Toggle search
Toggle menu
20.8K
1.7K
7
111.7K
SAS Gaming Wiki
Toggle preferences menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

Minecraft:Dispenser: Difference between revisions

From SAS Gaming Wiki
More actions
← Older editNewer edit →
VisualWikitext
SyncBot (talk | contribs)
Bots
74,239 edits
Fix template calls: add MC/ prefix
SyncBot (talk | contribs)
Bots
74,239 edits
Sync: updated from Minecraft
Line 11: Line 11:
| lavasusceptible = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
}}
A '''dispenser''' is a low-capacity storage [[Minecraft:block]] that can fire projectiles, use certain items or tools or place certain blocks, fluids or entities when given a [[Minecraft:redstone]] signal. Items that do not have unique dispenser functions are instead ejected [[Minecraft:Item (entity)|into the world]].
A '''dispenser''' is a low-capacity storage [[Minecraft:block]] that can fire [[Minecraft:projectile]]s, use certain items or tools or place certain blocks, fluids or entities when given a [[Minecraft:redstone]] signal. Items that do not have unique dispenser functions are instead ejected [[Minecraft:Item (entity)|into the world]].


== Obtaining ==
== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
=== Breaking ===
Dispensers can be mined using a [[Minecraft:pickaxe]], in which case it drops itself and its contents. If mined without a pickaxe, the dispenser drops only its contents.
Dispensers can be mined using a [[Minecraft:pickaxe]], in which case it drops itself and its contents. If mined without a pickaxe, the dispenser drops only its contents.
{{MC/Breaking row|horizontal=1|Dispenser|Pickaxe|Wood|foot=1}}
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Dispenser|Pickaxe|Wood|foot=1}}


=== Natural generation ===
=== Natural generation ===
'''Jungle temples'''
'''[[Minecraft:Jungle temple]]s'''
*Two dispensers are naturally generated in every jungle temple.
*Two dispensers are naturally generated in every [[Minecraft:jungle temple]].


'''Trial chambers'''
'''[[Minecraft:Trial chamber]]s'''
*Several dispensers can generate inside the trial chambers with random surprises.
*Several dispensers can generate inside the [[Minecraft:trial chamber]]s with random surprises.


=== Crafting ===
=== Crafting ===
Line 39: Line 39:
|Output=Dispenser
|Output=Dispenser
|type=Redstone
|type=Redstone
|description=The bow can be of any durability.<br>Enchantments on the bow do not affect the resulting dispenser.
|description=The bow can be of any [[Minecraft:durability]].<br>[[Minecraft:Enchantment]]s on the bow do not affect the resulting dispenser.
}}
}}


== Usage ==
== Usage ==
A dispenser can be used as a container and as a redstone component that dispenses items when activated, with results varying based on the item dispensed. For example, the trap in a jungle pyramid incorporates [[Minecraft:arrow]]s inside a dispenser, which shoots the arrows when activated.  
A dispenser can be used as a container and as a [[Minecraft:redstone component]] that dispenses items when activated, with results varying based on the item dispensed. For example, the trap in a [[Minecraft:jungle pyramid]] incorporates [[Minecraft:arrow]]s inside a dispenser, which shoots the arrows when activated.  


To place a dispenser, {{MC/Control|use}} it while pointing at a surface adjacent to the space it should occupy. A dispenser can be placed so that its output faces in any direction, including up or down. When placed, a dispenser faces the location of the player placing it.
To place a dispenser, {{control|use}} it while pointing at a surface adjacent to the space it should occupy. A dispenser can be placed so that its output faces in any direction, including up or down. When placed, a dispenser faces the location of the player placing it.


In {{MC/JE}}, a dispenser cannot be moved by [[Minecraft:piston]]s.
In {{JE}}, a dispenser cannot be moved by [[Minecraft:piston]]s.


=== Container ===
=== Container ===
Line 54: Line 54:
A dispenser has 9 slots of inventory space.
A dispenser has 9 slots of inventory space.


To open the dispenser GUI, use the {{MC/Control|Use Item}} control. To move items between the dispenser inventory and the player inventory or hotbar while the dispenser GUI is open, drag or shift-click the items. To exit the dispenser GUI, use the {{MC/Key|Esc}} control.
To open the dispenser GUI, use the {{control|Use Item}} [[Minecraft:control]]. To move items between the dispenser inventory and the player inventory or hotbar while the dispenser GUI is open, drag or shift-click the items. To exit the dispenser GUI, use the {{key|Esc}} control.


