Java Edition:Block Transmutation

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Block Transmutation
The 1.7 arrow transmutation being used on stone bricks
Versions Obtainable
Version range	Indev 0.31 20100124 - Indev 0.31 20100205
Version range #2	Infdev 20100327
Version range #3	Beta 1.7 - 14w21b

Block Transmutation is a powerful method that allowed for most blocks to be given any data value including invalid data values (commonly shortened to IDV). The blocks with invalid data values vanish in 14w26a (1.8 snapshot) but a few blocks can be mined to receive an invalid data value item that will remain until 17w47a (1.13 snapshot).

Block Data Value Transmutation Methods

Prior to the deployment of block states, blocks would rely on metadata for many things. Originally this was just for functional versions of the block such as crop and sapling growth states, facing directions and door openness, but starting in Beta 1.2 it would begin to see use for variants of blocks, such as different wool colorations. There are several known ways to change the metadata values of blocks to arbitrary values, which are listed below.

Random Indev Data Values Transmutation

This Indev world has been converted so that all blocks are wool and so the data values of all blocks can be seen.

From Indev 0.31 20100124 to Indev 0.31 20100205, all placed blocks have random data values from 0 to 7. This also includes air getting random data values when a block is broken. This method can be performed on every block that existed except gears (redstone wire), diamond ore, flowing water, and flowing lava which cannot be placed because they are unobtainable. Several of the items for placement could only be obtained in Indev chests from Indev 0.31 20100124-1 to Indev 0.31 20100128. Although very simple to perform, the exact data value cannot be controlled.

In addition, some blocks that naturally generate have these random data values. The grass block, leaves, and logs that generate in a new world have random data values from 0 to 7. Additionally, the cobblestone, mossy cobblestone, torch, and chest blocks that generate in the Indev house have these random data values. The number of chests in the Indev House varied during these versions. The exact differences in the Indev house can be viewed at this Minecraft Wiki page. All chests were removed in Indev 0.31 20100130. Other than these seven blocks, all blocks generate with data value 0.

The data values will be discontinued in Indev versions that are Indev 20100206 or later. In order to update the world into Infdev and later, Indev level conversion must be used.

A collapsible table below indicates whether each block can be transmutated using this method through placement and generation.

Random Indev Data Values Block List

Numeric ID	Block ID	Does it Work from Placement?	Does it Work from Generation?
0	air	Yes	DV Zero
1	stone	Yes	DV Zero
2	grass	Yes	Yes
3	dirt	Yes	DV Zero
4	cobblestone	Yes	Yes
5	planks	Yes	Doesn't Generate
6	sapling	Yes	Doesn't Generate
7	bedrock	Yes	DV Zero
8	flowing_water	No	Doesn't Generate
9	water	Yes	DV Zero
10	flowing_lava	No	Doesn't Generate
11	lava	Yes	DV Zero
12	sand	Yes	DV Zero
13	gravel	Yes	DV Zero
14	gold_ore	Yes	DV Zero
15	iron_ore	Yes	DV Zero
16	coal_ore	Yes	DV Zero
17	log	Yes	Yes
18	leaves	Yes	Yes
19	sponge	Yes	Doesn't Generate
20	glass	Yes	Doesn't Generate
21	lapis_ore	Yes	Doesn't Generate
22	lapis_block	Yes	Doesn't Generate
23	dispenser	Yes	Doesn't Generate
24	sandstone	Yes	Doesn't Generate
25	noteblock	Yes	Doesn't Generate
26	bed	Yes	Doesn't Generate
27	golden_rail	Yes	Doesn't Generate
28	detector_rail	Yes	Doesn't Generate
29	sticky_piston	Yes	Doesn't Generate
30	web	Yes	Doesn't Generate
31	tallgrass	Yes	Doesn't Generate
32	deadbush	Yes	Doesn't Generate
33	piston	Yes	Doesn't Generate
34	piston_head	Yes	Doesn't Generate
35	wool	Yes	Doesn't Generate
36	piston_extension	Yes	Doesn't Generate
37	yellow_flower	Yes	DV Zero
38	red_flower	Yes	DV Zero
39	brown_mushroom	Yes	DV Zero
40	red_mushroom	Yes	DV Zero
41	gold_block	Yes	Doesn't Generate
42	iron_block	Yes	Doesn't Generate
43	double_stone_slab	Yes	Doesn't Generate
44	stone_slab	Yes	Doesn't Generate
45	brick_block	Yes	Doesn't Generate
46	tnt	Yes	Doesn't Generate
47	bookshelf	Yes	Doesn't Generate
48	mossy_cobblestone	Yes	Yes
49	obsidian	Yes	Doesn't Generate
50	torch	Yes	Yes
51	fire	Yes	Doesn't Generate
52	mob_spawner	Yes	Doesn't Generate
53	wooden_stairs	Yes	Doesn't Generate
54	chest	Yes	Yes
55	redstone_wire	No	Doesn't Generate
56	diamond_ore	No	DV Zero
57	diamond_block	Yes	Doesn't Generate
58	crafting_table	Yes	Doesn't Generate

Preserved Data Value Transmutation

From Infdev 20100316 to Infdev 20100327, blocks would not reset their data value (DV) to 0 upon breaking, preserving the DV originally contained in the block. Out of these versions, only Infdev 20100327 can be saved. Infdev 20100330 fixed this bug. This allowed any placed block in these versions to have any DV from 0-15, including non-solid blocks such as saplings or wheat. The most simple way of gaining every DV is to use fire to increment the DV.

This table shows which DVs are obtainable from a certain block and how to obtain it. Note that once you change the DV of a block, it is impossible to get it back to 0. Multiple methods can also be combined.

Block	Possible DVs	Type	Method
Torch	1-5	Overwrite	Place a torch down in different orientations.
Farmland	7	Overwrite	Hydrate the farmland.
Wheat	1-7	Increment	Allow wheat to grow.
Sapling	1-15	Increment	Allow sapling to grow. Above DV 8 a block must be placed above to prevent it from turning into a tree.
Fire	1-15	Increment	Place a fire with flint and steel. The first time it goes out, it will be DV 5. If extinguished before it reaches DV 5, it will be lower than that. Each subsequent relighting of the same block will increase it by 1. So, the second time you relight it will get to DV 6, third time will be 7, etc.
Furnace/Lit Furnace	2-5	Overwrite	Place a furnace down in different orientations.

