Which blocks require the Silk Touch enchantment, or benefit from it?
Solution 1:
All the blocks that can only be obtained by silk touch are listed in green here
- Bee Nest (not to be confused with Bee Hive)
- Coal ore
- Cobwebs (requires the enchantment to be on shears)
- Diamond ore
- Dirt covered with grass or mycellium
- Emerald ore
- Ice
- Lapis Lazuli ore
- Mushroom blocks
- Quartz ore
- Redstone ore
The blocks that can be obtained in other ways, but are affected by silk touch are:
- Bookshelves
- Clay
- Enderchests
- Glass
- Glowstone
- Gravel will always drop (rather than flint)
- Snow blocks
- Stone