The dripstone caves biome is an Overworld cave biome filled with clusters and pillars of pointed dripstone and dripstone blocks.
Description[]
A dripstone cluster.
Dripstone caves generate underground at any altitude. They favor generating beneath areas with high continentalness values, which means they are usually found far inland, and are essentially never found under ocean biomes or bordering a coast.
Dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone both hanging as stalactites and growing from the ground as stalagmites, small water wells of 1×1 blocks are generated in the ground. They mostly appear like regular caves, except with patches of dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone. Large dripstone clusters structures generate occasionally inside ravines. This biome also generates larger copper ore blobs compared to other biomes. In Java Edition, drowned are able to spawn in aquifers.
When exposed to the surface, the surface is made entirely out of stone with occasional patches of dripstone.
The following mobs are naturally spawned here:
| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Underground water creature category | ||
| Glow Squid | 1 | 4–6 |
| Ambient category | ||
| Bat | 1 | 8 |
| Monster category | ||
| Creeper | 100⁄610 | 4 |
| Skeleton | 100⁄610 | 4 |
| Slime[note 1] | 100⁄610 | 4 |
| Spider | 100⁄610 | 4 |
| Drowned | 95⁄610 | 4 |
| Zombie | 95⁄610 | 4 |
| Enderman | 10⁄610 | 1–4 |
| Witch | 5⁄610 | 1 |
| Zombie Villager | 5⁄610 | 1 |
- ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
| Creeper | 100⁄595 | 1 |
| Drowned | 100⁄595 | 2–4 |
| Slime[note 1] | 100⁄595 | 1 |
| Spider | 100⁄595 | 1 |
| Zombie | 95⁄595 | 2–4 |
| Skeleton | 80⁄595 | 1–2 |
| Enderman | 10⁄595 | 1–2 |
| Witch | 5⁄595 | 1 |
| Zombie Villager | 5⁄595 | 2–4 |
| Creature category | ||
| Glow Squid | 1 | 2–4 |
- ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
Sounds[]
Music[]
These music tracks play while the player is in the Dripstone Caves.
| Filename in Minecraft |
Gameplay | Soundtrack Title | Soundtrack | Track preview | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hal1.ogg | The Overworld | "Subwoofer Lullaby" | Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 3 | 1 | |
| hal4.ogg | The Overworld | "Danny" | Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 21 | 1 | |
| nuance1.ogg | The Overworld | "Key" | Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 1 | 1 | |
| nuance2.ogg | The Overworld | "Oxygène" | Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 9 | 1 | |
| wending.ogg | Dripstone Caves, Grove, Jagged Peaks, Stony Peaks, and Menu screen | "Wending" | Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4 | 2 | |
| infinite_amethyst.ogg | Dripstone Caves, Grove, and Menu screen | "Infinite Amethyst" | Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 5 | 1 | |
| an_ordinary_day.ogg | Dripstone Caves, Snowy Slopes, and Menu screen | "An Ordinary Day" | Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 10 | 1 |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Dripstone Caves | dripstone_caves | biome.minecraft.dripstone_caves |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | dripstone_caves | 188 |
History[]
| October 3, 2020 | The dripstone caves biome is shown at Minecraft Live 2020. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||
1.17{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Enchanted Book|Enchanted Book]]<br/>{{About|the book that can give items enchantments when used on an anvil|the artifact that can enchant allied mobs in Minecraft Dungeons|Enchanter's Tome}}
{{Item
| image = Enchanted Book.gif
|imagesize=160px
| stackable = No
| renewable = '''Swift Sneak''': No<br>'''All others''': Yes
| rarity = Uncommon
}}
An '''enchanted book''' is an [[item]] that lets players add [[enchantments]] to certain items using an [[anvil]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Chest loot ===
==== Level-30 books ====
{{LootChestItem|enchanted-book}}
==== Random enchantment books ====
{{LootChestItem|enchanted-book-rnd}}
==== Soul Speed books ====
{{LootChestItem|enchanted-book-rnd-soul-speed}}
==== Swift Sneak books ====
{{LootChestItem|enchanted-book-rnd-swift-sneak}}
===Fishing===
Enchanted books can be obtained as a "treasure" item from [[fishing]] with a [[fishing rod]] as part of the "treasure" category. The book has the equivalent of a level 30 enchantment from an enchantment table, but treasure enchantments are available and the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
=== Trading ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, librarian [[villager]]s have a 50% chance to sell enchanted books as part of their trades at novice, apprentice, and journeyman-level, and have {{frac|1|3}} chance to sell enchanted books at expert-level as part of their trades, meaning each librarian villager can sell up to four books. The price ranges between 5-64 [[emerald]]s per book. Based on the level of the enchantment and whether it is classified as a "[[Enchanting mechanics|treasure enchantment]]" (meaning they are not obtainable by enchanting, e.g. [[Mending]]), which doubles the cost, or not a price is determined.
{{IN|java}}, librarian villagers have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to sell an enchanted book as part of their trades at the novice, apprentice, and journeyman level, and have a 50% chance to sell an enchanted book at the expert level, meaning each librarian can sell up to four books. The price ranges from 5-64 [[emerald]]s per book, depending on the enchantment's level as well as whether or not it is a [[Enchanting mechanics|treasure enchantment]].
{| class="fandom-table"
|+Cost of Enchanted Books based on their level
!Level
!Lowest Price
!Highest Price
|-
|I (1)
|5
|19
|-
|II (2)
|8
|32
|-
|III (3)
|11
|45
|-
|IV (4)
|14
|58
|-
|V (5)
|17
|71 (capped at 64)
|}
They may contain any available enchantment (except Soul Speed and Swift Sneak) at any available level. See [[Trading#cite_note-enchanted-book-10|trading notes]] for more information on enchantments and prices.
===Drops ===
Vindicators and pillagers that spawn from raids have a small chance to drop an enchanted book with a level 30 enchantment, which may be a treasure enchantment.{{only|bedrock}}
===Enchanting===
[[File:Enchanted Book 4x.png|thumb|An enchanted book with multiple high level enchantments.]]
[[File:Similar enchantments.png|thumb|An enchanted book with multiple enchantments that can be applied to the same item.]]
Players can create an enchanted book by enchanting a [[book]] on an [[enchantment table]]. Books have a decreased chance of getting multiple enchantments (specifically, if multiple enchantments would be added, then one is removed at random), and have a lower "enchantability level" than most other items. Treasure enchantments such as Mending cannot be obtained from an enchantment table.
=== Bartering ===
Players can barter with [[piglin]]s by using or throwing [[gold ingot]]s, and doing so has a {{frac|5|459}} chance for piglins to give the player an enchanted book with any level of [[Soul Speed]]. Soul Speed enchanted books are only obtainable through [[bartering]], [[chest]] loot inside a bastion remnant, and [[fishing]]. They cannot be obtained through [[enchanting]] or [[trading]].
== Usage ==
{{see also|Anvil mechanics}}
In Survival, enchanted books are the only method to obtain certain enchantments on certain tools, such as Unbreaking on [[shield]]s. Enchanted books have a shine effect on their sprite.
To use an enchanted book, the player must place an item in the first slot in an [[anvil]], and a book in the next. In order to complete the enchantment, the player must have the required amount of [[experience]]. Note that using an enchanted book gets significant discounts at the anvil. Enchanted books themselves can be combined to create a single book with increased or multiple enchantments, similar to combining tools or weapons.
When combining items, the compatible enchantments from the book in the second slot are transferred to the item from the first slot, keeping the highest level of any type. If two enchantments have the same level and a higher level is available, they combine into the next level. If a book is applied to an item that can't take all of its spells, the appropriate spells are transferred, while the unusable ones are lost. Enchanted books are single-use.
