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How to Craft Prismarine Bricks in Minecraft

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

The recipe wants 9 Prismarine Shards, and a Crafting Table to run it on. Each attempt hands back 1 Prismarine Bricks.

Prismarine Bricks Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

Prismarine Bricks are a refined version of prismarine with a tiled pattern. Prismarine Bricks uses a shapeless recipe, so the ingredients can go in any cells of the grid as long as all of them are present.

Minecraft have used the name Prismarine Bricks since 1.8, the oldest release whose language file lists it. The recipe itself last changed in Minecraft 1.19.3. Guides written before that release show a different set of ingredients for prismarine bricks, so check the grid above rather than the video.

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

What A Stack Yields

Empty a stack of 64 prismarine shards into this and 7 prismarine bricks come back. That leaves 1 prismarine shard with no partner.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Prismarine ShardPrismarine ShardPrismarine Shard9xKill guardians

Collect 9x Prismarine Shard (kill guardians) first; the Crafting Table does the rest.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Prismarine ShardPrismarine Shard9x Prismarine Shard

  2. 2

    Prismarine Bricks

Minecraft crafting recipe for Prismarine Bricks: 9 x Prismarine Shard in a crafting table, making 1 Prismarine Bricks.

Tips & Notes

  • Because this one is shapeless, Prismarine Shard can go in any cells you like. The grid only checks that they are all present.
  • Line up 9x Prismarine Shard before you open the Crafting Table. Prismarine Shard: kill guardians.

Uses for Prismarine Bricks

  • Ocean monument decoration
  • Refined aquatic building block

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Prismarine Bricks in Minecraft?
To craft Prismarine Bricks you need 9 Prismarine Shards at a Crafting Table. Place them in the grid in any arrangement, and one craft produces one Prismarine Bricks.
Where do you find the materials for Prismarine Bricks?
Each ingredient in Prismarine Bricks has its own source. Prismarine Shard: kill guardians.
How many Prismarine Bricks do you get from one craft?
The Prismarine Bricks recipe makes one Prismarine Bricks per craft.
What is the item ID for Prismarine Bricks in Minecraft?
Prismarine Bricks is registered as minecraft:prismarine_bricks. Commands accept the short form prismarine_bricks as well, and Bedrock spells it the same. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Prismarine Bricks?
Use /give @p prismarine_bricks to put Prismarine Bricks in your own inventory, or /give @p prismarine_bricks 64 for a full stack of 64. Cheats have to be on.
Is the Prismarine Bricks recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
No difference to worry about: Prismarine Bricks takes 9 Prismarine Shards at a Crafting Table on Java and on Bedrock alike, one at a time.
Does it matter where you put the ingredients for Prismarine Bricks?
No, Prismarine Bricks is a shapeless recipe, so 9 Prismarine Shards can go in any slots you like. Only the set of ingredients is checked, not their arrangement.
What version of Minecraft added Prismarine Bricks?
Minecraft 1.8 is the earliest release that spells out prismarine bricks. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. Nothing about it has changed since: the pattern above is today's.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
9 Prismarine Shards in, 1 Prismarine Bricks out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
The name appears in Minecraft Java 1.8 and in nothing older. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
When the recipe last changed
Walked forward through 50 Java releases from 1.13 onwards; 1.19.3 is the last one that altered it.
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 Bricks per craft against the stack size.

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