• Preserved Data Value Transmutation Examples

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  Torch Orientations.

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  Data Values From Each Orientation.

- Images may be slightly off depending on the way that the player is facing in the world.

Orientation	Data Value
Down Torch (Down Arrow)	Data Value 1
Up Torch (Up Arrow)	Data Value 2
Left Torch (Left Arrow)	Data Value 3
Right Torch (Right Arrow)	Data Value 4
Standing Torch (Dot)	Data Value 5

Preserved Data Value Transmutation Block List

Numeric ID	Block ID	Does it work?
0	air	Yes
1	stone	Yes
2	grass	Yes
3	dirt	Yes
4	cobblestone	Yes
5	planks	Yes
6	sapling	Yes
7	bedrock	Yes
8	flowing_water	No
9	water	Yes
10	flowing_lava	No
11	lava	Yes
12	sand	Yes
13	gravel	Yes
14	gold_ore	Yes
15	iron_ore	Yes
16	coal_ore	Yes
17	log	Yes
18	leaves	Yes
19	sponge	Yes
20	glass	Yes
21	lapis_ore	Yes
22	lapis_block	Yes
23	dispenser	Yes
24	sandstone	Yes
25	noteblock	Yes
26	bed	Yes
27	golden_rail	Yes
28	detector_rail	Yes
29	sticky_piston	Yes
30	web	Yes
31	tallgrass	Yes
32	deadbush	Yes
33	piston	Yes
34	piston_head	Yes
35	wool	Yes
36	piston_extension	Yes
37	yellow_flower	Yes
38	red_flower	Yes
39	brown_mushroom	Yes
40	red_mushroom	Yes
41	gold_block	Yes
42	iron_block	Yes
43	double_stone_slab	Yes
44	stone_slab	Yes
45	brick_block	Yes
46	tnt	Yes
47	bookshelf	Yes
48	mossy_cobblestone	Yes
49	obsidian	Yes
50	torch	No
51	fire	No
52	mob_spawner	Yes
53	wooden_stairs	Yes
54	chest	Yes
55	redstone_wire	No
56	diamond_ore	Yes
57	diamond_block	Yes
58	crafting_table	Yes
59	wheat	Yes
60	farmland	Yes
61	furnace	No
62	lit_furnace	No

Liquid Transmutation

From Beta 1.7 to release 1.2.3, blocks could be transmuted by chaining the updates from water or lava flowing into a zero tick generator to move another block into the liquid's former location instantly. The data value of the pushed block would be changed to the flow state the liquid was in. Liquids flowing on a flat surface will generate data values 1 to 7, and allowing the liquid to flow one block down from flat flows will generate data values 8 to 15. Every block from the source increments the resulting data value by one. Due to the requirement of needing to be able to be moved by pistons, only blocks that are moveable by pistons may be transmuted with this method.

Most devices for liquid transmutation are directional and or locational due to the method used to generate zero tick pulses, so one will have to likely test multiple locations and or rotations until a valid one is found. A valid location and rotation will work in all worlds and versions, so the device won't have to be moved once built. Some tutorials are provided below of commonly used designs, and are listed by the directionality and or locationality required.

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  An example of a liquid transmutation machine (locational and directional)

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  Different data values given by water at shown distances

Liquid Transmutation Block List

Numeric ID	Block ID	Does it work?
0	air	No
1	stone	Yes
2	grass	Yes
3	dirt	Yes
4	cobblestone	Yes
5	planks	Yes
6	sapling	No
7	bedrock	No
8	flowing_water	No
9	water	No
10	flowing_lava	No
11	lava	No
12	sand	Yes
13	gravel	Yes
14	gold_ore	Yes
15	iron_ore	Yes
16	coal_ore	Yes
17	log	Yes
18	leaves	No
19	sponge	Yes
20	glass	Yes
21	lapis_ore	Yes
22	lapis_block	Yes
23	dispenser	No
24	sandstone	Yes
25	noteblock	No
26	bed	No
27	golden_rail	Yes
28	detector_rail	Yes
29	sticky_piston	Yes
30	web	No
31	tallgrass	No
32	deadbush	No
33	piston	Yes
34	piston_head	No
35	wool	Yes
36	piston_extension	No
37	yellow_flower	No
38	red_flower	No
39	brown_mushroom	No
40	red_mushroom	No
41	gold_block	Yes
42	iron_block	Yes
43	double_stone_slab	Yes
44	stone_slab	Yes
45	brick_block	Yes
46	tnt	Yes
47	bookshelf	Yes
48	mossy_cobblestone	Yes
49	obsidian	No
50	torch	No
51	fire	No
52	mob_spawner	No
53	wooden_stairs	Yes
54	chest	No
55	redstone_wire	No
56	diamond_ore	Yes
57	diamond_block	Yes
58	crafting_table	Yes
59	wheat	No
60	farmland	Yes
61	furnace	No
62	lit_furnace	No
63	standing_sign	No
64	wooden_door	No
65	ladder	No
66	rail	Yes
67	stone_stairs	Yes
68	wall_sign	No
69	lever	No
70	stone_pressure_plate	No
71	iron_door	No
72	wooden_pressure_plate	No
73	redstone_ore	Yes
74	lit_redstone_ore	Yes
75	unlit_redstone_torch	No
76	redstone_torch	No
77	stone_button	No
78	snow_layer	No
79	ice	Yes
80	snow	Yes
81	cactus	No
82	clay	Yes
83	reeds	No
84	jukebox	No
85	fence	Yes
86	pumpkin	No
87	netherrack	Yes
88	soul_sand	Yes
89	glowstone	Yes
90	portal	No
91	lit_pumpkin	No
92	cake	No
93	unpowered_repeater	No
94	powered_repeater	No
95	stained_glass	Yes
96	trapdoor	Yes
97	monster_egg	Yes
98	stonebrick	Yes
99	brown_mushroom_block	Yes
100	red_mushroom_block	Yes
101	iron_bars	Yes
102	glass_pane	Yes
103	melon_block	No
104	pumpkin_stem	No
105	melon_stem	No
106	vine	No
107	fence_gate	Yes
108	brick_stairs	Yes
109	stone_brick_stairs	Yes
110	mycelium	Yes
111	waterlily	No
112	nether_brick	Yes
113	nether_brick_fence	Yes
114	nether_brick_stairs	Yes
115	nether_wart	No
116	enchanting_table	No
117	brewing_stand	No
118	cauldron	Yes
119	end_portal	No
120	end_portal_frame	No
121	end_stone	Yes
122	dragon_egg	No
123	redstone_lamp	Yes
124	lit_redstone_lamp	Yes

