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Lantern
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Lantern

A light source emitting light level 15 that can stand on the floor or hang from blocks and chains. Crafted from iron nuggets and a torch.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.14

Item ID

lantern

Lantern at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Lantern: a block out of crafting and naturally generated. A slot of Lantern holds 64, nine slots hold 576, and 1728 fill a chest.

Hardness 3.5 is what Lantern is worth in the block data. That number is also what Lantern is worth against a blast. The tool tag on Lantern is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. Light level 15 comes off Lantern without any help. It sits between Ladder and Light Blue Banner in Utility Blocks, number 172 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
TorchTorch
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
LanternLantern

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Naturally generated

Notes

Can be waterlogged. Generates in villages, ruined portals and other structures.

Frequently asked questions about Lantern

  1. Iron Nugget, Torch going into Lantern, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Lantern in Minecraft?

    Lantern is crafted from Iron Nugget and Torch at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from naturally generated, not just the recipe above.

  2. 64 Lantern drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Lantern can you stack?

    64 Lantern fills a slot, and that slot costs 512 Iron Nugget and 64 Torch, which is 64 crafts at the crafting table.

  3. Lantern on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Lantern used for?

    A light source emitting light level 15 that can stand on the floor or hang from blocks and chains. Crafted from iron nuggets and a torch.

  4. Lantern as a block, next to the pickaxe its 3.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Lantern take to break?

    Lantern answers to 3.5 hardness, and it answers to 3.5 when something explodes. Identical values are the game's way of saying Lantern was not designed to stop anything hitting it. The tool tag on Lantern is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. Light level 15 comes with Lantern. Java 26.2 publishes Lantern this way, and we print it the same.

  5. Lantern coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.14

    When was Lantern added to Minecraft?

    Lantern was added in version 1.14.

Building with it

A lantern is a torch surrounded by eight iron nuggets, and it gives light 15 rather than the torch's 14. What makes it worth the iron is placement: it hangs from a ceiling on nothing, sits on a fence post, and does not break when water flows over it.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Lantern

What villagers ask for Lantern on Astroworld Trades

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