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'''Stalactites''' (which point ''{{tooltip|downward|Here's a mnemonic device: 'If you fall from a *tite*-rope...'}}'') can be used as falling projectiles, to renewably drip [[Minecraft:water]] and [[Minecraft:lava]] into [[Minecraft:cauldron]]s and to convert [[Minecraft:mud]] into [[Minecraft:clay]]. | '''Stalactites''' (which point ''{{tooltip|downward|Here's a mnemonic device: 'If you fall from a *tite*-rope...'}}'') can be used as falling projectiles, to renewably drip [[Minecraft:water]] and [[Minecraft:lava]] into [[Minecraft:cauldron]]s and to convert [[Minecraft:mud]] into [[Minecraft:clay]]. | ||
'''Stalagmites''' (which point ''{{tooltip|upward|Here's a mnemonic device: <nowiki>'...Be careful what you *mite* land on.'</nowiki>}}'') deal extra damage to | '''Stalagmites''' (which point ''{{tooltip|upward|Here's a mnemonic device: <nowiki>'...Be careful what you *mite* land on.'</nowiki>}}'') deal extra damage to players and [[Minecraft:mob]]s that land on them. | ||
== Obtaining == | == Obtaining == | ||
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=== Natural generation === | === Natural generation === | ||
Pointed dripstone can be found in | Pointed dripstone can be found in dripstone caves in cluster formations. It also generates in trial chambers (a trapped variant of spiral staircases, as well as the "Encounter 4" room). | ||
{{block distribution}} | {{block distribution}} | ||
=== Trading === | === Trading === | ||
Wandering traders may sell 2 pointed dripstones for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]]. | |||
{{Trade sources}} | {{Trade sources}} | ||
=== Mob loot === | === Mob loot === | ||
{{IN|bedrock}}, | {{IN|bedrock}}, wandering traders have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of Looting) to drop 2 pointed dripstones when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an [[Minecraft:emerald]]. | ||
=== Post-generation === | === Post-generation === | ||
{{see also|Tutorial:Dripstone farming}} | {{see also|Tutorial:Dripstone farming}} | ||
Pointed dripstone can grow only if it is hanging directly under a | Pointed dripstone can grow only if it is hanging directly under a dripstone block while there is a [[Minecraft:water]] source above (not a waterlogged block). In addition, if there is a solid block less than eleven blocks below this stalactite, a stalagmite grows on that block toward the stalactite. This growth does not occur if the stalactite's tip is waterlogged and a stalagmite below does not grow if its tip is waterlogged. They do not grow to more than seven blocks long. | ||
Every time the block receives a | Every time the block receives a random tick, there is a small chance of 1.138% ({{frac|64|5625}}) for a stalactite or stalagmite to grow one block, meaning that every single growth step takes an average time of 5 in-game days (100 minutes). | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
Pointed dripstone comes in two different forms, stalactites and stalagmites. Placing a pointed dripstone between a stalagmite and stalactite without | Pointed dripstone comes in two different forms, stalactites and stalagmites. Placing a pointed dripstone between a stalagmite and stalactite without sneaking connects them. It can be waterlogged. Mobs can jump up pointed dripstone as long as its height does not exceed four blocks. [[Minecraft:Horse]]s and other similar mobs can travel up the same pointed dripstone as if they were stairs. | ||
=== Stalactites === | === Stalactites === | ||
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Stalactites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the bottom of a block. | Stalactites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the bottom of a block. | ||
Stalactites less than 11 blocks tall passively drip water | Stalactites less than 11 blocks tall passively drip water particles (or lava particles in [[Minecraft:the Nether]]) in the absence of a liquid source, but these particles do not fill cauldrons. A waterlogged pointed dripstone at the tip of a stalactite does not produce drip particles. Waterlogging other parts of the stalactite does not affect the dripping. | ||
If the block supporting a stalactite or any block of the stalactite is broken, all of the unsupported pointed dripstone below the broken block drops, causing damage to any player and mobs standing beneath it, similar to a falling [[Minecraft:anvil]]. After 2 blocks' falling, the amount of damage is {{hp|1}} per pointed dripstone falling (less than 6 will be count as 6) per each block of falling distance in Java Edition, or {{hp|1}} per each block of falling distance in Bedrock Edition<ref>{{Bug|MCPE-184329|3=Falling stalactite does 1 damage per block fallen instead of 6}}</ref>. (e.g., one single pointed dripstone that falls 4 blocks deals {{hp|18}} damage). The damage is capped at {{Hp|40}}, no matter how far the stalactite falls. Wearing a [[Minecraft:helmet]] reduces the damage by <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub>, but this costs twice as much durability on the helmet as on other armor pieces. When a player dies by a stalactite falling on them, the | If the block supporting a stalactite or any block of the stalactite is broken, all of the unsupported pointed dripstone below the broken block drops, causing damage to any player and mobs standing beneath it, similar to a falling [[Minecraft:anvil]]. After 2 blocks' falling, the amount of damage is {{hp|1}} per pointed dripstone falling (less than 6 will be count as 6) per each block of falling distance in Java Edition, or {{hp|1}} per each block of falling distance in Bedrock Edition<ref>{{Bug|MCPE-184329|3=Falling stalactite does 1 damage per block fallen instead of 6}}</ref>. (e.g., one single pointed dripstone that falls 4 blocks deals {{hp|18}} damage). The damage is capped at {{Hp|40}}, no matter how far the stalactite falls. Wearing a [[Minecraft:helmet]] reduces the damage by <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub>, but this costs twice as much durability on the helmet as on other armor pieces. When a player dies by a stalactite falling on them, the death message '''"<''player''> was skewered by a falling stalactite"''' appears. However, if a player is merely touched by a falling stalactite entity, no damage is dealt unless the stalactite hits the ground in the same block where the player is located. Stalactites with multiple pointed dripstone can cause multiple damage; however, damage immunity prevents most of the damage from additional blocks. | ||
==== Cauldrons ==== | ==== Cauldrons ==== | ||
When the uppermost block of a stalactite less than 11 blocks tall gets | When the uppermost block of a stalactite less than 11 blocks tall gets randomly ticked, it checks for a waterlogged block{{only|JE}} or water source two blocks above it and a [[Minecraft:cauldron]] within 10 blocks under the tip with no non-air blocks in between. {{IN|je}}, open [[Minecraft:trapdoor]]s, [[Minecraft:ladder]]s and blocks with no collision box are also allowed.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-179085||Lava or water source above Dripstone doesn't fill a Cauldron with an open Trapdoor on it}}</ref> If both conditions are satisfied, there is a {{frac|45|256}} (~17.6%) chance for it to drip water and fill the cauldron by one level. If there is a lava source above the stalactite, there is a {{frac|15|256}} (~5.9%) chance for it to completely fill an empty cauldron with lava instead, making lava a renewable resource. Refilling a cauldron with water or lava averages nearly one ''Minecraft'' day (19+ minutes) although the actual time for any individual refill varies. | ||
==== Converting mud into clay ==== | ==== Converting mud into clay ==== | ||
If [[Minecraft:mud]] is placed above a block with a stalactite underneath, the mud eventually turns into [[Minecraft:clay]]. There is a {{frac|44|256}} (~17.2%) chance of this happening when the block gets | If [[Minecraft:mud]] is placed above a block with a stalactite underneath, the mud eventually turns into [[Minecraft:clay]]. There is a {{frac|44|256}} (~17.2%) chance of this happening when the block gets randomly ticked. This conversion does not happen in the Nether.<ref>{{bug|MC-264720||Mud does not convert to clay in Nether with dripstone|WAI}}</ref> | ||
=== Stalagmites === | === Stalagmites === | ||
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Stalagmites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the ground. | Stalagmites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the ground. | ||
Falling onto the top most block of a stalagmite multiplies the fall distance by two to calculate the total amount of fall damage, using the formula <code>ceil(fall_distance × 2 − 2)</code>. A | Falling onto the top most block of a stalagmite multiplies the fall distance by two to calculate the total amount of fall damage, using the formula <code>ceil(fall_distance × 2 − 2)</code>. A player or [[Minecraft:mob]] gets {{hp|1}} damage each time they jump on top of a single stalagmite (with a normal jump height of {{frac|1|1|4}} blocks). The distance traveled during the last game tick of falling time is not included in this calculation, making it slightly off at higher distances; see {{slink|Damage|Fall damage}} for more information. | ||
If a player dies from falling onto a stalagmite, the | If a player dies from falling onto a stalagmite, the death message '''"<''player''> was impaled on a stalagmite"''' appears. | ||