Videos

• Cubfan Tutorial (directional and locational)
• JL2579 Tutorial (directional and locational)
• Panda4994 Tutorial (directional, not locational)

World Downloads

• Liquid transmutation machine by Kahomayo

Moving Piston Merge Transmutation

Warning: Game Crash 

This feature can crash the game. Perform at your own risk.

Commented code explains how the blocks merge

From Beta 1.7.2 to Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5, pistons can merge two blocks together and transfer the data value from one to another. Running this method in Beta 1.7 or Beta 1.7_01 will corrupt the world.

The machine in its simplest form is a sticky piston facing upwards, above that the block whose data value will be used, diagonally upwards the block that will receive the data value, a regular piston facing into the block that will receive a data value, and a solid block diagonally upwards with a lever on it for BUDding (view the tutorial below for video on how to build). Activating this machine involves placing a redstone torch on the block that will receive the data value.

This method works on nearly any block that can be pushed by pistons. A few modified designs are required for transparent blocks, blocks that require support, and blocks that are powered by redstone. Below is a gallery of the different designs for different blocks:

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  The simplest possible design. The lower piston is sticky and the upper is regular. This will transfer the data value of 2 from the magenta wool to the log.

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  The modified design for a transparent block, adding a solid block on the side (diamond block in picture).

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  The modified design that works on all types of rails. Activated by pulling the left lever.

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  The design that does not power the block that will be transmutated. Powered with the lever on the left.

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  The design that works with furnaces, activates once the furnace begins cooking.

A collapsible table of which blocks this method works on is below. The table also includes if one of the modified designs are required, except the transparent extra block isn't listed since that can always be present for the regular design.

Moving Piston Merge Transmutation Block List

Numeric ID	Block ID	Does it Work?	Special Design Needed?
0	stone	Yes
1	grass	Yes
2	dirt	Yes
3	cobblestone	Yes
4	planks	Yes
5	sapling	No
6	bedrock	No
7	flowing_water	No
8	water	No
9	flowing_lava	No
10	lava	No
11	sand	Yes
12	gravel	Yes
13	gold_ore	Yes
14	iron_ore	Yes
15	coal_ore	Yes
16	log	Yes
17	leaves	No
18	sponge	Yes
19	glass	Yes
20	lapis_ore	Yes
21	lapis_block	Yes
22	dispenser	No
23	sandstone	Yes
24	noteblock	No
25	bed	No
26	golden_rail	Yes	Rail design
27	detector_rail	Yes	Rail design
28	sticky_piston	Yes	Piston design
29	web	No
30	tallgrass	No
31	deadbush	No
32	piston	Yes	Piston design
33	piston_head	No
34	wool	Yes
35	piston_extension	No
36	yellow_flower	No
37	red_flower	No
38	brown_mushroom	No
39	red_mushroom	No
40	gold_block	Yes
41	iron_block	Yes
42	double_stone_slab	Yes
43	stone_slab	Yes
44	brick_block	Yes
45	tnt	Yes	No redstone power design
46	bookshelf	Yes
47	mossy_cobblestone	Yes
48	obsidian	No
49	torch	No
50	fire	No
51	mob_spawner	No
52	wooden_stairs	Yes
53	chest	No
54	redstone_wire	No
55	diamond_ore	Yes
56	diamond_block	Yes
57	crafting_table	Yes
58	wheat	No
59	farmland	Yes
60	furnace	Yes	Furnace design
61	lit_furnace	Yes	Furnace design
62	standing_sign	No
63	wooden_door	No
64	ladder	No
65	rail	Yes	Rail design
66	stone_stairs	Yes
67	wall_sign	No
68	lever	No
69	stone_pressure_plate	No
70	iron_door	No
71	wooden_pressure_plate	No
72	redstone_ore	???[test]
73	lit_redstone_ore	Yes
74	unlit_redstone_torch	No
75	redstone_torch	No
76	stone_button	No
77	snow_layer	No
78	ice	Yes
79	snow	Yes
80	cactus	No
81	clay	Yes
82	reeds	No
83	jukebox	No
84	fence	Yes
85	pumpkin	No
86	netherrack	Yes
87	soul_sand	Yes
88	glowstone	Yes
89	portal	No
90	lit_pumpkin	No
91	cake	No
92	unpowered_repeater	No
93	powered_repeater	No
94	stained_glass	Yes
95	trapdoor	Yes	Trapdoor design
96	monster_egg	Yes
97	stonebrick	Yes
98	brown_mushroom_block	Yes
99	red_mushroom_block	Yes
100	iron_bars	Yes
101	glass_pane	Yes
102	melon_block	No
103	pumpkin_stem	No
104	melon_stem	No
105	vine	No
106	fence_gate	Yes	No redstone power design
107	brick_stairs	Yes
108	stone_brick_stairs	Yes
109	mycelium	Yes
110	waterlily	No
111	nether_brick	Yes
112	nether_brick_fence	Yes
113	nether_brick_stairs	Yes
114	nether_wart	No
115	enchanting_table	No
116	brewing_stand	No
117	cauldron	Yes
118	end_portal	No
119	end_portal_frame	No
120	end_stone	Yes

Video

Video tutorial

Piston Transmutation

In Beta 1.7.3, pistons could be used to transmutate block data values. The reason this works is due to some incorrect code order: when a block is placed, its data value gets set after it causes block update. More specifically, when you place a block, the game will first cause a block update, which activates a machine to push the block you want to transmute in place of the block that you placed, and then the game will call the onBlockPlaced method of the block that you placed, which now sets the data value of the block that was pushed in place as opposed to the block that was originally placed. Table below shows what blocks can be used for transmutation, and their data values depending from how they are placed.

