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Prismarine in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Prismarine is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Prismarine.

What is Prismarine?

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. Prismarine does not emit light. Prismarine filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:prismarine. Command: /give @p minecraft:prismarine 1.

How to mine Prismarine

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×.

Prismarine drops

When broken, Prismarine drops:

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

What Prismarine is used to craft

Prismarine appears as an ingredient in 4 known Minecraft recipes:

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Requires Tool
  • Craftable
  • Crafting Material

Prismarine technical properties

  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: No (luminance 0)

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Prismarine (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft: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:prismarine 1

Overview

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 Prismarine with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Prismarine once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Prismarine with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Prismarine once it breaks.
  3. 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: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 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 Prismarine drop when mined?

Breaking Prismarine drops Prismarine.

How hard is Prismarine to mine?

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 Prismarine?

Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Prismarine.

What is Prismarine used to craft?

Prismarine is used as an ingredient in 4 other recipes.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Prismarine?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:prismarine, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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