All mobs that are immune to fall damage do not take damage from falling into stalagmites; the same applies to the player if the | All mobs that are immune to fall damage do not take damage from falling into stalagmites; the same applies to the player if the game rule <code>fallDamage</code> is set to <code>false</code>.<ref>{{bug|MC-206555||Some mobs don't take damage from stalagmites|WAI}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-206674||Stalagmites cause no damage to the player when the gamerule "fallDamage" is set to false|WAI}}</ref> | ||
It is possible to climb up portions of stalagmites entirely composed of differently sized parts because of the different collision box sizes of the pointed dripstone that it composes of. | It is possible to climb up portions of stalagmites entirely composed of differently sized parts because of the different collision box sizes of the pointed dripstone that it composes of. | ||
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[[File:Dripstone Column.png|thumb|right|A naturally generated dripstone column.]] | [[File:Dripstone Column.png|thumb|right|A naturally generated dripstone column.]] | ||
Dripstone columns can be found naturally in | Dripstone columns can be found naturally in dripstone caves, they are formed when stalactites and stalagmites join together in mid-air. When grown, they stop where they join (unlike in real life). | ||
Columns can be created manually by stacking pointed dripstones on either the stalactite or the stalagmite or both until they join together, the last pointed dripstone placed being the most slender part of the whole column. Based on the direction of the last block placed, the shape of the column's slender part can vary. | Columns can be created manually by stacking pointed dripstones on either the stalactite or the stalagmite or both until they join together, the last pointed dripstone placed being the most slender part of the whole column. Based on the direction of the last block placed, the shape of the column's slender part can vary. | ||
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=== Announcement === | === Announcement === | ||
{{HistoryTable | {{HistoryTable | ||
|{{HistoryLine||March 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302005746/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far| | |{{HistoryLine||March 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302005746/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|Notch shows interest in adding a spike block, but said he was "not 100% sure about this"}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||October 2020|link=https://twitter.com/Xilefian/status/1390661653969133568|[[File:Pointed Dripstone (pre-release).png|32px]] Pointed dripstone concepts are created by | |{{HistoryLine||October 2020|link=https://twitter.com/Xilefian/status/1390661653969133568|[[File:Pointed Dripstone (pre-release).png|32px]] Pointed dripstone concepts are created by xilefian.}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DWZIfsaIgtE|t=2185}}|Pointed dripstone is shown at | |{{HistoryLine||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DWZIfsaIgtE|t=2185}}|Pointed dripstone is shown at Minecraft Live 2020 within the dripstone caves biome. | ||
|[[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (down texture) JE1.png|32px]] Item texture was different.}} | |[[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (down texture) JE1.png|32px]] Item texture was different.}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|{{HistoryLine|java}} | |{{HistoryLine|java}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w48a|[[File:Pointed Dripstone Base (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Pointed Dripstone Base (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added pointed dripstone.}} | |{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w48a|[[File:Pointed Dripstone Base (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Pointed Dripstone Base (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added pointed dripstone.}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w49a|Pointed dripstone can now be generated in | |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w49a|Pointed dripstone can now be generated in dripstone caves, which is accessible using only the buffet or custom world type. | ||
|Changed death message from being killed by a stalactite from "<''player''> was squashed by a falling block" to "<''player''> was skewered by a stalactite". | |Changed death message from being killed by a stalactite from "<''player''> was squashed by a falling block" to "<''player''> was skewered by a stalactite". | ||
