Prismarine Crystals
A glowing item dropped by guardians and elder guardians, used together with prismarine shards to craft sea lanterns. It also drops from ocean monument loot.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryMiscellaneous
Version Added
Version Added1.8
Item ID
Item IDprismarine_crystals
Overview
Prismarine Crystals are items in the Miscellaneous category of Minecraft, obtained through mining. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Prismarine Crystals.
Prismarine Crystals additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Sea Lantern. Generated chests only ever hold Prismarine Crystals in one place: buried treasure (about 53%, 1 to 5 at a time).
Used to Craft
Prismarine Crystals is a crafting ingredient for 1 other item in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Sea LanternHow to Obtain
- Mining
Notes
Combined with Prismarine Shards in a ring to craft a Sea Lantern. Dropped by guardians.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Prismarine Crystals in Minecraft?
Prismarine Crystals is obtained through mining. There is no recipe for Prismarine Crystals, but 1 recipe asks for them.
What is Prismarine Crystals used for?
Prismarine Crystals is a crafting ingredient used to make Sea Lantern.
How many Prismarine Crystals can you stack?
Prismarine Crystals stacks 64 to a slot. Sea Lantern takes 5 of them per craft, so a full stack covers 12 of those before the slot is empty.
Where do you find Prismarine Crystals in chests?
Prismarine Crystals is chest loot in exactly one place: buried treasure (about 53%, 1 to 5 at a time). No other generated chest in the game lists it, so that structure is the only place worth searching.
When was Prismarine Crystals added to Minecraft?
Prismarine Crystals was added in version 1.8.