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A lightning rod is a block used to divert lightning strikes.

Obtaining

Breaking

Lightning rods must be mined with a stone pickaxe or better, or else it drops nothing.

Block Lightning Rod
Hardness 3
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 15
Wooden 7.5
Stone 1.15
Iron 0.75
Diamond 0.6
Netherite 0.5
Golden 1.25
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Copper Ingot

Usage

Lightning rods can be oriented in different directions. Lightning rods redirect lightning strikes within an area of 32×4×32 ‌[Java Edition only] / 64×64×64 ‌[Bedrock Edition only] blocks to the top of the rod, which can prevent flammable structures from catching on fire during thunderstorms. Lightning rods divert the lightning created by a trident enchanted with Channeling thrown at an entity during a thunderstorm, or the lightning summoned by commands.[1][Bedrock Edition only]

A lightning rod emits a redstone signal when struck by lightning. A trident with Channeling can be thrown at a lightning rod to create lightning, but no redstone signal is emitted this way.[2][Java Edition only]

Sounds

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.copper.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break???
None[sound 1]BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.copper.fallNone[sound 1]???
Block breakingBlocksMining the blockblock.copper.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit???
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.copper.placesubtitles.block.generic.place???
FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.copper.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps???
  1. a b MC-177082

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
Lightning Rodlightning_rodBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.lightning_rod

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
Lightning Rodlightning_rod?Block & Giveable Item[i 1]tile.lightning_rod.name
  1. Available with /give command.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingupup
down
north
south
east
west
The direction that the lightning rod is facing, determined by its anchoring.
poweredfalsefalse
true
Whether or not the lightning rod is powered.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this lightning rod.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
facing_directionNot Supported00
1
2
3
4
5
UnsupportedThe direction the lightning rod faces.
  • 0: Down
  • 1: Up
  • 2: North
  • 3: South
  • 4: West
  • 5: East

History

October 3, 2020Lightning Rod (U) JE1 Lightning rods are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Pottery Sherd|Pottery Sherd]]<br/>{{Item
| image=Angler Pottery Sherd.png
| extratext = View [[#Items|all items]]
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
<!-- IT IS SHERD, NOT SHARD! DO NOT CHANGE TO SHARD, AS IT IS NAMED SHERD IN-GAME! -->
'''Pottery sherds'''<ref group="note">The word "[[wiktionary:sherd#English|sherd]]" or "[[wiktionary:potsherd#English|potsherd]]" is used by archaeologists to refer to fragments of pottery or other ceramics in order to differentiate them from "shards" of glass, metal, minerals and other materials.
</ref> are a set of twenty [[item]]s used to craft [[decorated pot]]s with ornamental designs. They can be obtained only by [[brush]]ing [[suspicious block]]s, with the variants of sherd obtainable being dependent on the structure.

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===
When a [[decorated pot]] is broken with a [[pickaxe]], [[axe]], [[shovel]], [[hoe]] or [[sword]] that is ''not'' enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops all of the pottery sherds and [[brick]]s used to craft it.

=== Suspicious block loot ===
Pottery sherds can be found as [[suspicious block]] loot in [[trail ruins]], [[ocean ruins]], [[desert pyramids]] and [[desert well]]s, and can be extracted from these blocks using a [[brush]].

{{#invoke:LootChest|base3|angler-pottery-sherd,archer-pottery-sherd,arms-up-pottery-sherd,blade-pottery-sherd,brewer-pottery-sherd,burn-pottery-sherd,danger-pottery-sherd,explorer-pottery-sherd,friend-pottery-sherd,heart-pottery-sherd,heartbreak-pottery-sherd,howl-pottery-sherd,miner-pottery-sherd,mourner-pottery-sherd,plenty-pottery-sherd,prize-pottery-sherd,sheaf-pottery-sherd,shelter-pottery-sherd,skull-pottery-sherd,snort-pottery-sherd}}

