Quick answer: To get resin in Minecraft, attack a Creaking at night in a Pale Garden biome so its linked Creaking Heart places resin clumps on nearby pale oak logs, then break those clumps to collect them. You can also mine a Creaking Heart directly (1–3 clumps, more with Fortune) or loot woodland mansion chests. From there, resin clumps are crafted or smelted into blocks, resin bricks, and decorative variants.
Resin is a terracotta-orange material introduced in the Pale Garden update — Java Edition 1.21.4 (first in snapshot 24w44a) and Bedrock Edition 1.21.50. It is tightly tied to the pale garden and the Creaking mechanic, so you will need access to that biome (or a woodland mansion) before you can start collecting it. This guide walks through every way to obtain resin clumps and everything you can craft from them, using only confirmed recipe values.
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Materials You Need
- Access to a Pale Garden biome (contains pale oak logs and a Creaking Heart) — or a woodland mansion for chest loot.
- A weapon to attack the Creaking (a player, a player-owned wolf, or a player-caused explosion all count as valid attackers).
- Any tool to break the resin clumps off the pale oak logs.
- A furnace + fuel if you want to smelt clumps into resin brick items.
- A crafting table (and optionally a Stonecutter) for the block and brick recipes.
- Optional: a Fortune III pickaxe/tool to boost yield when mining a Creaking Heart directly.
How to Get Resin in Minecraft
There are three ways to obtain resin clumps — the base material for everything else. The renewable method is the Creaking farm loop.
- Find a Pale Garden and locate a Creaking Heart. Pale Gardens contain pale oak wood and Creaking Heart blocks embedded in the logs. Each Creaking Heart can spawn a Creaking.
- Wait for night and attack the Creaking. Between 12600 and 23400 ticks (night-time), damage the Creaking with a player attack, a player-owned wolf, or a player-caused explosion. The Creaking must be linked to a Creaking Heart.
- Collect the resin clumps that appear. Each hit prompts the linked Creaking Heart to place 2–3 resin clumps on the sides of connected pale oak logs (and attached wood) within 2 blocks of the heart. Break those clumps to pick them up.
- Alternatively, mine the Creaking Heart directly. Breaking the Creaking Heart block yields 1–3 resin clumps, increased by Fortune — up to 6 with Fortune III. Note this consumes the heart, so it is not renewable unless you craft a new one (see Uses below).
- Or loot a woodland mansion. Woodland mansion chests contain 2–4 resin clumps with a 53.8% chance per chest (Java Edition figures).
Craft a Block of Resin (compression)
Fill all nine slots of a 3×3 crafting grid with resin clumps to produce 1 Block of Resin. This is reversible: placing 1 Block of Resin in the grid gives you back 9 resin clumps. The block is terracotta-orange, breaks instantly, has zero hardness and blast resistance, and is non-flammable — handy as a quick temporary building block or as compact storage.
Smelt a Resin Brick item
Place 1 resin clump in a furnace with any fuel to smelt it into 1 Resin Brick item, awarding 0.1 XP. This item is the gateway to the entire resin brick block family and also doubles as an armor-trim smithing material.
Craft Resin Bricks and the decorative family
- Resin Bricks block: arrange 4 Resin Brick items in a 2×2 square to get 1 Resin Bricks block.
- Slabs: place 3 Resin Bricks blocks in a horizontal row to get 6 slabs.
- Stairs: arrange 6 Resin Bricks blocks in a stair pattern to get 4 stairs.
- Walls: fill a 3-wide by 2-tall block (6 Resin Bricks) to get 6 walls.
- Chiseled Resin Bricks: stack 2 Resin Brick Slabs vertically (one on top of the other) to get 1 Chiseled Resin Bricks.
- Stonecutter shortcut: put 1 Resin Bricks block in a Stonecutter to get 1 slab, stair, wall, or chiseled block — often more material-efficient.
Uses and Tips
- Build a renewable resin farm. Since mining a Creaking Heart consumes it, craft a new one to keep farming: place a Pale Oak Log on top, a Block of Resin in the middle, and a Pale Oak Log on the bottom (a vertical column) to make 1 Creaking Heart. This closes the renewable loop.
- Orange armor trims. Use the Resin Brick item as a trim material in a smithing table to give armor orange-tinted detailing, just like copper or gold trims. Pair it with your favorite Netherite armor for a unique look.
- Compress for storage. The 9→1 Block of Resin recipe is fully reversible, making it a clean way to store large amounts of clumps.
- Decorate builds. The resin brick slab, stair, wall, and chiseled variants pair well with warm-toned builds — think alongside copper bulbs for lighting accents.
- Bring a wolf. A player-owned wolf counts as a valid attacker, so a tamed wolf can help you trigger resin clump placement during night raids.
Chasing more of the game’s newer mechanics? See our guides on crafting a Mace, what a Recovery Compass does, what Trial Keys do, and building an XP farm to power up your smithing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What version of Minecraft added resin?
Resin and all of its blocks were added in the Pale Garden update: Java Edition 1.21.4 (first in snapshot 24w44a) and Bedrock Edition 1.21.50. If you are on an older version, you will not be able to find or craft it.
Where do I find resin clumps?
Resin clumps come from the Pale Garden biome. Attack a Creaking at night and its linked Creaking Heart places 2–3 clumps on nearby pale oak logs, which you then break. You can also mine a Creaking Heart directly for 1–3 clumps, or loot woodland mansion chests (2–4 clumps, 53.8% chance in Java Edition).
Is resin renewable?
Yes. Attacking the Creaking at night repeatedly produces resin clumps without destroying the Creaking Heart. If you do mine a heart, you can craft a replacement from 2 pale oak logs and 1 Block of Resin, so the farm loop stays sustainable.
What can I make with resin bricks?
Smelt clumps into Resin Brick items, then craft 4 of them (2×2) into a Resin Bricks block. From there you can make slabs, stairs, walls, and chiseled resin bricks — either on a crafting table or via a Stonecutter. The Resin Brick item also works as an orange armor trim.
Does Fortune help when collecting resin?
Fortune only affects mining a Creaking Heart block directly, boosting the drop from 1–3 clumps up to 6 with Fortune III. It does not increase the 2–3 clumps a Creaking Heart places on logs when you attack the Creaking. For more enchantment details, check our full Minecraft enchantments list.
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