Infested Stone Bricks — Minecraft block
Infested Stone Bricks
Infested Stone Bricks are a stronghold trap block that looks like Stone Bricks but releases a silverfish when mined.
Description
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:infested_stone_bricks
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:infested_stone_bricks
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 0.75 |
| Blast resistance | 0.75 |
| Bedrock Edition | 0.9.0 |
Java & Bedrock Guide
How to handle Infested Stone Bricks in Minecraft
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1
Spot the infested block
Watch for a Stone Brick that breaks far faster than normal; the unusually quick mining speed marks it as infested.
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2
Mine it with Silk Touch
Break the block with a Silk Touch tool to keep the silverfish from spawning; it drops ordinary Stone Bricks, because the infested block itself cannot be obtained in Survival mode.
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3
Break it safely without the enchantment
Without Silk Touch, hit the block and immediately kill the silverfish that emerges before it alerts nearby mobs.
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4
Prevent a swarm
Avoid attacking silverfish near other stone walls, since one disturbed mob can call hidden silverfish out of the surrounding blocks.
Infested Stone Bricks blend into stronghold walls, so a single careless mine can trigger a silverfish swarm in tight corridors.
Related blocks
Frequently asked questions
Where do Infested Stone Bricks spawn?
They generate naturally in stronghold rooms, mixed in with ordinary stone bricks, so they are hard to spot.
How do you get Infested Stone Bricks without a silverfish?
You cannot collect the infested block in Survival at all: Silk Touch prevents the silverfish but drops ordinary Stone Bricks, and the infested block itself is only available through the Creative inventory or commands.
How can you tell a block is infested?
Infested blocks have very low hardness, so they break much faster than the normal Stone Bricks they copy.
Do Infested Stone Bricks work in Java and Bedrock?
Yes, they exist in both editions and behave the same, spawning a silverfish when broken without Silk Touch.
What tool breaks Infested Stone Bricks fastest?
A pickaxe mines them fastest, but mining without Silk Touch still releases the hidden silverfish.