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{Crafting
|ingredients=Any Pottery Sherd or [[Brick]]
|B1= Any Pottery Sherd
|A2= Any Pottery Sherd |C2= Any Pottery Sherd
|B3= Any Pottery Sherd
|Output= Decorated Pot
|type= Decoration block
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Angler Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=angler_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Archer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=archer_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Arms Up Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=arms_up_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blade Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=blade_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brewer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brewer_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Burn Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=burn_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Danger Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=danger_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Explorer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=explorer_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Friend Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=friend_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Heart Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heart_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Heartbreak Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heartbreak_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Howl Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=howl_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Miner Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=miner_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mourner Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mourner_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Plenty Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=plenty_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Prize Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=prize_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Sheaf Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=sheaf_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Shelter Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shelter_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skull Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull_pottery_sherd
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Snort Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=snort_pottery_sherd
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Angler Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=angler_pottery_sherd
|id=664
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Archer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=archer_pottery_sherd
|id=665
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Arms Up Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=arms_up_pottery_sherd
|id=666
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Blade Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=blade_pottery_sherd
|id=667
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Brewer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brewer_pottery_sherd
|id=668
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Burn Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=burn_pottery_sherd
|id=669
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Danger Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=danger_pottery_sherd
|id=670
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Explorer Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=explorer_pottery_sherd
|id=671
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Friend Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=friend_pottery_sherd
|id=672
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Heart Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heart_pottery_sherd
|id=673
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Heartbreak Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=heartbreak_pottery_sherd
|id=674
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Howl Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=howl_pottery_sherd
|id=675
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Miner Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=miner_pottery_sherd
|id=676
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mourner Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mourner_pottery_sherd
|id=677
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Plenty Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=plenty_pottery_sherd
|id=678
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Prize Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=prize_pottery_sherd
|id=679
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Sheaf Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=sheaf_pottery_sherd
|id=680
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Shelter Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shelter_pottery_sherd
|id=681
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skull Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull_pottery_sherd
|id=682
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Snort Pottery Sherd
|spritetype=item
|nameid=snort_pottery_sherd
|id=683
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Careful restoration}}

== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|Respecting the Remnants;Careful Restoration}}

