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The heavy core is a block that can be used to craft a mace.
Obtaining
Breaking
Heavy core can be mined with any tools or an empty hand, but pickaxe is the quickest way to mine it.
Block | Heavy Core | |
---|---|---|
Hardness | 10 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 15 | |
Wooden | 7.5 | |
Stone | 3.75 | |
Iron | 2.5 | |
Diamond | 1.9 | |
Netherite | 1.7 | |
Golden | 1.25 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Loot
The only way to obtain a heavy core is to open an ominous vault using an ominous trial key. Each vault has a 7.5% chance of dropping a heavy core.
Usage
The only current known use for the heavy core is to craft a mace.
Crafting
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|---|
Mace | Heavy Core + Breeze Rod |
Issues
Issues relating to "Heavy Core" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia

- Some claim it supports the ancient city dimension theory as it can only be placed on the floor (unlike heads) and due to its size, it perfectly fits the square indentation on top of the reinforced deepslate which frames the portal in the center of the city.