The ice in Minecraft is a semi-transparent block mostly found in snowy biomes, and finding one could be a little complicated, but what if you are looking to build your house or base on the slippery ice? Sure, you can make it, and at some places, there will be a need to melt the ice for your garden or to beautify your home, but the question is, how will you melt it?

This guide will teach how you can melt the ice in Minecraft.

Melt Ice in Minecraft

You can melt the ice by following the methods we will discuss below.

Method 1: Put a Light Source on the Ice

There are over 60 light sources in Minecraft, and most of them can be used to melt ice. All you must do is put it on the ice, which will work within a few blocks, and we have used a torch, as you can see in the image below:

You can also use Lava, another light source, but you need to be careful around it as you will lose health points when you are on fire.

Note: Light from the sun will not melt the ice in Minecraft.

Method 2: Break It Down

You can melt the ice in Minecraft by breaking it with a pickaxe, but this method is not recommended as sometimes the water will freeze again, and all your efforts will be useless.

You can learn how to craft a pickaxe in Minecraft by following our guide:

Method 3: Plant Flowers or Trees on the Ice

This may sound strange, but you can melt a single block of ice in Minecraft when you plant a flower or a tree on it.

What Type of Ice Cannot be Melted in Minecraft?

There are two types of ice that you cannot melt, and they are

1. Blue ice
2. Packed ice

What Is Blue Ice in Minecraft, and Where to Find It?

The Blue ice is a solid block found in Icy Spikes of Minecraft and can be found after exploring the snow biomes. It would help if you had a tool enchanted with silk touch like any pickax or shovel to harvest them as any without enchantment you will receive nothing but a few experience points.

The blue ice is more slippery and allows you to travel faster while using the boat, so it could be advantageous when you want to travel swiftly. You can also craft the blue ice from packed ice.

What Is Packed Ice, and How to Get It in Minecraft?

The packed ice is yet another type of frozen water in Minecraft that you cannot melt, and you can find it in the icy spikes.

Like the blue ice, packed ice also needs a tool enchanted with silk touch to be harvested, and you need nine blocks of it to craft blue ice.

FAQS

Q: Is there any way of getting the blue ice when not found in Minecraft?

You can craft it using nine blocks of packed ice.

Q: Can the melted ice be used as a water source?

Ice can be a water source once it is melted.

Conclusion

In the real world, heat from the sun melts the ice, but in Minecraft, you need other light sources that you can place on/near the ice to melt it. Today we learned how to melt ice and saw which type of ice cannot be melted so that you don’t have to waste your energy trying to melt it.