== History ==
{{History||October 3, 2020|[[File:Blue Ceramic Shard.png|32px]][[File:Orange Ceramic Shard.png|32px]][[File:Ceramic Shard 1.png|32px]][[File:Ceramic Shard 2.png|32px]][[File:Ceramic Shard 3.png|32px]][[File:Ceramic Shard 4.png|32px]] Ceramic shards were announced at [[Minecraft Live 2020]].|link=https://youtu.be/DBvZ2Iqmm3M?t=2216}}
{{History||February 10, 2023|[[Sofia Dankis]] posted an article about upcoming archaeology features, including pottery shards.|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/archeology-coming-minecraft-120}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[File:Archer Pottery Sherd JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arms Up Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Prize Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Skull Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added pottery shards behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4 Pre-release 3|[[File:Archer Pottery Sherd JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the texture of archer pottery shard.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Pottery shards are now out of the 1.20 experimental data pack.|[[File:Angler Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blade Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewer Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Burn Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Danger Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Explorer Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Friend Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Heart Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Heartbreak Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Howl Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Miner Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mourner Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Plenty Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sheaf Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Shelter Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Snort Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added another sixteen pottery shards.
|The probability for the archer, prize, and skull pottery shards to generate in the [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert temple]] and in [[desert well]] has been changed from 1/7 to 1/8, for the arms up pottery sherd to generate in the suspicious sand in [[desert well]] has been changed from 3/7 to 1/4.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Renamed "Pottery Shard" to "Pottery Sherd".|Burn, danger, friend, heart, heartbreak, howl and sheaf pottery sherds no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; burn, danger, friend, heart, heartbreak, howl and sheaf pottery sherds now are in the rare loot.}}
{{History|||snap=23w17a|The probability of the burn, danger, friend, heart, heartbreak, howl, and sheaf pottery sherds to generate in [[suspicious gravel]] in [[trail ruins]] has been changed from 1/11 to 1/12.{{verify}}|The player now gets the [[advancement]] "Respecting the remnants" when they brush a [[suspicious sand]] or a [[suspicious gravel]] to obtain a pottery sherd, "Careful restoration" when they craft a decorated pot using 4 pottery sherds.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.23|[[File:Archer Pottery Sherd BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Arms Up Pottery Sherd BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Prize Pottery Sherd BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Skull Pottery Sherd BE1.png|32px]] Added pottery shards behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.20|[[File:Archer Pottery Sherd JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the texture of archer pottery shard.}}
{{h|||snap=beta 1.19.80.22|[[File:Angler Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Blade Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewer Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Burn Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Danger Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Explorer Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Friend Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Heart Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Heartbreak Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Howl Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Miner Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mourner Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Plenty Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Sheaf Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Shelter Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Snort Pottery Sherd JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added another sixteen pottery shards.
|[[File:Arms Up Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Prize Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Skull Pottery Sherd JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the texture of arms up, prize and skull pottery shards.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-167202}}</ref>}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.20|Miner pottery shard can generate in desert pyramids.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Pottery shards are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.20.0.22|Renamed "Pottery Shard" to "Pottery Sherd".}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Many pottery sherds are based on another in-game mob or item:
** The angler pottery sherd depicts a [[fishing rod]].
** The archer pottery sherd depicts a [[bow]] and [[arrow]].
** The blade pottery sherd depicts a [[sword]].
** The brewer pottery sherd depicts a [[potion]].
** The burn pottery sherd depicts [[fire]].
** The danger pottery sherd depicts a [[creeper]].
** The explorer pottery sherd depicts a [[map]].
** The friend pottery sherd depicts the unibrow and nose of a [[villager]] or [[iron golem]].
** The howl pottery sherd depicts a [[wolf]].
** The miner pottery sherd depicts a [[pickaxe]].
** The mourner pottery sherd depicts an early design for the [[warden]].
** The plenty pottery sherd depicts a [[chest]].
** The sheaf pottery sherd depicts [[wheat]].
** The skull pottery sherd depicts a [[skeleton]].
** The snort pottery sherd depicts a [[sniffer]].
**The prize pottery sherd depicts a diamond cut [[diamond]]
***It could depict a [[MCE:Ruby|ruby]] from ''Minecraft Earth'', as well.
**The arms up pottery sherd depicts a [[character]] with their arms up.
**The heart and heartbreak pottery sherds depict a [[Health|heart]] and broken heart respectively.
**The shelter pottery sherd depicts a [[tree]].

==Gallery==
=== Items ===
<gallery>
Angler Pottery Sherd.png|Angler Pottery Sherd
Archer Pottery Sherd.png|Archer Pottery Sherd
Arms Up Pottery Sherd.png|Arms Up Pottery Sherd
Blade Pottery Sherd.png|Blade Pottery Sherd
Brewer Pottery Sherd.png|Brewer Pottery Sherd
Burn Pottery Sherd.png|Burn Pottery Sherd
Danger Pottery Sherd.png|Danger Pottery Sherd
Explorer Pottery Sherd.png|Explorer Pottery Sherd
Friend Pottery Sherd.png|Friend Pottery Sherd
Heart Pottery Sherd.png|Heart Pottery Sherd
Heartbreak Pottery Sherd.png|Heartbreak Pottery Sherd
Howl Pottery Sherd.png|Howl Pottery Sherd
Miner Pottery Sherd.png|Miner Pottery Sherd
Mourner Pottery Sherd.png|Mourner Pottery Sherd
Plenty Pottery Sherd.png|Plenty Pottery Sherd
Prize Pottery Sherd.png|Prize Pottery Sherd
Sheaf Pottery Sherd.png|Sheaf Pottery Sherd
Shelter Pottery Sherd.png|Shelter Pottery Sherd
Skull Pottery Sherd.png|Skull Pottery Sherd
Snort Pottery Sherd.png|Snort Pottery Sherd
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
JE 1.17 Development Archeology.jpg|Blue ceramic shard.
JE 1.17 Development Archeology 2.jpg|Ceramic shards.
</gallery>

