Prismarine

Prismarine

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	1.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	23 COLOR_CYAN
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

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Prismarine is a type of stone that appears underwater in cold ocean ruins and ocean monuments. It periodically changes color between blue and green.

Obtaining

Breaking

Prismarine drops itself only when mined with a pickaxe. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing.

Block	Prismarine
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	17.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE)
Wooden	11.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE)
Stone	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Copper	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
Iron	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Diamond	10.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE)
Netherite	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Golden	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

Natural generation

Prismarine, in large amounts, naturally generates as the main blocks making up ocean monuments.

Normal prismarine can also be found in cold ocean ruins.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Prismarine Shard

Usage

The color change of prismarine

Prismarine can be used for decoration or as a building block with high blast resistance.

The normal prismarine is uniquely useful for decoration as it has an animated texture. The cracks in prismarine slowly cycle in color through light blue, green, purple, and dark blue. The full animation for the prismarine texture changes color 22 times in an irregular sequence before the whole pattern repeats; this takes 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Conduit power

Prismarine can be used to activate a conduit by building a structure around it. By doing this, the conduit emits the "Conduit Power" effect in a certain radius, depending on how many blocks are used to power it. Sea lanterns, prismarine bricks and dark prismarine can also be used for this purpose.

Stonecutting

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Prismarine	2

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.37	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Prismarine	prismarine	Block & Item	block.minecraft.prismarine

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Prismarine	prismarine	prismarine / 0	168	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.prismarine.rough.name

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Moskstraumen	Activate a Conduit	Place a conduit in a valid prismarine/sea lantern structure to activate it.	50	Gold

History

Development

May 16, 2014							The first images of prismarine are previewed by Jeb on his Instagram page.
May 27, 2014							Jeb creates a contest to name the new block. A clearer image of the block texture is also revealed. Jeb also reveals that there's several varieties.
May 28, 2014							Jeb names the new block "prismarine".

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.8			14w25a				Added prismarine.
1.13			18w07a				Prismarine can now be used to craft prismarine slabs and stairs.
			18w09a				Prismarine now generates in cold ocean ruins.
			18w15a				Prismarine can now be used to activate conduits.
1.14			18w43a				Prismarine can now be used to craft prismarine walls.
							The texture of prismarine has been changed.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w04a				Prismarine can now be used to craft tide armor trims.
1.20			23w12a				The changes from 23w04a have now been officially added to the game.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb prismarine, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
			snap6				Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.16.0			build 1				Added prismarine.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.20.1				Prismarine now generates in cold ocean ruins.
1.5.0			beta 1.5.0.1				Prismarine can now be used to activate conduits.
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Prismarine can now be used to craft prismarine walls.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of prismarine has been changed.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Prismarine can now be used to craft tide armor trims.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb prismarine, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Prismarine's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added prismarine.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Prismarine can now be used to craft prismarine slabs and stairs.
							Prismarine can now be used to activate conduits.
			1.88				Prismarine can now be used to craft prismarine walls.
			1.90				The texture of prismarine has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.3.12							Added prismarine.

Data history

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				The different block states for the prismarine ID have been split up into their own IDs.
							Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 168.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.20			Preview 1.21.10.22				The different block states for the prismarine ID have been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Prismarine" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

“

I picked Prismarine because 1) it sounds good, 2) it references water with "marine", 3) it references its "shimmering effect" I hinted at with "prism", and 4) it doesn't really mean anything in the real world.

„

— Jeb about the name

• The name "prismarine" was created by the now-deleted Reddit user AjaxGb during a naming contest, where Jens Bergensten was looking for a name for the block.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  A tunnel made with prismarine blocks

Development images

• 
  The first image of an ocean monument, featuring prismarine and sea lanterns
• 
  The prismarine texture as revealed by Jens Bergensten on reddit