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How to craft Lodestone in Minecraft
To craft a lodestone in Minecraft, place 8× Chiseled Stone Bricks, 1× Iron Ingot in the exact pattern on a crafting table to craft 1 lodestone
Lodestone crafting recipe
Produces 1× Lodestone.
- This is a shaped recipe, meaning the items must be placed in this specific arrangement on the grid.
- Lodestone requires a crafting table to craft.
About the Lodestone
The Lodestone is a block that gives you a fixed point for compasses to aim at. Use a compass on it, and that compass becomes linked to the lodestone instead of the world spawn. The linked compass gets an enchantment glint so it is easy to spot.
Key facts:
- Works in any dimension, including the Nether and the End, where normal compasses spin uselessly.
- You can link as many compasses as you like to a single lodestone.
This makes it handy for marking a base, a portal, or a far-off build so you can find your way back.
How to get the Lodestone
You can craft a lodestone from eight chiseled stone bricks around one netherite ingot, so it is an expensive block early on. You can also find one already placed in the treasure room of a bastion remnant. Grabbing that is often the cheapest way to get your first lodestone before you have spare netherite.
Materials needed
Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 1× Lodestone.
| Material | Per craft | Accepted items |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Exact item | |
| 1 | Exact item |
Quantity table
Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.
| Wanted | Crafts | Produced | Chiseled Stone Bricks | Iron Ingot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 128 | 16 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 256 | 32 |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 512 | 64 |
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