Minecraft:Conduit

Template:For Template:Infobox block A conduit is a Minecraft:block that can be placed underwater and surrounded by prismarine to activate it. Once active, it empowers nearby Minecraft:players touching water or Minecraft:rain, prevents them from Minecraft:drowning, and attacks wet Minecraft:monsters.

Obtaining

Breaking

A conduit drops as an item when broken with any Minecraft:tool or by hand, but a Minecraft:pickaxe is the fastest way to break it.

Like other rare blocks such as Minecraft:beacons and Minecraft:shulker boxes, it always drops when destroyed by an Minecraft:explosion.

Usage

Conduit Power

When activated, conduits give the "Minecraft:Conduit Power" effect to all Minecraft:players in contact with Minecraft:rain or Minecraft:water, within a spherical range of 32-96 blocks. The effect has the same benefits as Minecraft:Water Breathing, Minecraft:Night Vision, and Minecraft:Haste, but does not stack with them. The effect is "ambient", which means that the effect in the Minecraft:HUD has a blue border, similar to effects from Minecraft:beacons. Fully-constructed conduits also damage any hostile mobs, like Minecraft:drowned, Minecraft:guardians, and Minecraft:elder guardians, within a range of 8 blocks of the conduit. Conduits can be activated in any Minecraft:biome and at any height or depth.

To activate, a conduit needs to be in the center of a 3×3×3 volume of Minecraft:water (26 source blocks, flowing water, and/or Minecraft:waterlogged blocks, with the conduit also waterlogged in the center), which must be enclosed within an activation frame. The frame can be built out of blocks in three 5×5 open squares centered on the conduit, one around each axis. Only Minecraft:prismarine, Minecraft:dark prismarine, Minecraft:prismarine bricks, and Minecraft:sea lantern blocks in the frame contribute to activation. A minimum of 16 Minecraft:blocks are required and produce an effective range of 32 blocks. Prismarine-type Minecraft:slabs (including double slabs), Minecraft:stairs, and Minecraft:walls cannot be used to activate the conduit. Any blocks (of any type) that are not part of the activation frame itself but are in the 5×5×5 outer shell likewise have no effect. Once activated, removing any blocks from the conduit (frame blocks) deactivates the conduit.Template:Note

The effective radius of the conduit is 16 Minecraft:blocks for every seven blocks in the frame, though the effect does not activate until the minimum of 16 blocks is included in the build. Thus, it extends to 48 at 21 blocks, 64 at 28 blocks, 80 at 35 blocks, and 96 with a complete frame of 42 blocks. When the frame is complete, the center of the conduit displays an orange iris-like shape.

• Valid block placements for conduit activation; note that the conduit itself must also be surrounded by Minecraft:water.
  Valid block placements for conduit activation; note that the conduit itself must also be surrounded by Minecraft:water.
• Basic arrangements of 16 Minecraft:prismarine bricks to activate a conduit.
  Basic arrangements of 16 Minecraft:prismarine bricks to activate a conduit.
• Adding additional Minecraft:blocks around a conduit can extend the range of effect.
  Adding additional Minecraft:blocks around a conduit can extend the range of effect.
• One possible setup to activate a conduit.
  One possible setup to activate a conduit.
• An unusual, but valid setup of 16 Minecraft:prismarine blocks.
  An unusual, but valid setup of 16 Minecraft:prismarine blocks.

Attacking mobs

A complete frame also carries the additional advantage of damaging Minecraft:hostile mobs within 8 blocks of the conduit, dealing Template:Hp Minecraft:magic damage every 2 seconds, if they are in contact with Minecraft:water or Minecraft:rain.Template:Note

Minecraft:Monsters that are attacked by the conduit:

Light source

Conduits emit a Minecraft:light level of 15, the brightest light level in the game, whether activated or not, and even on land.

Sounds

Unique

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Data values

ID

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Block states

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Block data

A conduit has a Minecraft:block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

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  • Template:Nbt: The Minecraft:UUID of the hostile mob the conduit is currently attacking, stored as four ints. May not be present.

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See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

History

Trivia

• When it is activated, the conduit displays the Minecraft:heart of the sea's texture in the center of its model. However, when all 42 blocks have been placed (when the conduit is fully activated) the heart opens like an orange eye.
• The Minecraft:achievement obtained by activating a conduit refers to the system of whirlpools in Nordland county, Norway.

Gallery

Renders

• A conduit with "Fancy Graphics" disabled Template:In.
  A conduit with "Fancy Graphics" disabled Template:In.

Screenshots

• Closer look at the activated conduit.
  Closer look at the activated conduit.
• A conduit attacking a Minecraft:drowned.
  A conduit attacking a Minecraft:drowned.
• Animation of an activated conduit (click to enlarge).
  Animation of an activated conduit (click to enlarge).
• Optimal placement of fully powered conduits around a central conduit. North should be negative Z.
  Optimal placement of fully powered conduits around a central conduit. North should be negative Z.
• A conduit won't be activated if not waterlogged.
  A conduit won't be activated if not waterlogged.

In other media

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See also

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External links

• Taking Inventory: Conduit – Minecraft.net on April 30, 2020