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Pale Moss Block

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Pale Moss Block
Pale Moss Block.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Pale Moss Block'
Invicon Pale Moss Block.png: Inventory sprite for Pale Moss Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Pale Moss Block
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A pale moss block is a block that generates in pale gardens. Unlike regular moss blocks, pale moss blocks are flammable.

Obtaining

Breaking

Pale moss blocks can be mined using any tool or by hand, but a hoe is the quickest way to break it.

Block BlockSprite pale-moss-block.png: Sprite image for pale-moss-block in MinecraftPale Moss Block
Hardness 0.1
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 0.15
ItemSprite wooden-hoe.png: Sprite image for wooden-hoe in MinecraftWooden 0.1
ItemSprite stone-hoe.png: Sprite image for stone-hoe in MinecraftStone 0.05
ItemSprite copper-hoe.png: Sprite image for copper-hoe in MinecraftCopper 0.05
ItemSprite iron-hoe.png: Sprite image for iron-hoe in MinecraftIron 0.05
ItemSprite diamond-hoe.png: Sprite image for diamond-hoe in MinecraftDiamond 0.05
ItemSprite netherite-hoe.png: Sprite image for netherite-hoe in MinecraftNetherite 0.05
ItemSprite golden-hoe.png: Sprite image for golden-hoe in MinecraftGolden 0.05
Options
Efficiency
000
Haste
001
1JEBE
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 § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Pale moss blocks can be found on pale moss patches inside of pale gardens.

Trading

Wandering traders may sell 2 pale moss blocks for 1 emerald.

VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receivesTrades in
stock		Villager
experience		Price
multiplier
JEBE
Wandering TraderOrdinary7%7%Emerald2 × Pale Moss Block5——

Mob loot

In Bedrock Edition, wandering traders have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of Looting) to drop 2 pale moss blocks when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an emerald.

Post-generation

When bone meal is used on a pale moss block, moss spreads to any of the blocks listed below, if they have air blocks above them, in a corner-less 7×11×7 volume centered on the original pale moss block. Foliage can replace air on any of these blocks.

The following blocks can be replaced with pale moss blocks:

When a pale moss block generates, it has a chance to have short grass, tall grass, or a pale moss carpet growing on it.

Bone meal on pale moss blocks
Block Chance
Short Grass 58.82%
Pale Moss Carpet 29.41%
Tall Grass 11.76%

Usage

Most plants can be placed on pale moss except for cacti. Small dripleaves can be placed on pale moss, but only underwater. Big dripleaves cannot be placed on pale moss. Nether fungi can also be placed on it, while mushrooms can be placed only at light level 12 or below. Mushrooms placed on pale moss can be grown into huge mushrooms.

Unlike regular moss blocks, pale moss blocks cannot be used to increase the hatching speed of sniffer eggs.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Pale Moss Carpet Pale Moss Block

Composting

Placing a pale moss block into a composter has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

Piston interactivity

Pale moss blocks are destroyed and dropped as items when pushed by pistons. They do not stick to sticky pistons, slime blocks, or honey blocks.

Sounds

BlockSprite moss-block.png: Sprite image for moss-block in Minecraft moss sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.moss.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​varies [sound 1]0.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.moss.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​0.930.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.moss.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.moss.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.moss.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016
  1. ↑ 0.93 for all except break1, which is 0.95

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite pale-moss-block.png: Sprite image for pale-moss-block in Minecraft Pale Moss Blockpale_moss_blockBlock & Itemblocks_motion_no_leaves
moss_blocks
mineable/hoe
sniffer_diggable_block		moss_blocks
sulfur_cube_archetype/fast_flat		 block.minecraft.pale_moss_block

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite pale-moss-block.png: Sprite image for pale-moss-block in Minecraft Pale Moss Blockpale_moss_block1264Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -1009)		 tile.pale_moss_block.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.

History

Showcase

September 28, 2024 Pale moss blocks were showcased on Minecraft Live 2024. The pale moss block, carpet, and hanging moss were inspired by Spanish moss and white moss and were blended together to create pale moss.[1]

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.21.2
Experiment
Winter Drop		24w40a Added pale moss blocks.
1.21.424w44aPale moss blocks can now be sold by wandering traders.
Pale moss blocks can now be ignited by lava.
Pale moss blocks do not generate anymore under pale oak trees grown from saplings.
1.21.525w02aBig dripleaves can no longer be placed on top of pale moss blocks.[2]
26.1snap6Pale moss blocks are now included in the block tag #moss_blocks instead of #dirt.
Pale moss blocks are now included in the item tag #moss_blocks
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb pale moss blocks, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.20 Added pale moss blocks.
Preview 1.21.50.26Pale moss blocks now burn more quickly but take longer to catch on fire.
Pale moss blocks can now be ignited by lava.
Pale moss blocks do not generate anymore under pale oak trees grown from saplings.
1.21.60Preview 1.21.60.25Big dripleaves can no longer be placed on top of pale moss blocks.[3]
26.20Preview 26.20.23Using bone meal on a pale moss block no longer converts polished granite, polished andesite, and polished diorite into pale moss.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb pale moss blocks, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

Issues

Issues relating to "Pale Moss Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft Live 2024: Developer After-Show" – Minecraft on YouTube, September 28, 2024
  2. ↑ MC-278687 – Pale moss blocks support big dripleaves, not small dripleaves
  3. ↑ MCPE-189264 – Pale moss blocks support big dripleaves, not small dripleaves – resolved as "Fixed".

Sources