Monster Egg

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Monster Egg
Monster egg.gif
Type

Solid

Requirements

?

Physics

No

Transparency

No

Luminance

No

Blast resistance

3.75

Tool

Any tool

Renewable

N/A

Stackable

Yes (64)

Flammable

No

Availability

?

First appearance

Beta 1.8pre

Data value

dec: 97 hex: 61

Monster Egg (also known as Silverfish Block or Block 97; called Silverfish Stone/Cobblestone/Stone Brick in Xbox 360 Edition) is a block that spawns Silverfish when broken. Monster Eggs have identical looks to either stone, cobblestone, or stone brick, and are naturally found in strongholds and rarely in Extreme Hills biomes, hiding among the true blocks. When breaking it with a pickaxe it takes noticeably longer to mine than regular stone, cobblestone, or stone brick, making it relatively easy to distinguish from the regular blocks, if one is careful enough. The block can also be destroyed by hand fairly quickly, unlike regular stone blocks. Mining a Monster Egg with a Silk Touch enchantment does not give the player a Monster Egg block, but the type of block that the Monster Egg is disguised as.

Monster Eggs are meant to deceive players. When mined, it will spawn a Silverfish which will instantly attack the player. Also, if the player attacks a Silverfish directly with a sword, bow or potion of harming, nearby Monster Eggs will break, spawning other aggressive Silverfish. If the block is destroyed by an explosion (e.g., creepers, TNT, etc.), the Silverfish will die inside of the block, which gives no experience points. The Ender Dragon is also able to destroy Monster Eggs, and prevent a Silverfish from spawning. When a Silverfish is not pursuing the player, the Silverfish will go to the nearest stone, cobblestone, or stone brick and go inside it, converting the block into a Monster Egg. When mined, the spawned Silverfish will have full health.

Monster Eggs are available in the inventory in creative mode, and can also be made by placing a stone, cobblestone, or stone brick block, and right-clicking on it with a Silverfish spawn egg. The block will then convert into a Monster Egg. Attempting to add more Silverfish into the block will result in the silverfish spawning normally.

Contents

[edit] Monster Eggs

Icon Value Description
BlockCSS.png 0 Stone Monster Egg
BlockCSS.png 1 Cobblestone Monster Egg
BlockCSS.png 2 Stone Brick Monster Egg

[edit] History

Beta
1.8pre1 "Block 97" was implemented along with the Silverfish.
Official release
1.3.1 12w17a Block name is now labeled as "Stone Monster Egg", "Cobblestone Monster Egg", or "Stone Brick Monster Egg" depending on what kind of block it is.
12w21b Monster Eggs are now available in the creative mode inventory.
1.4.2 12w38a Stone Monster Eggs will now rarely generate in Extreme Hills biomes.[1]

[edit] Issues

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[edit] References

  1. Monster Egg generated in 12w38a, found by removing other blocks with MCEdit.
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