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Dark Prismarine Slab in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Dark Prismarine Slab is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Dark Prismarine Slab.
What is Dark Prismarine Slab?
Dark Prismarine Slab 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 Slab does not emit light. Dark Prismarine Slab filters 0 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:dark_prismarine_slab. Command: /give @p minecraft:dark_prismarine_slab 1.
How to mine Dark Prismarine Slab
Dark Prismarine Slab 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 Slab drops
When broken, Dark Prismarine Slab drops:
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
Block tags & properties
- Opaque
- Requires Tool
- Craftable
Dark Prismarine Slab technical properties
- Waterloggable: Yes
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Dark Prismarine Slab (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:dark_prismarine_slab
- Material family: mineable/pickaxe
- Hardness: 1.5
- Blast resistance: 6
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: No
- Blocks light: 0
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: Yes
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:dark_prismarine_slab 1
Overview
Dark Prismarine Slab 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 Slab with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Dark Prismarine Slab once it breaks.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Dark Prismarine Slab with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Dark Prismarine Slab 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_slab 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 Slab?
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 Slab drop when mined?
Breaking Dark Prismarine Slab drops Dark Prismarine Slab.
How hard is Dark Prismarine Slab to mine?
Dark Prismarine Slab 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 Slab?
Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Dark Prismarine Slab.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Dark Prismarine Slab?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:dark_prismarine_slab, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.