Packed ice is not a storage block, as it cannot be crafted back into ice. Unlike normal ice, packed ice does not melt if placed near light sources. Packed ice is a completely solid block, and allows placement of any objects on top. This can allow for compact mob farms that rely on the tendency of pushed mobs to slide off the ice in some way. Ice tracks built from blue ice, packed ice, or a combination are useful for long-range travel in all three dimensions. Additionally, any non-full block inherits the 'slipperiness' for items.īoats can travel on packed ice with a top speed of 40 m/s.

In Java Edition, when a non-full block of half-block or less in height is placed on top of packed ice, the block inherits the same 'slipperiness' as the ice below it for most entities, not including boats due to a bug.

Mobs do not travel faster in water currents on packed ice. This also allows for increased speed of items in water currents by placing the packed ice under the water current. Packed ice is slippery, causing most entities to slide, including items.

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