Pointed Dripstone
Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
3 |
Hardness |
1.5 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
Yes |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
Pointed dripstone is a block that makes up stalactites and stalagmites.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Pointed dripstone can be found in dripstone caves. They are also found in small groups inside ordinary caves.
Breaking[edit]
Pointed dripstone can be mined with any tool, but pickaxes are the quickest. Pointed dripstone breaks instantly when a trident is thrown at it.
Block | Pointed Dripstone | |
---|---|---|
Hardness | 1.5 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 2.25 | |
Wooden | 1.15 | |
Stone | 0.6 | |
Iron | 0.4 | |
Diamond | 0.3 | |
Netherite | 0.25 | |
Golden | 0.2 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Trading[edit]
Wandering traders can sell 2 pointed dripstones for 1 emerald.
Usage[edit]
Pointed dripstone comes in two different forms, stalactites and stalagmites. Placing a pointed dripstone between a stalagmite and stalactite without sneaking connects them. It can be waterlogged.
Stalactites[edit]
Stalactites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the bottom of a block.
Stalactites less than 11 blocks tall passively drip water particles (or lava particles in the Nether) in the absence of a liquid source, but these particles do not fill cauldrons. A waterlogged pointed dripstone at the tip of a stalactite does not produce drip particles. Waterlogging other parts of the stalactite doesn't affect the dripping.
If the block supporting a stalactite or any block of the stalactite is broken, all of the unsupported pointed dripstone below the broken block drops, causing damage to any player and mobs standing beneath it, similar to a falling anvil. The amount of damage is 2 for each block of falling distance after 2 blocks. Stalactites with multiple pointed dripstone cause multiple damage; however, damage immunity prevents most of the damage from additional blocks.
Cauldrons[edit]
When the uppermost block of a stalactite less than 11 blocks tall gets randomly ticked, it checks for a water source or waterlogged block two blocks above it and a cauldron within 10 blocks under the tip with no non-air blocks in between. If both conditions are satisfied, there is a 45⁄256 (~17.6%) chance for it to drip water and fill the cauldron by one level. If there is a lava source above the stalactite, there is a 15⁄256 (~5.9%) chance for it to completely fill an empty cauldron with lava instead, making lava a renewable resource.
Stalagmites[edit]
Stalagmites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the ground.
Falling onto stalagmites multiplies the fall distance by four to calculate the total amount of fall damage, using the formula roundup(fall_distance × 4 − 3)
. Note that the distance travelled during last game tick of falling time is not included in this calculation, making it slightly off at higher distances; see Damage § Fall damage for more information.
All mobs that are immune to fall damage do not take damage from falling into stalagmites, the same applies to the player if the game rule fallDamage
is set to false
.[1]
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|---|
Dripstone Block | Pointed Dripstone |
Sounds[edit]
Generic[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.pointed_dripstone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | ? | ? | ? | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.pointed_dripstone.fall | None[sound 1] | ? | ? | ? | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.pointed_dripstone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | ? | ? | ? | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.pointed_dripstone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | ? | ? | ? | |
Footsteps | Players | Walking on the block | block.pointed_dripstone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | ? | ? | ? |
Bedrock Edition:[more information needed]
Unique[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lava drips | Blocks | Lava drip lands on a block | block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava | subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava | ? | ? | ? | |
Lava drips into Cauldron | Blocks | Lava drip lands on and fills a cauldron | block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron | subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron | ? | ? | ? | |
Water drips | Blocks | Water drip lands on a block | block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water | subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water | ? | ? | ? | |
Water drips into Cauldron | Blocks | Water drip lands on and fills a cauldron | block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron | subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron | ? | ? | ? | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | When the block lands when falling | block.pointed_dripstone.land | None[sound 1] | ? | ? | ? |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Pointed Dripstone | pointed_dripstone | Block & Item | block.minecraft.pointed_dripstone |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pointed Dripstone | pointed_dripstone | 563 | Block & Item | tile.pointed_dripstone.name |
Block states[edit]
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
thickness | tip
| tip_merge | |
tip | |||
frustum | |||
middle | |||
base | |||
vertical_direction | up | up down | The direction of the pointed dripstone. |
waterlogged | false | true false | Whether or not the pointed dripstone is located inside of water. |
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
dripstone_thickness | tip
| merge | |
tip | |||
frustum | |||
middle | |||
base | |||
hanging | true | false true | Whether or not the pointed dripstone is pointing down. |
History[edit]
October 3, 2020 | Pointed dripstone is shown at Minecraft Live 2020 within the dripstone caves biome. | ||||
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Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
1.17 | 20w48a | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
20w49a | Pointed dripstone can now be generated in dripstone caves, which is accessible using only the buffet or custom world type. | ||||
Changed death message from being killed by a stalactite from "<player> was squashed by a falling block" to "<player> was skewered by a stalactite". | |||||
Stalactites taller than 1 block can now fill cauldrons.[2] | |||||
21w03a | Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft dripstone blocks. | ||||
Sounds drip_lava , drip_lava_into_cauldron , drip_water , and drip_water_into_cauldron now have subtitles.[3] | |||||
21w13a | Wandering traders can now sell pointed dripstones, making them renewable. | ||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.16.210 | beta 1.16.210.56 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
release | Pointed Dripstone have been made inaccessible in the full release. | ||||
1.16.220 | beta 1.16.220.50 | ![]() | |||
Pointed dripstone can now be waterlogged. | |||||
Tweaked visual shape of pointed dripstone to match Java Edition. | |||||
Pointed dripstone now breaks if being hit by a trident. | |||||
Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft dripstone blocks. | |||||
Changed death message from being killed by a stalactite from "<player> was squashed by a falling block" to "<player> was skewered by a stalactite". | |||||
Now uses the correct sounds for pointed dripstone. | |||||
Now generate in Dripstone Caves, though they can generate only through add-ons. | |||||
release | Pointed dripstone has once again been made unaccessible in the full release | ||||
Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.16.230 | beta 1.16.230.54 | Wandering traders now sell 2 pointed dripstones for an emerald. | |||
Pointed dripstone now generate rarely in caves in small patch from layer 0 to 59. | |||||
Water and lava now drip more often from pointed dripstone. |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Pointed Dripstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.