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How to Make Dark Prismarine Slab in Minecraft

Dark Prismarine Slab — Minecraft block

Dark Prismarine Slab

Dark Prismarine Slab is a half-height block crafted from dark prismarine, a dark cyan stone with a tight grid pattern, for layered floors and counters.

Block ID minecraft:dark_prismarine_slab
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Dark Prismarine Slab is the half-height form of dark prismarine, a dark cyan stone with a tight grid pattern, added to Minecraft in Java Edition 1.13. Dark Prismarine Slab never generates naturally: three dark prismarine blocks in one crafting-table row yield 6 slabs, and a stonecutter turns 1 dark prismarine into 2 slabs. The parent block itself is 8 prismarine shards wrapped around 1 black dye. Dark Prismarine Slab has hardness 1.5 and blast resistance 6, stacks to 64, and breaks with any pickaxe, while mining without a pickaxe drops nothing.

Builders reach for Dark Prismarine Slab where a full dark prismarine cube reads too heavy: half-height pieces frame layered ocean-style floors, stair treads, window sills and counter edges while keeping sight lines open. A single Dark Prismarine Slab can be waterlogged and shares a block space with water in canals and aquarium glass; two slabs stacked on the same spot merge into a solid double slab. Dark Prismarine Slab is renewable and never catches fire from lava, a worry-free accent for underwater bases from the first wooden pickaxe onward.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:dark_prismarine_slab
/give command /give @p minecraft:dark_prismarine_slab
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Pickaxe
Renewable Yes
Hardness 1.5
Blast resistance 6
Java Edition 1.13
Bedrock Edition 1.4.0

Guide

How to craft Dark Prismarine Slabs in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Craft the dark prismarine base

    Place 8 prismarine shards around 1 black dye in the 3x3 crafting grid, with the dye in the center, to make 1 dark prismarine.

  2. 2

    Craft 6 slabs at once

    Lay 3 dark prismarine in one horizontal row of the crafting grid to craft 6 Dark Prismarine Slabs.

  3. 3

    Cut slabs in the stonecutter

    Put 1 dark prismarine into a stonecutter to receive 2 Dark Prismarine Slabs without filling the crafting grid.

  4. 4

    Mine slabs with a pickaxe

    Break a placed Dark Prismarine Slab with any pickaxe, wooden or better; mining by hand drops nothing.

Two slabs become one solid block

Two Dark Prismarine Slabs placed in the same block space combine into a double slab, and Bedrock Edition plays the block's use sound at that moment.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Dark Prismarine Dark Prismarine x3
Crafting
Dark Prismarine Dark Prismarine Dark Prismarine
Dark Prismarine Slab
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Dark Prismarine Slab

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Frequently asked questions

Can a Dark Prismarine Slab be waterlogged?

Yes. Dark Prismarine Slab is waterloggable, so water and the slab can occupy the same block space in canals and aquariums.

Is the Dark Prismarine Slab renewable?

Yes. Dark Prismarine Slab is a renewable resource, so production does not depend on a fixed world supply.

Which versions have the Dark Prismarine Slab?

Java Edition added dark prismarine slabs in 1.13, and Bedrock Edition fully implemented the slabs in 1.4.0.

Does a Dark Prismarine Slab emit light?

No. Dark Prismarine Slab emits no light, so dark prismarine interiors keep their deep look until a separate light source is placed.

What is a double Dark Prismarine Slab?

Two dark prismarine slabs placed in the same block space merge into a double slab, a solid full block that no longer lets light through.