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Lever
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Lever

A simple redstone switch that outputs a constant redstone signal when flipped on, and no signal when off.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Redstone

Version Added

1.0

Item ID

lever

Lever at a glance

Lever comes from crafting, and Redstone is where it sits as a redstone component. Stack Lever 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

Lever earns its place in redstone by what it does to a signal, and that behaviour is the building block under the farms, doors and machines that run without a player standing there. It is a 0.5-hardness block. That number is also what Lever is worth against a blast. It sits between Lectern and Lightning Rod in Redstone, number 10 of 29 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
StickStick
CobblestoneCobblestone
LeverLever

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Outputs a signal strength of 15. Can be placed on floors, walls, and ceilings.

Frequently asked questions about Lever

  1. Stick, Cobblestone going into Lever, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Lever in Minecraft?

    Lever is crafted from Stick and Cobblestone at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. Lever on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Lever used for?

    A simple redstone switch that outputs a constant redstone signal when flipped on, and no signal when off.

  3. Lever as a block, the one this breaking time belongs to

    How long does Lever take to break?

    Lever answers to 0.5 hardness, and it answers to 0.5 when something explodes. Equal values mean Lever was never built as a blast wall, whatever else it is good for. You will not find Lever under pickaxe, axe, shovel or hoe, since it carrys no tool tag. Java 26.2 lists Lever exactly this way, which is how it is printed here.

  4. 64 Lever drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Lever can you stack?

    64 Lever fills a slot, and that slot costs 64 Stick and 64 Cobblestone, which is 64 crafts at the crafting table. A double chest of Lever comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  5. Lever coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.0

    When was Lever added to Minecraft?

    Lever was added in the 1.0 full release.

Building with it

One cobblestone and one stick make a lever, and it is the simplest switch there is: on until you flip it off. Unlike a button it holds its state, which is what you want for lights, for a piston door that stays open, and for testing a circuit.

In practice

A lever powers the block it is attached to as well as the space around it, which is what makes it able to switch a piston through a wall. It keeps its state through a chunk unload, so a lever is the right switch for anything that should still be on when you come back.

Related Astroworld Resources

Lever in a redstone circuit

Timing, signal strength and wiring for Lever on Astroworld Redstone

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