

Issues relating to "Granite Wall" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

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