=== Official artwork ===
<gallery>
Pottery Sherd Pixel Art.png|Pixel artwork of [[Ari]] holding a skull pottery sherd.
File:T&T Thumbnail.jpg|Ari holding up a different sherd.
</gallery>

== References ==
<references />

== Notes ==
<references group="note"/>

{{Items}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[de:Töpferscherbe]]
[[es:Fragmento de cerámica]]
[[fr:Tesson de poterie]]
[[ja:壺の欠片]]
[[pt:Óstraco]]
[[zh:陶片]]</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]].

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=== 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
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Dust
|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=<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></ul></nowiki>
20w45aLightning Rod (U) JE1 Lightning Rod (D) JE1 Lightning Rod (N) JE1 Lightning Rod (E) JE1 Lightning Rod (S) JE1 Lightning Rod (W) JE1 Added lightning rods.
20w46aLightning Rod (U) JE2 BE1 File:Lightning Rod (D) JE2 BE1.png File:Lightning Rod (N) JE2 BE1.png File:Lightning Rod (E) JE2 BE1.png File:Lightning Rod (S) JE2 BE1.png File:Lightning Rod (W) JE2 BE1.png The texture of lightning rods has been changed to match copper blocks.
The range of lightning rods has been increased from 16 blocks to 32 blocks.
21w05aLightning Rod (U) JE3 Lightning Rod (D) JE3 Lightning Rod (N) JE3 Lightning Rod (E) JE3 Lightning Rod (S) JE3 Lightning Rod (W) JE3 Lightning rods are now shaded properly.[3]
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.210
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Ink Sac|Ink Sac]]<br/>{{For|the variant dropped by Glow squids|Glow Ink Sac}}
{{Item
| image = Ink Sac.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

An '''ink sac''' is an [[item]] dropped by a [[squid]] upon death used to create [[black dye]], [[dark prismarine]]{{only|BE|short=1}}, and [[Book and Quill|books and quills]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===

==== Squid ====
{{see also|Tutorials/Squid farming|title1=Squid farming}}

A [[squid]] drops one to three ink sacs upon death. The maximum amount is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 1 to 6 with Looting III.

=== Fishing ===
Ink sacs can be obtained as a "junk" item from [[fishing]]. The [[Luck of the Sea]] [[enchantment]] decreases the chance.

=== Trading ===
[[Wandering trader]]s sometimes sell 3 ink sacs for an [[emerald]] {{in|bedrock}}. Apprentice level [[Trading#Librarian|librarians]] also buy 5 ink sacs for one [[emerald]].

=== Natural generation ===

{{LootChestItem|ink-sac}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, ink sacs can be also used in banner patterns:
{{banner crafting usage}}

=== Loom ingredient === 
{{Banner loom usage|Ink Sac}}

=== Dye ===
{{Dye usage}}
* Each type of [[Prismarine#Dark Prismarine|dark prismarine]] can be crafted using varying amounts of 8 [[Prismarine Shard#prismarine shards|prismarine shards]].

=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level librarian [[villager]]s have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to buy five ink sacs for an [[emerald]]. They always offer the trade {{in|bedrock|lc=}}.

