{{about|the block|the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons|MCD:Chains|the armor tier named chainmail|Armor|the armor material called chainmail|Armor materials}}
{{Infobox block
| image1 = Chain.png
| image2 = Chain Axis Z.png
| invimage = Chain
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| waterloggable = Yes
}}
'''Chains''' are metallic decoration [[block]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Chains can be mined using any [[pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

{{breaking row|Chain|Pickaxe|Wood|horizontal=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
Chains can generate in treasure room [[bastion remnant]]s and sometimes in [[ruined portal]]s that generate in [[the Nether]]. They always generate above [[magma cube]] spawners, also found in treasure room bastions.

Chains can also generate in [[mineshaft]]s. They generate on the sides of a wooden bridge (a mid-air corridor) when the distance between the bridge and the highest solid block below it is higher than the distance to the lowest solid block above it. Chains here generate vertically in a pillar between the bridge and the ceiling. The lowest block of the pillar, connecting the chain to the bridge, is always an [[oak fence]].

In addition, chains can also generate in [[trial chambers]] making up various hanging platforms in certain rooms.

{{Block distribution}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|chain}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B1=Iron Nugget
|B2=Iron Ingot
|B3=Iron Nugget
|Output=Chain
|type=Building block
}}

== Usage ==
Chains can be used to suspend [[bell]]s, [[hanging sign]]s, [[lantern]]s, and [[soul lantern]]s, as the chain texture connects to the chain of the lantern seamlessly as if it were part of it, and it connects the hanging sign chains together. Chains do not require a supporting block to be placed whether it is on the top, next to it or at the bottom. It can exist completely free-standing in mid air<ref>{{bug|MC-178791|||Invalid}}</ref> and it can be rotated. Chains connect horizontally or vertically, but not across different orientations (so a chain with N orientation does not connect to a chain with E orientation in the adjacent block).
Horizontal chains one block above a surface may be walked over. Horizontal chains two blocks above a surface prevent players from traveling past them. Vertical chains block travel if targeted directly, but may be skirted.

Precision is required, but chains can be walked on, allowing for inconspicuous, although somewhat costly, bridges.

Chains can be pushed by [[piston]]s without being broken.

{{IN|Bedrock}}, chains are not [[conductivity|conductive]], but the comparator can work in being separated from the measured block by a chain.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Chain}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Chain
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chain
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Chain
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=chain
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chain
|id=541
|form=block
|itemform=item.chain}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=chain
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chain
|id=619
|form=item
|translationkey=tile.chain.name
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w16a|[[File:Chain (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added chains.
|Chains generate in the newly added [[bastion remnant]]s, and can be found in their [[chest]]s.
|Chains currently use the generic metal block [[sound]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w17a|Unique [[sound]]s have been added for chains.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w18a|Chains can now be [[waterlog]]ged.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w30a|The chance of finding chains in bastion remnant chests is decreased from 31.5% to 24.4%.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 1|[[File:Chain Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Chains can now be placed in all orientations.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w07a|Chains can now generate in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w13a|[[File:Chain (UD) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chain (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chain (EW) JE2.png|32px]] The model of chains has been changed so that the backside texture is mirrored.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|exp=Update 1.20|dev=22w42a|Chains are now used to craft [[hanging sign]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|[[File:Chain_(item)_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added chains.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.63|Unique [[sound]]s have been added for chains.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.100|dev=beta 1.16.100.54|[[File:Chain Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Chains can now be placed in all orientations.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.50|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.50.21|Chains are now used to craft [[hanging sign]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Increased the blast resistance of chains from 3 to 6.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* A vertical chain, being a solid, but not a full [[block]], allows for many sizes of [[mob]]s and [[player]]s to pass alongside each piece horizontally.
* Despite its name, it cannot be [[craft]]ed into [[chainmail armor]].<ref>{{bug|MC-178979|||Invalid}}</ref>
* Chains do not stick together when moved by pistons, regardless of orientation.

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
File:Chain with Lantern.png|A [[lantern]] hanging from a chain.
File:Chain with Spawner.png|A [[monster spawner]] hanging with a chain found in the bastion remnants.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Chained Stone Bricks.jpg|Chains and stone bricks.
File:Barbell.jpg|Chains and chiseled blackstone.
File:Barbell Evoker.jpg|An evoker lifting weights.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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[[es:Cadena]]
[[fr:Chaîne]]
[[it:Catena]]
[[ja:鎖]]
[[ko:사슬]]
[[lzh:鏈]]
[[pl:Łańcuch]]
[[pt:Corrente]]
[[ru:Цепь]]
[[uk:Ланцюг]]
[[zh:锁链]]
