Pointed Dripstone

Pointed Dripstone

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	1.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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Pointed dripstone is a block that makes up stalactites and stalagmites.

Stalactites (which point downward) can be used as falling projectiles, to renewably drip water and lava into cauldrons and to convert mud into clay.

Stalagmites (which point upward) deal extra damage to players and mobs that land on them.

Obtaining

Breaking

Pointed dripstone can be mined with any tool, but pickaxes are the quickest. Pointed dripstone breaks instantly when hit by a thrown trident.

Block	Pointed Dripstone
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	2.25
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2

Natural generation

Pointed dripstone can be found in dripstone caves in cluster formations.

Trading

Wandering traders can sell 2 pointed dripstone for 1 emerald.

Post-generation

Pointed dripstone can grow only if it is hanging directly under a dripstone block while there is a water source above. 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% (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

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. Horses and other similar mobs can travel up the same pointed dripstone as if they were stairs.

Stalactites

A stalactite.

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 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 anvil. The amount of damage is 6 for each block of falling distance after 2 blocks (e.g., a stalactite that falls 4 blocks deals 18 × 9 damage). The damage is capped at 40 × 20, no matter how far the stalactite falls. Wearing a 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 water source or waterlogged block two blocks above it and a cauldron within 10 blocks under the tip with no non-air blocks in between. In Java Edition, open trapdoors, ladders and blocks with no collision box are also allowed. If both conditions are satisfied, there is a 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 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

If mud‌ is placed above a block with a stalactite underneath, the mud eventually turns into clay. There is a ⁴⁴⁄₂₅₆ (~17.2%) chance of this happening when the block gets randomly ticked. This conversion does not happen in the Nether.

Stalagmites

A stalagmite.

Stalagmites are created when pointed dripstone is placed on the ground.

Falling onto stalagmites 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 mob gets 1 damage each time they jump on top of a single stalagmite (with a normal jump height of 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 Damage § Fall damage 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.

Columns

A naturally generated dripstone column.

Dripstone columns can be found naturally in dripstone caves, they are formed when stalactites and stalagmites join together in mid-air.

To create them manually, simply keep 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.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Dripstone Block	Pointed Dripstone

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

v t e pointed_dripstone sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.pointed_dripstone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16 { "pitch": "0.8", "subtitle": "​​Block broken​", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.break", "distance": "16", "desc": "Once the block has broken", "sounds": [ "Dripstone break1.ogg", "Dripstone break2.ogg", "Dripstone break3.ogg", "Dripstone break4.ogg", "Dripstone break5.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "​subtitles.block.generic.break" }
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.pointed_dripstone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16 { "pitch": "0.8", "subtitle": "​​Block placed​", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.place", "distance": "16", "desc": "When the block is placed", "sounds": [ "Dripstone break1.ogg", "Dripstone break2.ogg", "Dripstone break3.ogg", "Dripstone break4.ogg", "Dripstone break5.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "​subtitles.block.generic.place" }
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.pointed_dripstone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16 { "pitch": "0.5", "subtitle": "​​Block breaking​", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.hit", "distance": "16", "desc": "While the block is in the process of being broken", "sounds": [ "Dripstone step1.ogg", "Dripstone step2.ogg", "Dripstone step3.ogg", "Dripstone step4.ogg", "Dripstone step5.ogg", "Dripstone step6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.25", "java": "1", "translationkey": "​subtitles.block.generic.hit" }
	None​​	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.pointed_dripstone.fall	None​​	0.5	0.75	16 { "pitch": "0.75", "subtitle": "​''None''​'\"`UNIQ--ref-00000139-QINU`\"'​​", "source": "''[[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|Entity-Dependent]]''", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.fall", "distance": "16", "desc": "Falling on the block with fall damage", "sounds": [ "Dripstone step1.ogg", "Dripstone step2.ogg", "Dripstone step3.ogg", "Dripstone step4.ogg", "Dripstone step5.ogg", "Dripstone step6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.5", "java": "1" }
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.pointed_dripstone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16 { "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "​​Footsteps​", "source": "''[[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|Entity-Dependent]]''", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.step", "distance": "16", "desc": "Walking on the block", "sounds": [ "Dripstone step1.ogg", "Dripstone step2.ogg", "Dripstone step3.ogg", "Dripstone step4.ogg", "Dripstone step5.ogg", "Dripstone step6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.15", "java": "1", "translationkey": "​subtitles.block.generic.footsteps" }