By default, the GUI of a dispenser is labeled "Dispenser". A dispenser's GUI label can be changed by naming the dispenser in an [[Minecraft:anvil]] before placing it, or by using the [[Minecraft:Commands/data|data]] command.{{only|Java}} For example, to label a dispenser at (0,64,0) "My Dispenser", use <code>data merge block 0 64 0 {CustomName:'"My Dispenser"'}</code>.
By default, the GUI of a dispenser is labeled "Dispenser". A dispenser's GUI label can be changed by naming the dispenser in an [[Minecraft:anvil]] before placing it, or by using the [[Minecraft:Commands/data|data]] command.{{only|Java}} For example, to label a dispenser at (0,64,0) "My Dispenser", use <code>data merge block 0 64 0 {CustomName:'"My Dispenser"'}</code>.
Line 61: Line 61:


=== Redstone component ===
=== Redstone component ===
{{MC/See also|Redstone circuit}}
{{see also|Redstone circuit}}


A dispenser can be used to dispense a randomly selected [[Minecraft:item]] out of the ones it contains.
A dispenser can be used to dispense a randomly selected [[Minecraft:item]] out of the ones it contains.
Line 68: Line 68:


A dispenser is a [[Minecraft:Redstone components#Mechanism components|redstone mechanism]] and can be activated by:
A dispenser is a [[Minecraft:Redstone components#Mechanism components|redstone mechanism]] and can be activated by:
* an adjacent active '''[[Minecraft:Redstone components#Power components|power component]]''': for example, a redstone torch (except that a redstone torch does not activate a dispenser it is attached to), a block of redstone, a daylight sensor, etc.
* an adjacent active '''[[Minecraft:Redstone components#Power components|power component]]''': for example, a [[Minecraft:redstone torch]] (except that a redstone torch does not activate a dispenser it is attached to), a [[Minecraft:block of redstone]], a [[Minecraft:daylight sensor]], etc.
* an adjacent powered conductive block (for example, a block with an active redstone torch under it)
* an adjacent [[Minecraft:powered]] [[Minecraft:conductive]] block (for example, a block with an active redstone torch under it)
* a powered '''redstone repeater''' or '''redstone comparator''' facing the dispenser
* a powered '''[[Minecraft:redstone repeater]]''' or '''[[Minecraft:redstone comparator]]''' facing the dispenser
* powered '''redstone dust''' configured to point at the dispenser, or on top of it, or a directionless "cross" next to it; a dispenser is ''not'' activated by adjacent powered redstone dust that is configured to point in another direction.
* powered '''[[Minecraft:redstone dust]]''' configured to point at the dispenser, or on top of it, or a directionless "cross" next to it; a dispenser is ''not'' activated by adjacent powered redstone dust that is configured to point in another direction.


Some of these methods can ''activate'' a dispenser (in the sense of triggering an action) without ''powering'' the dispenser (in the sense of whether the dispenser can power adjacent redstone dust, etc.).
Some of these methods can ''activate'' a dispenser (in the sense of triggering an action) without ''powering'' the dispenser (in the sense of whether the dispenser can power adjacent redstone dust, etc.).


In addition to the methods above, a dispenser can also be activated by quasi-connectivity.{{only|java}} A dispenser becomes activated if one of the methods above ''would'' activate a mechanism component in the block above the dispenser, even if there is no mechanism component there (even if the block above the dispenser is [[Minecraft:air]] or a non-conductive block), but only when the dispenser receives a block update (including a redstone update within two blocks of the dispenser).  
In addition to the methods above, a dispenser can also be activated by [[Minecraft:quasi-connectivity]].{{only|java}} A dispenser becomes activated if one of the methods above ''would'' activate a mechanism component in the block above the dispenser, even if there is no mechanism component there (even if the block above the dispenser is [[Minecraft:air]] or a [[Minecraft:non-conductive]] block), but only when the dispenser receives a block update (including a redstone update within two blocks of the dispenser).  


A dispenser has a 4 game [[Minecraft:tick]] (0.2 seconds, barring lag) delay between activation and a response. During this time, additional inputs are ignored.
A dispenser has a 4 game [[Minecraft:tick]] (0.2 seconds, barring lag) delay between activation and a response. During this time, additional inputs are ignored.


