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Dark Prismarine in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Dark Prismarine is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Dark Prismarine.
What is Dark Prismarine?
Dark Prismarine is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 1.5 and a blast resistance of 6. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Dark Prismarine does not emit light. Dark Prismarine filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:dark_prismarine. Command: /give @p minecraft:dark_prismarine 1.
How to mine Dark Prismarine
Dark Prismarine requires one of the following tools to drop its item — mining with a lower tier or by hand destroys it:
Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):
- With the correct tool: approximately 2.25 seconds
- By hand (no tool): approximately 7.5 seconds
Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.
Dark Prismarine drops
When broken, Dark Prismarine drops:
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
What Dark Prismarine is used to craft
Dark Prismarine appears as an ingredient in 2 known Minecraft recipes:
Block tags & properties
- Opaque
- Requires Tool
- Craftable
- Crafting Material
Dark Prismarine technical properties
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Dark Prismarine (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:dark_prismarine
- Material family: mineable/pickaxe
- Hardness: 1.5
- Blast resistance: 6
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: No
- Blocks light: 15
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: Yes
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:dark_prismarine 1
Overview
Dark Prismarine is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.
Prerequisites and materials
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Dark Prismarine with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Dark Prismarine once it breaks.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Dark Prismarine with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Dark Prismarine once it breaks.
- With the correct tool this takes about 2.25s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 7.5s.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:dark_prismarine 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
- Carry a spare tool of the correct tier - breaking with the wrong one wastes the drop.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 1-5 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What tool do I need to mine Dark Prismarine?
You need one of: Wooden Pickaxe, Stone Pickaxe, Golden Pickaxe, Iron Pickaxe, Diamond Pickaxe, Netherite Pickaxe. Mining with a lower tier tool (or by hand) will break the block without dropping its item.
What does Dark Prismarine drop when mined?
Breaking Dark Prismarine drops Dark Prismarine.
How hard is Dark Prismarine to mine?
Dark Prismarine has a hardness value of 1.5. That works out to roughly 2.25s with the correct tool or 7.5s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).
Can I craft Dark Prismarine?
Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Dark Prismarine.
What is Dark Prismarine used to craft?
Dark Prismarine is used as an ingredient in 2 other recipes.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Dark Prismarine?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:dark_prismarine, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.