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3×3 entity door
38 blocks in a 7×9×4 space
Flip the lever and the 3×3 doorway opens; flip it back and it closes. It opens in 36 ticks (1.8 s) and closes in 32 ticks (1.6 s).
most compact door that uses entities (a minecart or the like) as moving partsmachine hidden from one side when closedno slime
7×9×43×3 entity doorpicture from the real game; the live 3D view replaces it when availableEvery record 10
The best door for each thing builders ask for: pick one to see it.
| best at | size | speed |
|---|---|---|
| Most compact fully seamless door Most compact fully seamless 1-block-thick door with no slime | 41 blocks in a 7×8×1 space | opens in 36 ticks (1.8 s), closes in 19 ticks (0.95 s) |
| Most compact gravity door (its doorway blocks are sand or gravel) | 33 blocks in a 7×9×2 space | opens in 5 ticks (0.25 s), closes in 16 ticks (0.8 s) |
| Most compact sculk door | 37 blocks in a 7×8×1 space | opens in 46 ticks (2.3 s), closes in 14 ticks (0.7 s) |
| Most compact stone door Most compact door with no slime Most compact 1-block-thick door Most compact door in a 3-thick wall | 38 blocks in a 7×8×1 space | opens in 36 ticks (1.8 s), closes in 19 ticks (0.95 s) |
| Most compact door that uses entities (a minecart or the like) as moving parts (this page) | 38 blocks in a 7×9×4 space | opens in 36 ticks (1.8 s), closes in 32 ticks (1.6 s) |
| Fastest door to open and close: a gravity door (sand or gravel door blocks) | 48 blocks in a 7×10×4 space | opens in 5 ticks (0.25 s), closes in 11 ticks (0.55 s) |
| Fastest door to close Fastest stone door to close | 90 blocks in a 9×9×5 space | opens in 12 ticks (0.6 s), closes in 7 ticks (0.35 s) |
| Most compact door that stands on flat ground (no digging below it) | 98 blocks in a 9×5×5 space | opens in 54 ticks (2.7 s), closes in 54 ticks (2.7 s) |
| Fastest stone door to open and close | 107 blocks in a 9×10×8 space | opens in 9 ticks (0.45 s), closes in 7 ticks (0.35 s) |
| Fastest door to open Fastest stone door to open | 218 blocks in a 9×11×14 space | opens in 4 ticks (0.2 s), closes in 15 ticks (0.75 s) |
Try it
Press play under the view: the door opens, stays open a moment and closes, again and again, like our record video. To take over, tap the lever or the Flip button under the view: once to open the door, again to close it.
Video (real game)
Build it
Download .litematic Download the design as text
The .litematic opens in Litematica (Minecraft 26.3): every block of the design in one region. Verified in the real game. The text file is the same build written as plain text, block by block.
Blocks used: armor stand lever note block observer redstone wire repeater smooth stone sticky piston stone
Details: how it works in depth, our test in the real game, measurements and properties
Properties
| Size (community volume) | 252b (7x9x4) |
|---|---|
| Blocks placed | 38 |
| Category | entity |
| Open / close | 36 / 32 gt (1.8 s / 1.6 s), worst of 3 cycles after the lever flip |
| Rotations | safe |
| No slime or honey | yes |
| Flat (one block thick) | no |
| Seamless | machine hidden from one side when closed |
| Frame when open | 8/12 |
| Hallway-compatible | no |
| Record-eligible (community regulation) | no |
| Boards | Entities |
| Best door for | most compact door that uses entities (a minecart or the like) as moving parts |
| Entities | 1 |
| Archived | 2026-10-18 18:38Z |
| Video | watch (real game) |
| Flags | rotation-safe, no slime or honey, seamless (any tier), the best door for something (the most compact or the fastest of its kind), has a video, uses entities, size |
| Design file | test-static-armor-39b |
Every check of the community regulation
| Nothing left in the doorway | no (opening: door block 0 re-crosses the frame) |
|---|---|
| Dents in the wall | minor |
| Frame blocks in place when open | 8 of 12 |
| Lever on its own support block | yes |
| Lever on the wall's surface | yes |
| Blocks that can be set off by accident | none |
| Seamless | quart z+ seamless |
| Seamless even while moving | no |
The design file
Design file (69 lines)
# verified WORKS by door leaderboard: 39 blocks, category entity
# archived 2026-10-18 18:38Z from HEAD:designs/piston-door-3x3/tracks/entities/test-static-armor.txt (repo at 2d248cd)
name: test-static-armor
port door: 0 0 0
port lever: 1 5 -3
entity: minecraft:armor_stand -1.5 3 0.5 {Rotation:[90f,0f]}
origin: -2 0 -3
palette:
A minecraft:observer[facing=north,powered=false]
B minecraft:observer[facing=up,powered=false]
C minecraft:observer[facing=west,powered=false]
D minecraft:sticky_piston[extended=false,facing=east]
E minecraft:sticky_piston[extended=false,facing=south]
F minecraft:sticky_piston[extended=false,facing=up]
G minecraft:sticky_piston[extended=false,facing=west]
H minecraft:stone
L minecraft:lever[face=wall,facing=north,powered=false]
N minecraft:note_block[instrument=harp,note=0,powered=false]
O minecraft:observer[facing=down,powered=false]
R minecraft:redstone_wire[east=side,north=side,power=0,south=side,west=side]
S minecraft:smooth_stone
o minecraft:observer[facing=east,powered=false]
r minecraft:repeater[delay=4,facing=north,locked=false,powered=false]
s minecraft:sticky_piston[extended=false,facing=down]
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