Minecraft crafting guide
How to craft Beacon in Minecraft
To craft a beacon in Minecraft, place 5× Glass, 1× Nether Star, 3× Obsidian in the exact pattern on a crafting table to craft 1 beacon
Beacon crafting recipe
Produces 1× Beacon.









- This is a shaped recipe, meaning the items must be placed in this specific arrangement on the grid.
- Beacon requires a crafting table to craft.
Materials needed
Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 1× Beacon.
| Material | Per craft | Accepted items |
|---|---|---|
Glass | 5 | Exact item |
Nether Star | 1 | Exact item |
Obsidian | 3 | Exact item |
Quantity table
Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.
| Wanted | Crafts | Produced | Glass | Nether Star | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 80 | 16 | 48 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 160 | 32 | 96 |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 320 | 64 | 192 |
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