{{About|the dead variant of the solid block|the live variant|Coral Block|the non-solid block|Dead Coral|other kinds of corals|Coral (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox block
| transparent = No
| light = 0
| renewable = Yes
| tool = Wooden pickaxe
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| group = Tube
| group2 = Brain
| group3 = Bubble
| group4 = Fire
| group5 = Horn
| 1-1 = Dead Tube Coral Block.png
| 2-2 = Dead Brain Coral Block.png
| 3-2 = Dead Bubble Coral Block.png
| 4-2 = Dead Fire Coral Block.png
| 5-2 = Dead Horn Coral Block.png
| invimage = Dead Tube Coral Block
| invimage2 = Dead Brain Coral Block
| invimage3 = Dead Bubble Coral Block
| invimage4 = Dead Fire Coral Block
| invimage5 = Dead Horn Coral Block
}}
A '''dead coral block''' is a dead variant of a [[coral block]]. These blocks are always grey. There are five variants total: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Dead coral blocks can be obtained with any type of [[pickaxe]]. They can also be obtained by mining the respective live variant of [[coral block]]s without Silk Touch.
{{breaking row|sprite=Dead Coral Blocks|Dead Coral Block|Pickaxe|Wood|horizontal=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
Dead coral block variants{{only|BE}} naturally generate in [[coral reef]] structures, which can be found in [[warm ocean]]s. {{IN|JE}}, dead coral blocks do not generate naturally.

=== Post-generation ===
If a live [[coral block]] is placed outside of water, it transforms into its respective dead coral block after a few seconds &mdash; a grayscale version of the coral block. A coral block still dies if the [[game rule]] <code>randomTickSpeed</code> is set to {{cd|0}}.<ref>{{bug|MC-129942|||Invalid}}</ref>

== Usage ==
Dead coral blocks can be used for building or as decoration blocks. Unlike live coral blocks, dead coral blocks cannot be used for farming [[sea pickle]]s. It is not possible to turn a dead coral block back into a live [[coral block]].

=== Note blocks ===
All types of dead coral blocks can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sounds.

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

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dead Tube Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_tube_coral_block
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dead Brain Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_brain_coral_block
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dead Bubble Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_bubble_coral_block
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dead Fire Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_fire_coral_block
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dead Horn Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_horn_coral_block
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dead Tube Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_tube_coral_block
|aliasid=coral_block / 8
|id=-853
|translationkey=tile.coral_block.blue_dead.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dead Brain Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_brain_coral_block
|aliasid=coral_block / 9
|id=-854
|translationkey=tile.coral_block.pink_dead.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dead Bubble Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_bubble_coral_block
|aliasid=coral_block / 10
|id=-855
|translationkey=tile.coral_block.purple_dead.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dead Fire Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_fire_coral_block
|aliasid=coral_block / 11
|id=-856
|translationkey=tile.coral_block.red_dead.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dead Horn Coral Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dead_horn_coral_block
|aliasid=coral_block / 12
|id=-857
|translationkey=tile.coral_block.yellow_dead.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{missing information|section|when something about coral slabs not being added mentioned by a dev|type=old}}
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||November 18, 2017|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAapz_nIC_Y|[[File:Dead Coral Block MineCon2017.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Coral Slab (pre-release).png|32px]] Dead coral was shown (only one variant at the time), and in the clip [[slab]] variants of coral were shown as well, although they were not implemented.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w09a|[[File:Dead Coral Block JE1.png|32px]] Added dead coral.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w10b|[[File:Dead Tube Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Brain Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Bubble Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Fire Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Horn Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The single dead coral has been replaced with five dead coral as a solution to {{bug|MC-126564}}.
|Dead coral in worlds before this update are deleted when the world is updated.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w14b|What was previously named "Dead Coral" has been renamed to "Dead Coral Blocks", and what was previously named "Dead Coral Plants" have been renamed to "Dead Coral".
|The blue, pink, purple, red, and yellow variants of dead coral blocks have been renamed to tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn, respectively.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w16a|Dead coral blocks can no longer be obtained as long as one side of the live [[coral block]] is touching [[water]].}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|[[File:Dead Tube Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Brain Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Bubble Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Fire Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Horn Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added dead coral blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5.0|dev=beta 1.5.0.4|Dead coral blocks can no longer be obtained as long as one side of the live [[coral block]] is touching [[water]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Decreased the hardness of dead coral blocks from 7 to 1.5.
|Increased the blast resistance of dead coral blocks from 0.9 to 6.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.0|dev=Preview 1.21.0.21|The different [[block states]] for the <code>coral_block</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Dead Tube Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Brain Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Bubble Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Fire Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Horn Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added dead coral blocks.}}

|{{HistoryLine|education}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|[[File:Dead Tube Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Brain Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Bubble Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Fire Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dead Horn Coral Block JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added dead coral blocks.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list|Dead Coral Block}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:All Dead Coral Blocks.png|All variants of dead coral blocks.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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