{{MC/In|be}}, the dispenser can only activate on the input/consumer redstone tick (C-tick).
{{IN|be}}, the dispenser can only activate on the input/consumer redstone tick ([[Minecraft:C-tick]]).


==== Behavior ====
==== Behavior ====


When activated, a dispenser waits for 4 game ticks (0.2 seconds, barring lag) and then ejects one item. The dispenser does not continue to eject items while activated; ejection occurs only on the initial activation (the rising edge of an input signal). To eject multiple items, repeatedly activate the dispenser with a clock circuit.
When activated, a dispenser waits for 4 game [[Minecraft:ticks]] (0.2 seconds, barring lag) and then ejects one item. The dispenser does not continue to eject items while activated; ejection occurs only on the initial activation (the [[Minecraft:Pulse circuit#Pulses|rising edge]] of an input signal). To eject multiple items, repeatedly activate the dispenser with a [[Minecraft:clock circuit]].


If multiple slots are occupied by items, a random occupied slot is chosen for ejection. The slot is chosen when an item is ejected, not when the dispenser is initially activated; thus it is possible to move items into or out of a dispenser between its activation and item dispensing.
If multiple slots are occupied by items, a random occupied slot is chosen for ejection. The slot is chosen when an item is ejected, not when the dispenser is initially activated; thus it is possible to move items into or out of a dispenser between its activation and item dispensing.


The effects of being activated vary with the type of ejected item. Most items are thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing as if a player had used the {{MC/Control|Drop Item}} control. Other items behave differently when dispensed, as described in the table below. In general, a dispenser ''cannot'' place blocks into the world, aside for a few exceptions, such as shulker boxes, powder snow, and certain cases where the placed block would do something unusual. When a dispenser uses an item that has durability, such as flint and steel and [[Minecraft:shears]], the item's durability decreases.
The effects of being activated vary with the type of ejected item. Most items are thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing as if a player had used the {{control|Drop Item}} [[Minecraft:control]]. Other items behave differently when dispensed, as described in the table below. In general, a dispenser ''cannot'' place blocks into the world, aside for a few exceptions, such as shulker boxes, powder snow, and certain cases where the placed block would do something unusual. When a dispenser uses an item that has [[Minecraft:durability]], such as [[Minecraft:flint and steel]] and [[Minecraft:shears]], the item's durability decreases.