|Stalactites taller than 1 block can now fill cauldrons.<ref>{{bug|MC-206583||Cauldrons below stalactites at least 2 blocks tall don't fill up|resolution=Fixed}}</ref>}} | |Stalactites taller than 1 block can now fill cauldrons.<ref>{{bug|MC-206583||Cauldrons below stalactites at least 2 blocks tall don't fill up|resolution=Fixed}}</ref>}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w03a|Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft | |{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w03a|Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft dripstone blocks. | ||
|Sounds <code>drip_lava</code>, <code>drip_lava_into_cauldron</code>, <code>drip_water</code>, and <code>drip_water_into_cauldron</code> now have subtitles.<ref>{{bug|MC-206550||block.pointed_dripstone.drip_[liquid/cauldron] has no subtitles|Fixed}}</ref>}} | |Sounds <code>drip_lava</code>, <code>drip_lava_into_cauldron</code>, <code>drip_water</code>, and <code>drip_water_into_cauldron</code> now have subtitles.<ref>{{bug|MC-206550||block.pointed_dripstone.drip_[liquid/cauldron] has no subtitles|Fixed}}</ref>}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w13a| | |{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w13a|Wandering traders now sell pointed dripstones, making them renewable. | ||
| | |Dripstone clusters containing pointed dripstone can now generate in regular caves as well.}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w16a|Placing a source block of water above a | |{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w16a|Placing a source block of water above a dripstone block with a stalactite hanging from it allows it to grow longer and to form stalagmites on the ground below.}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Dripstone caves, where pointed dripstone can be found, can now generate naturally. | |{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Dripstone caves, where pointed dripstone can be found, can now generate naturally. | ||
|Pointed dripstone can no longer be found outside the dripstone caves biome.}} | |Pointed dripstone can no longer be found outside the dripstone caves biome.}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w14a|Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from [[Minecraft:mud]], converting it to [[Minecraft:clay]].}} | |{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w14a|Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from [[Minecraft:mud]], converting it to [[Minecraft:clay]].}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Pointed dripstone can now generate in | |{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Pointed dripstone can now generate in trial chambers.}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{HistoryTable | {{HistoryTable | ||
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}} | |{{HistoryLine|bedrock}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.210.56|[[File:Pointed Dripstone Base (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Pointed Dripstone Base (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added pointed dripstone behind the "Caves and Cliffs" | |{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.210.56|[[File:Pointed Dripstone Base (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Pointed Dripstone Base (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pointed Dripstone (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added pointed dripstone behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle.}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|[[File:Pointed Dripstone (item) JE1.png|32px]] Item texture and rotation of pointed dripstone now matches {{JE}}. | |{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|[[File:Pointed Dripstone (item) JE1.png|32px]] Item texture and rotation of pointed dripstone now matches {{JE}}. | ||
|Pointed dripstone can now be waterlogged. | |Pointed dripstone can now be waterlogged. | ||
|Tweaked visual shape of pointed dripstone to match ''Java Edition''. | |Tweaked visual shape of pointed dripstone to match ''Java Edition''. | ||
|Pointed dripstone now breaks if being hit by a [[Minecraft:trident]]. | |Pointed dripstone now breaks if being hit by a [[Minecraft:trident]]. | ||
|Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft | |Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft dripstone blocks. | ||
|Changed death message from being killed by a stalactite from "<''player''> was squashed by a falling block" to "<''player''> was skewered by a stalactite". | |Changed death message from being killed by a stalactite from "<''player''> was squashed by a falling block" to "<''player''> was skewered by a stalactite". | ||
|Now uses the correct sounds for pointed dripstone. | |Now uses the correct sounds for pointed dripstone. | ||