=== Signs ===
Ink sacs can be applied to [[sign]]s or [[hanging sign]]s to revert glowing text back to default.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|subtitle=Ink Sac splotches
|source=block
|description=When an ink sac is used on a sign
|id=item.ink_sac.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Each sound can be 0.85, 0.88, or 0.9</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Ink sac1.ogg
|sound2=Ink sac2.ogg
|sound3=Ink sac3.ogg
|source=sound
|description=When an ink sac is used on a sign
|id=sign.ink_sac.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Ink Sac
|spritetype=item
|nameid=ink_sac
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Ink Sac
|spritetype=item
|nameid=ink_sac
|aliasid=dye / 0
|id=413
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.black.name
|foot=1}}

== Video ==
{{video note|Ink sacs can no longer be used as a dye in Java Edition.}}
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|ABYCZfawO60}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added ink sacks, together with all other dyes.}}
{{History||1.2_02|"Ink Sack" has been renamed to "Ink Sac".}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|Ink sacs are now used to craft [[book and quill]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Added the ability to [[Armor#Dyeing|dye]] leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Ink sacs can now be crafted with [[gunpowder]] to create a [[firework star]].}} 
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|[[Stained clay]] can now be [[crafting|crafted]].}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w41a|[[Stained glass]] can now be crafted.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|Ink sacs are now used to craft [[dark prismarine]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be [[dye]]d with ink sacs.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Ink sacs can now be used to dye [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Ink sacs are now used to craft black [[concrete powder]].}}
{{History|||snap=17w15a|Ink sacs can now be used to dye [[bed]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 351.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Ink sacs can now be used to craft [[black dye]].
|Ink sacs can no longer be used as a [[dye]].
|All of the dye-related functions and crafting recipes of ink sac (except books and quills and dark prismarine) have been transferred to black dye.
|[[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of ink sacs has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] ink sacs.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=Pre-release 1|Ink sacs are no longer used to craft [[dark prismarine]].}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w03a|Ink sacs can now be used to remove the text's glowing effect of a [[sign]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Ink sacs can now be used to remove the text's glowing effect of a [[hanging sign]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added ink sacs. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Ink sacs can now be used to craft [[cocoa beans]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Ink sacs are now available in [[creative]].}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Ink sacs now generate in [[village]] and [[stronghold]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Ink sacs can now be obtained from [[squid]].
|Ink sacs can now be obtained as a junk [[item]] from [[fishing]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Ink sacs now can now be used to dye water in [[cauldron]]s.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Ink sacs are no longer used to craft [[cocoa beans]].
|Ink sacs can now be used to craft [[dark prismarine]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Ink sacs can now be used to dye [[shulker]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Ink sacs are now used to re-dye [[bed]]s.
|Ink sacs can now be used to dye [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Ink sacs can now be used to craft [[book and quill]]s.
|Added [[banner]]s, which can be [[dye]]d with ink sacs.
|Ink sacs can now be crafted with [[gunpowder]] to create [[firework star]]s.
|Ink sacs can now be used to craft black [[concrete powder]].
|[[Stained glass]] can now be [[crafting|crafted]].}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Ink sacs can now be crafted from iron, sulfur, and 4 oxygen in the [[compound creator]]s.
|Ink sacs can now be used to craft [[balloon]]s and [[glow stick]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.10|Ink sacs can now be used to craft [[black dye]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Ink sacs can now be bought from [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of ink sacs has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Ink sacs can now be [[trading|sold]] to librarian [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of ink sacs has been changed from {{cd|dye/0}} to {{cd|ink_sac}}.}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.59|Ink sacs can now be used to revert glowing text on signs to normal.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added ink sacs.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of ink sacs has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added ink sacs.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Bedrock Edition specific information]]
[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Váček inkoustu]]
[[de:Tintenbeutel]]
[[es:Saco de tinta]]
[[fr:Poche d'encre]]
[[hu:Tintazsák]]
[[ja:イカスミ]]
[[ko:먹물 주머니]]
[[nl:Inktzak]]
[[pl:Torbiel z atramentem]]
[[pt:Bolsa de tinta]]
[[ru:Чернильный мешок]]
[[uk:Чорнильний мішок]]
[[zh:墨囊]]</li><li>[[Debug Stick|Debug Stick]]<br/>{{about|the item|other uses|Debug}}
{{exclusive|java}}
{{Item
| image = Debug Stick.gif
| rarity = Epic
| renewable = No
| stackable = No
}}

The '''debug stick''' is an [[item]] used to edit the [[block states]] of [[block]]s. It is visually identical to a regular [[stick]], but with a glint (as if [[Enchanting|enchanted]]).

