A sea lantern is an underwater light source that appears in ocean monuments and ocean ruins.
Obtaining
Breaking
A sea lantern can be obtained only when mined with a tool enchanted with Silk Touch. When broken using anything other than a Silk Touch enchanted tool, it drops 2–3 prismarine crystals. The Fortune enchantment increases the number of prismarine crystals dropped. This method of obtaining sea lanterns is wasteful though; the 4 prismarine shards and up to 3 of the prismarine crystals used to craft it are non-retrievable.
| Block | Sea Lantern | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 0.3 | |
| Breaking time (secs) | ||
| Default | 0.45 | |
Each level of Fortune increases the maximum number of prismarine crystals dropped. The amount is capped at 5, so Fortune III simply increases the chance of getting 5 crystals.
Natural generation
Sea lanterns generate throughout ocean monuments, as well as in some ocean ruins.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Prismarine Shard + Prismarine Crystals |
Usage
Light source
Sea lanterns emit a light level of 15, the brightest possible light level in the game.
Conduit power
Sea lanterns can be used to activate a conduit by building a structure around it. By doing this, the conduit emits the Conduit Power effect in a certain radius, depending on how many blocks are used to power it. Prismarine, dark prismarine, and prismarine bricks can also be used for this purpose.
Note blocks
Sea lanterns can be placed under note blocks to produce "Clicks and Sticks" sound.
Transparent block
The sea lantern blocks all sunlight, players and mobs suffocate inside it, and it blocks a beacon beam, preventing the beacon's activation. However, like transparent blocks, it does not prevent the opening of chests, monsters (including slimes) cannot spawn on it, and it does not transfer a redstone signal. This behavior also occurs in glowstone.
Sounds
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | random | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Lantern | sea_lantern | Block & Item | block.minecraft.sea_lantern |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Lantern | sea_lantern | sealantern | 169 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.seaLantern.name |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Moskstraumen | Activate a Conduit | Place a conduit in a valid prismarine/sea lantern structure to activate it. | 50G | Gold | ||
History
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | May 17, 2014 | The first images of the sea lantern are previewed by Jeb on his Instagram page. The texture is different and has a more noticeable animation. | |||
| May 29, 2014 | Jeb names the new block "sea lantern". | ||||
| June 11, 2014 | Jeb releases the new texture of the new sea lantern. | ||||
| 14w25a |  Added sea lanterns. | ||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 169. | |||
| 18w09a | Sea lanterns now generate in underwater ruins. | ||||
| 18w15a | Sea lanterns are now used to activate a conduit. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.16.0 | build 1 | Added sea lanterns. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.20.1 | Sea lanterns now generate in underwater ruins. | |||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.1 | Sea lanterns are now used to activate a conduit. | |||
| 1.18.30 | beta 1.18.30.26 | Sea lantern's id is changed from sealantern to sea_lantern. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | 1.0.1 | Added sea lanterns. |
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 1.3.12 | Added sea lanterns. | ||||
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The sea lantern texture as revealed by Jeb on twitter.
Issues
Issues relating to "Sea Lantern" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
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A sea lantern illuminating an underwater ruin.
References
External links
- Block of the Week: Sea Lantern – Minecraft.net on September 22, 2017