Unlike a [[Minecraft:dropper]], a dispenser can't push items inside another container.
Unlike a [[Minecraft:dropper]], a dispenser can't push items inside another container.
Line 97: Line 97:
! Effect
! Effect
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Iron Chestplate|Armor}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Elytra}}
| {{ItemLink|Iron Chestplate|Armor}}<br>{{ItemLink|Elytra}}
| Equips on a player, armor stand, skeleton, wither skeleton, stray, bogged, [[Minecraft:zombie]], [[Minecraft:husk]], pillager, drowned, vindicator, [[Minecraft:villager]]{{only|java}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-109608|"Villagers cannot be equipped with anything by a dispenser, but that would be a separate issue and a feature request rather than a bug."|Cannot dispense armor or mob heads onto villagers or zombies|Cannot Reproduce}}</ref>, [[Minecraft:piglin]] or zombified piglin within the block the dispenser is facing with empty appropriate armor slot (any armor, made from any material).
| Equips on a [[Minecraft:player]], [[Minecraft:armor stand]], [[Minecraft:skeleton]], [[Minecraft:wither skeleton]], [[Minecraft:stray]], [[Minecraft:bogged]], [[Minecraft:zombie]], [[Minecraft:husk]], [[Minecraft:pillager]], [[Minecraft:drowned]], [[Minecraft:vindicator]], [[Minecraft:villager]]{{only|java}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-109608|"Villagers cannot be equipped with anything by a dispenser, but that would be a separate issue and a feature request rather than a bug."|Cannot dispense armor or mob heads onto villagers or zombies|Cannot Reproduce}}</ref>, [[Minecraft:piglin]] or [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]] within the block the dispenser is facing with empty appropriate armor slot (any armor, made from any material).
{{MC/In|Java}}, zombies can only be equipped if they are capable of picking up items.<ref>{{bug|MC-190027||Dispensers can only put armor onto zombies with CanPickUpLoot set to true}}</ref>
{{IN|Java}}, zombies can only be equipped if they are capable of picking up items.<ref>{{bug|MC-190027||Dispensers can only put armor onto zombies with CanPickUpLoot set to true}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Armor stand}}
| {{ItemLink|Armor stand}}
| Placed as an entity in the block the dispenser is facing.{{only|java}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-80145}}</ref>
| Placed as an entity in the block the dispenser is facing.{{only|java}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-80145}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Arrow}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Spectral arrow}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Tipped arrow}}
| {{ItemLink|Arrow}}<br>{{ItemLink|Spectral arrow}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{ItemLink|Tipped arrow}}
| Fired in the direction the dispenser is facing.
| Fired in the direction the dispenser is facing.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Oak Boat|text=Boat}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Boat with chest}}
| {{ItemLink|Oak Boat|text=Boat}}<br>{{ItemLink|Boat with chest}}
| Placed as an entity (i.e., a right-clickable vehicle) in the block the dispenser is facing, if the dispenser is facing the water or an empty block above water &mdash; otherwise dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers">{{bug|MC-114111}}</ref>
| Placed as an entity (i.e., a right-clickable vehicle) in the block the dispenser is facing, if the dispenser is facing the water or an empty block above water &mdash; otherwise dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers">{{bug|MC-114111}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Bone meal}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Super fertilizer}}{{only|be|edu|short=1}}
| {{ItemLink|Bone meal}}<br>{{ItemLink|Super fertilizer}}{{only|be|edu|short=1}}
| Uses bone meal (as [[Minecraft:Bone Meal#Fertilizer|fertilizer]]) or super fertilizer on the block the dispenser is facing, if possible. If the block faced does not react to fertilizers, no bone meal or super fertilizer is used.
| Uses bone meal (as [[Minecraft:Bone Meal#Fertilizer|fertilizer]]) or super fertilizer on the block the dispenser is facing, if possible. If the block faced does not react to fertilizers, no bone meal or super fertilizer is used.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Bottle o' enchanting}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Egg}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Ice bomb}}{{only|be|edu|short=1}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Snowball}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Splash potion}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Lingering potion}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Wind charge}}
| {{ItemLink|Bottle o' enchanting}}<br>{{ItemLink|Egg}}<br>{{ItemLink|Ice bomb}}{{only|be|edu|short=1}}<br>{{ItemLink|Snowball}}<br>{{ItemLink|Splash potion}}<br>{{ItemLink|Lingering potion}}<br>{{ItemLink|Wind charge}}
| Thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing as if the player had right-clicked the item in their inventory. Splash potions and lingering potions are fired farther.
| Thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing as if the player had right-clicked the item in their inventory. Splash potions and lingering potions are fired farther.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Bucket}}
| {{ItemLink|Bucket}}
| Collects lava or water source block the dispenser is facing, adding the newly filled bucket to an empty slot in the dispenser's inventory. If there isn't room in the dispenser for the newly-filled bucket (i.e. the empty bucket was part of a stack and all other slots in the dispenser are also full), drops the filled bucket. If no source block is in front of the dispenser, drops an empty bucket.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/>
| Collects lava or water source block the dispenser is facing, adding the newly filled bucket to an empty slot in the dispenser's inventory. If there isn't room in the dispenser for the newly-filled bucket (i.e. the empty bucket was part of a stack and all other slots in the dispenser are also full), drops the filled bucket. If no source block is in front of the dispenser, drops an empty bucket.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/>
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Fire charge}}
| {{ItemLink|Fire charge}}
