Purpur Pillar

Purpur Pillar

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  Purpur Pillar (UD)

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  Purpur Pillar (EW)

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  Purpur Pillar (NS)

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	1.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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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	Purpur Pillar
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	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

Natural generation

Purpur pillars can be found naturally as part of the structure of end cities and end ships.

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Purpur Slab

Stonecutting

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Cutting recipe
Purpur Pillar	Purpur Block

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	[hide]Crafting recipe
Purpur Slab	Purpur Pillar	6
Purpur Stairs	Purpur Pillar	4

Note Blocks

Purpur pillar can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	[hide]Translation key
Purpur Pillar	purpur_pillar	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.purpur_pillar

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Purpur Pillar	purpur_pillar	purpur_block / 2	-951	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.purpur_block.lines.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
axis	y	x	The purpur pillar is oriented east–west.
		y	The purpur pillar is oriented vertically.
		z	The purpur pillar is oriented north–south.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	[hide]Description
pillar_axis	0x4 0x8	y	x	1	The purpur pillar is oriented east–west.
			y	0	The purpur pillar is oriented vertically.
			z	2	The purpur pillar is oriented north–south.

History

June 22, 2015							Jeb reveals purpur pillars on Instagram, with the caption "MINECON 2015 HYPE!".
[hide]Java Edition
1.9			15w31a				Added purpur pillars.
1.13.1			18w32a				Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur stairs and purpur slabs.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of purpur pillars have changed.
1.16			20w09a				The textures of purpur pillars have been changed once again.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Added purpur pillars.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of purpur pillars have been changed.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.20				Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur slabs.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added purpur pillars.
TU57	CU49	1.57	1.56	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	Purpur pillars can now be used to craft purpur stairs and purpur slabs.
			1.90				The textures of purpur pillars have been changed.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10							Added purpur pillars.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral IDs was 202.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				There exists a purpur pillar state with the side texture applied to all sides.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 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.
1.21.30			Preview 1.21.30.21				The different chisel type block states for the purpur_block ID have been split up into their own IDs.
[hide]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.

Gallery

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  Purpur pillars and other rotatable blocks.

External links

• Block of the Week: Purpur – Minecraft.net on April 28, 2017