List of Blocks Used for Piston Transmutation

Block	Orientation	Data Value
Piston Sticky Piston	Down	0
	Up	1
	North	2
	South	3
	West	4
	East	5
Torch Redstone Torch Unlit Redstone Torch	East	1
	West	2
	South	3
	North	4
	Floor	5
Oak Wood Stairs Cobblestone Stairs Redstone Repeater Pumpkin Jack o'Lantern	East	0
	West	1
	South	2
	North	3
Ladder	North	2
	South	3
	West	4
	East	5
Lever	Wall East	1
	Wall West	2
	Wall South	3
	Wall North	4
	Floor North	5
	Floor West	6
Stone Button	East	1
	West	2
	South	3
	North	4
Trapdoor	North	0
	South	1
	West	2
	East	3

All pistons are sticky, there are no hidden blocks.

This is an example of machine that can be used for piston transmutation. To perform transmutation, push the stone button and then quickly toggle the door before button turns off. Then place a desired block to be transmutated in front of the unextended piston. Finally place a block from list above behind the piston that's near the stone button. If the block cannot be placed because of piston not being a valid support block, machine has to be rotated by 180°. If the block powers the piston, move the pushing piston 1 block lower, connect it and place a redstone dust below the piston that was powered.

Piston Transmutation Block List

Numeric ID	Block ID	Does it work?
0	air	No
1	stone	Yes
2	grass	Yes
3	dirt	Yes
4	cobblestone	Yes
5	planks	Yes
6	sapling	No
7	bedrock	No
8	flowing_water	No
9	water	No
10	flowing_lava	No
11	lava	No
12	sand	Yes
13	gravel	Yes
14	gold_ore	Yes
15	iron_ore	Yes
16	coal_ore	Yes
17	log	Yes
18	leaves	No
19	sponge	Yes
20	glass	Yes
21	lapis_ore	Yes
22	lapis_block	Yes
23	dispenser	No
24	sandstone	Yes
25	noteblock	No
26	bed	No
27	golden_rail	Yes
28	detector_rail	Yes
29	sticky_piston	Yes
30	web	No
31	tallgrass	No
32	deadbush	No
33	piston	Yes
34	piston_head	No
35	wool	Yes
36	piston_extension	No
37	yellow_flower	No
38	red_flower	No
39	brown_mushroom	No
40	red_mushroom	No
41	gold_block	Yes
42	iron_block	Yes
43	double_stone_slab	Yes
44	stone_slab	Yes
45	brick_block	Yes
46	tnt	Yes
47	bookshelf	Yes
48	mossy_cobblestone	Yes
49	obsidian	No
50	torch	No
51	fire	No
52	mob_spawner	No
53	wooden_stairs	Yes
54	chest	No
55	redstone_wire	No
56	diamond_ore	Yes
57	diamond_block	Yes
58	crafting_table	Yes
59	wheat	No
60	farmland	Yes
61	furnace	No
62	lit_furnace	No
63	standing_sign	No
64	wooden_door	No
65	ladder	No
66	rail	Yes
67	stone_stairs	Yes
68	wall_sign	No
69	lever	No
70	stone_pressure_plate	No
71	iron_door	No
72	wooden_pressure_plate	No
73	redstone_ore	Yes
74	lit_redstone_ore	Yes
75	unlit_redstone_torch	No
76	redstone_torch	No
77	stone_button	No
78	snow_layer	No
79	ice	Yes
80	snow	Yes
81	cactus	No
82	clay	Yes
83	reeds	No
84	jukebox	No
85	fence	Yes
86	pumpkin	No
87	netherrack	Yes
88	soul_sand	Yes
89	glowstone	Yes
90	portal	No
91	lit_pumpkin	No
92	cake	No
93	unpowered_repeater	No
94	powered_repeater	No
95	stained_glass	Yes
96	trapdoor	Yes

Tripwire Hook Transmutation

From 12w22a to 12w26a (1.3 snapshots), tripwires could be used to transmutate to data values 4, 5, 6, and 7. In 12w22a, the data values from the transmutation only remained temporarily and can only be saved by save quitting and updating out of the version. The version range 12w23a to 12w26a will not set the data values back to zero and so they will remain in those versions without updating.

The required set up (pictured below) involves two tripwires that have a wire between them and all the blocks are string except for the one directly next to one of the tripwire hooks. At the shortest length, this simply involves two tripwire hooks facing into the block that is desired to be transmutated. In order to activate the transmutator, an entity, such as the player, must collide with a string touching the tripwire hook but perpendicular to the wire. This machine is direction dependent. If the tripwire hooks are along the x-axis, the string must be placed on the -z side. If the tripwire hooks are along the z-axis, the string must be place on the +x side.

There is different data value given depending on whether the string is suspended or not. Air or other transparent blocks^[test] underneath all the string in the contraption (both the wire and the one the entity collides) and the tripwire hook adjacent to the string which the entity collides with will cause the string to be suspended while solid blocks underneath all those blocks will cause it to be not suspended. A mix of suspended and nonsuspended string will cause the machine to not work. Suspended string causes the block to be set to data value 7 when collision begins and set to data value 6 when collision ends. Nonsuspended string causes the block to be set to data value 5 when collision begins and data value 4 when collision ends.

String State	Collision Begins	Collision Ends
Suspended	7	6
Nonsuspended	5	4

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  The smallest possible tripwire transmutation with the activating string beside the tripwire hook highlighted. The wool block is transmutated in this machine.

