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Phantom Membrane
Miscellaneous

Phantom Membrane

An item dropped by phantoms, used to repair elytra in an anvil and to brew the Potion of Slow Falling. It is the only renewable way to mend elytra without Mending.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

1.13

Item ID

phantom_membrane

Phantom Membrane at a glance

Minecraft files Phantom Membrane under Miscellaneous: Phantom Membrane is an item you get from mob drops. 64 Phantom Membrane fit in a slot, 576 Phantom Membrane across the hotbar, 3456 Phantom Membrane in a double chest of Phantom Membrane.

Phantom Membrane sits between Paper and Pink Dye in Miscellaneous, number 96 of 147 there.

How to obtain Phantom Membrane

  • Mob drops

Mobs That Drop Phantom Membrane

0 to 1 per kill, and only Phantom carries Phantom Membrane at all. Looting on Phantom pays 1 more Phantom Membrane a level, 1 becoming 4.

Notes on Phantom Membrane

Not a block. Dropped by phantoms, which spawn at night when the player has not slept for several in-game days.

Frequently asked questions about Phantom Membrane

  1. Mob drops leading to Phantom Membrane, the way this answer says Phantom Membrane arrives

    How do you get Phantom Membrane in Minecraft?

    Phantom Membrane is obtained through mob drops. A crafting table will not help you here: Phantom Membrane has no recipe of its own.

  2. Phantom Membrane coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.13

    When was Phantom Membrane added to Minecraft?

    Phantom Membrane was added in version 1.13.

  3. 64 Phantom Membrane drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Phantom Membrane can you stack?

    64 Phantom Membrane to a slot, so a shulker box holds 1,728 Phantom Membrane and a double chest twice that, at 3,456 Phantom Membrane. 36 inventory slots of Phantom Membrane is 2,304 Phantom Membrane carried at once.

  4. Phantom Membrane on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Phantom Membrane used for?

    An item dropped by phantoms, used to repair elytra in an anvil and to brew the Potion of Slow Falling. It is the only renewable way to mend elytra without Mending.

  5. Several Phantom Membrane at once, the way a kill drops them

    Which mobs drop Phantom Membrane?

    0 to 1 per kill, and only Phantom carries Phantom Membrane at all. Looting on Phantom pays 1 more Phantom Membrane a level, 1 becoming 4.

Building with Phantom Membrane

Phantoms drop membranes, and they do two things: repair elytra at an anvil and brew slow falling. Both belong to flying, which is fitting, and it means the mob that punishes you for not sleeping also supplies the gear for staying in the air.

Related Astroworld Resources

Phantom drops Phantom Membrane

The Phantom page on Astroworld Mobs, where Phantom Membrane is listed as a drop

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