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Purpur Block

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Purpur Block
Purpur Block.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Purpur Block'
Invicon Purpur Block.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Purpur Block
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Purpur blocks are decorative blocks that can be crafted with popped chorus fruit and are naturally generated in End cities and End ships.

Obtaining

Breaking

The suitable tool to break purpur blocks is a pickaxe. Using any other tool increases the breaking time and the block drops nothing.

Block BlockSprite purpur-block.png: Sprite image for purpur-block in MinecraftPurpur Block
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2
Options
Efficiency
000
Haste
001
1JEBE
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Purpur blocks can be found naturally as part of End cities and End ships.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Popped Chorus Fruit
Invicon Popped Chorus Fruit.png: Inventory sprite for Popped Chorus Fruit in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Popped Chorus Fruit with description: Popped Chorus FruitInvicon Popped Chorus Fruit.png: Inventory sprite for Popped Chorus Fruit in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Popped Chorus Fruit with description: Popped Chorus FruitInvicon Popped Chorus Fruit.png: Inventory sprite for Popped Chorus Fruit in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Popped Chorus Fruit with description: Popped Chorus FruitInvicon Popped Chorus Fruit.png: Inventory sprite for Popped Chorus Fruit in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Popped Chorus Fruit with description: Popped Chorus Fruit
Invicon Purpur Block.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Purpur Block4

Usage

Purpur blocks are primarily decorative blocks, similar to other brick-type blocks. They can also be used to craft different variants of the block.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Purpur Slab Purpur Block
Purpur Stairs Purpur Block
Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template Diamond +
Spire Armor Trim +
Purpur Block

Stonecutting ingredient

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe
Purpur Slab or 
Purpur Stairs or 
Purpur Pillar 		Purpur Block

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite purpur-block.png: Sprite image for purpur-block in Minecraft Purpur Blockpurpur_blockBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe block.minecraft.purpur_block

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite purpur-block.png: Sprite image for purpur-block in Minecraft Purpur Blockpurpur_blockpurpur_block / 0201Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.purpur_block.default.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Videos

History

Reveal

June 22, 2015Jeb reveals purpur blocks on Instagram, with the caption "MINECON 2015 HYPE!".

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.915w31a Added purpur blocks.
1.1418w43a The textures of purpur blocks have been changed.
1.19.4
Experiment
Update 1.20		23w04aPurpur blocks can now be used to craft spire armor trims.
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb purpur blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1 Added purpur blocks.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of purpur blocks have been changed.
1.19.80
Experiment
Next Major Update		Preview 1.19.80.21Purpur blocks can now be used to craft spire armor trims.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb purpur blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27Purpur blocks' sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU46CU361.381.381.38Patch 151.0.1 Added purpur blocks.
1.90 The textures of purpur blocks have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10 Added purpur blocks.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral IDs was 201.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1 x-axis and z-axis versions of normal purpur blocks exist in the game due to how the game handles rotated purpur pillars.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of purpur blocks have been changed.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.21The different chisel type block states for the purpur_block ID have been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Purpur Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • Purpur is a specific shade of purple in multiple languages, including Swedish, Polish, German, and Cornish (and French pourpre).
  • Mojang has associated purpur blocks with the expensive Tyrian purple dye of antiquity, made from the secretions of sea snails.[1]
  • Purpurite is also a real-world manganese phosphate mineral that has a purple hue.

References

  1. ↑ "Block of the Week: Pupur" by Alex Wiltshire – minecraft.net, 28 April 2017.

Mojang images

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See also

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