Where to Find Lever in Minecraft
A simple redstone switch that outputs a constant redstone signal when flipped on, and no signal when off.
Lever at a glance
Lever is a redstone component in the Redstone category of Minecraft, and this guide names the one place it turns up, the route that end with one in your hand, and the fastest of them. The short answer: to get Lever you craft it from 1 Stick and 1 Cobblestone, in All Overworld biomes (crafting). Very easy is the verdict on Lever, 1 out of 5: it is one of the first things a new survival world can supply, needing no special gear or travel. Since a Crafting Table turns out Lever on demand, the work here is gathering rather than exploring, and the sections below cover each ingredient, where it comes from and when it is worth the trip.
Primary Location
All Overworld biomes (crafting)
Difficulty
Very Easy (1/5)
Version Added
1.0
Stack Size
64
Where to Find Lever
Lever is associated with All Overworld biomes (crafting), and that is the whole map for Lever. Toggles a constant redstone signal on/off. Can be placed on floors, walls, and ceilings. Lever does not spawn naturally in the world or generate in chests as standard loot: it is something you make at a Crafting Table, so the practical question is where to gather its ingredients rather than where to find the finished item.
Biomes & Dimensions
- All Overworld biomes (crafting)
Best Way to Get Lever
Stick and Cobblestone on a Crafting Table makes Lever, and repeating that beats any search, because the 2 ingredients are renewable and so is Lever. Before you can craft Lever, gather what goes into it: Stick (crafted from two planks) and Cobblestone (mine stone with any pickaxe). The simplest manual redstone input device. Lever stacks to 64, so a single mining or crafting session can bank 1728 of them in one chest without you having to think about space at all. Since the original 1.0 release the game has kept Lever as it is, which is why this guide holds on every current server without a version footnote. Once you have Lever, it earns its place in the kind of automated farms, hidden doors, and timing circuits that redstone makes possible, so it is worth keeping a few crafted and ready in your storage.
All Methods
- 1Craft using 1 Stick and 1 Cobblestone
Crafting recipe for Lever
LeverCrafting TableStation: Crafting Table
Tips for Finding Lever
- Toggles a constant redstone signal on/off
- Can be placed on floors, walls, and ceilings
- The simplest manual redstone input device
More notes on Lever
Outputs a signal strength of 15. Can be placed on floors, walls, and ceilings.
Lever elsewhere on Astroworld
Items and guides next to Lever
Players hunting for Lever often look for Redstone Dust, Piston, and Redstone Repeater as well, since those share a location or a recipe with Lever. The Lever item page carries the full stats and the crafting grid.
View the Lever item pageGetting Lever in practice
A lever is a stick and a cobblestone, which makes it the cheapest redstone input in the game. It stays where you put it, unlike a button, so it is the switch for anything that should hold its state: a door, a piston door, a lamp, a farm that runs until you stop it.
What to watch out for with Lever
A lever is one cobblestone and one stick, which makes it the first switch anyone builds. Unlike a button it stays where you put it, so it is the right choice for lights and doors and the wrong choice for anything that should reset itself, where a button or a pressure plate belongs.
Frequently asked questions about Lever
Where do you find Lever in Minecraft?
Lever is found in All Overworld biomes (crafting). Craft using 1 Stick and 1 Cobblestone.
What is the best way to get Lever?
Craft Lever from Stick and Cobblestone at a Crafting Table; every other route to Lever depends on where you are standing.
Can you craft Lever?
Yes. Lever is crafted at a Crafting Table using Stick and Cobblestone.
How hard is it to find Lever?
Finding Lever is rated very easy (1 out of 5): it is one of the first things a new survival world can supply, needing no special gear or travel.
When was Lever added to Minecraft?
Lever was added in the original 1.0 release.