Enchanted books do not exhibit their enchantment. For example, a book with Sharpness IV as an enchantment does no more damage than an un-enchanted book, or any non-weapon item, would when used as a weapon. An exception is the Fire Aspect book which can ignite TNT and light campfires and the Mending book if the block mined can be broken by fist.{{only|bedrock}}
=== Available items ===
{{See also|Enchantments}}
Enchanted books can enchant the usual items that can be enchanted at an [[enchanting table]], but ''unlike an enchanting table'', they are able to boost enchantments such as Sharpness or Thorns to their maximum power, and may apply the following enchantments to items (the table displays only netherite tools and armor, but any type can be enchanted):
<!-- do not change the items listed in this table. It is supposed to show the items that can receive these enchantments from an enchanted book, but are NOT possible through an enchanting table. -->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" data-description="Secondary enchantments"
|-
!Enchantment
!Items not enchantable<br>at an enchanting table
!Note
|-
|[[Efficiency]]
|{{simpleGrid|Shears}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Pickaxe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Shovel}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Axe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Hoe}}
|Increases mining speed
|-
|[[Thorns]]||{{simpleGrid|Netherite Helmet}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Chestplate}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Leggings}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Boots}}
|Inflicts damage on attacker
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|{{simpleGrid|Shears}}{{simpleGrid|Flint and Steel}}{{simpleGrid|Fishing Rod}}{{simpleGrid|Carrot on a Stick}}{{simpleGrid|Warped Fungus on a Stick}}{{simpleGrid|Trident}}{{simpleGrid|Shield}}{{simpleGrid|Elytra}}<br>
{{simpleGrid|Netherite Pickaxe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Shovel}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Axe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Hoe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Sword}}{{simpleGrid|Bow}}{{simpleGrid|Crossbow}}<br>
{{simpleGrid|Netherite Helmet}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Chestplate}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Leggings}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Boots}}
|Increasing durability on enchanted tools/armors
|-
|[[Frost Walker]]
|{{simpleGrid|Netherite Boots}}
|Creates walkable ice layer over water
|-
|[[Mending]]
|{{simpleGrid|Netherite Helmet}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Chestplate}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Leggings}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Boots}}<br>
{{simpleGrid|Netherite Pickaxe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Shovel}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Axe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Hoe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Sword}}{{simpleGrid|Bow}}{{simpleGrid|Crossbow}}<br>
{{simpleGrid|Shears}}{{simpleGrid|Flint and Steel}}{{simpleGrid|Fishing Rod}}{{simpleGrid|Carrot on a Stick}}{{simpleGrid|Warped Fungus on a Stick}}{{simpleGrid|Trident}}{{simpleGrid|Shield}}{{simpleGrid|Elytra}}
|Uses XP Orbs to repair damaged tools/weapons/armors
|-
|[[Curse of Binding]]
|{{simpleGrid|Netherite Helmet}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Chestplate}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Leggings}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Boots}}<br>{{simpleGrid|Elytra}}{{simpleGrid|Carved Pumpkin}}{{simpleGrid|Head}}
|Prevents removal of cursed item
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|{{simpleGrid|Netherite Helmet}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Chestplate}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Leggings}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Boots}}<br>
{{simpleGrid|Netherite Pickaxe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Shovel}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Axe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Hoe}}{{simpleGrid|Netherite Sword}}{{simpleGrid|Bow}}{{simpleGrid|Crossbow}}<br>
{{simpleGrid|Shears}}{{simpleGrid|Flint and Steel}}{{simpleGrid|Fishing Rod}}{{simpleGrid|Carrot on a Stick}}{{simpleGrid|Warped Fungus on a Stick}}{{simpleGrid|Trident}}{{simpleGrid|Shield}}<br>{{simpleGrid|Elytra}}{{simpleGrid|Carved Pumpkin}}{{simpleGrid|Head}}<br>{{simpleGrid|Compass}}{{simpleGrid|Recovery Compass}}
|Cursed item is destroyed upon death
|-
|[[Soul Speed]]
|{{simpleGrid|Netherite Boots}}
|The wearer's speed is increased when walking on [[soul sand]] or [[soul soil]].
|-
|[[Swift Sneak]]
|{{simpleGrid|Netherite Leggings}}
|The wearer's sneaking speed is increased.
|}
=== Creative mode ===
The player can enchant any item with any enchantment in [[Creative]] mode, allowing any applied effects to exhibit themselves.{{only|java}} For example, a [[stick]] can be enchanted with [[Silk Touch]] to allow the player to successfully dig [[grass block]]s. The enchanted item can still be used in Survival mode without any loss of enchantments.
Enchantments that are normally incompatible are still incompatible; for example, Piercing and Multishot cannot be both applied to the same item, even in Creative mode.
If a block is enchanted, it loses the enchantment upon being placed in the world.
=== Disenchanting ===
Disenchanting an enchanted book at a [[grindstone]] yields a normal [[book]] and some experience depending on the quality of the book.
=== Chiseled bookshelf ===
{{control|Use|text=Using}} the [[chiseled bookshelf]] while having an enchanted book in the main hand will put the book inside the chiseled bookshelf.
== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert enchanted1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert enchanted2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert enchanted3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert enchanted4.ogg
|subtitle=Enchanted Book placed
|source=block
|description=When an enchanted book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert.enchanted
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert_enchanted
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=insertvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup enchanted1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup enchanted2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup enchanted3.ogg
|subtitle=Enchanted Book taken
|source=block
|description=When an enchanted book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup.enchanted
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take_enchanted
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=pickupvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert enchanted1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert enchanted2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert enchanted3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert enchanted4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an enchanted book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=insert_enchanted.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=insertvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup enchanted1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup enchanted2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup enchanted3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an enchanted book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=pickup_enchanted.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=pickupvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|foot=1}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Enchanted Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=enchanted_book
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Enchanted Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=enchanted_book
|id=521
|itemtags=minecraft:bookshelf_books</code>
|form=item
|foot=1}}
=== Item data ===
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
Enchanted books use an NBT tag <code>StoredEnchantments</code> to indicate the enchantment.
The allowed sub-tags are <code>id</code> and <code>lvl</code>, equivalent to the format of the <code>Enchantments</code> tag that is used for enchantments applied to items.
''The following NBT structure is provided to show how the <code>StoredEnchantments</code> tag is organized, and is not comprehensive above the <code>tag</code> tag. The full NBT for an item can be found [[Chunk format#Items_and_XP_Orbs|here]].''
<div class="treeview" style="margin-top: 0;">
*{{nbt|compound|tag}}: The tag tag.
**{{nbt|list|StoredEnchantments}}: The list of enchantments on this book.
***{{nbt|compound}} An enchantment
****{{nbt|string|id}}: The enchantment name ID
****{{nbt|short|lvl}}: The enchantment level
</div>
{{el|bedrock}}:
:See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].
==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Enchanter}}
==History==
{{History|java}}
{{History||November 24, 2012|link=none|[[Dinnerbone]] stated that he wanted to add a way to [[enchanting|enchant]] items in an [[anvil]] using [[paper]] at [[MINECON 2012]].}}
{{History||December 6, 2012|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|276777823996366848}}|Dinnerbone released the first image of enchanting a diamond [[sword]] using an enchanted book that has [[Looting]] II for 6 levels. He also stated that "this is the reason I originally added the anvil."}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|[[File:Enchanted Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added enchanted books.
|The enchantments of enchanted books can be applied to any [[item]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w50a|In [[Survival]] mode, enchanted books can now be used with limited kind of items. In [[Creative]] mode, they can still be used with any item. It was stated that the remaining functionality in Creative mode is intentional.<ref>{{Tweet|Dinnerbone|277084371146665984|Also enchanted books + items they're not intended for are a little broken and I kindly ask you to not exploit it too badly thanks.|December 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-4203}}</ref>
|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] enchanted books at a cost of 1 [[book]] at 5–64 [[emerald]]s. The cost depends on the [[enchanting|enchantment]] level, and the cost can occasionally go above 64 emeralds; see [[Trading/Before 1.8]] for more details.
|Enchanted books now spawn in [[dungeon]], [[mineshaft]], [[desert temple|desert]] and [[jungle temple|jungle]] temple, [[stronghold]] and [[village]] blacksmith [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=pre|Enchanted books have been added to the [[Creative inventory]]. All levels for each enchanted book can be found in the search tab, and only the maximum level in the ''Tools'' and ''Combat'' tabs.}}
{{History||1.5.1|snap=13w11a|The [[player]] can now combine enchanted books of the same level to create a higher level variation.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Enchanted books can now be obtained by [[fishing]] as a "treasure" [[item]]. It is possible for the book to have multiple enchantments.}}
{{History|||snap=13w39a|When [[enchanting]] books, [[book]]s can now gain multiple enchantments.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Trading]] for enchanted books has been changed: the [[emerald]] cost has been doubled for [[treasure enchantment]]s, and cost has been capped at 64.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|Enchanted book [[Depth Strider]] added, which can go up to Level III and allows for faster underwater moving.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w42a|Enchanted book [[Frost Walker]] added, which can go up to Level II and turns water into [[frosted ice]].
|Enchanted book [[Mending]] added, which repairs [[tools]]/[[armor]] upon receiving [[experience]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The average yield of enchanted books found in [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s has now more than tripled.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield from [[desert temple]], [[mineshaft]] and [[dungeon]] chests has been substantially increased. The enchantments on these books are now fully random, rather than enchanted only at level 30.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Enchanted books are now found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests, with fully random enchantments.
|Enchanted book [[Curse of Binding]] added, which prevents removal of cursed [[armor]].
