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 toward 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[A] | ||
Default | 17.5 | |
Wooden | 2.65 | |
Stone | 1.35 | |
Iron | 0.9 | |
Diamond | 0.7 | |
Netherite | 0.6 | |
Golden | 0.45 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
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. 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[]
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[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.lodestone.fall | None[sound 1] | 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[]
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[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Lodestone | lodestone | Block & Item | block.minecraft.lodestone |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lodestone | lodestone | 477 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | 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 | ![]() | |||
20w16a | Lodestones now generate in chests within bastion remnants. | ||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | ![]() | |||
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.[1]
- The advancement "Country Lode, Take Me Home" is a reference to the lyrics of the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver.