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Purpur Pillar

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

Obtaining

Breaking

Purpur pillars can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block BlockSprite purpur-pillar.png: Sprite image for purpur-pillar in MinecraftPurpur Pillar
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 pillars can be found naturally as part of the structure of End cities and End ships.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Purpur Slab
Invicon Purpur Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purpur Slab with description: Purpur SlabInvicon Purpur Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purpur Slab with description: Purpur Slab
Invicon Purpur Pillar.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Pillar in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Purpur Pillar

Stonecutting

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe
Purpur Pillar Purpur Block
Invicon Purpur Block.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Block in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purpur Block with description: Purpur BlockInvicon Purpur Pillar.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Pillar in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Purpur Pillar.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Pillar in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Purpur Pillar

Usage

Purpur pillars are primarily decorative blocks, similar to other brick-type blocks. Purpur pillar blocks can be placed sideways, similar to logs or quartz pillar blocks.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Purpur Slab Purpur Pillar
Purpur Stairs Purpur Pillar

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-pillar.png: Sprite image for purpur-pillar in Minecraft Purpur Pillarpurpur_pillarBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe block.minecraft.purpur_pillar

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite purpur-pillar.png: Sprite image for purpur-pillar in Minecraft Purpur Pillarpurpur_pillarpurpur_block / 21206Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -951)		 tile.purpur_block.lines.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.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
axisy xThe purpur pillar is oriented east–west.
yThe purpur pillar is oriented vertically.
zThe purpur pillar is oriented north–south.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
pillar_axis0x4
0x8		y x1The purpur pillar is oriented east–west.
y0The purpur pillar is oriented vertically.
z2The purpur pillar is oriented north–south.

Videos

History

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Reveal

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

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.915w31a Added purpur pillars.
1.13.118w32aPurpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur stairs and purpur slabs.
1.1418w43a The textures of purpur pillars have changed.
1.1620w09a The textures of purpur pillars have been changed once again.
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb purpur pillars, 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 pillars.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of purpur pillars have been changed.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.20Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur slabs.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb purpur pillars, 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 pillars' 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 pillars.
TU57CU491.571.561.56Patch 271.0.7Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur stairs and purpur slabs.
1.90 The textures of purpur pillars have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10 Added purpur pillars.

Data history

Java Edition
Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral IDs was 202. The numerical metadata variants of minecraft:purpur_pillar were as follows:
DV Description
BlockSprite purpur-pillar.png: Sprite image for purpur-pillar in Minecraft 0 Purpur Pillar (up-down)
BlockSprite purpur-pillar-horizontal.png: Sprite image for purpur-pillar-horizontal in Minecraft 4 Purpur Pillar (east-west)
BlockSprite purpur-pillar-top.png: Sprite image for purpur-pillar-top in Minecraft 8 Purpur Pillar (north-south)
Bedrock Edition
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1 There exists a purpur pillar state with the side texture applied to all sides.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of purpur pillars have been changed.
?Purpur pillars with the side texture on all faces have been removed, and replaced with the y axis aligned pillar. It is not known if this happened prior to the Texture Update.
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.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10 There apparently exists a purpur pillar state with the side texture applied to all sides.

Issues

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

Renders

  • A purpur pillar on the east-west axes.
    A purpur pillar on the east-west axes.
  • A purpur pillar on the north-south axes.
    A purpur pillar on the north-south axes.

Other

  • Purpur pillars and other rotatable blocks.
    Purpur pillars and other rotatable blocks.

Sources