|Enchanted book [[Curse of Vanishing]] added, which destroys cursed items upon [[death]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 403.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Enchanted books now have a chance of generating in [[underwater ruins]] chests.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Enchanted Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of enchanted books has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|Enchanted books now have a chance of generating in [[pillager outpost]] chests.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w11a|Added [[Soul Speed]] enchanted book, which increases player's speed on [[soul sand]] and [[soul soil]]. It can be obtained only via the [[bartering]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Soul Speed enchanted books now generate in [[bastion remnants]] chests.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Added [[Swift Sneak]] enchanted book, which increases player's speed while sneaking. It can be obtained only in [[ancient city]] chests.
|Enchanted books now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Enchanted books can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Enchanted Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added enchanted books.
|All levels of each enchanted book can be obtained in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Enchanted books now generate in [[desert temple]]s.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Enchanted books now generate in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Enchanted books now generate in [[jungle pyramid]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Enchanted books now generate in [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Enchanted books can now be [[trading|bought]] from librarian villagers for 5-64 emeralds as part of their tier 1, 4 and 5 trades.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Enchanted books now generate in [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Enchanted books [[Mending]] and [[Frost Walker]] added.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.13|snap=beta 1.2.13.5|Added Curse of Binding and Curse of Vanishing [[enchanting|enchantments]], but they are obtainable only via [[trading]] with librarian [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Enchanted books can now be found in [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.2|Curse enchantments are no longer obtainable via trading.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Enchanted Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of enchanted books has been changed.
|Enchanted books can now be found in [[pillager outpost]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now [[drops|drop]] enchanted books.
|[[Trading]] has been changed, enchanted books [[trading|bought]] from librarian [[villager]]s now cost 15-64 [[emerald]]s.
|Librarian villagers now have a 50% chance to [[trading|sell]] enchanted books as part of their first, second, and third tier trade, and {{frac|1|3}} chance to sell enchanted books as part of their fourth tier trades.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Added [[Soul Speed]] enchanted book, which can be obtained only via [[bartering]] and at [[bastion remnants]] chests.}}
{{History||1.20.0<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|Enchanted books can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps=1.04|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Enchanted Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added enchanted books.
|Only the maximum level of each enchanted book can be obtained within the Creative inventory.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Enchanted Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of enchanted books has been changed.}}
{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Enchanted Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added enchanted books.
|All levels of each enchanted book can be obtained in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}
==Trivia==
*When obtained through the {{cmd|give}} command with no stored enchantments, the enchanted book has no attached enchantments, but still shines as if it is enchanted.
*A book enchanted with [[Unbreaking]] III appears in both the tools tab and combat tab of the [[Creative]] [[inventory]].
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Dinnerbones_enchanted_Books.png|First image of an enchanted book, released by Dinnerbone.
File:DungeonBook.png|An enchanted book found in a dungeon chest.
File:Enchanted_Book.gif|An animation of an enchanted book.
</gallery>
==References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Items}}
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[de:Verzaubertes Buch]]
[[es:Libro encantado]]
[[fr:Livre enchanté]]
[[hu:Varázskönyv]]
[[ja:エンチャントの本]]
[[ko:마법이 부여된 책]]
[[nl:Betoverd boek]]
[[pl:Zaklęta książka]]
[[pt:Livro encantado]]
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[[zh:附魔书]]</li><li>[[Feather|Feather]]<br/>{{about|a item|a enchantent|Feather Falling}}
{{Item
| image = Feather.png
| stackable = Yes (64)
| renewable = Yes
}}
'''Feathers''' are items dropped by [[chicken]]s and [[parrot]]s, as well as tamed [[cats]] as morning gifts.
== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
Adult [[chicken]]s drop 0–2 feathers upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 with Looting III.
[[Parrot]]s drop 1–2 feathers upon death. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 1–5 with Looting III.
A [[fox]] sometimes spawns holding a feather, which always drops upon death. Alternatively, the player can drop a [[food]] item, causing the fox to drop the feather in favor of the food.
=== Natural generation ===
{{LootChestItem|feather}}
=== Cat gifts ===
{{main|Cat#Gifts}}
Tamed [[cat]]s have a 70% chance of giving the [[player]] a "morning gift", and the gift has a 16.13% chance to be a feather.
== Usage ==
=== Helmet ===
<div style='float:right'></div>
While a feather cannot be equipped in the head slot in [[Survival]] mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear completely upright unlike other items.
[[File:Steve wearing Feather.png|75px]]
[[File:Alex wearing Feather.png|75px]]
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}
=== Trading ===
Expert-level fletcher [[villager]]s buy 24 feathers for an [[emerald]] as part of their trade.
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
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|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Feather
|spritetype=item
|nameid=feather
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Feather
|spritetype=item
|nameid=feather
|id=327
|form=item
|foot=1}}
== History ==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100130|[[File:Feather JE1.png|32px]] Added feathers.|Feathers can be used to [[craft]] [[arrow]]s.
|Feathers are [[drop]]ped by every [[mob]] in quantities of 0 to 2.}}
{{History||20100206|[[File:Feather JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The feather's texture has been changed; it is now not as straight anymore.}}
{{History||20100219|[[Zombie]]s are now the only [[mob]] that can drop feathers. This was a placeholder as [[Notch]] has stated he currently doesn't know what else they should drop.<ref>{{tweet|notch|21723172931895296}}</ref>}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|[[Chicken]]s now [[drop]] 0–2 feathers upon death.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[Zombie]]s now drop [[rotten flesh]], instead of feathers.
|[[Chicken]]s are now the only source of feathers.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|Feathers are now used to craft [[book and quill]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Feathers are now used to craft a [[firework star]] with a burst effect.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w13a|[[Parrot]]s now [[drop]] feathers.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to ''[[The Flattening]]'', this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 288.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Feathers now generate in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Feather JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of feathers has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[Cat]]s now offer feathers as [[Cat#Gifts|gift]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Feathers can now be found in chests in plains [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Feathers can now be found in chests in fletcher houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w07a|Added [[fox]]es, which sometimes spawn with feather in their mouths.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Fletcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] feathers.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=1.19.4 Pre-release 1|Feathers can now be used to craft [[brush]]es.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Feather JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added feathers. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Chickens now drop 0–2 feathers upon death.|Feathers can now be used to [[craft]] [[arrow]]s.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Feathers can now be obtained after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[Zombie]]s now drop [[rotten flesh]], instead of feathers.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Feathers are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Feathers can now be used to craft [[book and quill]]s.|Added [[parrot]]s, which [[drop]] feathers.|Feathers can now be used as an ingredient to craft a [[firework star]].}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Feathers can now be found in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Feathers can now be given as a gift to the [[player]] by tamed [[cat]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Feather JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of feathers has been changed.|Feathers can now be found in the new [[plains]] [[village]] house.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Feathers can now be found in village fletcher [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Feathers can now be [[trading|sold]] to fletcher [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es, which can [[drops|drop]] feathers.}}
{{History||1.20.0<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.20|Feathers can now be used to craft [[brush]]es.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Feather JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added feathers.}}
{{History|Ps4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Feather JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of feathers has been changed.}}
{{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Feather JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added feathers.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--feather Taking Inventory: Feather] – Minecraft.net on March 3, 2019
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[[zh:羽毛]]</li></ul> | 20w49a | Added the dripstone caves. | |||
| 21w03a | dripstone_caves display name is now Dripstone Caves instead of Dripstone caves.[2] | ||||
| March 22, 2021 | Henrik Kniberg shows the natural generation of dripstone caves. | ||||
1.18{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Redstone Dust|Redstone Dust]]<br/>{{Redirect|Redstone|the ore|Redstone Ore|the powered mineral block|Block of Redstone|other uses|Redstone (disambiguation)}}
{{Block
| group = Inactive (connected)
| 1-1= Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW).png
| 1-2 = Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png
| group2 = Inactive (unconnected)
| 2-1 = Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| 2-2 = Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| group3 = Active (connected)
| 3-1 = Active Redstone Wire (NESW).png
| 3-2 = Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png
| group4 = Active (unconnected)
| 4-1 = Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| 4-2 = Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| image = Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = all
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Redstone dust''' is a mineral that can transmit [[Redstone circuit#Power|redstone power]] as a wire when placed as a [[block]]. It is also used in [[crafting]] and [[brewing]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Mining ===
{{see also|Redstone Ore#Natural generation}}
[[Redstone ore]] mined using an iron [[pickaxe]] or higher drops 4 or 5 redstone dust (or more with [[Fortune]], averaging at 6 redstone dust with Fortune III). If mined with [[Silk Touch]], the block drops itself instead of redstone dust.
