Description
Mud is a soft wet block that looks like soaked earth and that appears in wet low lying areas. It gives builders a way to make swampy ground patches, natural marshes and muddy paths that look realistic and alive. Mud behaves differently from regular dirt because it can slow movement for mobs and players when moving through it and it interacts with other blocks like water to produce clay in some game versions. Mud can be climbed when combined with certain blocks and it is often used alongside mangrove roots and mangrove wood to create naturalistic shoreline scenes. Because mud can be turned into mud bricks in some game versions it also offers a connection to building materials that have a handcrafted feel. The block is visually distinct with a darker wet texture and it is useful for landscaping where you want to hint at ongoing water nearby or recent flooding. In survival mud is renewable, easy to find in the right biome and it helps create more believable ecological zones when mixed with grass, vines and aquatic plants. For role playing and for environmental storytelling mud adds a sensory detail that makes outdoor settings more immersive and gives contrasting textures to stone, sand and grass surfaces.
What is Mud?
Mud is a wet soft ground block that represents waterlogged earth. It is used to build marshes and shoreline transitions and it behaves differently from normal dirt which makes it useful both for decoration and for environmental mechanics. Players use mud to suggest damp areas and to create natural scenes.
Where to find Mud
Mud appears in mangrove swamps, swamps and in low wet areas where water and soil interact. You will see larger patches around mangrove roots and within thick swampy biomes and in regions where the game generates saturated ground. Look near mangrove trees and water margins to find natural mud deposits.
How to get Mud
Gather mud with a shovel which will break the block and drop mud items in versions that support it. You can also create mud by placing water over soil under some conditions or by collecting it from natural patches. In creative mode you can place mud blocks directly from the inventory and in survival you will harvest it where it spawns naturally.
Release Information
First introduced: Mud was introduced with updates that added wetlands and mangrove ecosystems to the game
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:mud 64
How to use Mud
Use mud to create realistic marsh areas and as a base for mud brick crafting in versions where that is supported. Lay mud around ponds, rivers and mangrove roots to make scenes feel damp and lived in. Combine with plants and roots to make a believable shoreline and use mud to slow movement in tactical builds if you want to create a hazard area.
Recipes for Mud
This item cannot be crafted.
