Dark Prismarine Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft dark prismarine with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, dark prismarine is one of the many building blocks that you can make.

Let’s explore how to make dark prismarine.

Where to find Dark Prismarine in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find dark prismarine in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19.4	Building Blocks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make Dark Prismarine

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft dark prismarine:

8 Prismarine Shards
1 Black Dye

How to craft Dark Prismarine in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Dark Prismarine

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make dark prismarine, place 1 black dye and 8 prismarine shards in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making dark prismarine, it is important that the black dye and prismarine shards are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 prismarine shards. In the second row, there should be 1 prismarine shard in the first box, 1 black dye in the second box, and 1 prismarine shard in the third box. In the third row, there should be 3 prismarine shards. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for dark prismarine.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the dark prismarine will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Dark Prismarine to Inventory

Once you have crafted dark prismarine, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made dark prismarine in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, dark prismarine has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Dark Prismarine (minecraft:prismarine)	2	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Dark Prismarine (minecraft:dark_prismarine)		64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.4

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Block States for Dark Prismarine

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Dark Prismarine are:

• Block State is the internal name for the block state.
• Value is the value for the block state.
• Default indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
• Required indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
• Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.

Give Command for Dark Prismarine

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Dark Prismarine is:

/give @p dark_prismarine 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Dark Prismarine is:

/give @p prismarine 1 2

Things to Make with Dark Prismarine

You can use dark prismarine to make items in Minecraft such as:

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How to make a Dark Prismarine Slab

Things to Do with Dark Prismarine

Here are some activities that you can do with dark prismarine in Minecraft:

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