Prismarine

Prismarine

Transparency	No
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data value	dec: 168 hex: A8 bin: 10101000
Name	See Data values

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.

	“	I picked Prismarine because 1) it sounds good, 2) it references water with "marine", 3) it references its "shimmering effect" I hinted at with "prism", and 4) it doesn't really mean anything in the real world.	„
		— Jeb about the name

Prismarine is a stone-like material that only appears underwater in ocean monuments.

Prismarine bricks are a decorative form of prismarine with a sawtooth-edged brick pattern.

Dark prismarine is a decorative form of prismarine; it is dark, with a tight grid pattern.

Obtaining

All types of prismarine can be mined using any pickaxe to drop itself. If mined without a pickaxe, the block will drop nothing.

Block	Prismarine
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Golden	0.2

Natural generation

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

Each type of prismarine can be crafted using varying amounts of prismarine shards, and an ink sac in the case of dark prismarine. All of these resources can be obtained from underwater mobs.

Usage

The color change of prismarine

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 aqua, green, purple, and indigo. 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

Main article: Conduit

Prismarine, dark prismarine and prismarine bricks can be used to activate a conduit by building a structure around it. By doing this, the conduit will emit 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.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	ID Name
Prismarine	prismarine
Prismarine Bricks	prismarine_bricks
Dark Prismarine	dark_prismarine

Bedrock Edition:

Block	ID Name	Numeral ID
Prismarine	prismarine	168

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, prismarine uses the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	Prismarine
	1	Dark Prismarine
	2	Prismarine Bricks

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
				Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo
	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

May 17, 2014					The first images of prismarine are previewed by Jeb on his Instagram page.
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".
Java Edition
1.8			14w25a		Prismarine added, along with its variants.
1.13			17w47a		Different block states of prismarine are now separated into prismarine, prismarine_bricks and dark_prismarine for those respective blocks.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 168.
			18w07a		Added stairs and slabs for prismarine and its variants.
			18w09a		Prismarine will now generate in underwater ruins.
			18w15a		Prismarine and prismarine bricks can now used to activate conduits.
			18w20c		Dark prismarine can now used to activate conduits.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.16.0			build 1		Added prismarine and its variants.
Bedrock Edition
1.4			beta 1.2.13.8		Added stairs and slabs for prismarine and its variants.
			beta 1.2.20.1		Prismarine will now generate in underwater ruins.
1.5			beta 1.5.0.1		Prismarine and prismarine bricks can now used to activate conduits.
			?		Dark prismarine can now used to active conduits.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added prismarine and its variants.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.3.12					Prismarine added, along with its variants.

Issues

Issues relating to "Prismarine", "Prismarine Bricks", or "Dark Prismarine" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• The name "prismarine" was created by Reddit user AjaxGb during a naming contest, where Jeb was looking for a name for the block.

Gallery

• 

  The first picture of prismarine, along with sea lanterns, in a proto- ocean monument.

• 

  A brightened version of the preview image.

• 

  Another picture of prismarine.

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  A picture of prismarine and its variants in an ocean monument, along with the Elder Guardian.

References

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