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  This transmutation machine with a long string line will still work as long as the block to be transmutated remains directly next to the tripwire hook

Arrow Transmutation Block List

Numeric ID	Block ID	Does it work?
0	air	Yes
1	stone	Yes
2	grass	Yes
3	dirt	Yes
4	cobblestone	Yes
5	planks	Yes
6	sapling	Yes
7	bedrock	Yes
8	flowing_water	Yes
9	water	Yes
10	flowing_lava	Yes
11	lava	Yes
12	sand	Yes
13	gravel	Yes
14	gold_ore	Yes
15	iron_ore	Yes
16	coal_ore	Yes
17	log	Yes
18	leaves	Yes
19	sponge	Yes
20	glass	Yes
21	lapis_ore	Yes
22	lapis_block	Yes
23	dispenser	Yes
24	sandstone	Yes
25	noteblock	Yes
26	bed	Yes
27	golden_rail	Yes
28	detector_rail	Yes
29	sticky_piston	Yes
30	web	Yes
31	tallgrass	Yes
32	deadbush	Yes
33	piston	Yes
34	piston_head	Yes
35	wool	Yes
36	piston_extension	Yes
37	yellow_flower	Yes
38	red_flower	Yes
39	brown_mushroom	Yes
40	red_mushroom	Yes
41	gold_block	Yes
42	iron_block	Yes
43	double_stone_slab	Yes
44	stone_slab	Yes
45	brick_block	Yes
46	tnt	Yes*
47	bookshelf	Yes
48	mossy_cobblestone	Yes
49	obsidian	Yes
50	torch	Yes
51	fire	Yes
52	mob_spawner	Yes
53	wooden_stairs	Yes
54	chest	Yes
55	redstone_wire	Yes*
56	diamond_ore	Yes
57	diamond_block	Yes
58	crafting_table	Yes
59	wheat	Yes
60	farmland	Yes
61	furnace	Yes
62	lit_furnace	Yes
63	standing_sign	Yes
64	wooden_door	Yes
65	ladder	Yes
66	rail	Yes
67	stone_stairs	Yes
68	wall_sign	Yes
69	lever	Yes
70	stone_pressure_plate	Yes
71	iron_door	Yes
72	wooden_pressure_plate	Yes
73	redstone_ore	Yes
74	lit_redstone_ore	Yes
75	unlit_redstone_torch	Yes
76	redstone_torch	Yes
77	stone_button	Yes
78	snow_layer	Yes
79	ice	Yes
80	snow	Yes
81	cactus	Yes
82	clay	Yes
83	reeds	Yes
84	jukebox	Yes
85	fence	Yes
86	pumpkin	Yes
87	netherrack	Yes
88	soul_sand	Yes
89	glowstone	Yes
90	portal	Yes
91	lit_pumpkin	Yes
92	cake	Yes
93	unpowered_repeater	Yes
94	powered_repeater	Yes
95	stained_glass	Yes
96	trapdoor	Yes
97	monster_egg	Yes
98	stonebrick	Yes
99	brown_mushroom_block	Yes
100	red_mushroom_block	Yes
101	iron_bars	Yes
102	glass_pane	Yes
103	melon_block	Yes
104	pumpkin_stem	Yes
105	melon_stem	Yes
106	vine	Yes
107	fence_gate	Yes
108	brick_stairs	Yes
109	stone_brick_stairs	Yes
110	mycelium	Yes
111	waterlily	Yes
112	nether_brick	Yes
113	nether_brick_fence	Yes
114	nether_brick_stairs	Yes
115	nether_wart	Yes
116	enchanting_table	Yes
117	brewing_stand	Yes
118	cauldron	Yes
119	end_portal	Yes
120	end_portal_frame	Yes
121	end_stone	Yes
122	dragon_egg	Yes
123	redstone_lamp	Yes
124	lit_redstone_lamp	Yes
125	double_wooden_slab	Yes
126	wooden_slab	Yes
127	cocoa	Yes
128	sandstone_stairs	Yes
129	emerald_ore	Yes
130	ender_chest	Yes
131	tripwire_hook	No
132	tripwire	Yes
133	emerald_block	Yes

Video tutorial

Door Transmutation

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To do: Earlier versions allow door transmutation as well, Beta 1.7 works

The door transmutation worked from 12w06a (1.2.1 snapshot)^[test] to 14w21b (1.8 snapshot). Door transmutation allows for conversion to data values 0-7 depending on the starting data value. Door transmutation works by getting the top half of a wooden door on top of a different block. The door will then change the data value of whatever block is underneath it when toggled.

Attempting this bug from 14w25a to 14w28a (1.8 snapshots) will result in a crash. In versions 14w28b and later, a half door will not be able to be toggled.

Within the code, the top half of the door applies a binary and function with 7 (0111) and then xor with 4 (0100). The exact conversions that result from this code are:

Before toggling	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
After toggling	4	5	6	7	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	0	1	2	3

This leads to four loops between 0 ↔ 4, 1 ↔ 5, 2 ↔ 6, and 3 ↔ 7 while 8-15 are decreased into one of those four loops. A graphic below shows these conversions.

Door Transmutation Block List

Numeric ID	Block ID	Does it work?
0	air	Yes
1	stone	Yes
2	grass	Yes
3	dirt	Yes
4	cobblestone	Yes
5	planks	Yes
6	sapling	Yes
7	bedrock	Yes
8	flowing_water	Yes
9	water	Yes
10	flowing_lava	Yes
11	lava	Yes
12	sand	Yes
13	gravel	Yes
14	gold_ore	Yes
15	iron_ore	Yes
16	coal_ore	Yes
17	log	Yes
18	leaves	Yes
19	sponge	Yes
20	glass	Yes
21	lapis_ore	Yes
22	lapis_block	Yes
23	dispenser	Yes
24	sandstone	Yes
25	noteblock	Yes
26	bed	Yes
27	golden_rail	Yes
28	detector_rail	Yes
29	sticky_piston	Yes
30	web	Yes
31	tallgrass	Yes
32	deadbush	Yes
33	piston	Yes
34	piston_head	Yes
35	wool	Yes
36	piston_extension	Yes
37	yellow_flower	Yes
38	red_flower	Yes
39	brown_mushroom	Yes
40	red_mushroom	Yes
41	gold_block	Yes
42	iron_block	Yes
43	double_stone_slab	Yes
44	stone_slab	Yes
45	brick_block	Yes
46	tnt	Yes
47	bookshelf	Yes
48	mossy_cobblestone	Yes
49	obsidian	Yes
50	torch	Yes
51	fire	Yes
52	mob_spawner	Yes
53	wooden_stairs	Yes
54	chest	Yes
55	redstone_wire	Yes
56	diamond_ore	Yes
57	diamond_block	Yes
58	crafting_table	Yes
59	wheat	Yes
60	farmland	Yes
61	furnace	Yes
62	lit_furnace	Yes
63	standing_sign	Yes
64	wooden_door	Yes*
65	ladder	Yes
66	rail	Yes
67	stone_stairs	Yes
68	wall_sign	Yes
69	lever	Yes
70	stone_pressure_plate	Yes
71	iron_door	Yes
72	wooden_pressure_plate	Yes
73	redstone_ore	Yes
74	lit_redstone_ore	Yes
75	unlit_redstone_torch	Yes
76	redstone_torch	Yes
77	stone_button	Yes
78	snow_layer	Yes
79	ice	Yes
80	snow	Yes
81	cactus	Yes
82	clay	Yes
83	reeds	Yes
84	jukebox	Yes
85	fence	Yes
86	pumpkin	Yes
87	netherrack	Yes
88	soul_sand	Yes
89	glowstone	Yes
90	portal	Yes
91	lit_pumpkin	Yes
92	cake	Yes
93	unpowered_repeater	Yes
94	powered_repeater	Yes
95	stained_glass	Yes
96	trapdoor	Yes
97	monster_egg	Yes
98	stonebrick	Yes
99	brown_mushroom_block	Yes
100	red_mushroom_block	Yes
101	iron_bars	Yes
102	glass_pane	Yes
103	melon_block	Yes
104	pumpkin_stem	Yes
105	melon_stem	Yes
106	vine	Yes
107	fence_gate	Yes
108	brick_stairs	Yes
109	stone_brick_stairs	Yes
110	mycelium	Yes
111	waterlily	Yes
112	nether_brick	Yes
113	nether_brick_fence	Yes
114	nether_brick_stairs	Yes
115	nether_wart	Yes
116	enchanting_table	Yes
117	brewing_stand	Yes
118	cauldron	Yes
119	end_portal	Yes
120	end_portal_frame	Yes
121	end_stone	Yes
122	dragon_egg	Yes
123	redstone_lamp	Yes
124	lit_redstone_lamp	Yes
125	double_wooden_slab	Yes
126	wooden_slab	Yes
127	cocoa	Yes
128	sandstone_stairs	Yes
129	emerald_ore	Yes
130	ender_chest	Yes
131	tripwire_hook	Yes
132	tripwire	Yes
133	emerald_block	Yes
134	spruce_stairs	Yes
135	birch_stairs	Yes
136	jungle_stairs	Yes
137	command_block	Yes
138	beacon	Yes
139	cobblestone_wall	Yes
140	flower_pot	Yes
141	carrots	Yes
142	potatoes	Yes
143	oak_button	Yes
144	skull	Yes
145	anvil	Yes
146	trapped_chest	Yes
147	light_weighted_pressure_plate	Yes
148	heavy_weighted_pressure_plate	Yes
149	unpowered_comparator	Yes
150	powered_comparator	Yes
151	daylight_detector	Yes
152	redstone_block	Yes
153	quartz_ore	Yes
154	hopper	Yes
155	quartz_block	Yes
156	quartz_stairs	Yes
157	activator_rail	Yes
158	dropper	Yes
159	stained_hardened_clay	Yes
160	stained_glass_pane	Yes
161	leaves2	Yes
162	log2	Yes
163	acacia_stairs	Yes
164	dark_oak_stairs	Yes
165	slime	Yes
166	barrier	Yes
167	iron_trapdoor	Yes
168	n/a	X
169	n/a	X
170	hay_block	Yes
171	carpet	Yes
172	hardened_clay	Yes
173	coal_block	Yes
174	packed_ice	Yes
175	double_plant	Yes

Arrow Transmutation

Arrow transmutation is possible from 13w36a (1.7 snapshot) to 1.7.5 and 14w02a to 14w11b (1.8 snapshots). It can be used to obtain any data value from 0 to 15 on any block with a hitbox (complete list below). This transmutation occurred because arrows would call the entity collision method of the block they last collided with with the coordinates and metadata of the new block they collided with.

An important factor of this glitch is that a second entity must be clipped into the new block's location so that when the game searches for entities colliding with the new block's location it actually will find one. The easiest entity to do this with is arrows, as one can either shoot an arrow and place a block directly on top of it or use dispensers to clip the arrow into the block. These additional entities must be in such a location that their hitbox would intersect the hitbox of the block whose entity collision method is being called if it was placed at the location of the new block. An image of this mechanic is in the gallery below. Some blocks, like detector rails, require specific entities or conditions. More information is listed below.

Block	DVs (from -> to)	Mechanics
Wooden Pressure Plate	0-15 -> 1	The resulting data value is always 1.
Light Weighted Pressure Plate	0 -> 1-15	The resulting data value is the number of entities in the block, capped to 15.
Wooden Button	0-7 -> 8-15	The resulting data value is the old value plus 8.
String	0-15 -> 1	The resulting data value is always 1.
Cauldron	1-15 -> 0-3	The resulting data value is the old data value minus 1, clamped to between 0 and 3. The arrow clipped into the block must be on fire.
Detector Rail	0-7 -> 8-15	The resulting data value is the old value +8. A minecart must be clipped into the block instead of an arrow.
Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate	0 -> 1-15	The resulting data value is the number of entities in the block divided by 10 and rounded up, capped to 15.
Stone Pressure Plate	0-15 -> 1	The resulting data value is always 1. A mob must be clipped into the block instead of an arrow.

