Minecraft Dungeons, see This article is about the block. For the status effect, see Conduit Power . For the enchantment in, see Anima Conduit

A conduit is a beacon-like block that provides Conduit Power and attacks hostile mobs underwater.

Obtaining [ edit ]

Breaking [ edit ]

In Java Edition, conduits drop as an item when broken with any tool or by hand.

In Bedrock Edition, conduits drop as an item when broken with any tool or by hand, but a pickaxe is the fastest way to break it.

Block Conduit Hardness 3 Tool Breaking time[note 1] Default 4.5 Wooden 2.25 Stone 1.15 Iron 0.75 Diamond 0.6 Netherite 0.5 Golden 0.4

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed

Crafting [ edit ]

Usage [ edit ]

Conduit power [ edit ]

1 2 3 4 5 Schematic of a conduit in an activation frame.

Click the scale on the right to view the layers.

The conduit and water are required. The frame

must include 16-42 blocks of prismarine, dark

prismarine, sea lanterns, and/or prismarine

bricks. Unused frame-blocks and empty spaces

can be anything.

When activated, conduits give the "Conduit Power" effect to all players in contact with rain or water, within a spherical range of 32-96 blocks. This effect restores oxygen, gives underwater night vision and increases underwater mining speed (slower than above-water mining). Conduits also damage any hostile mobs, like drowned and guardians, within a range of 8 blocks of the conduit. Conduits can be activated in any biome and at any height or depth.

To activate, a conduit needs to be in the center of a 3×3×3 volume of water (source blocks, flowing water, and/or waterlogged blocks), which itself must be enclosed within an activation frame. The frame is built out of blocks in three 5×5 open squares centered on the conduit, one around each axis. Only prismarine, dark prismarine, prismarine bricks, and sea lantern blocks in the frame contribute to activation. A minimum of 16 blocks are required and produce an effective range of 32 blocks. Prismarine-type slabs (including double slabs), stairs, and walls cannot be used to activate the conduit. Any blocks outside the frame but within the 5×5×5 cube that encompasses it likewise have no effect.[1]

The effective radius of the conduit is 16 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. A complete frame also carries the additional advantage of attacking hostile mobs within 8 blocks of the conduit by 4 every 2 seconds, if they are in contact with water or rain.

Light source [ edit ]

Conduits emit a light level of 15, the brightest light level in the game, whether activated or not; including on land.

Sounds [ edit ]

Java Edition:

Data values [ edit ]

ID [ edit ]

Java Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Translation key Conduit conduit block.minecraft.conduit

Name Namespaced ID Block entity conduit

Bedrock Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Numeric ID Translation key Conduit conduit 412 tile.conduit.name

Name Savegame ID Block entity ?

Block states [ edit ]

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description waterlogged true false

true Whether or not there's water in the same place as this conduit.

Block entity [ edit ]

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

Block entity data Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template Target : The UUID of the hostile mob the conduit is currently attacking, stored as four ints. May not be present.

Block entity data





Advancements [ edit ]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Namespaced ID How Did We Get Here?

Have every effect applied at the same time A Furious Cocktail Have all of these 26 effects applied to the player at the same time. Beacon effects also count for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.

Note: This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it. nether/all_effects

Achievements [ edit ]

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS) Moskstraumen Activate a Conduit Place a conduit in a valid prismarine/sea lantern structure to activate it. 50G Gold

History [ edit ]

Issues [ edit ]

Issues relating to "Conduit" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia [ edit ]

When it is activated, the conduit displays the 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.

If it had been possible to activate a conduit with fewer than 16 blocks, its effective range would be 0 at 0–6 blocks, 16 at 7–13 blocks, and 32 already at 14–15 blocks.

The achievement obtained by activating a conduit refers to the system of whirlpools in Nordland county, Norway.

Gallery [ edit ]

Basic arrangements of 16 prismarine bricks to activate a conduit.

Adding additional blocks around a conduit can extend the range of effect.

One possible setup to activate a conduit.

An unusual, but the valid setup of 16 prismarine block.

Closer look at the activated conduit.

A conduit attacking a drowned.

Valid block placements for conduit activation; note that the conduit itself must also be surrounded by water.

Animation of an activated conduit. (Click to see the animation)

A conduit with "Fancy Graphics" disabled in Bedrock Edition.

Optimal placement of fully powered conduits around a central conduit.

References [ edit ]

↑ Conduits can be activated only by full blocks by design, see