Soil Blocks
| Stone Path | |
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| Material | Soil |
| Stackable | 64 |
| Drops | Itself |
| Blocks | |
| Packed Dirt | |
| Material | Soil |
| Stackable | 64 |
| Drops | Itself |
| Blocks | |
| Cob | |
| Material | Soil |
| Stackable | 64 |
| Drops | Itself |
| Blocks | |
| Rammed Earth | |
| Material | Soil |
| Stackable | 64 |
| Drops | Itself |
| Blocks | |
Soil blocks are blocks constructed using soil and other natural components including dry grass and stones. These blocks are used for building structures and creating walkways.
Creation
There are four types of soil blocks players can craft: cob, packed dirt, rammed earth, and stone path blocks. All of these types of blocks are created in the crafting grid.
Cob
Cob requires soil and dry grass to create.
- Block Shapes: Only full blocks can be created. Cob slabs and stairs cannot be created.
- Material variant: Any soil variant can be used to craft these blocks.
- Appearance: The type of dirt does not affect the appearance of the block.
| Ingredients | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|
| 5x Dry grass 4x Soil |
Packed Dirt
There is a second version of packed dirt: arid packed dirt, which is a lighter shade of brown. Arid packed dirt requires soil and sand to create, while packed dirt only requires soil.
- Block shapes: Only full blocks can be created. Packed dirt slabs and stairs cannot be created.
- Material variant: Any soil or sand variant can be used to craft these blocks.
- Appearance: The type of materials used in crafting does not affect the appearance of the block; only the sand/soil components added during creation define whether the block is dark or light.
Stone Path
Stone path blocks require soil and stones to create.
- Block shapes: Three variants can be created, a full block, a slab (half-block) or stairs blocks.
- Material variant: Any type of soil or stones variant can be used to craft these blocks.
- Appearance: The type of soil or stones used does not affect the appearance of the block.
Rammed Earth

Rammed earth requires packed dirt to create.
- Block Shapes: Rammed earth is a full block. Slabs, stairs, and other shapes cannot be crafted.
- Material Variants: Only standard packed dirt is accepted. Arid packed dirt cannot be used to craft rammed earth.
- Appearance: Rammed earth has a stone-like appearance but is still considered soil. It has four additional texture variants that can be cycled by placing rammed earth in the crafting grid by itself.
| Ingredients | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|
| 6x Packed Dirt |
Usage
Building Component
- Cob, packed dirt, and rammed earth are primarily used to create player structures and are handy in early stages of the game. The materials required to craft these blocks can be harvested or gathered using simple stone tools, and except for dry grass, do not require tools at all.
- Grass does not grow on packed dirt or rammed earth. This makes them an ideal material to place around a pit kiln built outdoors so that the heat from the oven does not cause a fire in the tall grass. If the grass is 3 blocks from the hole, there will be no danger.
Pathways
Stone path blocks are used to create walkways, but can also be used to build structures. Traveling on pathway blocks increases player movement rate by 33%.
- See Path for other types of pathways.
Block Types
| Material | Block | Slab | Stairs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cob | N/A | N/A | |
| Arid Packed Dirt | N/A | N/A | |
| Packed Dirt | N/A | N/A | |
| Rammed Earth | N/A | N/A | |
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