Block Durability
The durability of a block can be measured in the number of taps it takes to mine it. Each tap can be monitored either by the audible sound produced when the player is mining a block, or by the motion of the player's arm.
While the time taken to mine a particular block may vary due to the player's Happiness Bar, the number of taps required to mine the block will remain constant. Acquiring better tools will reduce the number of taps required to mine each block, provided that it is the correct tool (i.e. pickaxe for stone). There have been no reports of differences in durability between originally spawned blocks and those used in construction of the same materials.
Note: This is not the same as the Tool Durability Chart; this page represents the durability of the blocks, not the tools.
See also the Creature Hit Chart.
Additional reports are welcome, particularly for the long-count entries.
Durability Table
Below is a table relating all tools to the number of taps required to mine each block:
Axe
- See also: Axe
| Apple Tree | Cherry Tree | Coconut Tree | Coffee Cherry Tree | Dead Tree | Mango Tree | Maple Tree | Orange Tree | Pine Tree | Reinforced Platform | Wood | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | ? | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| Flint Axe | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ? | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Stone Axe | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Iron Axe | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
The 1.4 update has reduced these durabilities—use the lowest provided value for each tool.
Machete
- See also: Machete
| Cactus | Carrot Plant | Chilli Plant | Corn Stalk | Flax Bush | Kelp | Leaves | Sunflower | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Flint Machete | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Bronze Machete | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Iron Machete | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Pickaxe
- See also: Pickaxe
| Coal | Copper Ore | Gold Ore | Ice | Iron Ore | Lapis Lazuli | Limestone | Marble | Oil | Red Marble | Sandstone | Stone | Time Crystal | Tin Ore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | (1024) | (1024) | (1024) | 8 | (2048) | 256 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | (1024) |
| Flint Pickaxe | 128 | 128 | 1 | 256 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 128 | |
| Stone Pickaxe | 64 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 128 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 64 |
| Bronze Pickaxe | 32 | 32 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | |
| Iron Pickaxe | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Steel Pickaxe | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Gold Pickaxe | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| Amethyst Pickaxe | 64 | 64 | 1 | 128 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 64 | |
| Sapphire Pickaxe | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| Emerald Pickaxe | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Ruby Pickaxe | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Diamond Pickaxe | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Black Glass | Bronze Block | Copper Block | Glass | Gold Block | Iron Block | Red Brick | Steel Block | Tin Block | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 8 | 256 | 256 | ||||||
| Flint Pickaxe | 1 | 32 | 32 | ||||||
| Stone Pickaxe | 1 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Bronze Pickaxe | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Iron Pickaxe | 32 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 32 | ||||
| Steel Pickaxe | 32 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 128 | 16 | |
| Gold Pickaxe | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Amethyst Pickaxe | 1 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Sapphire Pickaxe | 64 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 64 | ||||
| Emerald Pickaxe | 64 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |||
| Ruby Pickaxe | 32 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Diamond Pickaxe | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 64 | 8 |
Spade
- See also: Spade
| Clay | Compost | Dirt | Flint | Sand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Flint Spade | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Stone Spade | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Tin Spade | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Gold Spade | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |