Effectively a 'basalt generator' when repeatedly produced.īlue ice is not a storage block, as it cannot be crafted back into packed ice. When lava flows into a space which is above soul soil and next to blue ice, basalt is formed. Unlike normal ice, blue ice does not melt when placed near light sources.īlue ice can be used to create basalt. Ice tracks built from blue ice, packed ice, or a combination are useful for long-range travel in all three dimensions.īlue ice is a completely solid block and allows the placement of any objects on top. In Java Edition, boats can travel even faster on blue ice than on either normal ice or packed ice, being able to reach a top speed of 72.73 m/s (as opposed to 40 m/s on ice and packed ice). Mobs do not travel faster in water currents on blue ice.
This allows for increased speed of items in water currents by placing the blue ice under the water current. It is even more slippery (0.989) than ice or packed ice (0.98).
Wandering traders have 1⁄ 6 chance to sell blue ice for 6 emeralds.īlue ice is slippery, causing most entities to slide, including items.
It takes 81 regular ice made into packed ice to create a single blue ice block.
