How do you get Lodestone in Minecraft?

Lodestone is crafted from Chiseled Stone Bricks and Netherite Ingot at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from Bridge chest loot (Bastion Remnant), not just the recipe above.

How long does Lodestone take to break?

Mining Lodestone works against 3.5; explosions on it work against 3.5. Both numbers on Lodestone being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. A pickaxe makes Lodestone quick, and even the cheapest one still drops it. Java 26.2 holds Lodestone at exactly those figures, timing on it aside.

Where do you find Lodestone in chests?

Lodestone is chest loot in bastion bridge chests (always) and ruined portal chests (about 67%, 1 to 2 at a time). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

How many Lodestone can you stack?

64 Lodestone fills a slot, and that slot costs 512 Chiseled Stone Bricks and 64 Netherite Ingot, which is 64 crafts at the crafting table.

When was Lodestone added to Minecraft?

Lodestone was added in version 1.16.

Utility BlocksCraftable

Lodestone

A block that, when used with a compass, causes that compass to point to the lodestone's location in any dimension.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Lodestone at a glance

Minecraft files Lodestone under Utility Blocks: a block you get from crafting and Bridge chest loot (Bastion Remnant). Stack Lodestone 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

The game rates Lodestone at 3.5 hardness. It carries the same 3.5 into an explosion. A pickaxe makes Lodestone quick, and even the cheapest one still drops it. Every bastion bridge chest contains one, and 1 other kind of generated chest can hold it as well. Lodestone sits between Lime Stained Glass and Loom in Utility Blocks, number 194 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Netherite Ingot
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Lodestone
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Lodestone has the grid for Lodestone

How to obtain

Crafting
Bridge chest loot (Bastion Remnant)

Notes

Works in all three dimensions. If the lodestone is destroyed, the compass spins randomly.

Frequently asked questions about Lodestone

How do you get Lodestone in Minecraft?
Lodestone is crafted from Chiseled Stone Bricks and Netherite Ingot at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from Bridge chest loot (Bastion Remnant), not just the recipe above.
What is Lodestone used for?
A block that, when used with a compass, causes that compass to point to the lodestone's location in any dimension.
How long does Lodestone take to break?
Mining Lodestone works against 3.5; explosions on it work against 3.5. Both numbers on Lodestone being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. A pickaxe makes Lodestone quick, and even the cheapest one still drops it. Java 26.2 holds Lodestone at exactly those figures, timing on it aside.
Where do you find Lodestone in chests?
Lodestone is chest loot in bastion bridge chests (always) and ruined portal chests (about 67%, 1 to 2 at a time). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.
How many Lodestone can you stack?
64 Lodestone fills a slot, and that slot costs 512 Chiseled Stone Bricks and 64 Netherite Ingot, which is 64 crafts at the crafting table.
When was Lodestone added to Minecraft?
Lodestone was added in version 1.16.

Building with it

A lodestone costs a netherite ingot and eight chiseled stone bricks, so it is an end-game navigation tool. A compass used on one points to that lodestone from anywhere, including the Nether and the End, where an ordinary compass spins uselessly.

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