Prismarine crystals are items obtained by defeating guardians or elder guardians. They are used along with prismarine shards to craft sea lanterns.
Obtaining[]
Mob loot[]
Guardians and elder guardians have a 40% chance and 1⁄3 chance, respectively, of dropping prismarine crystals upon death. The maximum drop count is increased by one per level of Looting.
Mining[]
Prismarine crystals are dropped by sea lanterns when not using a Silk Touch tool. They drop 2–3 crystals each time, which can be increased to a maximum of 5 using the Fortune enchantment.
Natural generation[]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Prismarine Crystals | Buried treasure | Chest | 1–5 | 59.9% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Prismarine Crystals | Buried treasure | Chest | 1–5 | 18.9% |
Usage[]
Crafting ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Lantern | Prismarine Shard + Prismarine Crystals |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prismarine Crystals | prismarine_crystals | Item | item.minecraft.prismarine_crystals |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prismarine Crystals | prismarine_crystals | 549 | Item | item.prismarine_crystals.name |
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 14w25a |  Added prismarine crystals. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w43a | The chance of guardians and elder guardians dropping prismarine crystals upon death has been increased, from 33% to 40%. | |||
| 15w43b | The chance of elder guardians dropping crystals upon death has now been reverted back to 33%. However, the chance for guardians to drop them is still 40%. | ||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 410. | |||
| 18w10a | Prismarine crystals now generate in buried treasure chests. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of prismarine crystals has been changed. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.16.0 | build 1 | Added prismarine crystals. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Prismarine crystals can now be found inside buried treasure chests. | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of prismarine crystals has been changed. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Added prismarine crystals. | |
| 1.90 | The texture of prismarine crystals has been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 1.3.12 | Added prismarine crystals. | ||||
Issues[]
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