{"id":16035,"date":"2025-05-19T20:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=16035"},"modified":"2025-05-19T20:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:40:29","slug":"can-endermen-pick-up-cobblestone-in-minecraft","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/can-endermen-pick-up-cobblestone-in-minecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Endermen Pick Up Cobblestone in Minecraft?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Short answer: No, the Enderman cannot pick up cobblestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Endermen are mysterious and spooky mobs that wander the Overworld, Nether, and the End. One of their unique abilities is picking up and moving blocks, but can they pick up <strong>cobblestone<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddf1 Can Endermen Pick Up Cobblestone?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No, endermen cannot pick up cobblestone<\/strong> in Minecraft, neither in Java Edition nor Bedrock Edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While they can carry a variety of natural and decorative blocks, cobblestone is not on the list of allowed blocks. Mojang has carefully limited which blocks endermen can interact with, likely to avoid griefing important builds or structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 What Blocks Can Endermen Pick Up?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of blocks that endermen <em>can<\/em> pick up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grass Blocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dirt (including Coarse and Rooted Dirt)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gravel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mycelium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Podzol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red Sand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moss Blocks and Pale Moss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mud and Muddy Mangrove Roots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TNT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers (small)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mushrooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fungi (Crimson and Warped)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roots (Crimson and Warped)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nylium (Crimson and Warped)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pumpkins (including carved)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cactus and Cactus Flower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melon Blocks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <em>Endermen will only pick up these blocks if the <code>mobGriefing<\/code> gamerule is set to true.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a0\ufe0f Why Can\u2019t Endermen Pick Up Cobblestone?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cobblestone is considered a &#8220;player-placed&#8221; or crafted block. Mojang designed endermen to interact mainly with natural blocks found in terrain generation. This prevents accidental griefing of player creations like bases, mob farms, or redstone contraptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca1 Fun Fact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Endermen <strong>drop any block they\u2019re holding<\/strong> when killed. So if you find a random flower, dirt block, or TNT in an odd place\u2014it might\u2019ve been dropped by a wandering enderman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Bonus Tip: Prevent Endermen Griefing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re building in survival and want to protect your area from endermen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use slabs, fences, or carpet to block teleport destinations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disable block-moving by setting:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/gamerule mobGriefing false<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfae Host Your Own Minecraft Server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to see endermen in action with your friends? Get a powerful server with <strong>GGServers<\/strong>! 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