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Pointed dripstone is a block that makes up stalactites and stalagmites.

Obtaining

Pointed dripstone can be found in dripstone caves, which can generate using only the buffet or custom world type.

Breaking

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
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Usage

Pointed dripstone comes in two different forms, stalactites and stalagmites. Placing a pointed dripstone between a stalagmite and stalactite without sneaking will connect them. It can be waterlogged.

Stalactites

Stalactite

A stalactite.

Stalactites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the bottom of a block.

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 45256 (~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 15256 (~5.9%) chance for it to completely fill an empty cauldron with lava instead, making lava a renewable resource.

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 dripstone at the tip of a stalactite does not produce drip particles or fill a cauldron. 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 additional blocks to cause damage.

Stalagmites

Stalagmite

A stalagmite.

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 gamerule fallDamage is set to false.[1]

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Dripstone Block Pointed Dripstone

Sounds

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.pointed_dripstone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break???
None[sound 1]BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.pointed_dripstone.fallNone[sound 1]???
None[sound 2]BlocksWhen the block lands when fallingblock.pointed_dripstone.landNone[sound 2]???
Block breakingBlocksMining the blockblock.pointed_dripstone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit???
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.pointed_dripstone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place???
FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockblock.pointed_dripstone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps???
None[sound 3]BlocksLava drips through the blockblock.pointed_dripstone.drip_lavaNone[sound 3]???
None[sound 3]BlocksLava drips fill a cauldronblock.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldronNone[sound 3]???
None[sound 3]BlocksWater drips through the blockblock.pointed_dripstone.drip_waterNone[sound 3]???
None[sound 3]BlocksWater drips fill a cauldronblock.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldronNone[sound 3]???

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Pointed Dripstonepointed_dripstoneblock.minecraft.pointed_dripstone

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
thicknesstip tip_merge
tip
frustum
middle
base
vertical_directionupup
down
The direction of the pointed dripstone.
waterloggedfalsetrue
false
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this pointed dripstone.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
dripstone_thicknessNot Supportedtip mergeUnsupported
tipUnsupported
frustumUnsupported
middleUnsupported
baseUnsupported
hangingNot Supportedtruefalse
true
UnsupportedWhether or not the pointed dripstone is pointing down.

History

October 3, 2020Pointed dripstone is shown at Minecraft Live 2020 within the dripstone caves biome.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Black Dye|Black Dye]]<br/>{{Item
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'''Black dye''' is a [[Dye#Primary|primary color dye]] similar to an [[ink sac]].

== Obtaining ==

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=== Trading ===

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== Data values ==
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{{History|||snap=19w11a|Black dyes can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=Pre-release 1|Black dye can now be used to craft [[prismarine|dark prismarine]], just like [[Bedrock Edition]].}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Black dyes can now used to craft newly added [[black candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|Black dyes can no longer used to craft black candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Black dyes can once again used to craft black candles.}}
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{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|[[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added black dye.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Black dye can now be [[trading|sold]] to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{history||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.9|Black dye can now be [[crafting|crafted]] from [[flower|wither roses]].}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of black dye has been changed from <code>dye/16</code> to <code>black_dye</code>.}}

{{History|ps4}}
{{History||1.83|[[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added black dye.}}
{{History|foot}}

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[[Category:Renewable resources]]

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[[pt:Corante preto]]
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[[zh:黑色染料]]</li><li>[[Block Inspector|Block Inspector]]<br/>{{MinecraftEdu feature}}
{{stub}}

{{Item
| image = BlockInspector.png
| stackable = No {{verify}}
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'''Block Inspector''' is an item used to display the name of the block the player is looking at on screen.

== Data values ==
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|nameid=block_inspector|foot=1}}

==History==
{{History|MinecraftEDU}}
{{History||0.9848|[[File:BlockInspector.png|32px]] Added block inspectors.}}
{{History|foot}}

{{Items}}</li></ul>
20w48aPointed Dripstone Base (D) JE1 Pointed Dripstone Middle (D) JE1 Pointed Dripstone Frustum (D) JE1 Pointed Dripstone Tip (D) JE1 Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (D) JE1
Pointed Dripstone Base (U) JE1 Pointed Dripstone Middle (U) JE1 Pointed Dripstone Frustum (U) JE1 Pointed Dripstone Tip (U) JE1 Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (U) JE1 Added pointed dripstone.
20w49aPointed 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]
21w03aPointed dripstone can now be used to craft dripstone blocks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Pointed Dripstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

References

  1. MC-206555 — "Some mobs don't take damage from stalagmites" — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. MC-206583 — Cauldrons below stalactites at least 2 blocks tall don't fill up — resolved as "Fixed".
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