| Launches fireball (as if produced by a blaze) in the direction the dispenser is facing. When a dispensed fireball hits a mob (including a player) or a block, the mob or block is set on fire. When a dispensed fireball hits a [[Minecraft:boat]] or [[Minecraft:minecart]], the vehicle is destroyed and drops itself as an item.
| Launches fireball (as if produced by a [[Minecraft:blaze]]) in the direction the dispenser is facing. When a dispensed fireball hits a mob (including a player) or a block, the mob or block is set on fire. When a dispensed fireball hits a [[Minecraft:boat]] or [[Minecraft:minecart]], the vehicle is destroyed and drops itself as an item.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Firework rocket}}
| {{ItemLink|Firework rocket}}
| Launches in the direction the dispenser is facing. It can be used to inflict damage if it was crafted with stars.
| Launches in the direction the dispenser is facing. It can be used to inflict damage if it was crafted with stars.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Flint and steel}}
| {{ItemLink|Flint and steel}}
| If the dispenser is facing an air block and having an available block below this air block, places fire in the air block. If the dispenser is facing [[Minecraft:TNT]], it ignites the TNT. If the dispenser is facing an extinguished [[Minecraft:campfire]], the campfire is ignited. Otherwise, does nothing.
| If the dispenser is facing an air block and having an available block below this air block, places fire in the air block. If the dispenser is facing [[Minecraft:TNT]], it ignites the TNT. If the dispenser is facing an extinguished [[Minecraft:campfire]], the campfire is ignited. Otherwise, does nothing.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Lava bucket}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Water bucket}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Bucket of cod}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Bucket of salmon}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Bucket of tropical fish}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Bucket of pufferfish}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Bucket of axolotl}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Powder snow bucket}}<br>{{MC/Itemlink|Bucket of tadpole}}
| {{ItemLink|Lava bucket}}<br>{{ItemLink|Water bucket}}<br>{{ItemLink|Bucket of cod}}<br>{{ItemLink|Bucket of salmon}}<br>{{ItemLink|Bucket of tropical fish}}<br>{{ItemLink|Bucket of pufferfish}}<br>{{ItemLink|Bucket of axolotl}}<br>{{ItemLink|Powder snow bucket}}<br>{{ItemLink|Bucket of tadpole}}<br>{{ItemLink|Bucket of sulfur cube}}
| Places lava or water in the block the dispenser is facing (replacing the lava or water bucket in the dispenser with an empty bucket) if the block the dispenser is facing is one that the player could use lava or water buckets on (e.g., [[Minecraft:air]], [[Minecraft:flower]]s, grass, etc. &mdash; doesn't work with a [[Minecraft:cauldron]]<ref>{{bug|MC-165196|||Invalid}}</ref>) &mdash; otherwise the bucket is dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/> Water dispensed in [[Minecraft:the Nether]] disappears instantly, leaving only the empty bucket in the dispenser. If the bucket contains an axolotl or fish, the mob is spawned along with the block of water. A dispenser can place or remove powder snow in the block in front of where the dispenser is facing.
| Places lava or water in the block the dispenser is facing (replacing the lava or water bucket in the dispenser with an empty bucket) if the block the dispenser is facing is one that the player could use lava or water buckets on (e.g., [[Minecraft:air]], [[Minecraft:flower]]s, [[Minecraft:grass]], etc. &mdash; doesn't work with a [[Minecraft:cauldron]]<ref>{{bug|MC-165196|||Invalid}}</ref>) &mdash; otherwise the bucket is dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/> Water dispensed in [[Minecraft:the Nether]] disappears instantly, leaving only the empty bucket in the dispenser. If the bucket contains an axolotl or fish, the mob is spawned along with the block of water. A dispenser can place or remove [[Minecraft:powder snow]] in the block in front of where the dispenser is facing.
|-
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{MC/Entitylink|Minecart}}<br>{{MC/Entitylink|Minecart with chest}}<br>{{MC/Entitylink|Minecart with command block}}<br>{{MC/Entitylink|Minecart with furnace}}<br>{{MC/Entitylink|Minecart with hopper}}<br>{{MC/Entitylink|Minecart with TNT}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{EntityLink|Minecart}}<br>{{EntityLink|Minecart with chest}}<br>{{EntityLink|Minecart with command block}}<br>{{EntityLink|Minecart with furnace}}<br>{{EntityLink|Minecart with hopper}}<br>{{EntityLink|Minecart with TNT}}
| Placed as an entity (i.e., a right-clickable vehicle) in the block the dispenser is facing, if the dispenser is facing a type of rails &mdash; otherwise dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/>
| Placed as an entity (i.e., a right-clickable vehicle) in the block the dispenser is facing, if the dispenser is facing a type of rails &mdash; otherwise dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/>
|-
|-
| {{MC/Blocklink|Heads}}<br>{{MC/Blocklink|Carved pumpkin}}
| {{BlockLink|Heads}}<br>{{BlockLink|Carved pumpkin}}
| If placement completes the construction of an iron golem, snow golem, or [[Minecraft:wither]], the entity is created as if constructed by a player. If the difficulty is set to peaceful, dispensers never place wither skeleton skulls. Equips on a player, [[Minecraft:mob]] (with exceptions), or armor stand with an empty helmet slot, within the block the dispenser is facing. Otherwise, does nothing.
| If placement completes the construction of an [[Minecraft:iron golem]], [[Minecraft:snow golem]], or [[Minecraft:wither]], the entity is created as if constructed by a player. If the [[Minecraft:difficulty]] is set to peaceful, dispensers never place wither skeleton skulls. Equips on a [[Minecraft:player]], [[Minecraft:mob]] (with exceptions), or [[Minecraft:armor stand]] with an empty helmet slot, within the block the dispenser is facing. Otherwise, does nothing.
Placement of wither skulls fails under water, even though withers can be manually built under water.
Placement of wither skulls fails under water, even though withers can be manually built under water.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Blocklink|Shulker box}}
| {{BlockLink|Shulker box}}


