Lodestone

Lodestone

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3.5
Hardness	3.5
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A lodestone is a block that can be used to alter compasses to point towards it. It can be used in all three dimensions.

Obtaining

Breaking

Lodestone requires a pickaxe to be mined, in which case it drops itself. If mined without a pickaxe, then the mining is slower and it drops nothing.

Block	Lodestone
Hardness	3.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	17.5
Wooden	2.65
Stone	1.35
Iron	0.9
Diamond	0.7
Netherite	0.6
Golden	0.45

Chest loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Lodestone	Bastion remnant	Bridge chest	1	100%
Bedrock Edition
Lodestone	Bastion remnant	Bridge chest	1	100%

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Lodestone	Chiseled Stone Bricks + Netherite Ingot

Usage

Lodestone Compass

Using a compass on a lodestone causes the compass to point to the lodestone, indicated by an enchantment glint effect on the compass ‌^{[Java Edition only]}, or a unique cyan glint ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}. This works even in the End and the Nether. If the lodestone is broken, or in a different dimension than the compass, then the compass spins randomly, as ordinary compasses in the End and Nether do. If the lodestone is destroyed while a paired compass is in a chest, shulker box, item frame, armor stand, or any other storage item, the compass does not register that the lodestone is destroyed until the item is retrieved. Placing a lodestone back in the exact place as the original lodestone while the compass is still in a container prevents unpairing.

Piston interactivity

Lodestones cannot be pushed by pistons or pulled by sticky pistons.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.lodestone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.lodestone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.lodestone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.lodestone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	1.0[check the code]	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.lodestone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:^{[more information needed]}

Unique

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Lodestone Compass locks onto Lodestone	?	Using a compass on the block	item.lodestone_compass.lock	subtitles.item.lodestone_compass.lock	?	?	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Resource location	Form	Translation key
Lodestone	lodestone	Block & Item	block.minecraft.lodestone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Lodestone	lodestone	477	Block & Item	tile.lodestone.name

Block data

In Bedrock Edition, a lodestone has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Country Lode, Take Me Home	Use a compass on a Lodestone	Hidden in the Depths	—	nether/use_lodestone

History

Java Edition
1.16		20w13a			Added lodestones.
		20w16a			Lodestones now generate in chests within bastion remnants.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Added lodestones.
					Lodestones are currently available only in Experimental Gameplay.
					Lodestones generate in chests within bastion remnants.
		beta 1.16.0.63			Lodestones now have their own sounds.
					Lodestones are no longer behind Experimental Gameplay.

Issues

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

Trivia

• In reality, the lodestone is a naturally magnetized piece of the mineral magnetite, which can attract iron.
• Despite being made from netherite, lodestones are not immune to fire and lava damage.
• The advancement "Country Lode, Take Me Home" is a reference to the lyrics of the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver.

See also

• Compass
• Netherite