Conduit

Type	Block Entity
Requirements	None
Physics	No
Transparency	No
Luminance	15
Blast resistance	15
Hardness	3
Tool
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
First appearances	See History
Drops	Itself
Sounds	Activate Ambient Attack Deactivate
Block Entity ID	conduit
Name	conduit

A conduit is a block that, when activated by placing a specific configuration of blocks around it, gives nearby players the Conduit Power status effect and attacks hostile mobs.

Obtaining[edit]

Conduits will drop as an item when broken with any tool or by hand, but a pickaxe is the fastest way to break it.

Block	Conduit
Hardness	3
Tool
Breaking time^{[note 1]}
Hand	4.5
Wooden	2.25
Stone	1.15
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Golden	0.4

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

Crafting[edit]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Nautilus Shell + Heart of the Sea

Usage[edit]

Conduit power[edit]

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Schematic of a conduit in an activation frame.
Click the scale on the right to view the layers.
The conduit and water are required. The frame
must include 16-42 blocks of prismarine, dark
prismarine, sea lanterns, and/or prismarine
bricks. Unused frame blocks and empty spaces
can be anything.

When activated, conduits give the "Conduit Power" effect to all players in contact with rain^{[Java and Legacy Console editions only]} or water, within a spherical range of 32-96 blocks. This effect stops the breath meter from decreasing, gives underwater night vision and increases mining speed. Conduits can be activated in any biome and at any height or depth.

To activate, a conduit needs to be in the center of a 3x3x3 area of water (source blocks, flowing water, and/or waterlogged blocks), which itself must be enclosed within an activation frame. The frame is built up of blocks in three 5×5 open squares centered on the conduit, one around each axis. Only prismarine, dark prismarine, prismarine bricks and sea lantern blocks in the frame contribute to activation. A minimum of 16 blocks are required, and produce an effect range of 32 blocks. Prismarine-type slabs (including double slabs) and stairs cannot be used to activate the conduit.^[1]

The effect range of the conduit is 16 blocks for every seven blocks in the frame, though the effect does not activate until the minimum of 16 blocks are included in the build. Thus, it extends to 48 at 21 blocks, 64 at 28 blocks, 80 at 35 blocks, and 96 with a complete frame of 42 blocks. A complete frame also carries the additional advantage of attacking hostile mobs within 8 blocks of the conduit by 4 () every 2 seconds, if they are in contact with water or rain.

Other blocks used as part of the frame (including prismarine stairs, slabs, and double slabs) have no effect on activation, and can be omitted. Any blocks outside the frame but within the 5×5×5 cube that encompasses it likewise have no effect.

Light source[edit]

Conduits emit a light level of 15, the brightest possible light level in the game, whether activated or not.

Data values[edit]

Block states[edit]

See also: Block states

Name	Value	Description
waterlogged	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this conduit.

Block entity[edit]

See also: Block entity format

A conduit has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block. The conduit's block entity ID is conduit.

Block entity data
- Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template

Achievements[edit]

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo	Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
	Moskstraumen	Activate a Conduit	Place a conduit in a valid prismarine/sea lantern structure to activate it.	Xbox 360	Yes	Yes	Wii U	50G	Gold

History[edit]

Java Edition
1.13		18w15a	Added conduits.
		18w16a	The particle effect for the conduit has now been changed to the (previously unused) entity_core texture file.
		18w19a	Conduits will now produce sounds.
		18w20b	The eye of the conduit will now show whether it's hunting for hostile mobs or not: it will show an open eye when it's looking out for hostile mobs, and a closed eye otherwise.
		18w20c	Dark prismarine can now be used to activate a conduit.
1.13.1		18w31a	Conduits are now properly waterlogged.
Bedrock Edition
1.5		beta 1.5.0.1	Added conduits.
1.5		beta 1.5.0.4	Conduits will now produce sounds.
Legacy Console Edition
TU69	1.76	Patch 38	Added conduits.

Issues[edit]

Issues relating to "Conduit" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[edit]

When it is activated, the conduit displays the heart of the sea's texture in the center of its model.
- The eye of the conduit will show whether it's hunting for hostile mobs or not: it will show an open eye when it's looking out for hostile mobs, and a closed eye otherwise.
If it had been possible to activate a conduit with fewer than 16 blocks, its effect range would be 0 at 0-6 blocks, 16 at 7-13 blocks, and 32 already at 14-15 blocks.

Gallery[edit]

Basic arrangements of 16 prismarine bricks to activate a conduit.
Adding additional blocks around a conduit can extend the range of effect.
One possible setup to activate a conduit.
An unusual, but valid setup of 16 prismarine blocks.
Closer look at the activated conduit.
Valid block placements for conduit activation; note that the conduit itself must also be surrounded by water.
Animation of an activated conduit. (Click to see the animation)
Activated conduit isometric model. (Click to see the animation)