Everything You Need to Know About Prismarine Crystals in Minecraft

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Learn everything you need to know about these sea-green crystals
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Have you gotten a Prismarine Crystal in Minecraft and you're not sure what to do with it? Or are you looking to make a Sea Lantern and you're not sure where to get Prismarine Crystals from? Prismarine Crystals are a renewable resource in Minecraft that can be found most easily by defeating aquatic mobs around ocean monuments, and are used exclusively for making Sea Lanterns. In this wikiHow we'll go over all the ways you can get Prismarine Crystals and how to make Sea Lanterns with them.

Things You Should Know

  • Prismarine Crystals are dropped by Guardians and Elder Guardians found in ocean monuments.
  • You can also mine Prismarine Crystals from Sea Lanterns found in ocean monuments.
  • Prismarine Crystals are only used with Prismarine Shards to make Sea Lanterns.
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Obtaining Prismarine Crystals

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  1. Guardians and Elder Guardians can drop Prismarine Crystals upon defeat . [1] Guardians are aquatic enemy mobs that spawn around ocean monuments . Elder Guardians are a stronger variant of the Guardian, and they can also be found in ocean monuments.
    • Guardians have a 40% chance of dropping a Prismarine Crystal as loot.
    • Elder Guardians have a 33% chance of dropping a Prismarine Crystal as loot.
  2. Sea Lanterns are found in ocean monuments and underwater ruins. [2]
    • If you break a Sea Lantern while using a tool that does not have Silk Touch, you will get 2 to 3 Prismarine Crystals. If you have the Fortune enchantment , you can get up to 5.
    • If you break a Sea Lantern with a Silk Touch tool, you'll get a Sea Lantern and not the crystals.
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  3. You can find buried treasure chests on beaches or the ocean floor.
    • In Java Edition, you have a 59.9% chance to find Prismarine Crystals in a buried treasure chest, and you can find anywhere from 1 to 5 crystals in the chest.
    • In Bedrock Edition, you have a 18.9% chance to find Prismarine Crystals in a buried treasure chest, and you can find anywhere from 1 to 5 crystals in the chest.
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Prismarine Crystal Usage

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  1. To make a Sea Lantern, you will need 5 Prismarine Crystals and 4 Prismarine Shards. Prismarine Shards can also be obtained from Guardians and Elder Guardians.
    • To make a Sea Lantern, place a Prismarine Shard in each of the four corners of a 3x3 crafting grid, then fill the remaining 5 spots with Prismarine Crystals.

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      References

      1. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Prismarine_Crystals#Obtaining
      2. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Sea_Lantern

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