How do you get Prismarine Shard in Minecraft?

Kill guardians at ocean monuments: 0-2 shards each, +1 per Looting level Elder guardians drop them too, and guardian farms turn a drained monument into a shard factory Bring water breathing and depth strider - guardians hit hard and swim faster than you

What is Prismarine Shard used for?

Craft prismarine (4 shards), prismarine bricks (9) and dark prismarine (8 shards + ink sac) Craft sea lanterns: 4 shards + 5 prismarine crystals - one of the prettiest light sources in the game The whole prismarine family is monument-only, so raiding one unlocks a full building palette

Prismarine Shard

Material Stack: 64 Since 1.8 (Bountiful Update)

Quick answer: Kill guardians at ocean monuments: 0-2 shards each, +1 per Looting level.

How to get it

Kill guardians at ocean monuments: 0-2 shards each, +1 per Looting level
Elder guardians drop them too, and guardian farms turn a drained monument into a shard factory
Bring water breathing and depth strider - guardians hit hard and swim faster than you

Uses

Craft prismarine (4 shards), prismarine bricks (9) and dark prismarine (8 shards + ink sac)
Craft sea lanterns: 4 shards + 5 prismarine crystals - one of the prettiest light sources in the game
The whole prismarine family is monument-only, so raiding one unlocks a full building palette

Renewability

Renewable: guardians spawn continuously around ocean monuments.

Java vs Bedrock

Identical in Java and Bedrock.

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