Prismarine
| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
1.5 |
| Luminant |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
This article is about the block. For the item used to craft the block, see Prismarine Shard. For the item used to craft sea lanterns, see Prismarine Crystals.
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| — Jeb about the name[1] |
Prismarine is a type of stone that appears underwater in ruins and ocean monuments. It periodically changes color between blue and green.
Prismarine bricks are decorative blue bricks with chiselled patterns.
Dark prismarine is a decorative form of prismarine; it is dark green, with a tight grid pattern.
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Occurrence[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
All types of prismarine naturally generate as the main blocks making up ocean monuments. Normal prismarine and its bricks are found in large amounts due to the size of the structure. Prismarine bricks make up the 23 pillars below the monument, and appear decoratively throughout the structure. Somewhat more rare is dark prismarine, which encases the 8 gold block reward of the dungeon, and appears in fewer decorative features. Normal prismarine can additionally be found in underwater ruins.
Obtaining[edit]
Loot[edit]
From block loot[edit]
All types of prismarine can be mined using any pickaxe to drop itself. If mined without a pickaxe, the block drops nothing.
| Namespaced ID | Source | Drops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Incorrect tool | Correct tool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blocks/prismarine | Prismarine | Nothing (100%) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blocks/prismarine_bricks | Prismarine Bricks | Nothing (100%) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blocks/dark_prismarine | Dark Prismarine | Nothing (100%) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recipes[edit]
From crafting[edit]
Each type of prismarine can be crafted using varying amounts of prismarine shards, and an ink sac[Bedrock and Education editions only] or black dye in the case of dark prismarine. All of these resources can be obtained from underwater mobs.
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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| Prismarine | Prismarine Shard | ||
| Prismarine Bricks | Prismarine Shard | ||
| Dark Prismarine | Prismarine Shard + Black Dye |
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| Dark Prismarine | Prismarine Shard + Ink Sac |
[Bedrock and Education editions only] |
Usage[edit]
Info[edit]
Prismarine can be used for decoration or as a high blast resistance building block.
The normal prismarine is uniquely useful for decoration as it has an animated texture. The cracks in prismarine slowly cycle in color through light blue, green, purple, and dark blue. The full animation for the prismarine texture changes color 22 times in an irregular sequence before the whole pattern repeats; this takes 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Breaking[edit]
| Block | Prismarine | |
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| Hardness | 1.5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 1] | ||
| Default | 7.5 | |
| Wooden | 1.15 | |
| Stone | 0.6 | |
| Iron | 0.4 | |
| Diamond | 0.3 | |
| Netherite | 0.25 | |
| Golden | 0.2 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds. For more information, see Haste § Instant mining.
Block loot[edit]
Prismarine drops itself when broken with the correct tool if any is assigned. Refer to the Obtaining section for more info.
Prismarine Bricks drops itself when broken with the correct tool if any is assigned. Refer to the Obtaining section for more info.
Dark Prismarine drops itself when broken with the correct tool if any is assigned. Refer to the Obtaining section for more info.
Conduit power[edit]
Prismarine, dark prismarine and prismarine bricks can be used to activate a conduit by building a structure around it. By doing this, the conduit emits the "Conduit Power" effect in a certain radius, depending on how many blocks are used to power it. Sea lanterns can also be used for this purpose.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Stonecutting[edit]
Sounds[edit]
| Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
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| Block broken | Blocks | Breaking the block | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | Mining the block | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | Placing the block | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Bedrock Edition: [needs in-game testing]
| Sound | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
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| Breaking the block | dig.stone | ? | 0.8 | |
| Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | ? | ? | |
| Mining the block | hit.stone | ? | 0.5 | |
| ? | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | ? | ? |
| ? | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | ? | ? |
| Walking on the block | step.stone | ? | ? | |
| Placing the block | use.stone | ? | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
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| Prismarine | prismarine | block.minecraft.prismarine |
| Prismarine Bricks | prismarine_bricks | block.minecraft.prismarine_bricks |
| Dark Prismarine | dark_prismarine | block.minecraft.dark_prismarine |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
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| Prismarine | prismarine | 168 | ? |
Block data[edit]
In Bedrock Edition, prismarine uses the following data values:
| DV | Description | |
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| 0 | Prismarine | |
| 1 | Dark Prismarine | |
| 2 | Prismarine Bricks |
Block states[edit]
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| prismarine_block_type | default
| bricks | |
dark | |||
default |
Achievements[edit]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) |
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| Moskstraumen | Activate a Conduit | Place a conduit in a valid prismarine/sea lantern structure to activate it. | 50G | Gold |
History[edit]
| May 17, 2014 | The first images of prismarine are previewed by Jeb on his Instagram page. | ||||
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| May 27, 2014 | Jeb creates a contest to name the new block. A clearer image of the block texture is also revealed. Jeb also reveals that there's several varieties. | ||||
| May 28, 2014 | Jeb names the new block "prismarine".[1] | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w25a |    Prismarine added, along with its variants. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Different block states of prismarine have been separated into prismarine, prismarine_bricks and dark_prismarine for those respective blocks.
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| Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 168. | |||||
| 18w07a | Added stairs    and slabs    for prismarine and its variants. | ||||
| 18w09a | Prismarine now generates in underwater ruins. | ||||
| 18w15a | Prismarine and prismarine bricks can now be used to activate conduits. | ||||
| 18w20c | Dark prismarine can now be used to activate conduits. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Prismarine can now be used to craft prismarine walls. | |||
| The textures for prismarine have been changed. | |||||
| 1.15 | Pre-release 1 | Dark prismarine is now crafted with black dye instead of ink sacs. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.16.0 | build 1 | Added prismarine and its variants. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.13.8 | Added stairs and slabs for prismarine and its variants. | |||
| beta 1.2.20.1 | Prismarine now generates in underwater ruins. | ||||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.1 | Prismarine and prismarine bricks can now be used to activate conduits. | |||
| ? | Dark prismarine can now be used to active conduits. | ||||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.0 | Prismarine can now be used to craft prismarine walls. | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The textures for prismarine have been changed. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Added prismarine and its variants. | |
| 1.90 | The textures for prismarine have been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 1.3.12 | Added prismarine, along with its variants. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Prismarine", "Prismarine Bricks", or "Dark Prismarine" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- The name "prismarine" was created by the now deleted reddit user AjaxGb during a naming contest, where Jeb was looking for a name for the block.[2]
Gallery[edit]
The first picture of prismarine, along with sea lanterns, in a proto- ocean monument.
A brightened version of the preview image.
References[edit]