| Placed as a block.
| Placed as a block.
|-
|-
| Spawn egg
| [[Minecraft:Spawn egg]]
| Summons a mob in front of the dispenser.
| Summons a mob in front of the dispenser.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Blocklink|TNT}}<br>{{MC/Blocklink|Underwater TNT}}{{only|be|edu|short=1}}
| {{BlockLink|TNT}}<br>{{BlockLink|Underwater TNT}}{{only|be|edu|short=1}}
| Summons a TNT entity in the block the dispenser is facing, with upward motion and a small velocity in a random horizontal direction.
| Summons a TNT entity in the block the dispenser is facing, with upward motion and a small velocity in a random horizontal direction.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Trident}}
| {{ItemLink|Trident}}
| Thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing.{{only|bedrock}}{{MC/Upcoming|java Combat Tests|nocat=1}}
| Thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing.{{only|bedrock}}{{upcoming|java Combat Tests|nocat=1}}
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Shears}}
| {{ItemLink|Shears}}
| Unleash leashed mobs that is in the block in front of it.
| Unleash leashed mobs that is in the block in front of it.
Shear any bogged, sheep, snow golem, mooshroom, or sulfur cube{{MC/Upcoming}} that is in the block in front of it.<br>Harvests [[Minecraft:honeycomb]]s from a full [[Minecraft:beehive]] or bee nest.
Shear any [[Minecraft:bogged]], [[Minecraft:sheep]], [[Minecraft:snow golem]], [[Minecraft:mooshroom]], or [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]{{upcoming}} that is in the block in front of it.<br>Harvests [[Minecraft:honeycomb]]s from a full [[Minecraft:beehive]] or [[Minecraft:bee nest]].
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Glass bottle}}
| {{ItemLink|Glass bottle}}
| Fills bottle with water if the dispenser is facing a water source block or with [[Minecraft:Honey Bottle|honey]] if the dispenser is facing a full beehive or bee nest. If there is no room for the newly-filled bottle (i.e. there are no empty slots in the dispenser), drops the filled bottle. <br>If the dispenser is facing anything else, the empty glass bottle is dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/><ref>{{snap|19w42a|October 16, 2019}}</ref>
| Fills bottle with water if the dispenser is facing a water source block or with [[Minecraft:Honey Bottle|honey]] if the dispenser is facing a full beehive or bee nest. If there is no room for the newly-filled bottle (i.e. there are no empty slots in the dispenser), drops the filled bottle. <br>If the dispenser is facing anything else, the empty glass bottle is dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/><ref>{{snap|19w42a|October 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Iron Horse Armor|Horse armor}}
| {{ItemLink|Iron Horse Armor|Horse armor}}
| Place horse armor on any tamed horse or zombie horse that is in the block in front of it.
| Place horse armor on any tamed horse or zombie horse that is in the block in front of it.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Iron Nautilus Armor|Nautilus armor}}
| {{ItemLink|Iron Nautilus Armor|Nautilus armor}}
| Place nautilus armor on any tamed nautilus or zombie nautilus that is in the block in front of it.
| Place nautilus armor on any tamed nautilus or zombie nautilus that is in the block in front of it.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Saddle}}
| {{ItemLink|Saddle}}
| Place a saddle on any pig, strider, camel, camel husk, tamed horse, donkey, mule, zombie horse, skeleton horse,{{only|java}} nautilus, or zombie nautilus that is in the block in front of it.
| Place a saddle on any pig, strider, camel, camel husk, tamed horse, donkey, mule, zombie horse, skeleton horse,{{only|java}} nautilus, or zombie nautilus that is in the block in front of it.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Harness}}
| {{ItemLink|Harness}}
| Place a harness on any happy ghast that is in the block in front of it.
| Place a harness on any happy ghast that is in the block in front of it.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Blocklink|White Carpet|Carpet}}
| {{BlockLink|White Carpet|Carpet}}
| Place a carpet on any tamed llama that is in the block in front of it.
| Place a carpet on any tamed llama that is in the block in front of it.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Blocklink|Chest}}
| {{BlockLink|Chest}}
| Place a chest on any tamed llama, donkey, or mule that is in the block in front of it.
| Place a chest on any tamed llama, donkey, or mule that is in the block in front of it.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Blocklink|Glowstone}}
| {{BlockLink|Glowstone}}
| Charges any empty or partially filled respawn anchor. If facing a full respawn anchor, it does nothing.
| Charges any empty or partially filled [[Minecraft:respawn anchor]]. If facing a full respawn anchor, it does nothing.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Honeycomb}}
| {{ItemLink|Honeycomb}}
| Wax any copper block that is in the block in front of it.
| Wax any [[Minecraft:copper]] block that is in the block in front of it.
|-
|-
| {{MC/Itemlink|Water bottle}}
| {{ItemLink|Water bottle}}
| Turns [[Minecraft:dirt]], coarse dirt, and rooted dirt into [[Minecraft:mud]].
| Turns [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], and [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]] into [[Minecraft:mud]].
|-
|-
|{{MC/Itemlink|Brush}}
|{{ItemLink|Brush}}
| Brushes an armadillo in front of the dispenser.
| Brushes an [[Minecraft:armadillo]] in front of the dispenser.
|-
|-
| Others
| Others
| Dropped: Ejected toward the block the dispenser is facing as if a player had used the {{MC/Control|drop item}} control.
| Dropped: Ejected toward the block the dispenser is facing as if a player had used the {{control|drop item}} [[Minecraft:control]].
|}
|}