|Now generate in | |Now generate in dripstone caves, though they can generate only through [[Minecraft:add-on]]s.}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.54| | |{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.54|Wandering traders now sell 2 pointed dripstones for an emerald. | ||
|Pointed dripstone now generate rarely in caves in small patch from layer 0 to 59. | |Pointed dripstone now generate rarely in caves in small patch from layer 0 to 59. | ||
|[[Minecraft:Water]] and [[Minecraft:lava]] now drip more often from pointed dripstone.}} | |[[Minecraft:Water]] and [[Minecraft:lava]] now drip more often from pointed dripstone.}} | ||
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|Pointed dripstone can now grow into longer stalactites and/or stalagmites.}} | |Pointed dripstone can now grow into longer stalactites and/or stalagmites.}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.17.0.52|Now correctly gets destroyed after the block it was placed on is broken by block updates. | |{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.17.0.52|Now correctly gets destroyed after the block it was placed on is broken by block updates. | ||
|Pointed dripstones are no longer available only through | |Pointed dripstones are no longer available only through experimental gameplay.}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.0|dev=Preview 1.19.0.25|Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from [[Minecraft:mud]], converting it to [[Minecraft:clay]].}} | |{{HistoryLine||1.19.0|dev=Preview 1.19.0.25|Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from [[Minecraft:mud]], converting it to [[Minecraft:clay]].}} | ||
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Increased the blast resistance of pointed dripstone from 1.8 to 3.}} | |{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Increased the blast resistance of pointed dripstone from 1.8 to 3.}} | ||
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=== Screenshots === | === Screenshots === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Canyon Drip.png|Naturally generated pointed dripstone in a | Canyon Drip.png|Naturally generated pointed dripstone in a canyon. | ||
Up and down pointed dripstones connect.png|Up and down pointed dripstones connecting. | Up and down pointed dripstones connect.png|Up and down pointed dripstones connecting. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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For the {{{Description}}} of the same name, see [[{{{Destination}}}]]. |
Template:Infobox block Pointed dripstone is a block that makes up stalactites and stalagmites.
Stalactites (which point Template:Tooltip) can be used as falling projectiles, to renewably drip Minecraft:water and Minecraft:lava into Minecraft:cauldrons and to convert Minecraft:mud into Minecraft:clay.
Stalagmites (which point Template:Tooltip) deal extra damage to players and Minecraft:mobs that land on them.
Obtaining
Breaking
Pointed dripstone can be mined with any tool,<ref>Template:Bug</ref> but Minecraft:pickaxes are the quickest. Pointed dripstone breaks instantly when hit by a thrown Minecraft:trident. However, it cannot be broken with any other projectile.
Natural generation
Pointed dripstone can be found in dripstone caves in cluster formations. It also generates in trial chambers (a trapped variant of spiral staircases, as well as the "Encounter 4" room). Template:Block distribution
Trading
Wandering traders may sell 2 pointed dripstones for 1 Minecraft:emerald. Template:Trade sources
Mob loot
Template:IN, wandering traders have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of Looting) to drop 2 pointed dripstones when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an Minecraft:emerald.
Post-generation
Pointed dripstone can grow only if it is hanging directly under a dripstone block while there is a Minecraft:water source above (not a waterlogged block). In addition, if there is a solid block less than eleven blocks below this stalactite, a stalagmite grows on that block toward the stalactite. This growth does not occur if the stalactite's tip is waterlogged and a stalagmite below does not grow if its tip is waterlogged. They do not grow to more than seven blocks long.
Every time the block receives a random tick, there is a small chance of 1.138% (Template:Frac) for a stalactite or stalagmite to grow one block, meaning that every single growth step takes an average time of 5 in-game days (100 minutes).
Usage
Pointed dripstone comes in two different forms, stalactites and stalagmites. Placing a pointed dripstone between a stalagmite and stalactite without sneaking connects them. It can be waterlogged. Mobs can jump up pointed dripstone as long as its height does not exceed four blocks. Minecraft:Horses and other similar mobs can travel up the same pointed dripstone as if they were stairs.