Bedrock Edition:

v t e pointed_dripstone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.pointed_dripstone	1.0	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Dripstone break1.ogg", "Dripstone break2.ogg", "Dripstone break3.ogg", "Dripstone break4.ogg", "Dripstone break5.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "1.0", "id": "break.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Once the block has broken" }
	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.pointed_dripstone	1.0	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Dripstone break1.ogg", "Dripstone break2.ogg", "Dripstone break3.ogg", "Dripstone break4.ogg", "Dripstone break5.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "1.0", "id": "place.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When the block is placed" }
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.pointed_dripstone	1.0	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Dripstone step1.ogg", "Dripstone step2.ogg", "Dripstone step3.ogg", "Dripstone step4.ogg", "Dripstone step5.ogg", "Dripstone step6.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "1.0", "id": "hit.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "While the block is in the process of being broken" }
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.pointed_dripstone	0.4	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Dripstone step1.ogg", "Dripstone step2.ogg", "Dripstone step3.ogg", "Dripstone step4.ogg", "Dripstone step5.ogg", "Dripstone step6.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.4", "id": "fall.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Falling on the block with fall damage" }
	Players	Walking on the block	step.pointed_dripstone	0.17	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Dripstone step1.ogg", "Dripstone step2.ogg", "Dripstone step3.ogg", "Dripstone step4.ogg", "Dripstone step5.ogg", "Dripstone step6.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.17", "id": "step.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Walking on the block" }
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.pointed_dripstone	0.12	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Dripstone step1.ogg", "Dripstone step2.ogg", "Dripstone step3.ogg", "Dripstone step4.ogg", "Dripstone step5.ogg", "Dripstone step6.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.12", "id": "jump.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Jumping from the block" }
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.pointed_dripstone	0.14	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Dripstone step1.ogg", "Dripstone step2.ogg", "Dripstone step3.ogg", "Dripstone step4.ogg", "Dripstone step5.ogg", "Dripstone step6.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.14", "id": "land.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Falling on the block without fall damage" }

Unique

Java Edition:

Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Lava drips	Blocks	When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block	block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava	subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava​	0.3-1.0	1.0	16 { "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "​​Lava drips​", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a [[lava]] drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block", "sounds": [ "Pointed Dripstone drip lava1.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava2.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava3.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava4.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava5.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.3-1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "​subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava" }
	​Lava drips into Cauldron	Blocks	When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron	block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron	subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron​	2.0	0.9-1.0	16 { "pitch": "0.9-1.0", "subtitle": "​​Lava drips into Cauldron​", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a [[cauldron]]", "sounds": [ "Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron1.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron2.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron3.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron4.ogg" ], "volume": "2.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "​subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron" }
	​Water drips	Blocks	When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block	block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water	subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water​	0.3-1.0	1.0	16 { "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "​​Water drips​", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a [[water]] drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block", "sounds": [ "Pointed Dripstone drip water1.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water2.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water3.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water4.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water5.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water6.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water7.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water8.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water9.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water10.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water11.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water12.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water13.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water14.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water15.ogg" ], "volume": "0.3-1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "​subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water" }
	​Water drips into Cauldron	Blocks	When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron	block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron	subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron​	2.0	0.9-1.0	16 { "pitch": "0.9-1.0", "subtitle": "​​Water drips into Cauldron​", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron", "sounds": [ "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron1.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron2.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron3.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron4.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron5.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron6.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron7.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron8.ogg" ], "volume": "2.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "​subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron" }
	None​​	Blocks	When a pointed dripstone lands from falling	block.pointed_dripstone.land	None​​	2.0	0.9-1.0	16 { "pitch": "0.9-1.0", "subtitle": "​''None''​'\"`UNIQ--ref-0000013D-QINU`\"'​​", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.pointed_dripstone.land", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a pointed dripstone lands from falling", "sounds": [ "Pointed Dripstone land1.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone land2.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone land3.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone land4.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone land5.ogg" ], "volume": "2.0", "java": "1" }

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block	drip.lava.pointed_dripstone	0.3-1.0	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Pointed Dripstone drip lava1.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava2.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava3.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava4.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava5.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava6.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "0.3-1.0", "id": "drip.lava.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block" }
	Blocks	When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron	cauldron_drip.lava.pointed_dripstone	2.0	0.9-1.1 { "sounds": [ "Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron1.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron2.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron3.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron4.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "2.0", "id": "cauldron_drip.lava.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "0.9-1.1", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron" }
	Blocks	When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block	drip.water.pointed_dripstone	0.3-1.0	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Pointed Dripstone drip water1.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water2.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water3.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water4.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water5.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water6.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water7.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water8.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water9.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water10.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water11.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water12.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water13.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water14.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water15.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "0.3-1.0", "id": "drip.water.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block" }
	Blocks	When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron	cauldron_drip.water.pointed_dripstone	2.0	0.9-1.0 { "sounds": [ "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron1.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron2.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron3.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron4.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron5.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron6.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron7.ogg", "Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron8.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "2.0", "id": "cauldron_drip.water.pointed_dripstone", "pitch": "0.9-1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron" }

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Pointed Dripstone	pointed_dripstone	Block & Item	block.minecraft.pointed_dripstone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Pointed Dripstone	pointed_dripstone	563	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.pointed_dripstone.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
thickness	tip	tip_merge
		tip
		frustum
		middle
		base
vertical_direction	up	up down	The direction of the pointed dripstone.
waterlogged	false	true false	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this pointed dripstone.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
dripstone_thickness	Not Supported	tip	merge	Unsupported
			tip	Unsupported
			frustum	Unsupported
			middle	Unsupported
			base	Unsupported
hanging	Not Supported	true	false true	Unsupported	Whether or not the pointed dripstone is pointing down.

History

March 21, 2009					Notch shows interest in adding a spike block, but said he was "not 100% sure about this" {"type": "", "version": "March 21, 2009", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Notch article, displayed as Notch) shows interest in adding a spike block, but said he was \"not 100% sure about this\""}
October 2020					Pointed dripstone concepts are created by xilefian. {"type": "", "version": "October 2020", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Pointed Dripstone (pre-release).png article, displayed as 32px) Pointed dripstone concepts are created by (link to xilefian article, displayed as xilefian)."}
October 3, 2020					Pointed dripstone is shown at Minecraft Live 2020 within the dripstone caves biome. {"type": "", "version": "October 3, 2020", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Pointed dripstone is shown at (link to Minecraft Live 2020 article, displayed as Minecraft Live 2020) within the dripstone caves biome."}
					Item texture was different. {"type": "", "version": "October 3, 2020", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (down texture) JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Item texture was different."}
Java Edition
1.17		20w48a			Added pointed dripstone. {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "20w48a", "content": "(link to File:Pointed Dripstone Base (D) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (D) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (D) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (D) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (D) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)<br>(link to File:Pointed Dripstone Base (U) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Pointed Dripstone Middle (U) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Pointed Dripstone Frustum (U) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Pointed Dripstone Tip (U) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (U) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Pointed Dripstone (item) JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added pointed dripstone."}
		20w49a			Pointed dripstone can now be generated in dripstone caves, which is accessible using only the buffet or custom world type. {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "20w49a", "content": "Pointed dripstone can now be generated in (link to dripstone cave article, displayed as dripstone caves), which is accessible using only the (link to buffet article, displayed as buffet) or custom (link to world type article, displayed as 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". {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "20w49a", "content": "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. {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "20w49a", "content": "Stalactites taller than 1 block can now fill cauldrons."}
		21w03a			Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft dripstone blocks. {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "21w03a", "content": "Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft (link to dripstone block article, displayed as dripstone blocks)."}
					Sounds drip_lava, drip_lava_into_cauldron, drip_water, and drip_water_into_cauldron now have subtitles. {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "21w03a", "content": "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."}
		21w13a			Wandering traders now sell pointed dripstones, making them renewable. {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "21w13a", "content": "(link to Wandering trader article, displayed as Wandering traders) now sell pointed dripstones, making them (link to renewable article, displayed as renewable)."}
					Dripstone clusters containing pointed dripstone can now generate in regular caves as well. {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "21w13a", "content": "(link to Dripstone cluster article, displayed as Dripstone clusters) containing pointed dripstone can now generate in regular caves as well."}
		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. {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "21w16a", "content": "Placing a source block of water above a (link to dripstone block article, displayed as dripstone block) with a stalactite hanging from it allows it to grow longer and to form stalagmites on the ground below."}
1.18		Experimental Snapshot 1			Dripstone caves, where pointed dripstone can be found, can now generate naturally. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "Experimental Snapshot 1", "content": "Dripstone caves, where pointed dripstone can be found, can now generate naturally."}
					Pointed dripstone can no longer be found outside the dripstone caves biome. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "Experimental Snapshot 1", "content": "Pointed dripstone can no longer be found outside the dripstone caves biome."}
1.19		22w14a			Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from mud, converting it to clay. {"type": "java", "version": "1.19", "exp": "", "snap": "22w14a", "content": "Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from (link to mud article, displayed as mud), converting it to (link to clay article, displayed as clay)."}
Bedrock Edition
1.16.210 Experiment Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.16.210.56			Added pointed dripstone behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.210", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.210.56", "content": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)"}
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.16.220.50			Item texture and rotation of pointed dripstone now matches Java Edition. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.220", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.220.50", "content": "(link to File:Pointed Dripstone (item) JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Item texture and rotation of pointed dripstone now matches ''(link to Java Edition article, displayed as Java Edition)''."}
					Pointed dripstone can now be waterlogged. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.220", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.220.50", "content": "Pointed dripstone can now be waterlogged."}
					Tweaked visual shape of pointed dripstone to match Java Edition. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.220", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.220.50", "content": "Tweaked visual shape of pointed dripstone to match ''Java Edition''."}
					Pointed dripstone now breaks if being hit by a trident. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.220", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.220.50", "content": "Pointed dripstone now breaks if being hit by a (link to trident article, displayed as trident)."}
					Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft dripstone blocks. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.220", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.220.50", "content": "Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft (link to dripstone block article, displayed as 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". {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.220", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.220.50", "content": "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. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.220", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.220.50", "content": "Now uses the correct sounds for pointed dripstone."}
					Now generate in Dripstone Caves, though they can generate only through add-ons. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.220", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.220.50", "content": "Now generate in (link to Dripstone Caves article, displayed as Dripstone Caves), though they can generate only through (link to add-on article, displayed as add-ons)."}
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.16.230.54			Wandering traders now sell 2 pointed dripstones for an emerald. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.230.54", "content": "(link to Wandering trader article, displayed as 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. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.230.54", "content": "Pointed dripstone now generate rarely in caves in small patch from layer 0 to 59."}
					Water and lava now drip more often from pointed dripstone. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.16.230.54", "content": "(link to Water article, displayed as Water) and (link to lava article, displayed as lava) now drip more often from pointed dripstone."}
		beta 1.17.0.50			Stalagmites no longer deal damage when doFallDamage is set to false {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.17.0.50", "content": "Stalagmites no longer deal damage when <code>doFallDamage</code> is set to <code>false</code>"}
					Pointed dripstone can now grow into longer stalactites and/or stalagmites. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.17.0.50", "content": "Pointed dripstone can now grow into longer stalactites and/or stalagmites."}
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.52			Now correctly gets destroyed after the block it was placed on is broken by block updates. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.17.0.52", "content": "Now correctly gets destroyed after the block it was placed on is broken by block updates."}
					Pointed dripstones are no longer available only through experimental gameplay. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.17.0.52", "content": "Pointed dripstones are no longer available only through (link to experimental gameplay article, displayed as experimental gameplay)."}
1.19.0		Preview 1.19.0.25			Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from mud, converting it to clay. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.19.0", "exp": "", "snap": "Preview 1.19.0.25", "content": "Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from (link to mud article, displayed as mud), converting it to (link to clay article, displayed as clay)."}
1.20.30		Preview 1.20.20.21			Increased the blast resistance of pointed dripstone from 1.8 to 3. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.20.30", "exp": "", "snap": "Preview 1.20.20.21", "content": "Increased the blast resistance of pointed dripstone from 1.8 to 3."}

Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

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  Naturally generated pointed dripstone in a canyon.

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  Up and down pointed dripstones connecting.

Concept artwork

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  Render of prototype pointed dripstone.