Infested Deepslate — Minecraft block
Infested Deepslate
Infested Deepslate is indistinguishable from deepslate, hides a silverfish, and generates in mountain biomes — mining it without Silk Touch drops nothing.
Description
Infested Deepslate generates naturally only in mountain biomes — from windswept hills to meadows, snowy slopes and peaks — as small ore-like blobs with 14 attempts per chunk; a blob replacing tuff or deepslate becomes Infested Deepslate. There is no farm for this block: it is available only through the Creative inventory. The AlaCraft block catalog lists its real values, so a careless swing in a mountain cave does not turn into a full silverfish swarm.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:infested_deepslate
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:infested_deepslate
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | No |
| Hardness | 1.5 |
| Blast resistance | 0.75 |
| Java Edition | 1.17 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.17.0 |
Guide
How to handle Infested Deepslate safely in Minecraft
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Expect it in mountain biomes
In mountain biomes — windswept hills, meadows, snowy slopes and peaks — treat any suspicious deepslate underground as Infested Deepslate before swinging a pickaxe.
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Watch the breaking speed
Infested Deepslate has a hardness of 1.5 versus deepslate's 3, so it breaks in about half the time; an unusually quick block is your warning sign.
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Kill the silverfish in one hit
When a silverfish appears, kill it with a single strong hit: a silverfish that takes damage and survives breaks nearby infested blocks and calls the swarm.
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Clear it with Silk Touch
Any tool with Silk Touch removes Infested Deepslate without spawning a silverfish and drops plain deepslate.
Silk Touch only drops ordinary deepslate, so the infested block itself can be taken solely from the Creative inventory.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Infested Deepslate generate in Minecraft?
Only in mountain biomes — windswept hills, meadows, snowy slopes and peaks — as small ore-like blobs with 14 attempts per chunk; a blob replacing tuff or deepslate becomes Infested Deepslate.
Can I collect Infested Deepslate with Silk Touch?
No. Any Silk Touch tool drops plain deepslate and spawns no silverfish, so the infested block itself is only available from the Creative inventory.
How do I tell Infested Deepslate apart from regular deepslate?
By sight alone you cannot; both look identical. The practical clue is speed: Infested Deepslate has hardness 1.5 versus deepslate's 3, so it breaks about twice as fast.
Why do more silverfish appear when I break Infested Deepslate?
A silverfish that takes damage and survives breaks nearby infested blocks, spawning more silverfish. Killing each silverfish in one hit prevents the swarm.
When was Infested Deepslate added to Minecraft?
In Minecraft 1.17 Caves & Cliffs Part I — Java Edition 1.17 and Bedrock Edition 1.17.0 — as the silverfish-infested variant of deepslate.