A prismarine shard is an item obtained by defeating guardians or elder guardians. It can be used to craft various prismarine blocks as well as sea lanterns.
Obtaining[]
Prismarine shards are dropped upon the death of guardians and elder guardians. From these mobs, 0–2 shards are dropped each time. This can be increased to a maximum of 5 with the Looting enchantment.
Usage[]
Crafting ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Prismarine | Prismarine Shard + Ink Sac |
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only] | |
| Dark Prismarine | Prismarine Shard + Black Dye |
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| Prismarine | Prismarine Shard |  |
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| Prismarine Bricks | Prismarine Shard | ||
| Sea Lantern | Prismarine Shard + Prismarine Crystals |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prismarine Shard | prismarine_shard | Item | item.minecraft.prismarine_shard |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prismarine Shard | prismarine_shard | prismarineshard | 565 | Item | item.prismarine_shard.name |
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 14w25a |  Added prismarine shards. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 409. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of prismarine shards has now been changed. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.16.0 | build 1 | Added prismarine shards. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of prismarine shards has now been changed. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Added prismarine shards. | |
| 1.90 | The texture of prismarine shards has now been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 1.3.12 | Added prismarine shards. | ||||
Issues[]
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