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How to Craft Prismarine in Minecraft

Prismarine in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Ocean monument decoration. Minecraft has used the name Prismarine since 1.8.

With a Crafting Table placed, 4 Prismarine Shards is what Prismarine needs. Laid out, that is four Prismarine Shards in a 2x2 square. Expect 1 Prismarine from every craft.

Prismarine Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Prismarine is minecraft:prismarine. In commands the namespace may be left off, so prismarine works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p prismarine
Give a full stack of 64
/give @p prismarine 64
Give it to a named player
/give Steve prismarine 1

Cheats have to be on for Prismarine to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

Prismarine is an aqua-colored block that shifts color slightly over time. Found in ocean monuments. Prismarine uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Prismarine since 1.8, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with prismarine shard (kill guardians and elder guardians).

Counting The Stack

One stack is 16 goes at 4 prismarine shards each, which totals 16 prismarine. Craft 16 empties the box exactly.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Prismarine ShardPrismarine ShardPrismarine Shard4xKill guardians and elder guardians

Gather 4x Prismarine Shard (kill guardians and elder guardians), then take the lot to a Crafting Table.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Prismarine ShardPrismarine Shard4x Prismarine Shard

  2. 2

    Prismarine

Minecraft crafting recipe for Prismarine: 4 x Prismarine Shard in a crafting table, making 1 Prismarine.

Tips & Notes

  • Caught out without a Crafting Table? Prismarine fits the 2x2 inventory grid, so you can make it anywhere.
  • Shopping list: 4x Prismarine Shard. Plan the Prismarine Shard first: kill guardians and elder guardians.

Uses for Prismarine

  • Ocean monument decoration
  • Underwater building

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Prismarine on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Prismarine in Minecraft?
Bring 4 Prismarine Shards to a Crafting Table and you can make Prismarine. Lay them out exactly as the grid above shows, and one craft produces one Prismarine.
Where do you find the materials for Prismarine?
Each ingredient in Prismarine has its own source. Prismarine Shard: kill guardians and elder guardians.
How much Prismarine do you get from one craft?
The Prismarine recipe makes one Prismarine per craft.
What is the item ID for Prismarine in Minecraft?
In Java 26.2 the Prismarine goes by minecraft:prismarine; prismarine without the namespace does the same job in a command.
What is the give command for Prismarine?
The command for Prismarine is /give @p prismarine. Add a number for more than one, so /give @p prismarine 64 hands you a full stack, and it only runs with cheats enabled.
Is the Prismarine recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
Yes, the Prismarine recipe is the same in both editions. Java and Bedrock both build Prismarine from 4 Prismarine Shards at a Crafting Table, in the same layout, one at a time.
What version of Minecraft added Prismarine?
As far back as the language files go, the prismarine appears under this name in Minecraft 1.8 and not before. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. Today the game builds it from 4 Prismarine Shards, as shown above.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
4 Prismarine Shards in, 1 Prismarine out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
Minecraft Java 1.8 uses this name and the release before it does not. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
That the ingredients come back
What drops, what villagers trade and what farms regrow in Minecraft Java, followed through the recipes to see what those ingredients can be turned into.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 Prismarine per craft against the stack size.

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