Purpur Pillar
For the block with crafting uses, see Purpur Block.
Purpur Pillar

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| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
1.5 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
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Purpur pillars are decorative blocks that can be crafted with purpur slabs and are naturally generated in End cities and End ships.
Obtaining
Breaking
Purpur pillars can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, 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 | ||
Legend
- 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
Purpur pillars can be found naturally as part of the structure of End cities and End ships.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Purpur Slab |
Stonecutting
| Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Purpur Block |
Usage
Purpur pillars are primarily decorative blocks, similar to other brick-type blocks. Purpur pillar blocks can be placed sideways, similar to logs or quartz pillar blocks.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Purpur Slab | ||
| Purpur Stairs |
Note Blocks
Purpur pillar 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 | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
purpur_pillar | Block & Item | mineable/pickaxe | block |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
purpur_pillar | purpur_block / 2 | -951 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
Block states
See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| axis | y
| x | The purpur pillar is oriented east–west. |
y | The purpur pillar is oriented vertically. | ||
z | The purpur pillar is oriented north–south. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pillar_axis | 0x40x8 | y
| x | 1 | The purpur pillar is oriented east–west. |
y | 0 | The purpur pillar is oriented vertically. | |||
z | 2 | The purpur pillar is oriented north–south. |
History
| June 22, 2015 | Jeb reveals purpur pillars on Instagram, with the caption "MINECON 2015 HYPE!". | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | ||||||
| 1.13.1 | 18w32a | Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur stairs and purpur slabs. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 1.16 | 20w09a | ||||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | ||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ||||||
| 1.21.50 | Preview 1.21.50.20 | Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur slabs. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | 1.0.1 | |
| TU57 | CU49 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.56 | Patch 27 | 1.0.7 | Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur stairs and purpur slabs. |
| 1.90 | |||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
| 1.7.10 | |||||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral IDs was 202. | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | ||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ||||||
| ? | 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. | ||||||
| 1.21.30 | Preview 1.21.30.21 | The different chisel type block states for the purpur_block ID have been split up into their own IDs. | |||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
| 1.7.10 | |||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Purpur Pillar" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Renders
-
A purpur pillar on the east-west axes. -
A purpur pillar on the north-south axes.
Other
-
Purpur pillars and other rotatable blocks.
External links
- Block of the Week: Purpur – Minecraft.net on April 28, 2017