Lily Pad — Minecraft block

Lily Pad

Lily Pad is a floating swamp plant you can place on water and even walk across in Minecraft.

Block ID minecraft:lily_pad
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Lily Pad is a non-solid decorative plant that floats on the surface of water in Minecraft. It generates naturally on water in swamp and mangrove swamp biomes, where dozens of pads can cover a single pond. You cannot craft a lily pad — collect one by breaking it with any tool or your bare hand, and it drops instantly as an item. Place a lily pad on a water source block, or on top of ice, frosted ice, packed ice, or blue ice. Because it has a solid top surface, players and mobs can stand on a lily pad, so a row of them forms a thin walkway across deep water. Boats destroy any lily pad they sail into, so keep them clear of your boat lanes. A lily pad can also go in a composter, with a 65% chance to raise the compost level. In the latest Minecraft 26.1.2, lily pads remain a simple decoration for swamp builds, ponds, and Japanese-garden aesthetics.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to get and place a Lily Pad in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Find lily pads in a swamp

    Travel to a swamp or mangrove swamp biome, where lily pads spawn floating on the water surface.

  2. 2

    Collect the lily pad

    Hit the lily pad with any tool or your hand; it breaks instantly and drops itself as an item to pick up.

  3. 3

    Place it on water or ice

    Aim at the top of a water source block, ice, or packed ice and place the lily pad so it floats there.

  4. 4

    Build a walkway or decorate

    Line up several lily pads to cross deep water on foot, or scatter them to decorate ponds and swamp builds.

Boat warning

Boats destroy any lily pad they collide with, so route your boats away from decorative lily pad fields.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you craft a Lily Pad in Minecraft?

No. Lily pads cannot be crafted. You collect them by breaking the ones that generate on water in swamp and mangrove swamp biomes.

Where do Lily Pads spawn?

Lily pads generate naturally floating on water in swamp and mangrove swamp biomes.

Can you stand on a Lily Pad?

Yes. A lily pad has a solid top surface, so players and mobs can stand on it, and a row of them works as a thin walkway over water.

Can a Lily Pad be composted?

Yes. Putting a lily pad in a composter has a 65% chance to raise the compost level by one.

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