Where to find dripstone in Minecraft

Dripstone is one of the new resources in Minecraft added along with the 1.17 update on June 8th, 2021. This is only part one of the Caves & Cliffs update, and the rest is expected to be released by the end of 2021.

Players now have a lot of new resources, mobs and places to visit in Minecraft. Players may see new items such as copper, amethyst, goats, axolotl, dripstone and much more.

Players can enter the new caves and discover new resources. New items such as lightning rods and spyglasses can be crafted. In the second part of the update coming in the holidays, there will be a new boss mob called the Warden.

Players can find dripstone blocks and pointed dripstones, and the blocks allow pointed dripstone to grow beneath them. These blocks are not hard to miss due to how tall a bundle of them can be. Players can see them going from the roof of the cave all the way down to the floor! Players may also see spikes hanging from the ceiling.

Players can create dripstone blocks by placing four pointed dripstones in the crafting menu.

Locating Dripstone in Minecraft

Where is it?

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Dripstone is primarily found in the Dripstone Cave biome in Minecraft. This is one of the new places that players can visit after the 1.17 update. Players can tell that the cave is a dripstone cave just by its appearance.

These caves can be easily identified due to the huge brown dripstone pillars hanging from the ceiling and the spikey dripstone dangling above the player's head.

Players should be careful when exploring through these caves. If dripstone happens to fall from the ceiling onto the player, or if a player steps on the pointed variant, they will take damage.

Players should watch their feet when exploring through these caves, and armor can give players a little more protection.