Pointed Dripstone
Pointed Dripstone is the dual-form stalactite/stalagmite — damages mobs falling on tips and fills cauldrons with water or lava.
1.21
Description
Pointed Dripstone is the conical block that grows from dripstone cave ceilings as stalactites or rises from the floor as stalagmites. Mining a stalactite drops one item; multiple connected segments yield separate items per block. The mineral can also be obtained by breaking sections inside dripstone caves with any pickaxe of stone tier or higher. Players use it to craft dripstone blocks (four spikes makes one block) or place spikes directly for traps and decoration.
Functionally, the block has two damage roles. Stalactites that fall on a mob — triggered by breaking the dripstone block above an unsupported stalactite — deal heavy damage scaled by fall distance, and stalagmites at the bottom of any drop deal damage to entities landing on the tip. A water source placed above a dripstone-block-and-stalactite chain slowly fills a cauldron below with water; lava above does the same with lava, providing the only renewable lava source in vanilla. Stalactites growing from a dripstone block above water do so without active player intervention.
Functionally, the block has two damage roles. Stalactites that fall on a mob — triggered by breaking the dripstone block above an unsupported stalactite — deal heavy damage scaled by fall distance, and stalagmites at the bottom of any drop deal damage to entities landing on the tip. A water source placed above a dripstone-block-and-stalactite chain slowly fills a cauldron below with water; lava above does the same with lava, providing the only renewable lava source in vanilla. Stalactites growing from a dripstone block above water do so without active player intervention.
Used in crafts
- Dripstone Block
