Prismarine
Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
6 |
Hardness |
1.5 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
No |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
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 chiseled patterns.
Dark prismarine is a decorative form of prismarine; it is dark green, with a tight grid pattern.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Breaking[edit]
Prismarine only drops itself when mined with a pickaxe. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing.
Block | Prismarine | Dark Prismarine | Prismarine Bricks | |
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Hardness | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Tool | ||||
Breaking time[A] | ||||
Default | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | |
Wooden | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | |
Stone | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
Iron | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
Diamond | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
Netherite | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
Golden | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
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.
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]
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.
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]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|---|
Prismarine Slab or Prismarine Brick Slab or Dark Prismarine Slab |
Prismarine or Prismarine Bricks or Dark Prismarine |
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Prismarine Stairs or Prismarine Brick Stairs or Dark Prismarine Stairs |
Prismarine or Prismarine Bricks or Dark Prismarine |
|
Prismarine Wall | Prismarine |
Stonecutting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
---|---|---|
Prismarine Slab or Prismarine Stairs or Prismarine Wall |
Prismarine | |
Prismarine Brick Slab or Prismarine Brick Stairs |
Prismarine Bricks | |
Dark Prismarine Slab or Dark Prismarine Stairs |
Dark Prismarine |
Note Blocks[edit]
All types of prismarine can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Sound | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blocks | Breaking the block | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | Mining the block | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | 0.12 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Blocks | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | Placing the block | use.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Prismarine | prismarine | 168 | tile.prismarine.rough.name tile.prismarine.dark.name tile.prismarine.bricks.name |
Block data[edit]
In Bedrock Edition, prismarine uses the following data values:
DV | Description | |
---|---|---|
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) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
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. | |||
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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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.13.8 | Added stairs ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | 1.0.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1.90 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
1.3.12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Prismarine", "Prismarine Bricks", or "Dark Prismarine" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
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— Jeb about the name[1] |
- 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]
- The tiling created by prismarine bricks somewhat resembles the prismatic pentagonal tiling, although with most pentagons skewed.
Gallery[edit]
The first picture of prismarine, along with sea lanterns, in a proto-ocean monument.