== Obtaining ==

The debug stick is obtainable via [[commands]] such as {{cmd|/give}} or {{Cmd|/item}}, or the Creative inventory if the player has the appropriate permissions. It can be obtained only in worlds with cheats on.

== Usage ==

The debug stick can be used to change block states. {{control|Hitting}} the block allows players to select the block state key they wish to change, for an example, switching between the ''conditional'' and the ''facing'' block state keys for a [[command block]]. {{control|Using}} the block allows them to cycle through the valid values for the block state key, again as an example, the player can make the command block face, ''down'', ''east'', ''north'', ''south'', ''up'', or ''west'' if they chose the ''facing'' block state key. {{control|Sneaking}} while {{control|hitting}} or {{control|using}} cycles through the block state keys or values in reverse order.

It is notable that {{Control|using}} debug stick directly on an interactive block without {{Control|sneaking}} uses the block itself instead of the stick.<ref>{{bug|MC-200199}} </ref>

The debug stick cannot be used while in Survival or Adventure mode. It works only in creative mode with cheats enabled. In modes other than Creative, it acts like a regular item — although when {{control|using}} it on a block, the player swings the stick as if interacting with it (but nothing happens).

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Debug Stick
|spritetype=item
|nameid=debug_stick
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===

<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Debug Sticks}}
</div>

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|[[File:Debug Stick.gif|32px]] Added debug sticks.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w10a|Debug sticks are now capable of editing [[fire]] due to its added hitbox.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w44a|The debug stick is now available in the creative inventory, but only if cheats are enabled.}}
{{History|||snap=22w45a|Moved the debug stick behind the Operator Utilities tab in the creative inventory. The tab is only available if cheats are enabled and the "Operator Items Tab" option in the controls menu is turned on.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
The debug stick is not supported, and any issues resulting of its usage are closed as "Won't Fix" in the issue tracker.<br/> Issues with the stick itself are considered valid.<ref>https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-122323?focusedCommentId=419481&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-419481</ref><ref>{{reddit|7es23r||Just be aware that any weird state you create with it you cannot naturally create and any bugs that come from it will be shot down as 'Wont fix' :D|_Grum|November 22, 2017}}</ref>

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*An [[add-on]] made by Mineplex was showcased in [[MINECON Live 2019]], which had an editor stick for {{el|be}}, similar to the Debug Stick.<ref>{{ytl|OZqNaEX8208|MINECON Live 2019 @ 1:05:02|Minecraft|September 28, 2019|t=3902}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Technically Updated.jpg|Artwork of Steve and Alex wielding debug sticks.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Block states]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[de:Debug-Stab]]
[[es:Palo de depuración]]
[[fr:Bâton de débogage]]
[[ja:デバッグ棒]]
[[ko:디버그 막대기]]
[[pl:Patyk debugujący]]
[[pt:Graveto de depuração]]
[[ru:Палка отладки]]
[[zh:调试棒]]</li></ul>
beta 1.16.210.57Lightning Rod (U) JE2 BE1 File:Lightning Rod (D) JE2 BE1.png File:Lightning Rod (N) JE2 BE1.png File:Lightning Rod (E) JE2 BE1.png File:Lightning Rod (S) JE2 BE1.png File:Lightning Rod (W) JE2 BE1.png Added lightning rods.
Lightning Rod (inventory) BE1 It also has a bugged texture in inventory.

Trivia

Issues

Issues relating to "Lightning Rod" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

References

  1. MCPE-117987
  2. MC-203620
  3. MC-204446 - fixed in 21w05a[verify] despite that being an affects version
  4. "Minecraft Live: Caves & Cliffs - First Look @ 29:53" – Minecraft on YouTube, October 3, 2020
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