Arrow Transmutation Block List

Numeric ID	Block ID	Does it work?
0	air	No
1	stone	Yes
2	grass	Yes
3	dirt	Yes
4	cobblestone	Yes
5	planks	Yes
6	sapling	No
7	bedrock	Yes
8	flowing_water	No
9	water	No
10	flowing_lava	No
11	lava	No
12	sand	Yes
13	gravel	Yes
14	gold_ore	Yes
15	iron_ore	Yes
16	coal_ore	Yes
17	log	Yes
18	leaves	Yes
19	sponge	Yes
20	glass	Yes
21	lapis_ore	Yes
22	lapis_block	Yes
23	dispenser	Yes
24	sandstone	Yes
25	noteblock	Yes
26	bed	Yes*
27	golden_rail	No
28	detector_rail	No
29	sticky_piston	Yes
30	web	No
31	tallgrass	No
32	deadbush	No
33	piston	Yes
34	piston_head	Yes*
35	wool	Yes
36	piston_extension	No
37	yellow_flower	No
38	red_flower	No
39	brown_mushroom	No
40	red_mushroom	No
41	gold_block	Yes
42	iron_block	Yes
43	double_stone_slab	Yes
44	stone_slab	Yes
45	brick_block	Yes
46	tnt	Yes
47	bookshelf	Yes
48	mossy_cobblestone	Yes
49	obsidian	Yes
50	torch	No
51	fire	No
52	mob_spawner	Yes
53	wooden_stairs	Yes
54	chest	Yes*
55	redstone_wire	No
56	diamond_ore	Yes
57	diamond_block	Yes
58	crafting_table	Yes
59	wheat	No
60	farmland	Yes
61	furnace	Yes*
62	lit_furnace	Yes*
63	standing_sign	No
64	wooden_door	Yes
65	ladder	Yes*
66	rail	No
67	stone_stairs	Yes
68	wall_sign	No
69	lever	No
70	stone_pressure_plate	No
71	iron_door	Yes
72	wooden_pressure_plate	No
73	redstone_ore	Yes
74	lit_redstone_ore	Yes
75	unlit_redstone_torch	No
76	redstone_torch	No
77	stone_button	No
78	snow_layer	Yes
79	ice	Yes
80	snow	Yes
81	cactus	Yes*
82	clay	Yes
83	reeds	No
84	jukebox	Yes
85	fence	Yes
86	pumpkin	Yes
87	netherrack	Yes
88	soul_sand	Yes
89	glowstone	Yes
90	portal	No
91	lit_pumpkin	Yes
92	cake	Yes
93	unpowered_repeater	Yes
94	powered_repeater	Yes
95	stained_glass	Yes
96	trapdoor	Yes
97	monster_egg	Yes
98	stonebrick	Yes
99	brown_mushroom_block	Yes
100	red_mushroom_block	Yes
101	iron_bars	Yes
102	glass_pane	Yes
103	melon_block	Yes
104	pumpkin_stem	No
105	melon_stem	No
106	vine	No
107	fence_gate	Yes
108	brick_stairs	Yes
109	stone_brick_stairs	Yes
110	mycelium	Yes
111	waterlily	Yes
112	nether_brick	Yes
113	nether_brick_fence	Yes
114	nether_brick_stairs	Yes
115	nether_wart	No
116	enchanting_table	Yes
117	brewing_stand	Yes
118	cauldron	Yes
119	end_portal	No
120	end_portal_frame	Yes
121	end_stone	Yes
122	dragon_egg	Yes
123	redstone_lamp	Yes
124	lit_redstone_lamp	Yes
125	double_wooden_slab	Yes
126	wooden_slab	Yes
127	cocoa	Yes
128	sandstone_stairs	Yes
129	emerald_ore	Yes
130	ender_chest	Yes
131	tripwire_hook	No
132	tripwire	No*
133	emerald_block	Yes
134	spruce_stairs	Yes
135	birch_stairs	Yes
136	jungle_stairs	Yes
137	command_block	Yes
138	beacon	Yes
139	cobblestone_wall	Yes
140	flower_pot	Yes
141	carrots	No
142	potatoes	No
143	oak_button	No*
144	skull	Yes*
145	anvil	Yes
146	trapped_chest	Yes*
147	light_weighted_pressure_plate	No*
148	heavy_weighted_pressure_plate	No*
149	unpowered_comparator	Yes
150	powered_comparator	Yes
151	daylight_detector	Yes
152	redstone_block	Yes
153	quartz_ore	Yes
154	hopper	Yes
155	quartz_block	Yes
156	quartz_stairs	Yes
157	activator_rail	No
158	dropper	Yes
159	stained_hardened_clay	Yes
160	stained_glass_pane	Yes
161	leaves2	Yes
162	log2	Yes
163	acacia_stairs	Yes
164	dark_oak_stairs	Yes
165	slime	Yes
166	barrier	Yes
167	iron_trapdoor	Yes
168	n/a	X
169	n/a	X
170	hay_block	Yes
171	carpet	Yes
172	hardened_clay	Yes
173	coal_block	Yes
174	packed_ice	Yes
175	double_plant	No

List of possible items:

1.7 Block Transmutation Items

• Anvil (3)
• Block of Quartz (3-15)
• Cobblestone Wall (2-15)
• Dirt (3-15)
• Log2 (2-3 & 8-9)
• Planks (6-15)
• Sand (2-15)
• Sandstone (4-15)
• Stone Bricks (4-15)
• Stone Slab (8-15)
• Wooden Slab (6-7)

• 

  The 1.7 arrow transmutation being used on stone bricks.

• 

  An example of the results of using a button to transmute white stained glass (DV 0) to light grey stained glass (DV 8). Note the positioning of the arrow clipped into the glass, and how if the wooden button was placed there instead, the arrow would intersect its hitbox.

• 

  A sloped rail directly adjacent may be used to clip a minecart into any block. Note that a slab is used to reduce the minecart's height within the block to prevent the arrow from colliding with the minecart instead.

