Minecraft: How to get and use Pointed Dripstone

Pointed Dripstone was added to Minecraft in the 1.17 Cave and Cliffs update, and since then, it has evolved into many uses that could help you obtain blocks in a renewable way.

Many players underestimate Pointed Dripstone in Minecraft, but its many uses can, in fact, be helpful and provide you with some of the hard-to-obtain materials for your builds and other farms.

In this guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know, from where and how to get Pointed Dripstone to its many uses and possible farms to make out of.

How to get Pointed Dripstone

Dripstone and Pointed Dripstone can be found in underground biomes called the Dripstone Caves.

These biomes are rich in Pointed Dripstone, and you can help yourself with stacks upon stacks of them, but you have to be careful because falling onto one or having one fall on you can cause minor to lethal damage.

How to use Pointed Dripstone

Pointed Dripstone can cause damage, so making traps out of it can be fun, but of course, you’ll need many of them.

To make a renewable Pointed Dripstone farm, all you’ll need is one block high above the ground and contain a water source above it, then attach one Pointed Dripstone underneath the block, and from there, it will grow.

The best part about this is that you can make it in rows to make an efficient and endless supply of Pointed Dripstone.