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Pointed Dripstone
Utility Blocks

Pointed Dripstone

A pointed stalactite or stalagmite block that deals extra fall and impact damage and can drip lava or water into cauldrons. It grows over time on dripstone blocks in caves.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.17

Item ID

pointed_dripstone

Pointed Dripstone at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Pointed Dripstone: a block out of mining and crafting. Carrying Pointed Dripstone is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

Pointed Dripstone is a 1.5-hardness block. A pickaxe shortens the job on Pointed Dripstone, and no minimum material applies. Its blast resistance is 3. Pointed Dripstone sits between Podzol and Polished Andesite in Utility Blocks, number 243 of 340 there.

How to obtain

  • Mining
  • Crafting

Notes

Crafted from 4 Pointed Dripstone in a diamond shape. Falling stalactites and landing on stalagmites both deal damage.

Frequently asked questions about Pointed Dripstone

  1. Mining leading to Pointed Dripstone, the way this answer says Pointed Dripstone arrives

    How do you get Pointed Dripstone in Minecraft?

    Pointed Dripstone is obtained through mining, and Pointed Dripstone from crafting. A full step-by-step recipe for Pointed Dripstone is available on the linked crafting guide.

  2. Pointed Dripstone on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Pointed Dripstone used for?

    A pointed stalactite or stalagmite block that deals extra fall and impact damage and can drip lava or water into cauldrons. It grows over time on dripstone blocks in caves.

  3. Pointed Dripstone as a block, next to the pickaxe its 1.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Pointed Dripstone take to break?

    What Pointed Dripstone comes down to is 1.5 against a tool on it and 3 against a blast. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Pointed Dripstone, which is why it breaks at two speeds. A pickaxe shortens the job on Pointed Dripstone, and no minimum material applies. Java 26.2 publishes Pointed Dripstone this way, and we print it the same.

  4. 64 Pointed Dripstone drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Pointed Dripstone can you stack?

    A single slot takes 64 Pointed Dripstone, so 27 shulker slots hold 1,728 and 36 inventory slots hold 2,304. A shulker box of Pointed Dripstone comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

  5. Pointed Dripstone coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.17

    When was Pointed Dripstone added to Minecraft?

    Pointed Dripstone was added in version 1.17.

Building with it

Pointed dripstone falls and damages anything underneath when the block above it goes, and standing under a stalactite is one of the few genuinely dangerous cave hazards. Placed over a cauldron with water above, it also fills the cauldron by itself.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Pointed Dripstone

What villagers ask for Pointed Dripstone on Astroworld Trades

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