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Target

A block that emits a redstone signal when struck by a projectile, with the signal strength depending on how close the hit is to the center.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Redstone

Version Added

1.16

Item ID

target

Target at a glance

Target, a redstone component out of crafting, sits under Redstone. A single slot takes 64 Target, a hotbar row 576, and 3456 fill a double chest.

Target 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. The game rates Target at 0.5 hardness. It holds up against explosions exactly as well as it does against a pickaxe, and no better. Any hoe will do on Target, from wood upward. It sits between Stone Pressure Plate and TNT in Redstone, number 27 of 29 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Redstone DustRedstone Dust
Redstone DustRedstone Dust
Hay BaleHay Bale
Redstone DustRedstone Dust
Redstone DustRedstone Dust
TargetTarget

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

A bullseye hit emits a signal strength of 15. Also bounces back arrows and slime/honey-launched projectiles.

Frequently asked questions about Target

  1. Redstone Dust, Hay Bale going into Target, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Target in Minecraft?

    Target is crafted from Redstone Dust and Hay Bale at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

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

    How many Target can you stack?

    64 Target fills a slot, and that slot costs 256 Redstone Dust and 64 Hay Bale, which is 64 crafts at the crafting table.

  3. Target as a block, next to the hoe its 0.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Target take to break?

    Target has hardness 0.5, and it has blast resistance 0.5. Both numbers on Target being equal is the usual case, and it is not built to hold off explosives. Any hoe will do on Target, from wood upward. Java 26.2 holds Target at exactly those figures, timing on it aside.

  4. Target coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.16

    When was Target added to Minecraft?

    Target was added in version 1.16.

  5. Target on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Target used for?

    A block that emits a redstone signal when struck by a projectile, with the signal strength depending on how close the hit is to the center.

Building with it

Four redstone dust around a hay bale give a target block, and it outputs a signal based on how close to the centre an arrow hits. It is the only block that turns aim into a number, which makes it the basis of every archery minigame.

In practice

A target block outputs a strength based on how close an arrow lands to the middle, fifteen at the centre and one at the edge. It also resets itself after a short delay, so it works as a repeatable trigger that needs no button and no plate.

Related Astroworld Resources

Target in a redstone circuit

Timing, signal strength and wiring for Target on Astroworld Redstone

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