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Prismarine
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Prismarine

An aqua-colored block that subtly shifts color over time, found in ocean monuments. It is crafted from four prismarine shards.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.8

Item ID

prismarine

Prismarine at a glance

Prismarine comes from crafting and mining, and Utility Blocks is where it sits as a block. Stack Prismarine 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

Hardness 1.5 is what Prismarine is worth in the block data. For explosions the number that counts is 6. The tool tag on Prismarine is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. It sits between Poppy and Prismarine Bricks in Utility Blocks, number 250 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
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How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Mining

Notes

Crafted from 4 Prismarine Shards. Generates in ocean monuments.

Frequently asked questions about Prismarine

  1. Prismarine Shard going into Prismarine, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Prismarine in Minecraft?

    Prismarine is crafted from Prismarine Shard at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from mining, not just the recipe above.

  2. Prismarine coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.8

    When was Prismarine added to Minecraft?

    Prismarine was added in version 1.8.

  3. Prismarine on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Prismarine used for?

    An aqua-colored block that subtly shifts color over time, found in ocean monuments. It is crafted from four prismarine shards.

  4. Prismarine as a block, next to the pickaxe its 1.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Prismarine take to break?

    The block data for Prismarine holds 1.5 for hardness on it and 6 for blast resistance. It is not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on it pull apart. The tool tag on Prismarine is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. Java 26.2 defines Prismarine here, so no timing of our own went into it.

  5. 64 Prismarine drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Prismarine can you stack?

    256 Prismarine Shard is what 64 Prismarine costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

Building with it

Prismarine is built from prismarine shards, and it shifts colour slowly as you look at it, which no other block does. Ocean monuments are made of it, so most of what a player owns came home from a guardian farm rather than from a crafting table.

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