Videos

• oldGanon

Falling Block Transmutation

From 13w01a (1.5 snapshot) to 17w46a (1.13 snapshot), falling blocks (sand, gravel, and concrete powder) could be changed to another data value using a piston contraption. The data value of one of the falling blocks is set to a different falling block's data value. This was commonly used to convert sand to red sand, but also could be used to change a falling block to an invalid data value. This method can only be used to obtain more blocks of a desired IDV that has already been obtained and cannot be used to get new invalid data values that are not already in the player's world. In versions 14w26a (1.8 snapshot) and later, all invalid data values were removed meaning it can no longer be used for this discontinued feature purpose, however, the contraption continues to work on red sand & concrete powder until 17w46a, as 17w47a eliminates the concept of block metadata from the game entirely.

Demonstration

Availability by Block

An expandable table below displays which blocks can be transmutated by different methods. The list includes all blocks that existed at the end of the last transmutation (door transmutation) in different rows and columns for the seven different types of transmutation (excluding falling block).

Block Transmutation Methods by Every Block
Numeric ID	Alphanumeric ID	Random DV Transmutation	PDV Transmutation	Piston Transmutation	Water Transmutation	Door Transmutation	Tripwire Transmutation	Arrow Transmutation
0	air	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
1	stone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	grass	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	dirt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
4	cobblestone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	planks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
6	sapling	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
7	bedrock	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
8	flowing_water	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
9	water	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
10	flowing_lava	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
11	lava	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
12	sand	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
13	gravel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
14	gold_ore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
15	iron_ore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
16	coal_ore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
17	log	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
18	leaves	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
19	sponge	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
20	glass	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
21	lapis_ore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
22	lapis_block	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
23	dispenser	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
24	sandstone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
25	noteblock	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
26	bed	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes*
27	golden_rail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes	Yes	No
28	detector_rail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes	Yes	No
29	sticky_piston	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
30	web	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
31	tallgrass	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
32	deadbush	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
33	piston	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
34	piston_head	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes*
35	wool	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
36	piston_extension	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
37	yellow_flower	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
38	red_flower	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
39	brown_mushroom	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
40	red_mushroom	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
41	gold_block	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
42	iron_block	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
43	double_stone_slab	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
44	stone_slab	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
45	brick_block	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
46	tnt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes
47	bookshelf	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
48	mossy_cobblestone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
49	obsidian	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
50	torch	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
51	fire	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
52	mob_spawner	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
53	wooden_stairs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
54	chest	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes*
55	redstone_wire	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes*	No
56	diamond_ore	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
57	diamond_block	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
58	crafting_table	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
59	wheat	N/A	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
60	farmland	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
61	furnace	N/A	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes*
62	lit_furnace	N/A	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes*
63	standing_sign	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
64	wooden_door	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes*	Yes	Yes
65	ladder	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes*
66	rail	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes*	Yes	Yes	No
67	stone_stairs	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
68	wall_sign	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
69	lever	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
70	stone_pressure_plate	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
71	iron_door	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
72	wooden_pressure_plate	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
73	redstone_ore	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
74	lit_redstone_ore	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
75	unlit_redstone_torch	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
76	redstone_torch	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
77	stone_button	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
78	snow_layer	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
79	ice	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
80	snow	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
81	cactus	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes*
82	clay	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
83	reeds	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
84	jukebox	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
85	fence	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
86	pumpkin	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
87	netherrack	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
88	soul_sand	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
89	glowstone	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
90	portal	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
91	lit_pumpkin	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
92	cake	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
93	unpowered_repeater	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
94	powered_repeater	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
95	stained_glass	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
96	trapdoor	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
97	monster_egg	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
98	stonebrick	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
99	brown_mushroom_block	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
100	red_mushroom_block	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
101	iron_bars	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
102	glass_pane	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
103	melon_block	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
104	pumpkin_stem	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	No
105	melon_stem	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	No
106	vine	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	No
107	fence_gate	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
108	brick_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
109	stone_brick_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
110	mycelium	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
111	waterlily	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
112	nether_brick	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
113	nether_brick_fence	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
114	nether_brick_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
115	nether_wart	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	No
116	enchanting_table	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
117	brewing_stand	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
118	cauldron	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
119	end_portal	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	No
120	end_portal_frame	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
121	end_stone	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
122	dragon_egg	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
123	redstone_lamp	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
124	lit_redstone_lamp	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
125	double_wooden_slab	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
126	wooden_slab	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
127	cocoa	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
128	sandstone_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
129	emerald_ore	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
130	ender_chest	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes*
131	tripwire_hook	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	No	No
132	tripwire	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	No*
133	emerald_block	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
134	spruce_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
135	birch_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
136	jungle_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
137	command_block	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
138	beacon	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
139	cobblestone_wall	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
140	flower_pot	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
141	carrots	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	No
142	potatoes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	No
143	oak_button	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	No*
144	skull	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes*
145	anvil	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
146	trapped_chest	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes*
147	light_weighted_pressure_plate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	No*
148	heavy_weighted_pressure_plate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	No*
149	unpowered_comparator	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
150	powered_comparator	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
151	daylight_detector	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
152	redstone_block	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
153	quartz_ore	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
154	hopper	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
155	quartz_block	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
156	quartz_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
157	activator_rail	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	No
158	dropper	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
159	stained_hardened_clay	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
160	stained_glass_pane	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
161	leaves2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
162	log2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
163	acacia_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
164	dark_oak_stairs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
165	slime	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
166	barrier	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
167	iron_trapdoor	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
168	n/a	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
169	n/a	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
170	hay_block	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
171	carpet	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
172	hardened_clay	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
173	coal_block	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
174	packed_ice	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Yes
175	double_plant	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	No

Uses

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Special Behavior IDV Blocks

While most IDV blocks are simply covered on this page, some blocks have special properties that have warranted separate articles.

• Six Sided Piston

Unbreakable Block Removal

If the method of block transmutation allows for the transmutation of pistons, then bedrock may be broken. By creating data values 8-13 of a piston, headless pistons will be created, which when depowered can break any block adjacent to them. This allows for unbreakable block removal.

Vanishing Block

Main page: Vanishing Blocks

See also

• List of Invalid Data Value Items