Dark Prismarine

| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
1.5 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color (JE) |
|
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Dark prismarine is a variant of prismarine that has a dark cyan color with a tight grid pattern. It is one of the building blocks of ocean monuments along with other prismarine variants.
Obtaining
Breaking
Dark prismarine only drops itself when mined with a pickaxe. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing.
| Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1.5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 7.5 | |
| 1.15 | ||
| 0.6 | ||
|
0.45 | |
| 0.4 | ||
| 0.3 | ||
| 0.25 | ||
| 0.2 | ||
- incorrect tool, drops nothing
- correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
- correct tool, drops the block itself
- italicized can be instant mined
- ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Dark prismarines naturally generate as the main blocks in ocean monuments. Dark prismarine encases the 8 gold blocks in the treasure chamber, and appears in fewer decorative features, compared to the other variants of prismarine.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prismarine Shard + Black Dye |
|||
| Prismarine Shard + Ink Sac |
|
Usage
Conduit power
Dark prismarine can be used to activate a conduit by building a structure around it. By doing this, the conduit emits the Conduit Power effect in a certain radius, depending on how many blocks are used to power it. The other two variants of prismarine and sea lanterns can also be used for this purpose.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Prismarine Slab | ||
| Dark Prismarine Stairs |
Stonecutting
| Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Prismarine Slab | ||
| Dark Prismarine Stairs |
Note blocks
Dark prismarine can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds
stone sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
stone sound type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
dark_prismarine | Block & Item | block |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
dark_prismarine | prismarine / 1 | -947 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
| Moskstraumen | Activate a Conduit | Place a conduit in a valid prismarine/sea lantern structure to activate it. | 50 | Gold | |||
Video
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 14w25a | ||||||
| 1.13 | 18w07a | Dark prismarine can now be used to craft dark prismarine slabs and stairs. | |||||
| 18w20c | Dark prismarine can now be used to activate conduits. | ||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 1.15 | Pre-release 1 | Dark prismarine is now crafted with black dye instead of ink sacs. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.16.0 | build 1 | ||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.1 | Dark prismarine can now be used to active conduits. | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ||||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | 1.0.1 | |
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Dark prismarine can now be used to craft dark prismarine slabs and stairs. | ||
| Dark prismarine can now be used to activate conduits. | |||||||
| 1.90 | |||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
| 1.3.12 | |||||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The different block states for the prismarine ID have been split up into their own IDs.
| |||||
| Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 168. | |||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.21.20 | Preview 1.21.10.22 | The different block states for the prismarine ID have been split up into their own IDs. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Dark Prismarine" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
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Dark Prismarines that encase the gold block. -
Dark Prismarines in the sponge room.
References
| Prismarine | |
|---|---|
| Prismarine Brick | |
| Dark Prismarine | |
| Miscellaneous | |