What is Blue Ice?
Blue ice is a denser, slippier version of packed ice that you can find in frozen biomes. It’s useful for building fast travel corridors with boats since it reduces friction even more than regular ice. You can either craft it at a crafting table or grab it straight from the world if you have a Silk Touch tool.
Finding Blue Ice in Creative Mode
Java Edition
In Creative mode, blue ice shows up under different tabs depending on your version:
- 1.13 to 1.19: Building Blocks tab
- 1.19.3 and later: Natural Blocks tab
Bedrock Edition
Search for “blue_ice” or find it in the Nature tab.
How to Craft Blue Ice
What You’ll Need
Just one thing: 9 packed ice blocks. That’s it.
Crafting Steps
- Open your crafting table
- Place 9 packed ice in the 3×3 grid (fill every slot)
- Grab the blue ice from the result slot
- Done
How to Mine Blue Ice from the World
Where to Find It
Blue ice spawns naturally in frozen and deep frozen ocean biomes. If you’re looking for it, head to areas with lots of ice and snow.
Getting the Right Tool
This is important: blue ice normally drops nothing when you mine it. You need a tool with Silk Touch to pick it up as a block. Any of these work:
- Pickaxe (any material)
- Shovel (any material)
- Axe (any material)
Iron or better is recommended since they’re faster, but any tool with Silk Touch gets the job done.
Mining It
Hold down your mine button and wait for the block to break. The timing is the same as regular ice. Once it breaks, pick up the blue ice before it despawns.
Item Details
Java Edition
| Item | ID | Stack Size | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ice | minecraft:blue_ice | 64 | 1.13+ |
Give Command
If you want to instantly add blue ice to your inventory:
/give @p blue_ice 1
Change the “1” to however many you want.
Other Blocks That Need Silk Touch
Blue ice isn’t the only block that needs Silk Touch. Ore blocks, grass blocks, mycelium, coral, and a bunch of other stuff also require it if you want to keep them intact. Check the crafting guides for those if you need them.