Dripstone Block

This article is about the solid block. For other uses, see Dripstone.

Dripstone Block

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1
Hardness	1.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	48 TERRACOTTA_BROWN
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

Dripstone block is a rock block that allows pointed dripstone to grow beneath it if there is water on top of it.

Obtaining

Breaking

A dripstone block requires a pickaxe to be mined, in which case it drops itself. When mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Dripstone Block
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	17.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE)
Wooden	11.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE)
Stone	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Copper	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
Iron	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Diamond	10.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE)
Netherite	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Golden	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Dripstone blocks can be found in dripstone caves. They can generate on the floor, the ceiling, as stalactites, stalagmites, or stalagnates (joined stalactite and stalagmite). They can generate underwater.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Pointed Dripstone

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Mason	Journeyman	29%	25%	Emerald	4 × Dripstone Block	16	10	0.05

Usage

Dripstone blocks are used primarily for decoration.

Natural growth

If a stalactite is hanging from a dripstone block with a water source above, it slowly grows both the stalactite from above and a stalagmite from below.

Sounds

Java Edition:

dripstone_block sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.dripstone_block.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.dripstone_block.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.dripstone_block.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.dripstone_block.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.dripstone_block.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

dripstone_block sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.dripstone_block	​ ?	1.0	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.dripstone_block	​ ?	1.0	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.dripstone_block	​ ?	1.0	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.dripstone_block	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.dripstone_block	​ ?	0.17	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.dripstone_block	​ ?	0.12	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.dripstone_block	​ ?	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Dripstone Block	dripstone_block	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.dripstone_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Dripstone Block	dripstone_block	572	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -317)	tile.dripstone_block.name

Block states

Bedrock Edition:

History

Tweet and announcement

October 2020							Dripstone block concepts are created by xilefian.
October 3, 2020							The dripstone block is shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 within the dripstone caves biome.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.17			20w48a				Added dripstone blocks.
			20w49a				Dripstone blocks now generate naturally in dripstone caves.
			21w03a				Dripstone blocks can now be crafted from four pointed dripstone.
			21w13a				Dripstone blocks now rarely generate naturally in other cave types in dripstone clusters.
							Mason villagers now sell dripstone blocks, making them renewable.
			21w16a				Dripstone blocks can now be used for growing pointed dripstone, making both renewable without villagers.
1.18			Experimental Snapshot 1				Dripstone caves, where dripstone blocks can be found, now generate naturally.
							Dripstone blocks no longer generate outside the dripstone caves biome.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb dripstone blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
			snap6				Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.220.50				Added dripstone blocks.
							It was called Dripstone in the inventory.[1]
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.230.54				Mason villagers now sell dripstone blocks, making them renewable.
							Dripstone blocks now generate rarely in caves in small patch.
			beta 1.17.0.50				"Dripstone" has been renamed to "Dripstone Block" to match Java Edition.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Dripstone Blocks are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb dripstone blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Dripstone blocks' sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Issues

Issues relating to "Dripstone Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  Naturally generated dripstone blocks in a canyon

References

External links

• Block of the Week: Dripstone – Minecraft.net on June 10, 2021