Description
Dark Prismarine Stairs are shaped blocks that bring the dark green blue tone of dark prismarine into staircases and sculpted architectural elements. These stairs fit perfectly in underwater bases monument renovations and ocean themed interiors where a softer transition between heights looks better than abrupt cliffs. The material has a subdued aquatic color that contrasts nicely with sea lanterns and regular prismarine types so designers often use dark prismarine stairs to create shadowed edges corners and sheltered walkways. The stair shape allows players to walk up and down slopes without jumping and provides versatile placement options including upside down and corner orientations that enable elegant curves and flowing paths. Using stairs rather than full blocks can create detailed cornices railings and seating that match the monument like aesthetic. For builders who clear ocean monuments the stairs are a way to reuse harvested materials and create matching furniture and trim that feel authentic on the monument scale. The stairs perform like other stair types when it comes to pathfinding water flow and redstone interactions and they hold up well in underwater environments. Creative players combine stairs with slabs full blocks and lighting to achieve complex patterns and to break up large wall faces into attractive segments. Overall dark prismarine stairs are a focused design tool for players building large scale ocean themed works who want subtlety and texture in their vertical transitions.
What is Dark Prismarine Stairs?
Dark Prismarine Stairs are directional stair blocks made from dark prismarine that help create smooth transitions between levels and add decorative detail to builds. They keep the monument like color and texture while offering flexible orientations for design work.
Where to find Dark Prismarine Stairs
These stairs are typically crafted or obtained from stored building materials after collecting dark prismarine from ocean monuments. Dark prismarine itself is associated with ocean monument structures found in Deep Ocean biomes and that is where most of the raw material comes from.
How to get Dark Prismarine Stairs
Players gather dark prismarine by mining blocks inside ocean monuments or by crafting dark prismarine from prismarine materials and crystals if available. Once they have enough dark prismarine blocks they can craft or acquire stairs depending on the game version and crafting options supported. In creative mode stairs are available directly from the inventory.
Release Information
First introduced: Dark prismarine content was released alongside ocean monument features in updates around 2014
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:dark_prismarine_stairs
How to use Dark Prismarine Stairs
Use stairs to make staircases seating and decorative cornice work that matches dark prismarine walls and floors. Place stairs in different orientations for corner pieces and upside down positions to create flowing patterns and comfortable walking paths. Combine with sea lanterns and other prismarine types to create layered designs.
Recipes for Dark Prismarine Stairs
Shaped Crafting Items must be placed in a specific pattern in a crafting table
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Stonecutting Cut stone blocks using a stonecutter
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