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Dark Prismarine Stairs in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Dark Prismarine Stairs is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Dark Prismarine Stairs.
What is Dark Prismarine Stairs?
Dark Prismarine Stairs 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 Stairs does not emit light. Dark Prismarine Stairs filters 0 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:dark_prismarine_stairs. Command: /give @p minecraft:dark_prismarine_stairs 1.
How to mine Dark Prismarine Stairs
Dark Prismarine Stairs 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 Stairs drops
When broken, Dark Prismarine Stairs 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 Stairs technical properties
- Waterloggable: Yes
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Dark Prismarine Stairs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:dark_prismarine_stairs
- 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_stairs 1
Overview
Dark Prismarine Stairs 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 Stairs with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Dark Prismarine Stairs once it breaks.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Dark Prismarine Stairs with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Dark Prismarine Stairs 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_stairs 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 Stairs?
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 Stairs drop when mined?
Breaking Dark Prismarine Stairs drops Dark Prismarine Stairs.
How hard is Dark Prismarine Stairs to mine?
Dark Prismarine Stairs 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 Stairs?
Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Dark Prismarine Stairs.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Dark Prismarine Stairs?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:dark_prismarine_stairs, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.