How to Get Prismarine Shards in Minecraft
As you might know, the Overworld in Minecraft is divided into three major parts, the surface, the underground, and the underwater part. All of these areas have distinctive blocks, items, and mobs unlike any other in the game. That said, today, we will be checking out the underwater world and taking a look at a very special item called the prismarine shard. We will be explaining how to get prismarine shards in Minecraft.
Where Will You Find Prismarine Shards
Unlike many other items in Minecraft, you can acquire prismarine shards in only one way. They are drops from the guardian and elder guardianmobs in Minecraft. This means you will need tolocate an ocean monumentstructure.
It’s a huge underwater building that generates only in the deep oceanMinecraft biomes. There, you will come across ugly-looking mobs that resemble fish in a way. The smaller cyan fish are guardians, whereas the big white fish (mud-colored) are elder guardians.
Both of these mobs can drop up to 2 prismarine shards after you defeat them. Moreover, if you put the lootingMinecraft enchantmenton your sword, you can get up to 5 shards with the highest level. But don’t get overly confident now.
Ocean monuments are not that simple, especially if you’ve never visited one before. That’s why we strongly recommend you check out our guide onhow to find and raid an ocean monument. There, you will learn how to locate this structure, what preparations you should make, as well as how to execute the raiding successfully to get some rare rewards.
How to Farm Prismarine Shards in Minecraft
Every ocean monument hasthree elder guardiansinside. They are strong mobs that inflict the mining fatigue effect when the player gets in range. Once you defeat the elder guardians, they will not respawn anymore. However, the guardians are not as tough, and they constantly spawn within the bounds of the structure. So, to farm prismarine shards, stick to killing regular guardians.
You can swim from one end of the ocean monument to the other, so the guardians repopulate the structure. Furthermore, make sure you eat consistently since these mobs also have the permanent thorns effect, which will every once in a while harm you when you harm them.
In addition, swimming behind pillars to break the guardians’ line of sight will keep you safe from their laser attacks.
If you’d like to farm prismarine shards in an automated way, you can make a guardian farm. There are several different designs of this farm, with some being more efficient and others less. Either way, making a guardian farm can be quite time-consuming and heavy on the resource count.
However, if you are sure that’s theMinecraft farmyou want to build, we recommend a greattutorial videofrom YouTube creatorPixlriffs. This farm requires the whole structure and surroundings to be completely drained. But, that’s not necessary in some other designs.
How to Use Prismarine Shards in Minecraft
Prismarine shards have pretty much just one use in the game. They are the crafting ingredient for various prismarine blocks. Those include:
Prismarine blocks are the most common ones in this family. They have a special animated texture that cycles between a greenish and a bluish color. This block changes color 22 times and the entire animation lasts for about 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Prismarine bricks, on the other hand, are cleaner than prismarine blocks and have distinctive cracks in their texture. Dark prismarine goes very well in combination with multiple other building blocks in the game. Sea lanterns are amazinglight source blocksthat fit numerous building styles. As their name suggests, they also work perfectly underwater.
If you’ve reached the end of this guide, congrats! Now you know how to obtain and use prismarine shards. Prismarine blocks are one of the most unique and fun blocks to use in house builds, so get your hands on this unique item as soon as possible.
No, the only way to get these items is by killing guardians and elder guardians.
No, you can repair a trident with the mending enchantment only.
Radojka Travar
I’m a gaming enthusiast with a strong passion for writing. My expertise lies in creating simple, to the point and clear content teaching you about various features, mechanics and community-based inventions related to Minecraft. In spare time, I love flying around in my Minecraft world and exploring stories of other pixelated games.
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