
Amethyst geode (Image via Minecraft) Amethyst geodes are getting a nerf in Minecraft 1.18 update.
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(68.27 seconds average for random ticks) x (20% chance of growth for any given single side) x (6 sides) x (4 growth stages) = 68.27 x 5 x 6 x 4 = 8192.4 seconds average, also 2 hours 16 minutes 32.4 seconds, also 6.827 in-game days. Minecraft 1.18 update will release for both Java and Bedrock Edition on November 30, 2021.
Each random tick assigned to the Budding Amethyst block has a 20% chance of creating a new amethyst bud or incrementing the growth stage on one randomly-selected side of the six-sided block.Īs such, the math can be applied if a player is within random tick range as:. Per Random Tick, updates will occur to any given block in the loaded chunk every 68.27 seconds on average if the chunk center is within 128 blocks of a player's location. In Java Edition, the below logic can be applied: Usage Growing into amethyst clusters Īn amethyst bud placed on a budding amethyst (rather than any other block) regardless whether it was placed by the player or spawned by the budding amethyst itself grows over time, going through three growth stages – small, medium, and large – before reaching its 4th and final growth stage as an amethyst cluster, which drops amethyst shards when mined. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.īudding amethyst generates naturally as part of amethyst geodes replacing some blocks of amethyst in the innermost layer of the geode. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds.