{{About|the pointed block|the solid block|Dripstone Block|the biome|Dripstone Caves}}
{{Block
| title = Pointed Dripstone
| group = Base
| 1-1 = Pointed Dripstone Base (D).png
| 1-2 = Pointed Dripstone Base (U).png
| group2 = Middle
| 2-1 = Pointed Dripstone Middle (D).png
| 2-2 = Pointed Dripstone Middle (U).png
| group3 = Frustum
| 3-1 = Pointed Dripstone Frustum (D).png
| 3-2 = Pointed Dripstone Frustum (U).png
| group4 = Tip
| 4-1 = Pointed Dripstone Tip (D).png
| 4-2 = Pointed Dripstone Tip (U).png
| group5 = Tip Merge
| 5-1 = Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (D).png
| 5-2 = Pointed Dripstone Tip Merge (U).png
| image = Pointed Dripstone (item) JE1.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes
| maxStack = 64
| tool = Pickaxe
| light = No
| transparent = Yes
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''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 ==
=== Natural generation ===
Pointed dripstone can be found in [[dripstone caves]] in [[Dripstone (feature)|cluster]] formations.

=== Breaking ===
Pointed dripstone can be mined with any tool,<ref>{{bug|MC-242733||Pointed dripstone drops an item when broken without a tool|WAI}}</ref> but [[pickaxe]]s are the quickest. Pointed dripstone breaks instantly when hit by a thrown [[trident]]. 
{{Breaking row|Pointed Dripstone|Pickaxe|horizontal=1}}

=== Trading ===
[[Wandering trader]]s can sell 2 pointed dripstone for 1 [[emerald]].

=== Post-generation ===
Stalactites grow extremely slowly, speeding up if there is a [[water]] source or a [[waterlogged block]] above the dripstone, growing even faster if the block between the water and the dripstone is a [[dripstone 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 [[Tick#Random tick|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 ==
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. [[Horse]]s and other similar mobs can travel up the same pointed dripstone as if they were stairs.

=== Stalactites ===
[[File:Stalactite.png|thumb|upright=0.5|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 [[particle]]s (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 {{hp|6}} for each block of falling distance after 2 blocks (e.g., a stalactite that falls 4 blocks deals {{hp|18}} damage). The damage is capped at {{Hp|40}}, no matter how far the stalactite falls. Wearing a [[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]] '''"&lt;''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 [[random tick|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. 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.

Flowing water and lava will not cause the stalactite to fill the cauldron. The liquid must be a source (or a waterlogged block).

==== Converting mud into clay ====
If [[mud]]‌ is placed above a block with a stalactite underneath, it eventually turns into [[clay]]. 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 ===
[[File:Stalagmite.png|thumb|upright=0.5|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 <code>ceil(fall_distance × 2 &minus; 2)</code>. Note that 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 [[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]] <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>

=== Columns ===
[[File:Dripstone Column.png|thumb|right|A naturally generated dripstone column.]]

Dripstone columns can be found naturally in [[Dripstone Caves|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 ===

{{crafting usage}}

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Pointed dripstone}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip lava1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip lava2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip lava3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip lava4.ogg
|sound5=Pointed Dripstone drip lava5.ogg
|sound6=Pointed Dripstone drip lava6.ogg
|subtitle=Lava drips
|source=block
|description=When a [[lava]] drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block
|id=block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava
|volume=0.3-1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron4.ogg
|subtitle=Lava drips into Cauldron
|source=block
|description=When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a [[cauldron]]
|id=block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_lava_into_cauldron
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip water1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip water2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip water3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip water4.ogg
|sound5=Pointed Dripstone drip water5.ogg
|sound6=Pointed Dripstone drip water6.ogg
|sound7=Pointed Dripstone drip water7.ogg
|sound8=Pointed Dripstone drip water8.ogg
|sound9=Pointed Dripstone drip water9.ogg
|sound10=Pointed Dripstone drip water10.ogg
|sound11=Pointed Dripstone drip water11.ogg
|sound12=Pointed Dripstone drip water12.ogg
|sound13=Pointed Dripstone drip water13.ogg
|sound14=Pointed Dripstone drip water14.ogg
|sound15=Pointed Dripstone drip water15.ogg
|subtitle=Water drips
|source=block
|description=When a [[water]] drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block
|id=block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water
|volume=0.3-1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron4.ogg
|sound5=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron5.ogg
|sound6=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron6.ogg
|sound7=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron7.ogg
|sound8=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron8.ogg
|subtitle=Water drips into Cauldron
|source=block
|description=When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron
|id=block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pointed_dripstone.drip_water_into_cauldron
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone land1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone land2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone land3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone land4.ogg
|sound5=Pointed Dripstone land5.ogg
|subtitle=MC-213647
|source=block
|description=When a pointed dripstone lands from falling
|id=block.pointed_dripstone.land
|translationkey=-
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip lava1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip lava2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip lava3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip lava4.ogg
|sound5=Pointed Dripstone drip lava5.ogg
|sound6=Pointed Dripstone drip lava6.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block
|id=drip.lava.pointed_dripstone
|volume=0.3-1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip lava cauldron4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a lava drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron
|id=cauldron_drip.lava.pointed_dripstone
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.1}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip water1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip water2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip water3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip water4.ogg
|sound5=Pointed Dripstone drip water5.ogg
|sound6=Pointed Dripstone drip water6.ogg
|sound7=Pointed Dripstone drip water7.ogg
|sound8=Pointed Dripstone drip water8.ogg
|sound9=Pointed Dripstone drip water9.ogg
|sound10=Pointed Dripstone drip water10.ogg
|sound11=Pointed Dripstone drip water11.ogg
|sound12=Pointed Dripstone drip water12.ogg
|sound13=Pointed Dripstone drip water13.ogg
|sound14=Pointed Dripstone drip water14.ogg
|sound15=Pointed Dripstone drip water15.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on a block
|id=drip.water.pointed_dripstone
|volume=0.3-1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron1.ogg
|sound2=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron2.ogg
|sound3=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron3.ogg
|sound4=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron4.ogg
|sound5=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron5.ogg
|sound6=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron6.ogg
|sound7=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron7.ogg
|sound8=Pointed Dripstone drip water cauldron8.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a water drip from a pointed dripstone lands on and fills a cauldron
|id=cauldron_drip.water.pointed_dripstone
|volume=2.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
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<td><code>middle</code></td>
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<td><code>middle</code></td>
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<td><code>frustum</code></td>
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<td><code>base</code></td>
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<td><code>tip_merge</code></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td><code>tip_merge</code></td>
<td rowspan="2"><code>up</code></td>
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<td rowspan="3"><code>down</code></td>
<td><code>base</code></td>
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<td><code>frustum</code></td>
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<td><code>frustum</code></td>
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<td><code>tip</code></td>
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}}
=== ID ===
{{el|je}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pointed Dripstone
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pointed_dripstone
|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pointed Dripstone
|nameid=pointed_dripstone
|spritetype=block
|id=563
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

== History ==
{{History||October 2020|link=https://twitter.com/Xilefian/status/1390661653969133568|[[File:Pointed Dripstone (pre-release).png|32px]] Pointed Dripstone concepts are created by [[xilefian]].}}
{{History||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.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=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.}}
{{History|||snap=20w49a|Pointed dripstone can now be generated in [[dripstone cave]]s, 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".
|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>}}
{{History|||snap=21w03a|Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft [[dripstone block]]s.
|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>}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|[[Wandering Trader|Wandering traders]] now sell pointed dripstones, making them [[renewable]].
|[[Dripstone cluster]]s containing pointed dripstone can now generate in regular caves as well.}}
{{History|||snap=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.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=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.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w14a|Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from [[mud]], converting it to [[clay]].}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||Caves & Cliffs (experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.17.0|snap=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.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.220.50|[[File:Pointed Dripstone (item) JE1.png|32px]] Item texture and rotation of pointed dripstone now matches ''Java Edition''.
|Pointed dripstone can now be waterlogged.
|Tweaked visual shape of pointed dripstone to match ''Java Edition''.
|Pointed dripstone now breaks if being hit by a [[trident]].
|Pointed dripstone can now be used to craft [[dripstone block]]s.
|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 generate in [[Dripstone Caves]], though they can generate only through [[add-on]]s.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.54|[[Wandering trader]]s now sell 2 pointed dripstones for an emerald.
|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.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.50|Stalagmites no longer deal damage when {{cd|doFallDamage}} is set to {{cd|false}}
|Pointed dripstone can now grow into longer stalactites and/or stalagmites.}}
{{History|
|
|snap=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 [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
{{History|
|1.19.0|Pointed dripstone can now be used to drain the moisture from [[mud]], converting it to [[clay]].|snap=beta 1.19.0.24}}{{H|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Canyon Drip.png|Naturally generated pointed dripstone in a [[canyon]].
File:Up and down pointed dripstones connect.png|Up and down pointed dripstones connecting.
</gallery>

=== Concept art ===
<gallery>
File:Prototype of pointed dripstone.png|Render of prototype pointed dripstone.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Blocks|natural}}
{{Entities}}

[[Category:Natural blocks]]

[[de:Spitzer Tropfstein]]
[[es:Espeleotema puntiagudo]]
[[fr:Spéléothème pointu]]
[[it:Speleotema appuntito]]
[[ja:鍾乳石]]
[[pl:Spiczasty naciek]]
[[pt:Espeleotema pontiagudo]]
[[ru:Капельник]]
[[zh:滴水石锥]]
