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news | April 28, 2026

Why do barriers have a blast resistance of 18,000,003 rather than 18,000,000? [closed]

I've been looking at the minecraft blast resistance values, and I came across something strange:

  • Bedrock has a blast resistance of 18,000,000.
  • Structure blocks have a blast resistance of 18,000,000.
  • Command Blocks have a blast resistance of 18,000,000.
  • End Gateway Blocks have a blast resistance of 18,000,000.
  • End Portals have a blast resistance of 18,000,000.
  • End Portal Frames have a blast resistance of 18,000,000.
  • Barriers have a blast resistance of 18,000,003.

That last one seems kinda odd to me. 18,000,000 is basically indestructable, 18,000,003 is almost exactly the same. I really don't see why barriers would be 3 levels harder to destroy than bedrock, structure blocks, command blocks, end gateways, end portals, and end portal frames.

Is there a good reason for this anomaly? If so, what is it?

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It seems like nobody knows. The edit in the Minecraft wiki just says "corrected barrier, for some reason it is 18,000,003". I don't think it's worth creating a bug report for it, since it has no downside to have this value. It might be a typo.