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Lightning Rod
RedstoneCraftable

Lightning Rod

A copper block that attracts lightning strikes within a radius, redirecting them to protect nearby flammable structures. It emits a redstone pulse when struck.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Redstone

Version Added

1.17

Item ID

lightning_rod

Lightning Rod at a glance

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

Wire Lightning Rod into a circuit and it becomes part of the timing: redstone builds are made of components like this, each one deciding what the next block sees. It is a 3-hardness block. Its blast resistance is 6. You need at least stone to get anything back from Lightning Rod: a weaker pickaxe breaks it and drops nothing. It sits between Lever and Note Block in Redstone, number 11 of 29 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Copper IngotCopper Ingot
Copper IngotCopper Ingot
Copper IngotCopper Ingot
Lightning RodLightning Rod

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Attracts lightning during thunderstorms within a 128-block radius in Java Edition and emits a redstone signal when struck.

Frequently asked questions about Lightning Rod

  1. Copper Ingot going into Lightning Rod, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Lightning Rod in Minecraft?

    Lightning Rod is crafted from Copper Ingot at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

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

    What is Lightning Rod used for?

    A copper block that attracts lightning strikes within a radius, redirecting them to protect nearby flammable structures. It emits a redstone pulse when struck.

  3. Lightning Rod coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.17

    When was Lightning Rod added to Minecraft?

    Lightning Rod was added in version 1.17.

  4. 64 Lightning Rod drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Lightning Rod can you stack?

    192 Copper Ingot is what 64 Lightning Rod costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

  5. Lightning Rod as a block, next to the pickaxe its 3 hardness asks for

    How long does Lightning Rod take to break?

    Lightning Rod answers to 3 hardness, and it answers to 6 when something explodes. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Lightning Rod, which is why it breaks at two speeds. You need at least stone to get anything back from Lightning Rod: a weaker pickaxe breaks it and drops nothing. Java 26.2 publishes Lightning Rod this way, and we print it the same.

Building with it

Three copper ingots make a lightning rod, and it pulls strikes within a wide radius onto itself. That protects a wooden build from burning down, and it also emits a redstone pulse when struck, so a storm can trigger a circuit.

In practice

A rod pulls strikes from a wide radius onto itself, which keeps a wooden build from burning down, and it emits a pulse when hit. That makes weather itself a redstone input, and it is the only natural trigger that fires without anything moving.

Related Astroworld Resources

Lightning Rod in a redstone circuit

Timing, signal strength and wiring for Lightning Rod on Astroworld Redstone

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Step-by-step crafting recipe for Lightning Rod

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