Minecraft Packed Ice is a useful resource when you’re working in the frozen wastes, but it’s also an important crafting material if you want certain rare igneous rocks.

Packed ice as icebergs in Minecraft (Image via Mojang) Packed ice blocks are slightly different than regular ice blocks. They naturally spawn in ice spikes, frozen oceans, and frozen peak biomes.

A natural packed ice structure in Minecraft (Image via Waifu Simulator 27/YouTube) For basic ice farming, which leads to packed ice farming, Minecraft players will need a few tools and conditions.