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This article is about the block. For the item used to craft the block, see Prismarine Shard. For the item used to craft sea lanterns, see Prismarine Crystals.

Jeb twitter

I picked Prismarine because 1) it sounds good, 2) it references water with "marine", 3) it references its "shimmering effect" I hinted at with "prism", and 4) it doesn't really mean anything in the real world.

Jeb about the name[1]

Prismarine is a stone-like material that only appears underwater in ocean monuments.

Prismarine bricks are a decorative form of prismarine with a sawtooth-edged brick pattern.

Dark prismarine is a decorative form of prismarine; it is dark, with a tight grid pattern.

Obtaining

All types of prismarine can be mined using any pickaxe to drop itself. If mined without a pickaxe, the block will drop nothing.

Block Prismarine
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 7.5
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.

Natural generation

All types of prismarine naturally generate as the main blocks making up ocean monuments. Normal prismarine and its bricks are found in large amounts due to the size of the structure. Prismarine bricks make up the 23 pillars below the monument, and appear decoratively throughout the structure. Somewhat more rare is dark prismarine, which encases the 8 gold block reward of the dungeon, and appears in fewer decorative features. Normal prismarine can additionally be found in underwater ruins.

Crafting

Each type of prismarine can be crafted using varying amounts of prismarine shards, and an ink sac in the case of dark prismarine. All of these resources can be obtained from underwater mobs.

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Prismarine Prismarine Shard

Prismarine
Prismarine Bricks Prismarine Shard

Dark Prismarine Prismarine Shard +
Ink Sac

Usage

Prismarine

The color change of prismarine

Prismarine can be used for decoration or as a high blast resistance building block.

The normal prismarine is uniquely useful for decoration as it has an animated texture. The cracks in prismarine slowly cycle in color through aqua, green, purple, and indigo. The full animation for the prismarine texture changes color 22 times in an irregular sequence before the whole pattern repeats; this takes 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Conduit power

Main article: Conduit

Prismarine, dark prismarine and prismarine bricks can be used to activate a conduit by building a structure around it. By doing this, the conduit will emit the "Conduit Power" effect in a certain radius, depending on how many blocks are used to power it. Sea lanterns can also be used for this purpose.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Prismarine Slab or
Prismarine Brick Slab or
Dark Prismarine Slab
Prismarine or
Prismarine Bricks or
Dark Prismarine
Prismarine Stairs or
Prismarine Brick Stairs or
Dark Prismarine Stairs
Prismarine or
Prismarine Bricks or
Dark Prismarine
Prismarine Wall Prismarine
Tide Armor Trim Smithing Template Diamond +
Tide Armor Trim Smithing Template +
Prismarine

Data values

ID

Prismarine/ID

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, prismarine uses the following data values:

DV Description
0 Prismarine
1 Dark Prismarine
2 Prismarine Bricks

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
MoskstraumenActivate a ConduitPlace a conduit in a valid prismarine/sea lantern structure to activate it.50GGold

Video

Prismarine/video

History

May 17, 2014The first images of prismarine are previewed by Jeb on his Instagram page.
May 27, 2014Jeb creates a contest to name the new block. A clearer image of the block texture is also revealed. Jeb also reveals that there's several varieties.
May 28, 2014Jeb names the new block "prismarine".[1]
Java Edition
1.814w25aPrismarinePrismarine BricksDark Prismarine Prismarine added, along with its variants.
1.1317w47aDifferent block states of prismarine have now been separated into prismarine, prismarine_bricks and dark_prismarine for those respective blocks.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 168.
18w07aAdded stairs Prismarine StairsPrismarine Brick StairsDark Prismarine Stairs and slabs Prismarine SlabPrismarine Brick SlabDark Prismarine Slab for prismarine and its variants.
18w09aPrismarine will now generate in underwater ruins.
18w15aPrismarine and prismarine bricks can now be used to activate conduits.
18w20cDark prismarine can now be used to activate conduits.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.1418w43aAdded Prismarine Walls
18w43aFile:Dark Prismarine Texture Update.png Changed the texture of dark prismarine.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.16.0build 1PrismarinePrismarine BricksDark Prismarine Added prismarine and its variants.
Bedrock Edition
1.4beta 1.2.13.8Added stairs Prismarine StairsPrismarine Brick StairsDark Prismarine Stairs and slabs Prismarine SlabPrismarine Brick SlabDark Prismarine Slab for prismarine and its variants.
beta 1.2.20.1Prismarine will now generate in underwater ruins.
1.5beta 1.5.0.1Prismarine and prismarine bricks can now be used to activate conduits.
?Dark prismarine can now be used to active conduits.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.9beta 1.9.0.0Prismarine can now be used to craft prismarine walls.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31CU19 1.22 Patch 3PrismarinePrismarine BricksDark Prismarine Added prismarine and its variants.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.3.12PrismarinePrismarine BricksDark Prismarine Added prismarine, along with its variants.

Issues

Issues relating to "Prismarine", "Prismarine Bricks", or "Dark Prismarine" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • The name "prismarine" was created by Reddit user AjaxGb during a naming contest, where Jeb was looking for a name for the block.[2]

Gallery

References

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