=== Natural generation ===
15 lengths of redstone dust are naturally generated as part of the trap in each [[jungle pyramid]]. 5 lengths of redstone dust can be found in one type of jail cell room in a [[woodland mansion]]. In [[Ancient City|ancient cities]], multiple pieces of redstone dust can be found integrated into circuitry.
=== Breaking ===
Redstone dust can be broken instantly using any tool, or without a tool, and drops itself as an item.
Redstone dust is removed and drops as an item if:
* its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
* [[water]] or [[lava]] flows into its space
* a [[piston]] tries to push it or moves a block into its space
=== Mob loot ===
[[Witch]]es have a chance of dropping 0–2 redstone dust upon death. This is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 redstone dust.
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|redstone}}
=== Crafting ===
Redstone dust can be crafted from [[blocks of redstone]].
{{Crafting
|Block of Redstone
|Output=Redstone Dust,9
|type=Redstone
}}
=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Redstone Ore; Deepslate Redstone Ore
|Redstone Dust
|0.7
}}
=== Trading ===
{{IN|java}}, novice-level cleric [[villager]]s sell two redstone dust for one [[emerald]].
{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level cleric villagers sell four redstone dust for one emerald.
=== Villager gifts ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Raid farming}}
{{IN|Java}}, when the player has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect, clerics might throw that player a redstone dust as a gift.
== Usage ==
Redstone dust is used for [[#Brewing ingredient|brewing]], [[#Crafting ingredient|crafting]], and in redstone circuits by placing it on the ground to create [[#Redstone component|redstone wire]]. It can also be used to power redstone components.
=== Brewing ingredient ===
{{Brewing
|head=1
|Redstone Dust
|Mundane Potion
|base=Water Bottle
}}
{{Brewing
|foot=1
|name=Increased Duration
|Redstone Dust
|showbase=1
|base=Potion of Fire Resistance; Potion of Invisibility; Potion of Night Vision; Potion of Poison; Potion of Regeneration; Potion of Slowness; Potion of Strength; Potion of Swiftness; Potion of Water Breathing; Potion of Weakness; Potion of Leaping; Potion of Slow Falling
}}
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Redstone Dust}}
=== {{anchor|Redstone dust}} Redstone component ===
When placed in the world, redstone dust becomes a block of "redstone wire"{{Info needed|other blco? BE?}}, which can transmit [[Redstone circuit#Power|redstone power]].
=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Redstone Dust
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate
|Redstone
|Redstone Trim Netherite Chestplate
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe,<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.<br/>
|tail=1
}}
;Trim color palette
The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|redstone dust}}
=== Placement ===
[[File:Redstone wire as circuit component.png|Examples of redstone wire configuration. ''Top Left:'' Redstone wire connects diagonally vertically through non-opaque blocks. ''Top Right:'' Redstone wire does ''not'' connect diagonally vertically through opaque blocks. ''Center:'' Redstone wire gets darker as its power level drops, to a maximum of 15 blocks from a power source.|thumb]]
[[File:Redstone on Glowstone, Stairs, Slabs.png|Examples of redstone wire placements.|thumb]]
Redstone dust can be placed on [[opaque]] blocks as well as [[glowstone]], upside-down [[slab]]s, [[glass]], upside-down [[stairs]], and [[hopper]]s. It can also be placed on some transparent blocks; see [[Opacity/Placement]] for more information. It cannot be placed suspended in midair, even with commands, which is not unintentional.<ref>{{bug|MC-182709}}</ref>
Redstone wire configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone [[Redstone components#Power components|power components]] and [[Redstone components#Transmission components|transmission component]] connection points. Redstone wire also configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone wire one block higher or lower – unless there is a solid opaque block above the lower redstone wire.
If there is only one such adjacent redstone component, redstone wire configures itself into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust}} line pointing both at the neighbor and away from it. If there are two or more such adjacent components, redstone wire connects them in the form of {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust}}, {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-upleft}}, {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-t-up}}, or {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-cross}} as needed.
When there are no adjacent components, a single redstone wire configures itself into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-cross}} plus sign, which can provide power in all four directions. By right-clicking it can be changed into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-dot}} dot, which does not provide power to any of the four directions.
{{IN|bedrock}}, redstone wire automatically configures itself to point toward adjacent blocks or [[Redstone components#Mechanism components|mechanism components]]. {{IN|java}}, it does not. If such a configuration is desired, the other neighbors of the redstone wire must be arranged to create it, i.e the redstone dust must be placed in a way that it would be pointed at the block’s location even if it were not there.
When redstone wire is reconfigured after placement, it does not update other redstone components around it of the change unless that reconfiguration also includes a change in power level or another component provides an update. This can create situations where a mechanism component remains activated when it shouldn't, or vice versa, until it receives an update from something else – a "feature" of redstone wire that can be used to make a [[BUD|block update detector]].
{{-}}
=== Behavior ===
{{Schematic|caption=
{{IN|be}}, the signal can go down from glass blocks.
|||rd-$ew!|RL-!||||rd-$ew!|RL-!|-
|rt-$!|rd-$ew!|SB|||rt-$!|rd-$ew!|glass||-
|ts-$|SB|rd-$ew|RL||ts-$|SB|rd-$ew!|RL-!
}}{{Schematic|caption =
However, the signal can never go down from slabs.
|||rd-$ew!|RL-!||||rd-$ew!|RL-!|-
|rt-$!|rd-$ew!|SB|||rt-$!|rd-$ew!|glass||-
|ts-$|ts-$|rd-$ew|RL||ts-$|ts-$|rd-$ew|RL
}}
Redstone wire can transmit power, which can be used to operate [[Redstone components#Mechanism components|mechanism components]] ([[door]]s, [[piston]]s, [[redstone lamp]]s, etc.).
Redstone wire can be "powered" by a number of methods:
* from an adjacent [[Redstone components#Power components|power component]] or a strongly-powered block
* from the output of a redstone repeater or redstone comparator
* from adjacent redstone wire. The powering dust can be a level higher or lower, but with restrictions:
** Redstone dust can be powered by redstone dust that is one level lower, or on an [[opaque]] block one level higher. A transparent block cannot{{only|java}} pass power downward.
** The block "between" the two dust blocks must be air or transparent. A solid block there "cuts" the connection between the higher and lower dust.
The "power level" of redstone dust can vary from 0 to 15. Most power components power-up adjacent redstone dust to power level 15, but a few ([[daylight sensor]]s, [[trapped chest]]s, and [[weighted pressure plate]]s) may create a lower power level. Redstone repeaters output power level 15 (when turned on), but [[redstone comparator]]s may output a lower power level.
{{Schematic | caption =
Redstone wire can transmit power up to 15 blocks.
|rt-$!|rd-$ew!+15|rd-$ew!+14|rd-$ew!+13|rd-$ew!+12|rd-$ew!+11|rd-$ew!+10|rd-$ew!+9
|rd-$ew!+8|rd-$ew!+7|rd-$ew!+6|rd-$ew!+5|rd-$ew!+4|rd-$ew!+3|rd-$ew!+2|rd-$ew!+1|rd-$ew+0
}}
Power level drops by 1 for every block of redstone wire it crosses. Thus, redstone wire can transmit power for no more than 15 blocks. To go further, the power level must be re-strengthened – typically with a redstone repeater.
Powered redstone wire on top of, or pointing at, an opaque block provides ''weak'' power to the block. A weakly-powered block cannot power other adjacent redstone wire, but can still power redstone repeaters and comparators, and activate adjacent mechanism components. Transparent blocks cannot be powered.
When redstone wire is unpowered, it appears dark red. When powered, it becomes bright red at power level 15, fading to darker shades with decreasing power. Powered redstone wire also produces "dust" [[particles]] of the same color.
While redstone wire always provides power to the directions it points into, it can still point into directions in which it cannot give power. If redstone wire comes in the form of a cross, the player can right-click to toggle it between a cross and dot. A redstone dot does not power anything adjacent to it, but powers the block under it.
== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Normal}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
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{{ID table
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|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=block
|nameid=redstone_wire
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=item
|nameid=redstone
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Dust
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
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|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=item
|nameid=redstone
|id=373
|form=item
|foot=1}}
=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}
{{LoadPage|Redstone Dust/Asset history|List of block state combinations|h4}}
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Dispense With This}}
== Video ==
{{Video note|These videos do not show all uses for redstone in crafting and all methods of obtaining. This video is also outdated, as of 1.13 Java Edition, redstone is now called Redstone Dust.}}
<div style="text-align:center">
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|zldqknGFWb4}}</span>
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|_IApwvCLJW8}}</span>
</div>
== History ==
{{History||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding wire-type [[block]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust as an [[item]].
|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust as a placed [[block]].
|Redstone dust as a placed block has two power appearances; either completely on, or completely off.
|Redstone dust is used to craft [[redstone torch]]es.
|At this time, redstone has not been given an official name.}}
{{History||v1.0.2_01|Redstone dust now doesn't connect through solid [[block]]s diagonally down.{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}
|Walking on redstone dust no longer [[breaking|breaks]] it.{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}
|Active redstone dust now gives off [[particles]].{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}}}
{{History||v1.1.0|Redstone is now used to craft [[compass]]es.}}
{{History||v1.2.0|snap=<nowiki>?|slink=:Category:Information needed requiring unarchived version|Redstone is now used to craft [[clock]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|With the addition of inventory tooltips, the [[item]] form of redstone dust has been named "Redstone", and the usually unobtainable block form has been named "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History||1.2|Redstone is now used to craft [[dispenser]]s and [[note block]]s.}}
{{History||1.3|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE2.png|32px]] Redstone wire gets darker the farther away it is from a source of power, using a dedicated [[tint]] system. Previously, it was fully on until it reached its limit.
|Its particles now appear gray due to not being tinted.
|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone repeater]]s.}}
{{History||1.5|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE3.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE3.png|32px]] Fully off redstone wire is no longer black.
|Redstone dust can now be placed on [[snow]].
|Redstone is now used to craft [[powered rail]]s and [[detector rail]]s.}}
{{History||1.6.6|Redstone dust now checks if the block below has a solid top face or [[glowstone]], allowing it to be placed on it.}}
{{History||1.7|Redstone dust now connects to a [[redstone repeater|repeater]] without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.
|Redstone can now be used to craft [[piston]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Redstone can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, and in the new [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Redstone can now be [[brewing|brewed]] in a [[water bottle]] to create a [[mundane potion]].
|Redstone can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.
|Redstone now extends the [[potion]]s of [[Fire Resistance]], [[Slowness]], [[Swiftness]], [[Poison]], [[Weakness]] and [[Strength]].}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Redstone now extends the new potion of [[Regeneration]].}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE1.png|32px]] Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] has been changed from a "+" to a "•" shape.}}
{{History||?|Redstone wire block particles are now correctly colored.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w49a|Fixed redstone update bug.{{more info}}}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|Redstone can now be placed on [[glowstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w07a|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone lamp]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Redstone can now be [[trading|bought]] from priest [[villager]]s, at 2–4 redstone for 1 [[emerald]], making them [[renewable]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Redstone dust now generates in [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w25a|Redstone dust can now be placed on top of upside-down [[slabs]] and [[stairs]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]]s of [[Night Vision]] and [[Invisibility]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w38a|[[Witch]]es have been added, which sometimes [[drops|drop]] redstone when killed.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|Redstone can now be used to craft [[blocks of redstone]] and [[dropper]]s.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]] of [[Water Breathing]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Trading]] has been changed: cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1–4 redstone for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|Redstone dust no longer changes to [[obsidian]] next to water when [[lava]] flows into it.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]] of [[Leaping]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE4.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE4.png|32px]] Some slight changes have been made to redstone wire's appearance - the dot now extends outward with two more pixels, and the south-facing section of bends, T shapes and crosses now has one fewer pixel. It also appears straighter and more continuous in straight wire form.
|Redstone can no longer be added to extended [[potion]]s or tier-II potions.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of redstone from [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s has been cut by more than half.
|The average yield of redstone in [[mineshaft]] chests has been increased.}}
{{History|||snap=15w46a|The hitbox of redstone now covers only part of the surface of the [[block]] below, based on the orientation of the redstone.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Redstone dust can now be found in chests in [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Redstone can now used to craft [[observer]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The [[item]] form of "Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Wire".
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 55, and the [[item]]'s 331.}}
{{History|||snap=17w48a|"Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion of the Turtle Master]].}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone dust has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Redstone dust can now be found in chests in [[village]] temples.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Redstone dust can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]] and [[sea lantern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Cleric villagers now give redstone dust to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Redstone dust now has a bottom texture.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Redstone can now be used to craft [[target]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] has been changed from a "•" back to a "+" shape.
|Redstone dust's hitbox is now no longer strictly a cuboid, and more closely matches the shape of the wiring.<ref>{{bug|MC-137336}}</ref>
|Upward going redstone dust now has a hitbox on the side of the [[block]] too, rather than only on the floor.<ref>{{bug|MC-153508}}</ref>
|Unconnected redstone dust now has all direction block states set to "side".
|The direction block states of redstone dust are now properly set to "side" at the end of a redstone wire on both ends, rather than only the one with other redstone besides it.
|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (N).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (E).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (S).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (W).png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (N).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (E).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (S).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (W).png|32px]] While not accessible in normal gameplay, redstone dust that points into one side, but not the opposite, now visually reaches halfway across the [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w19a|Redstone dust now visually connects when going up [[soul sand]], 8-layer [[snow]] stacks and the back side of upside-down [[stairs]].
|[[Particles]] are now generated across the length of the redstone wire rather than the center of the [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w21a|Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] is now toggleable between a "+" and a "•" shape, by {{control|interacting}} with it.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate redstone ore]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Redstone wire now generates in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone as an [[item]].
|Redstone is now [[drops|dropped]] when [[breaking|mined]] from [[redstone ore]].
|Redstone can be used to craft [[compass]]es and [[clock]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=build 2|Redstone can now be used to craft [[powered rail]]s.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Redstone has been added to the [[Creative]] [[inventory]], but it still cannot be placed. }}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Redstone can now be placed.
|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone lamp]]s, [[note block]]s, [[detector rail]]s and [[redstone torch]]es.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[dispenser]]s and [[dropper]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[piston]]s and [[observer]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1–4 redstone for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Redstone can now be found in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||?|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png|32px]]<br>Placed redstone now assumes its current appearance with a more solid center. Its linear state appearences are unknown.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Redstone can now be found in [[desert]] [[village]] temple [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 4 redstone as part of their first tier [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.57|"Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.52|Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate redstone ore]].}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.26|Redstone wire now generates in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone.}}
{{History||xbox=TU3|Redstone now connects to a [[redstone repeater|repeater]] without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone has been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.95|Redstone can now be placed on [[glass]].}}
{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust.}}
{{History|foot}}
=== Redstone wire "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Redstone Wire}}
== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
; Java Edition
<gallery>
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NE).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ES).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (SW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NES).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW).png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Active Redstone Wire (NESW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Active Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NE).png |
Active Redstone Wire (ES).png |
Active Redstone Wire (SW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NEW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NES).png |
Active Redstone Wire (ESW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NSW).png
</gallery>
; Bedrock Edition
<gallery>
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Active Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png
</gallery>
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Slab Stair Redstone.png|First image of redstone dust on top of slabs and stairs.
File:Olivia Tinkering.jpeg|[[Olivia]] using a scarce amount of redstone dust.
File:23w32a.jpg|[[Sunny]] using a very long strip of redstone dust.
</gallery>
=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Powered By Redstone JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Powered By Redstone" made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
File:Redstone Behind Chiseled Bookshelf Pixel Art.png|Pixel art of redstone dust.
</gallery>
== Issues ==
{{issue list|redstone|redstone dust|redstone wire}}
== Trivia ==
* Five updates for [[wikipedia:Windows 10 version history|Windows 10]] released from 2016 to 2018 were codenamed "Redstone", referencing ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{link|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/7/8364355/microsoft-redstone-windows-updates|title=Microsoft plans ‘Redstone’ updates for Windows 10 in 2016|author=Tom Warren|website=The Verge|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref>
* The block has 1,296 possible block state combinations, the highest of all blocks as of 1.15.2, beating [[fire]]'s 512 and [[note block]]'s 800.
