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Tuff Bricks in Minecraft

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To craft Tuff Bricks, combine 4 Polished Tuff in a crafting table — it makes 4 at a time. Mine it with at least a Wooden Pickaxe.

Type
Block
Stack size
Up to 64
Craftable
Yes (makes 4)
Best tool
Pickaxe
Blast resistance
6

How to craft Tuff Bricks

You need a crafting table for this recipe. Place the ingredients exactly as shown to get 4 at once.

Polished TuffPolished Tuff
Polished TuffPolished Tuff

How to mine Tuff Bricks

The best tool for Tuff Bricks is the Pickaxe. To get the block as a drop you need at least a Wooden Pickaxe. With a hardness of 1.5, it is quick to break.

PropertyValue
Best toolPickaxe
Minimum tier to dropWooden
Hardness1.5
Blast resistance6
Light levelNone
TransparentNo

Good blast resistance — it survives most creeper explosions nearby.

What is Tuff Bricks used for?

Tuff Bricks is an ingredient in 3 crafting recipes:

Data for Minecraft Java Edition 26.1, based on the open minecraft-data project. Some details can differ in Bedrock Edition. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Tuff Bricks in Minecraft?
Combine 4 Polished Tuff in a crafting table, which gives you 4 Tuff Bricks.
What tool do you need to mine Tuff Bricks?
Use a Pickaxe. You need at least a Wooden Pickaxe for it to drop.
What can you make with Tuff Bricks?
Tuff Bricks is used to craft Tuff Brick Slab, Tuff Brick Stairs and Tuff Brick Wall.