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This article is about the light block found underwater. For the light source item that can hang under blocks, see Lantern.

Sea Lantern

• JE
• BE

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Any tool

Blast resistance

0.3

Hardness

0.3

Luminous

Yes (15)

Transparent

Partial (suffocates mobs, blocks sunlight and beacons)

Flammable

No

Catches fire from lava

No A sea lantern is an underwater light source that appears in ocean monuments and ocean ruins.

Contents

• 1 Obtaining
  • 1.1 Breaking
  • 1.2 Natural generation
  • 1.3 Crafting
• 2 Usage
  • 2.1 Light source
  • 2.2 Conduit power
  • 2.3 Note blocks
  • 2.4 Transparent block
• 3 Sounds
• 4 Data values
  • 4.1 ID
• 5 Achievements
• 6 History
• 7 Issues
• 8 Gallery
• 9 References
• 10 External links

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

See also: Fortune § Discrete random

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[]

Main article: Conduit

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[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuationdistance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.glass.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.glass.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.glass.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.glass.fall	None[sound 1]	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.glass.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

1. ↑ a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	random.glass	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.4	0.6
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Sea Lantern	sea_lantern	Block & Item	block.minecraft.sea_lantern

Bedrock Edition:

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

1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
2. ↑ Available with /give command.
3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

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.

• The first picture of an ocean monument, featuring prismarine and sea lanterns.
• 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[]

• A sea lantern illuminating an underwater ruin.

References[]

External links[]

• Block of the Week: Sea Lantern – Minecraft.net on September 22, 2017

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