Brain Coral Fan Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a pink coral fan called a Brain Coral Fan with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a brain coral fan is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game. Gathering a brain coral fan is a bit tricky in Minecraft because you need to mine it with a tool that is enchanted with Silk Touch.

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Let’s explore how to add a brain coral fan to your inventory.

Where to find Brain Coral Fan in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a brain coral fan in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform Version(s) Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13 – 1.19
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.19.3 – 1.19.4
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
  • Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get a Brain Coral Fan in Survival Mode

You can add a brain coral fan to your inventory in Survival mode by finding them growing in a Warm Ocean biome and mining them with a tool with Silk Touch. So, let’s get started!

1. Find a Brain Coral Fan

First, you need to find a brain coral fan in your Minecraft world. A brain coral fan is a pink coral fan that is usually found growing underwater in a Coral Reef in the Warm Ocean biome.

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This is what a brain coral fan looks like:

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2. Hold a Tool with Silk Touch

To mine the brain coral fan, you need to use a tool with Silk Touch such as pickaxe, shovel, or axe:

Pickaxe

Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 8 How to make a Diamond Pickaxe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 9 How to make a Golden Pickaxe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 10 How to make a Iron Pickaxe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 11 How to make a Stone Pickaxe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 12 How to make a Wooden Pickaxe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 13 How to make a Netherite Pickaxe

Shovel

Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 14 How to make a Diamond Shovel
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 15 How to make a Golden Shovel
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 16 How to make a Iron Shovel
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 17 How to make a Stone Shovel
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 18 How to make a Wooden Shovel
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 19 How to make a Netherite Shovel

Axe

Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 20 How to make a Diamond Axe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 21 How to make a Golden Axe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 22 How to make a Iron Axe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 23 How to make a Stone Axe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 24 How to make a Wooden Axe
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 25 How to make a Netherite Axe

In this example, we are going to use a diamond pickaxe that is enchanted with Silk Touch.

3. Mine the Brain Coral Fan

The game control to mine the brain coral fan depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the brain coral fan.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the brain coral fan.
  • For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
  • For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
  • For Wii U, press and hold the ZR button on the gamepad.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the brain coral fan.
  • For Education Edition, left click and hold on the brain coral fan.

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You will need to continue to mine until the brain coral fan breaks and a smaller brain coral fan appears floating in the water. If you wait too long, the brain coral fan will float to the top of the water.

4. Pick up the Brain Coral Fan

Make sure you pick up the brain coral fan before it disappears.

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Once you pick up the brain coral fan, it will appear in your hotbar.

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A brain coral fan is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a brain coral fan has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
ID Data Value Stack Size Version
Brain Coral Fan
(minecraft:brain_coral_fan)
64 1.13 – 1.19.4
  • Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
  • Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
  • Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
  • Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Brain Coral Fan is:

/give @p brain_coral_fan 1

Other Coral

There are other types of coral in Minecraft such as:

Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 31 How to make Tube Coral
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 32 How to make Brain Coral
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 33 How to make Bubble Coral
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 34 How to make Fire Coral
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 35 How to make Horn Coral
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 36 How to make a Tube Coral Fan
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 37 How to make a Bubble Coral Fan
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 38 How to make a Fire Coral Fan
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 39 How to make a Horn Coral Fan
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 40 How to make a Tube Coral Block
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 41 How to make a Brain Coral Block
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 42 How to make a Bubble Coral Block
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 43 How to make a Fire Coral Block
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 44 How to make a Horn Coral Block
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 45 How to make a Dead Tube Coral Block
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 46 How to make a Dead Brain Coral Block
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 47 How to make a Dead Bubble Coral Block
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 48 How to make a Dead Fire Coral Block
Brain Coral Fan - Wiki Guide 49 How to make a Dead Horn Coral Block

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