Stalactites
Stalactites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the bottom of a block.
Stalactites less than 11 blocks tall passively drip water particles (or lava particles in Minecraft:the Nether) in the absence of a liquid source, but these particles do not fill cauldrons. A waterlogged pointed dripstone at the tip of a stalactite does not produce drip particles. Waterlogging other parts of the stalactite does not affect the dripping.
If the block supporting a stalactite or any block of the stalactite is broken, all of the unsupported pointed dripstone below the broken block drops, causing damage to any player and mobs standing beneath it, similar to a falling Minecraft:anvil. After 2 blocks' falling, the amount of damage is Template:Hp per pointed dripstone falling (less than 6 will be count as 6) per each block of falling distance in Java Edition, or Template:Hp per each block of falling distance in Bedrock Edition<ref>Template:Bug</ref>. (e.g., one single pointed dripstone that falls 4 blocks deals Template:Hp damage). The damage is capped at Template:Hp, no matter how far the stalactite falls. Wearing a Minecraft:helmet reduces the damage by 1⁄4, but this costs twice as much durability on the helmet as on other armor pieces. When a player dies by a stalactite falling on them, the death message "<player> was skewered by a falling stalactite" appears. However, if a player is merely touched by a falling stalactite entity, no damage is dealt unless the stalactite hits the ground in the same block where the player is located. Stalactites with multiple pointed dripstone can cause multiple damage; however, damage immunity prevents most of the damage from additional blocks.
Cauldrons
When the uppermost block of a stalactite less than 11 blocks tall gets randomly ticked, it checks for a waterlogged blockTemplate:Only or water source two blocks above it and a Minecraft:cauldron within 10 blocks under the tip with no non-air blocks in between. Template:IN, open Minecraft:trapdoors, Minecraft:ladders and blocks with no collision box are also allowed.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> If both conditions are satisfied, there is a Template:Frac (~17.6%) chance for it to drip water and fill the cauldron by one level. If there is a lava source above the stalactite, there is a Template:Frac (~5.9%) chance for it to completely fill an empty cauldron with lava instead, making lava a renewable resource. Refilling a cauldron with water or lava averages nearly one Minecraft day (19+ minutes) although the actual time for any individual refill varies.
Converting mud into clay
If Minecraft:mud is placed above a block with a stalactite underneath, the mud eventually turns into Minecraft:clay. There is a Template:Frac (~17.2%) chance of this happening when the block gets randomly ticked. This conversion does not happen in the Nether.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>
Stalagmites
Stalagmites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the ground.
Falling onto the top most block of a stalagmite multiplies the fall distance by two to calculate the total amount of fall damage, using the formula ceil(fall_distance × 2 − 2). A player or Minecraft:mob gets Template:Hp damage each time they jump on top of a single stalagmite (with a normal jump height of Template:Frac blocks). The distance traveled during the last game tick of falling time is not included in this calculation, making it slightly off at higher distances; see Template:Slink for more information.
If a player dies from falling onto a stalagmite, the death message "<player> was impaled on a stalagmite" appears.
All mobs that are immune to fall damage do not take damage from falling into stalagmites; the same applies to the player if the game rule fallDamage is set to false.<ref>Template:Bug</ref><ref>Template:Bug</ref>
It is possible to climb up portions of stalagmites entirely composed of differently sized parts because of the different collision box sizes of the pointed dripstone that it composes of.
Columns
Dripstone columns can be found naturally in dripstone caves, they are formed when stalactites and stalagmites join together in mid-air. When grown, they stop where they join (unlike in real life).
Columns can be created manually by stacking pointed dripstones on either the stalactite or the stalagmite or both until they join together, the last pointed dripstone placed being the most slender part of the whole column. Based on the direction of the last block placed, the shape of the column's slender part can vary.
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Naturally generated pointed dripstone in a canyon.
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Up and down pointed dripstones connecting.
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Render of prototype pointed dripstone.
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