* According to {{el|ee}}, redstone dust contains radioactive [[element]]s.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Redstone}}
{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}
[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
[[Category:Mechanisms]]
[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]
[[cs:Rudit]]
[[de:Redstone]]
[[el:Σκόνη Κοκκινόπετρας]]
[[es:Polvo de redstone]]
[[fr:Poudre de redstone]]
[[hu:Redstone]]
[[it:Polvere di redstone]]
[[ja:レッドストーンダスト]]
[[ko:레드스톤 가루]]
[[nl:Redstonestof]]
[[pl:Redstone]]
[[pt:Pó de redstone]]
[[ru:Красная пыль]]
[[th:ผงเรดสโตน]]
[[tr:Kızıltaş]]
[[uk:Редстоун]]
[[zh:红石粉]]</li><li>[[:Category:Invalid data value items|Category:Invalid data value items]]<br/>[[Category:Items]]</li></ul></nowiki> | Experimental Snapshot 1 | Dripstone caves now generate naturally. | |||
| experimental snapshot 4 | Larger blobs of copper ore now generate in dripstone caves. | ||||
| experimental snapshot 5 | Dripstone caves now place stone instead of grass blocks when they leak out of cave entrances. | ||||
| 21w39a | Drowned are now able to spawn in aquifers inside dripstone caves. | ||||
| Zombies no longer spawn in dripstone caves. | |||||
| 21w40a | Zombies once again spawn in dripstone caves. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| Caves & Cliffs (experimental) | beta 1.16.220.50 | Added the dripstone caves. They don't naturally generate yet and are only accessible through add-ons. | |||
| beta 1.17.0.50 | Dripstone caves now generate throughout the Overworld behind experimental gameplay toggle. | ||||
| beta 1.17.20.22 | Dripstone caves can now generate below Y=0 to Y=-64. | ||||
| beta 1.17.40.21 | Dripstone caves now place stone instead of grass blocks when they leak out of cave entrances. | ||||
1.18.0{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Clock|Clock]]<br/>{{about|the item|the redstone circuit|Redstone circuits/Clock}}
{{Item
| image = Clock.gif
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Clocks''' are [[Daylight cycle|time]]-telling devices that display the current in-game position of the sun and the moon. Clocks only function properly in the [[Overworld]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B1= Gold Ingot
|A2= Gold Ingot
|B2= Redstone Dust
|C2= Gold Ingot
|B3= Gold Ingot
|Output= Clock
|type= Tool
}}
=== Natural generation ===
{{LootChestItem|clock}}
=== Trading ===
Expert-level [[Trading#Librarian|librarian villagers]] have a {{frac|1|3}} (roughly 33.3%) chance to sell a single clock for 4 [[emerald]]s as part of their trades.{{only|bedrock}}
Expert-level librarian villagers have a {{frac|1|2}} (50%) chance to sell a clock for 5 emeralds.{{only|java}}
== Usage ==
[[File:WatchCycle.gif|thumb|Clock animation]]
The clock dial consists of two halves, a day side and a night side. The dial spins clockwise slowly to indicate the time of day, corresponding to the sun or moon's actual position in the sky. The player is able to [[bed|sleep]] a few seconds after the clock shows exactly dusk.
The dial always shows the current in-game time when in the [[Overworld]], regardless of where it appears. This includes a player's hand, an inventory slot, a [[Crafting table|crafting grid]], an [[item frame]], or even as a dropped [[Item (entity)|item]]. For a clock to be mounted on a wall, an [[item frame]] is required.
Because there is no day/night cycle in [[the Nether]] or [[the End]], clocks do not work properly in these dimensions. Instead, the dial rotates rapidly and randomly, making them useless.
=== Piglins ===
{{EntityLink|Piglin|Piglins}} are attracted to clocks and run toward any clock on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Clock
|spritetype=item
|nameid=clock
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Clock
|spritetype=item
|nameid=clock
|id=393
|form=item
|foot=1}}
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Oooh, shiny!}}
== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny}}
== Video ==
''Note: This video doesn't state that clocks can be found in [[shipwreck]]s or [[ruined portal]]s because the video was released in an earlier [[Java Edition version history|version]].''
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|Q3bsT84oVz4}}</div>
== History ==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.2.0|snap=<nowiki>?|slink=:Category:Information needed requiring unarchived version|[[File:Clock JE1.gif|32px]] Added clocks.
|They have 228 visually distinct frames due to how the texture is generated – see the section below.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] clocks for 10-11 [[emerald]]s, making them [[renewable]].}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Clock JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] Clocks now use the new animation feature included in [[texture pack]]s. As a result, they are considerably less precise, having only 64 frames.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] clocks for 10-12 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Clocks are now broken up into individual textures, instead of having every individual frame on one vertical strip like with animated textures.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 347.}}
{{History|||snap=18w14a|Clocks can now be found in [[shipwreck]] map rooms.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w09a|Clocks can now be used to distract [[piglin]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-172363}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Clocks now generate in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=20w19a|Clocks no longer work in the [[recipe book]].<ref>{{bug|MC-116293}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=20w22a|Clocks no longer work in the villager trading GUI.<ref>{{bug|MC-182888}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w48a|[[File:Clock JE3.gif|32px]] The texture of clocks has been changed to match the new gold ingot texture from the texture update.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Clock BE1.png|32px]] Added clocks.
|Clocks currently have no function or legitimate method of obtaining them.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Clocks are now functional and [[crafting|craftable]]. They have been added into the Creative inventory.
|[[File:Clock JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] The texture of clocks has been changed. They use an predefined texture file with 64 different frames.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] clocks for 10-12 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Clocks can now be found inside map room [[chest]]s in [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, librarian [[villager]]s now have {{frac|1|3}} chance to [[trading|sell]] a clock for 4 [[emerald]]s as part of their [[trading|trades]].}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Clocks now generate in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.54|[[File:Clock JE3.gif|32px]] The texture of clocks has been changed to match the new gold ingot texture from the texture update.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Clock JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] Added clocks.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Clocks can now be found in [[shipwreck]] map rooms.}}
{{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Clock JE2 BE2.gif|32px]] Added clocks.}}
{{History|foot}}
=== Texture generation prior to Java Edition 13w02a ===
{{:Procedural animated texture generation/Clocks}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Trivia ==
* {{IN|java}}, a clock can be viewed under the item [[statistics]] page as long as one obtained a clock at some point.
* {{IN|java}}, the default resource pack for the clock contains 64 individual frames, each frame lasting about 18.75 seconds in real time (375 ticks) (1350 seconds (22 minutes, 30 seconds) in Minecraft time).
* When the time of day changes suddenly, such as after sleeping or when {{cmd|time}} is used, the clock dial spins rapidly to catch up.
* Although clocks do not function in the Nether or the End, the actual daylight cycle does continue.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Clockonawall.png|A clock in an [[item frame]] on a wall in a [[player]]'s base, showing the night is near.
File:Player Holding Clock.png|Early-game player holding a clock.
File:Clock In Item Frame.png|A clock placed in an item frame.
</gallery>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Items}}
[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[cs:Hodiny]]
[[de:Uhr]]
[[es:Reloj]]
[[fr:Montre]]
[[hu:Óra]]
[[it:Orologio]]
[[ja:時計]]
[[ko:시계]]
[[nl:Klok]]
[[pl:Zegar]]
[[pt:Relógio]]
[[ru:Часы]]
[[th:นาฬิกา]]
[[uk:Годинник]]
[[zh:时钟]]</li><li>[[Redstone Dust|Redstone Dust]]<br/>{{Redirect|Redstone|the ore|Redstone Ore|the powered mineral block|Block of Redstone|other uses|Redstone (disambiguation)}}
{{Block
| group = Inactive (connected)
| 1-1= Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW).png
| 1-2 = Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png
| group2 = Inactive (unconnected)
| 2-1 = Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| 2-2 = Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| group3 = Active (connected)
| 3-1 = Active Redstone Wire (NESW).png
| 3-2 = Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png
| group4 = Active (unconnected)
| 4-1 = Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| 4-2 = Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| image = Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = all
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Redstone dust''' is a mineral that can transmit [[Redstone circuit#Power|redstone power]] as a wire when placed as a [[block]]. It is also used in [[crafting]] and [[brewing]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Mining ===
{{see also|Redstone Ore#Natural generation}}
[[Redstone ore]] mined using an iron [[pickaxe]] or higher drops 4 or 5 redstone dust (or more with [[Fortune]], averaging at 6 redstone dust with Fortune III). If mined with [[Silk Touch]], the block drops itself instead of redstone dust.
=== Natural generation ===
15 lengths of redstone dust are naturally generated as part of the trap in each [[jungle pyramid]]. 5 lengths of redstone dust can be found in one type of jail cell room in a [[woodland mansion]]. In [[Ancient City|ancient cities]], multiple pieces of redstone dust can be found integrated into circuitry.
=== Breaking ===
Redstone dust can be broken instantly using any tool, or without a tool, and drops itself as an item.
Redstone dust is removed and drops as an item if:
* its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
* [[water]] or [[lava]] flows into its space
* a [[piston]] tries to push it or moves a block into its space
=== Mob loot ===
[[Witch]]es have a chance of dropping 0–2 redstone dust upon death. This is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 redstone dust.
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|redstone}}
=== Crafting ===
Redstone dust can be crafted from [[blocks of redstone]].
{{Crafting
|Block of Redstone
|Output=Redstone Dust,9
|type=Redstone
}}
=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Redstone Ore; Deepslate Redstone Ore
|Redstone Dust
|0.7
}}
=== Trading ===
{{IN|java}}, novice-level cleric [[villager]]s sell two redstone dust for one [[emerald]].
