How do you get Prismarine Shard in Minecraft?

Prismarine Shard is obtained through mining. You never craft Prismarine Shard; 4 recipes spend it.

What is Prismarine Shard used for?

Prismarine Shard is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Dark Prismarine, Prismarine, Prismarine Bricks, and Sea Lantern.

How many Prismarine Shard can you stack?

Prismarine Shard at 64 a slot, and Dark Prismarine takes 8 per craft, so a full slot is 8 Dark Prismarine with nothing left over. A double chest of Prismarine Shard comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Which mobs drop Prismarine Shard?

2 different mobs drop Prismarine Shard, Elder Guardian and Guardian, and the best of them leave 0 to 2 a kill. It caps at 2 unenchanted; 1 more each level puts Elder Guardian at 5.

When was Prismarine Shard added to Minecraft?

Prismarine Shard was added in version 1.8.

Miscellaneous

Prismarine Shard

An item dropped by guardians and elder guardians, used to craft all prismarine blocks and sea lanterns. It is the primary material from ocean monuments.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Prismarine Shard at a glance

Mining gives you Prismarine Shard, an item filed under Miscellaneous. 64 Prismarine Shard fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Prismarine Shard is also a hub ingredient, feeding 4 different recipes in this catalogue, so a stock in a chest unlocks that many crafts at once. It sits between Prismarine Crystals and Pumpkin Seeds in Miscellaneous, number 100 of 147 there.

Used to craft

4 recipes call for Prismarine Shard, from Dark Prismarine to Sea Lantern, and Utility Blocks takes 4 of them. The links below go straight to the recipes that take Prismarine Shard.

How to obtain

Mining

Mobs that drop it

2 different mobs drop Prismarine Shard, Elder Guardian and Guardian, and the best of them leave 0 to 2 a kill. Prismarine Shard caps at 2 unenchanted; 1 more each level puts Elder Guardian at 5.

Notes

Dropped by guardians and elder guardians. Used to craft Prismarine, Prismarine Bricks and Dark Prismarine.

Frequently asked questions about Prismarine Shard

How do you get Prismarine Shard in Minecraft?
Prismarine Shard is obtained through mining. You never craft Prismarine Shard; 4 recipes spend it.
What is Prismarine Shard used for?
Prismarine Shard is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Dark Prismarine, Prismarine, Prismarine Bricks, and Sea Lantern.
How many Prismarine Shard can you stack?
Prismarine Shard at 64 a slot, and Dark Prismarine takes 8 per craft, so a full slot is 8 Dark Prismarine with nothing left over. A double chest of Prismarine Shard comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.
Which mobs drop Prismarine Shard?
2 different mobs drop Prismarine Shard, Elder Guardian and Guardian, and the best of them leave 0 to 2 a kill. It caps at 2 unenchanted; 1 more each level puts Elder Guardian at 5.
When was Prismarine Shard added to Minecraft?
Prismarine Shard was added in version 1.8.

Building with it

Guardians drop prismarine shards, and they build all three prismarine blocks. An ocean monument holds enough guardians to supply a whole build, and a guardian farm turns that into an endless supply of the only colour shifting block in the game.

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