Purpur Block
Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
6 |
Hardness |
1.5 |
Luminant |
yes |
Transparent |
No |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
Purpur blocks and purpur pillars are decorative blocks that are naturally generated in end city dungeons and end ships in the End.
Chiseled purpur and smooth purpur are two further variants of purpur blocks exclusive to Bedrock Edition which can only be accessed by commands and appear identical to regular purpur blocks.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Breaking[edit]
Purpur blocks and pillars can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
Block | Purpur Block Purpur Pillar | |
---|---|---|
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 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation[edit]
Purpur blocks and pillars can be found naturally as part of the structure of end cities and end ships.
Crafting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|---|
Purpur Block | Popped Chorus Fruit | |
Purpur Pillar | Purpur Slab |
Stonecutting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
---|---|---|
Purpur Pillar | Purpur Block |
Usage[edit]
Purpur blocks and pillars are primarily decorative blocks, similar to other brick-type blocks. They can also be used to craft different variants of the block.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Purpur pillars cannot be used to craft slabs in Bedrock Edition.
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Purpur Slab | Purpur Block | [Bedrock Edition only] | |
Purpur Slab | Any Purpur Block | [Java Edition only] | |
Purpur Stairs | Any Purpur Block |
Stonecutting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
---|---|---|
Purpur Slab or Purpur Stairs or Purpur Pillar |
Purpur Block |
Note Blocks[edit]
Purpur block and purpur pillar can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | 0.12 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Blocks | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When the block is placed | use.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Purpur Block | purpur_block | Block & Item | block.minecraft.purpur_block |
Purpur Pillar | purpur_pillar | Block & Item | block.minecraft.purpur_pillar |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Purpur Block | purpur_block | 201 | Block & Item | tile.purpur_block.default.name tile.purpur_block.chiseled.name tile.purpur_block.lines.name tile.purpur_block.smooth.name |
Metadata[edit]
In Bedrock Edition, purpur blocks use the following data values alongside more:
DV | Description | |
---|---|---|
0 | Purpur Block | |
1 | Chiseled Purpur | |
2 | Purpur Pillar facing up/down | |
3 | tile.purpur_block.smooth.name | |
6 | Purpur Pillar facing east/west | |
10 | Purpur Pillar facing north/south |
Block states[edit]
Purpur pillar
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
axis | y
| x | The pillar is oriented east–west. |
y | The pillar is oriented vertically. | ||
z | The pillar is oriented north–south. |
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
chisel_type | default | default | The main block type. |
chiseled | The chiseled type. | ||
lines | The pillar type. | ||
smooth | The smooth type. | ||
pillar_axis | y | x y z | The axis along which the block is oriented. Normally applies only to the pillar type. |
History[edit]
Java Edition | |||||
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1.9 | June 22, 2015 | Jeb reveals purpur blocks on Instagram, with the caption "MINECON 2015 HYPE!" | |||
15w31a | ![]() | ||||
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1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 201 and 202. | |||
1.13.1 | 18w32a | Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur stairs and purpur slabs. | |||
1.14 | 18w43a | ![]() | |||
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1.16 | 20w09a | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Pocket Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | ![]() | |||
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Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ![]() | |||
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? | Purpur pillars with the side texture on all faces have been removed, and replaced with the y axis aligned pillar. It is not known if this happened prior to the Texture Update. | ||||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | 1.0.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
1.7.10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Purpur Block" or "Purpur Pillar" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Purpur is the word for a specific shade of purple in multiple languages, including Swedish, Polish, German and Cornish (and French pourpre to a certain extent).
- Chiseled Purpur[Bedrock Edition only] is an unused purpur block that has the texture of the normal Purpur Block and is obtainable via
/give @s purpur_block 1 1
or inventory editing. - Smooth Purpur[Bedrock Edition only] is an unused purpur block that has the texture of the normal Purpur Block and is obtainable via
/give @s purpur_block 1 3
or inventory editing. Its in-game name is tile.purpur_block.smooth.name.
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
- Chorus fruit farming – means to produce materials for purpur blocks in mass numbers
References[edit]