{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level cleric villagers sell four redstone dust for one emerald.
=== Villager gifts ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Raid farming}}
{{IN|Java}}, when the player has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect, clerics might throw that player a redstone dust as a gift.
== Usage ==
Redstone dust is used for [[#Brewing ingredient|brewing]], [[#Crafting ingredient|crafting]], and in redstone circuits by placing it on the ground to create [[#Redstone component|redstone wire]]. It can also be used to power redstone components.
=== Brewing ingredient ===
{{Brewing
|head=1
|Redstone Dust
|Mundane Potion
|base=Water Bottle
}}
{{Brewing
|foot=1
|name=Increased Duration
|Redstone Dust
|showbase=1
|base=Potion of Fire Resistance; Potion of Invisibility; Potion of Night Vision; Potion of Poison; Potion of Regeneration; Potion of Slowness; Potion of Strength; Potion of Swiftness; Potion of Water Breathing; Potion of Weakness; Potion of Leaping; Potion of Slow Falling
}}
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Redstone Dust}}
=== {{anchor|Redstone dust}} Redstone component ===
When placed in the world, redstone dust becomes a block of "redstone wire"{{Info needed|other blco? BE?}}, which can transmit [[Redstone circuit#Power|redstone power]].
=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Redstone Dust
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate
|Redstone
|Redstone Trim Netherite Chestplate
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe,<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.<br/>
|tail=1
}}
;Trim color palette
The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|redstone dust}}
=== Placement ===
[[File:Redstone wire as circuit component.png|Examples of redstone wire configuration. ''Top Left:'' Redstone wire connects diagonally vertically through non-opaque blocks. ''Top Right:'' Redstone wire does ''not'' connect diagonally vertically through opaque blocks. ''Center:'' Redstone wire gets darker as its power level drops, to a maximum of 15 blocks from a power source.|thumb]]
[[File:Redstone on Glowstone, Stairs, Slabs.png|Examples of redstone wire placements.|thumb]]
Redstone dust can be placed on [[opaque]] blocks as well as [[glowstone]], upside-down [[slab]]s, [[glass]], upside-down [[stairs]], and [[hopper]]s. It can also be placed on some transparent blocks; see [[Opacity/Placement]] for more information. It cannot be placed suspended in midair, even with commands, which is not unintentional.<ref>{{bug|MC-182709}}</ref>
Redstone wire configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone [[Redstone components#Power components|power components]] and [[Redstone components#Transmission components|transmission component]] connection points. Redstone wire also configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone wire one block higher or lower – unless there is a solid opaque block above the lower redstone wire.
If there is only one such adjacent redstone component, redstone wire configures itself into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust}} line pointing both at the neighbor and away from it. If there are two or more such adjacent components, redstone wire connects them in the form of {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust}}, {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-upleft}}, {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-t-up}}, or {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-cross}} as needed.
When there are no adjacent components, a single redstone wire configures itself into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-cross}} plus sign, which can provide power in all four directions. By right-clicking it can be changed into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-dot}} dot, which does not provide power to any of the four directions.
{{IN|bedrock}}, redstone wire automatically configures itself to point toward adjacent blocks or [[Redstone components#Mechanism components|mechanism components]]. {{IN|java}}, it does not. If such a configuration is desired, the other neighbors of the redstone wire must be arranged to create it, i.e the redstone dust must be placed in a way that it would be pointed at the block’s location even if it were not there.
When redstone wire is reconfigured after placement, it does not update other redstone components around it of the change unless that reconfiguration also includes a change in power level or another component provides an update. This can create situations where a mechanism component remains activated when it shouldn't, or vice versa, until it receives an update from something else – a "feature" of redstone wire that can be used to make a [[BUD|block update detector]].
{{-}}
=== Behavior ===
{{Schematic|caption=
{{IN|be}}, the signal can go down from glass blocks.
|||rd-$ew!|RL-!||||rd-$ew!|RL-!|-
|rt-$!|rd-$ew!|SB|||rt-$!|rd-$ew!|glass||-
|ts-$|SB|rd-$ew|RL||ts-$|SB|rd-$ew!|RL-!
}}{{Schematic|caption =
However, the signal can never go down from slabs.
|||rd-$ew!|RL-!||||rd-$ew!|RL-!|-
|rt-$!|rd-$ew!|SB|||rt-$!|rd-$ew!|glass||-
|ts-$|ts-$|rd-$ew|RL||ts-$|ts-$|rd-$ew|RL
}}
Redstone wire can transmit power, which can be used to operate [[Redstone components#Mechanism components|mechanism components]] ([[door]]s, [[piston]]s, [[redstone lamp]]s, etc.).
Redstone wire can be "powered" by a number of methods:
* from an adjacent [[Redstone components#Power components|power component]] or a strongly-powered block
* from the output of a redstone repeater or redstone comparator
* from adjacent redstone wire. The powering dust can be a level higher or lower, but with restrictions:
** Redstone dust can be powered by redstone dust that is one level lower, or on an [[opaque]] block one level higher. A transparent block cannot{{only|java}} pass power downward.
** The block "between" the two dust blocks must be air or transparent. A solid block there "cuts" the connection between the higher and lower dust.
The "power level" of redstone dust can vary from 0 to 15. Most power components power-up adjacent redstone dust to power level 15, but a few ([[daylight sensor]]s, [[trapped chest]]s, and [[weighted pressure plate]]s) may create a lower power level. Redstone repeaters output power level 15 (when turned on), but [[redstone comparator]]s may output a lower power level.
{{Schematic | caption =
Redstone wire can transmit power up to 15 blocks.
|rt-$!|rd-$ew!+15|rd-$ew!+14|rd-$ew!+13|rd-$ew!+12|rd-$ew!+11|rd-$ew!+10|rd-$ew!+9
|rd-$ew!+8|rd-$ew!+7|rd-$ew!+6|rd-$ew!+5|rd-$ew!+4|rd-$ew!+3|rd-$ew!+2|rd-$ew!+1|rd-$ew+0
}}
Power level drops by 1 for every block of redstone wire it crosses. Thus, redstone wire can transmit power for no more than 15 blocks. To go further, the power level must be re-strengthened – typically with a redstone repeater.
Powered redstone wire on top of, or pointing at, an opaque block provides ''weak'' power to the block. A weakly-powered block cannot power other adjacent redstone wire, but can still power redstone repeaters and comparators, and activate adjacent mechanism components. Transparent blocks cannot be powered.
When redstone wire is unpowered, it appears dark red. When powered, it becomes bright red at power level 15, fading to darker shades with decreasing power. Powered redstone wire also produces "dust" [[particles]] of the same color.
While redstone wire always provides power to the directions it points into, it can still point into directions in which it cannot give power. If redstone wire comes in the form of a cross, the player can right-click to toggle it between a cross and dot. A redstone dot does not power anything adjacent to it, but powers the block under it.
== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Normal}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
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|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=block
|nameid=redstone_wire
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=item
|nameid=redstone
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Dust
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=block
|nameid=redstone_wire
|id=55
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=item
|nameid=redstone
|id=373
|form=item
|foot=1}}
=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}
{{LoadPage|Redstone Dust/Asset history|List of block state combinations|h4}}
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Dispense With This}}
== Video ==
{{Video note|These videos do not show all uses for redstone in crafting and all methods of obtaining. This video is also outdated, as of 1.13 Java Edition, redstone is now called Redstone Dust.}}
<div style="text-align:center">
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|zldqknGFWb4}}</span>
<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|_IApwvCLJW8}}</span>
</div>
== History ==
{{History||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding wire-type [[block]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust as an [[item]].
|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust as a placed [[block]].
|Redstone dust as a placed block has two power appearances; either completely on, or completely off.
|Redstone dust is used to craft [[redstone torch]]es.
|At this time, redstone has not been given an official name.}}
{{History||v1.0.2_01|Redstone dust now doesn't connect through solid [[block]]s diagonally down.{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}
|Walking on redstone dust no longer [[breaking|breaks]] it.{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}
|Active redstone dust now gives off [[particles]].{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}}}
{{History||v1.1.0|Redstone is now used to craft [[compass]]es.}}
{{History||v1.2.0|snap=?|slink=:Category:Information needed requiring unarchived version|Redstone is now used to craft [[clock]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|With the addition of inventory tooltips, the [[item]] form of redstone dust has been named "Redstone", and the usually unobtainable block form has been named "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History||1.2|Redstone is now used to craft [[dispenser]]s and [[note block]]s.}}
{{History||1.3|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE2.png|32px]] Redstone wire gets darker the farther away it is from a source of power, using a dedicated [[tint]] system. Previously, it was fully on until it reached its limit.
|Its particles now appear gray due to not being tinted.
|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone repeater]]s.}}
{{History||1.5|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE3.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE3.png|32px]] Fully off redstone wire is no longer black.
|Redstone dust can now be placed on [[snow]].
|Redstone is now used to craft [[powered rail]]s and [[detector rail]]s.}}
{{History||1.6.6|Redstone dust now checks if the block below has a solid top face or [[glowstone]], allowing it to be placed on it.}}
{{History||1.7|Redstone dust now connects to a [[redstone repeater|repeater]] without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.
|Redstone can now be used to craft [[piston]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Redstone can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, and in the new [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Redstone can now be [[brewing|brewed]] in a [[water bottle]] to create a [[mundane potion]].
|Redstone can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.
|Redstone now extends the [[potion]]s of [[Fire Resistance]], [[Slowness]], [[Swiftness]], [[Poison]], [[Weakness]] and [[Strength]].}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Redstone now extends the new potion of [[Regeneration]].}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE1.png|32px]] Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] has been changed from a "+" to a "•" shape.}}
{{History||?|Redstone wire block particles are now correctly colored.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w49a|Fixed redstone update bug.{{more info}}}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|Redstone can now be placed on [[glowstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w07a|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone lamp]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Redstone can now be [[trading|bought]] from priest [[villager]]s, at 2–4 redstone for 1 [[emerald]], making them [[renewable]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Redstone dust now generates in [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w25a|Redstone dust can now be placed on top of upside-down [[slabs]] and [[stairs]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]]s of [[Night Vision]] and [[Invisibility]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w38a|[[Witch]]es have been added, which sometimes [[drops|drop]] redstone when killed.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|Redstone can now be used to craft [[blocks of redstone]] and [[dropper]]s.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]] of [[Water Breathing]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Trading]] has been changed: cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1–4 redstone for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|Redstone dust no longer changes to [[obsidian]] next to water when [[lava]] flows into it.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]] of [[Leaping]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE4.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE4.png|32px]] Some slight changes have been made to redstone wire's appearance - the dot now extends outward with two more pixels, and the south-facing section of bends, T shapes and crosses now has one fewer pixel. It also appears straighter and more continuous in straight wire form.
|Redstone can no longer be added to extended [[potion]]s or tier-II potions.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of redstone from [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s has been cut by more than half.
|The average yield of redstone in [[mineshaft]] chests has been increased.}}
{{History|||snap=15w46a|The hitbox of redstone now covers only part of the surface of the [[block]] below, based on the orientation of the redstone.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Redstone dust can now be found in chests in [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Redstone can now used to craft [[observer]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The [[item]] form of "Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Wire".
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 55, and the [[item]]'s 331.}}
{{History|||snap=17w48a|"Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion of the Turtle Master]].}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone dust has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Redstone dust can now be found in chests in [[village]] temples.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Redstone dust can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]] and [[sea lantern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Cleric villagers now give redstone dust to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Redstone dust now has a bottom texture.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Redstone can now be used to craft [[target]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] has been changed from a "•" back to a "+" shape.
|Redstone dust's hitbox is now no longer strictly a cuboid, and more closely matches the shape of the wiring.<ref>{{bug|MC-137336}}</ref>
|Upward going redstone dust now has a hitbox on the side of the [[block]] too, rather than only on the floor.<ref>{{bug|MC-153508}}</ref>
|Unconnected redstone dust now has all direction block states set to "side".
|The direction block states of redstone dust are now properly set to "side" at the end of a redstone wire on both ends, rather than only the one with other redstone besides it.
|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (N).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (E).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (S).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (W).png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (N).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (E).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (S).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (W).png|32px]] While not accessible in normal gameplay, redstone dust that points into one side, but not the opposite, now visually reaches halfway across the [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w19a|Redstone dust now visually connects when going up [[soul sand]], 8-layer [[snow]] stacks and the back side of upside-down [[stairs]].
|[[Particles]] are now generated across the length of the redstone wire rather than the center of the [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w21a|Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] is now toggleable between a "+" and a "•" shape, by {{control|interacting}} with it.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate redstone ore]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Redstone wire now generates in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone as an [[item]].
|Redstone is now [[drops|dropped]] when [[breaking|mined]] from [[redstone ore]].
|Redstone can be used to craft [[compass]]es and [[clock]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=build 2|Redstone can now be used to craft [[powered rail]]s.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Redstone has been added to the [[Creative]] [[inventory]], but it still cannot be placed. }}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Redstone can now be placed.
|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone lamp]]s, [[note block]]s, [[detector rail]]s and [[redstone torch]]es.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[dispenser]]s and [[dropper]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[piston]]s and [[observer]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1–4 redstone for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Redstone can now be found in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||?|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png|32px]]<br>Placed redstone now assumes its current appearance with a more solid center. Its linear state appearences are unknown.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Redstone can now be found in [[desert]] [[village]] temple [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 4 redstone as part of their first tier [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.57|"Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.52|Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate redstone ore]].}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.26|Redstone wire now generates in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone.}}
{{History||xbox=TU3|Redstone now connects to a [[redstone repeater|repeater]] without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone has been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.95|Redstone can now be placed on [[glass]].}}
{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust.}}
{{History|foot}}
=== Redstone wire "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Redstone Wire}}
== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
; Java Edition
<gallery>
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NE).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ES).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (SW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NES).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW).png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Active Redstone Wire (NESW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Active Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NE).png |
Active Redstone Wire (ES).png |
Active Redstone Wire (SW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NEW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NES).png |
Active Redstone Wire (ESW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NSW).png
</gallery>
; Bedrock Edition
<gallery>
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Active Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png
</gallery>
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Slab Stair Redstone.png|First image of redstone dust on top of slabs and stairs.
File:Olivia Tinkering.jpeg|[[Olivia]] using a scarce amount of redstone dust.
File:23w32a.jpg|[[Sunny]] using a very long strip of redstone dust.
</gallery>
=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Powered By Redstone JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Powered By Redstone" made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
File:Redstone Behind Chiseled Bookshelf Pixel Art.png|Pixel art of redstone dust.
</gallery>
== Issues ==
{{issue list|redstone|redstone dust|redstone wire}}
== Trivia ==
* Five updates for [[wikipedia:Windows 10 version history|Windows 10]] released from 2016 to 2018 were codenamed "Redstone", referencing ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{link|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/7/8364355/microsoft-redstone-windows-updates|title=Microsoft plans ‘Redstone’ updates for Windows 10 in 2016|author=Tom Warren|website=The Verge|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref>
* The block has 1,296 possible block state combinations, the highest of all blocks as of 1.15.2, beating [[fire]]'s 512 and [[note block]]'s 800.
* According to {{el|ee}}, redstone dust contains radioactive [[element]]s.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
[[Category:Mechanisms]]
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[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
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[[Category:Brewing recipe]]
[[cs:Rudit]]
[[de:Redstone]]
[[el:Σκόνη Κοκκινόπετρας]]
[[es:Polvo de redstone]]
[[fr:Poudre de redstone]]
[[hu:Redstone]]
[[it:Polvere di redstone]]
[[ja:レッドストーンダスト]]
[[ko:레드스톤 가루]]
[[nl:Redstonestof]]
[[pl:Redstone]]
[[pt:Pó de redstone]]
[[ru:Красная пыль]]
[[th:ผงเรดสโตน]]
[[tr:Kızıltaş]]
[[uk:Редстоун]]
[[zh:红石粉]]</li></ul></nowiki> | beta 1.18.0.20 | Dripstone caves can now generate naturally by default, and no longer have to be enabled with experimental gameplay toggle. | |||
| Larger blobs of copper ore now generate in dripstone caves. | |||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Dripstone Caves" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- The Sơn Đoòng cave in Vietnam was of particular inspiration when coming up with the features of dripstone caves.[3]
Gallery[]
A dripstone cave intersecting a lush cave.
Dripstone caves as seen in Minecraft Live 2020.
A mineshaft in a dripstone cave.
Efe looking down into an exposed dripstone cave.
Ari emerging from a dripstone cave as the sun sets.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ MCPE-142225 — Dripstone Caves biome temperature is too cold
- ↑ MC-207250 — "Dripstone caves biome name is not properly capitalized" — resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ "One of the sources of inspiration for the new Minecraft caves & the large dripstone was Hang Son Doong caves in Vietnam. Mind blowing place with 80 meter stalagmites and other craziness!" – @henrikkniberg on X, February 12, 2021
- ↑ https://youtu.be/vdrn4ouZRvQ
External Links[]
- Around the Block: Dripstone Caves – Minecraft.net on February 10, 2022














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