When a dispenser dispenses an item, it emits a clicking sound (unless the item is a projectile or a spawn egg) and a smoke particle. If it is empty when activated, it emits a slightly higher-pitched click. The noise of a dispenser can be heard up to 16 blocks away.
When a dispenser dispenses an item, it emits a clicking [[Minecraft:sound]] (unless the item is a projectile or a [[Minecraft:spawn egg]]) and a smoke [[Minecraft:particle]]. If it is empty when activated, it emits a slightly higher-pitched click. The noise of a dispenser can be heard up to 16 blocks away.


A dispenser is a conductive block, so powering it directly can cause adjacent mechanism components (including other dispensers) to activate as well.
A dispenser is a [[Minecraft:conductive]] block, so powering it directly can cause adjacent [[Minecraft:mechanism component]]s (including other dispensers) to activate as well.


== Sounds ==
== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
=== Generic ===
{{MC/Sound table/Block/Stone}}
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}


=== Unique ===
=== Unique ===
{{MC/El|je}}:
{{el|je}}:
{{SoundTable
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| type = java
Line 239: Line 239:
|subtitle=Chest locked
|subtitle=Chest locked
|source=block
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to open a dispenser locked using the {{MC/Nbt|compound|lock}} tag
|description=When a player attempts to open a dispenser locked using the {{nbt|compound|lock}} tag
|id=block.chest.locked|idnote=<ref group=sound name=LousyEvents/>
|id=block.chest.locked|idnote=<ref group=sound name=LousyEvents/>
|translationkey=subtitles.block.chest.locked|translationkeynote=<ref group=sound name=LousyEvents/>
|translationkey=subtitles.block.chest.locked|translationkeynote=<ref group=sound name=LousyEvents/>
Line 248: Line 248:
}}
}}


{{MC/El|be}}:
{{el|be}}:
{{SoundTable
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| type = bedrock
Line 277: Line 277:
== Data values ==
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
=== ID ===
{{MC/Edition|java}}:
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
{{ID table
|edition=java
|edition=java
Line 293: Line 293:
|foot=1}}
|foot=1}}


{{MC/Edition|bedrock}}:
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|edition=bedrock
Line 313: Line 313:


=== Block states ===
=== Block states ===
{{MC/See also|Block states}}
{{see also|Block states}}
<!-- This section is used for both dispensers and droppers. Please retain generalized wording. -->
<!-- This section is used for both dispensers and droppers. Please retain generalized wording. -->
<section begin="block states"/>{{MC/El|je}}:
<section begin="block states"/>{{el|je}}:
{{bst|facing|north|down,east,north,south,up,west|The direction in which contents are shot or dropped.<br>The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the block.}}
{{bst|facing|north|down,east,north,south,up,west|The direction in which contents are shot or dropped.<br>The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the block.}}
{{bst|triggered|false|false,true|True if this block is activated.|foot=1}}
{{bst|triggered|false|false,true|True if this block is activated.|foot=1}}


{{MC/El|be}}:
{{el|be}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x1,0x2,0x4|facing_direction|0|0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7|The direction in which contents are shot or dropped.
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x1,0x2,0x4|facing_direction|0|0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7|The direction in which contents are shot or dropped.
*0: facing down
*0: facing down
Line 332: Line 332:
A dispenser has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.
A dispenser has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.


{{MC/El|java}}:
{{el|java}}:
{{MC/See also|Block entity format}}
{{see also|Block entity format}}
<section begin="block data"/><div class="treeview">
<section begin="block data"/><div class="treeview">
*{{MC/Nbt|compound}} Block entity data
*{{nbt|compound}} Block entity data
** {{MC/Nbt inherit/blockentity}}
** {{nbt inherit/blockentity}}
** {{MC/Nbt inherit/nameable|indent=**}}
** {{nbt inherit/nameable|indent=**}}
** {{MC/Nbt inherit/Lockable|indent=**}}
** {{nbt inherit/lockable|indent=**}}
** {{MC/Nbt inherit/Lootable|indent=**}}
** {{nbt inherit/lootable|indent=**}}
** {{MC/Nbt|list|Items}}: List of items in this container. Represents the {{DCL|minecraft:container}} component. The component is still present on the block entity, even if the tag does not exist (due to a loot table existing instead).
** {{nbt|list|Items}}: List of items in this container. Represents the {{DCL|minecraft:container}} component. The component is still present on the block entity, even if the tag does not exist (due to a loot table existing instead).
*** {{MC/Nbt|compound}}: An item, including the slot tag. Dispenser slots are numbered 0-8 with 0 in the top left corner.
*** {{nbt|compound}}: An item, including the slot tag. Dispenser slots are numbered 0-8 with 0 in the top left corner.
**** {{MC/Nbt inherit/item|indent=****}}
**** {{nbt inherit/item|indent=****}}
</div><section end="block data"/>
</div><section end="block data"/>


{{MC/El|bedrock}}:
{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].
: See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].


== Achievements ==
== Achievements ==
{{MC/Load achievements|Dispense With This}}
{{load achievements|Dispense With This}}


== Videos ==
== Videos ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{MC/Yt|ooAjvcznzhQ}}{{MC/Yt|eD-W88bkmco}}</div>
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|ooAjvcznzhQ}}{{yt|eD-W88bkmco}}</div>


== History ==
== History ==
=== Development ===
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
{{HistoryTable
|{{MC/HistoryLine||January 10, 2011|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBF2ugTzXqQ&t=181s|[[File:Dispenser (S) (pre-release).png|32px]] Shown dispenser in development as part of The Story of Mojang.<ref group="note">Supposed time when fragment was filmed. Based on modified date of client.jar/gui/trap.png in Beta 1.2.</ref>
|{{HistoryLine||January 10, 2011|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBF2ugTzXqQ&t=181s|[[File:Dispenser (S) (pre-release).png|32px]] Shown dispenser in development as part of [[Minecraft: The Story of Mojang]].<ref group="note">Supposed time when fragment was filmed. Based on modified date of client.jar/gui/trap.png in Beta 1.2.</ref>
|Currently dispensers dispense items to a fixed distance ~2 blocks away.}}
|Currently dispensers dispense items to a fixed distance ~2 blocks away.}}
|{{HistoryLine||January 18, 2013|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|292069254017204224}}|Dinnerbone stated that dispensers are to have more features in the future, so players should stick to using [[Minecraft:dropper]]s to dispense [[Minecraft:item]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||January 18, 2013|link={{tweet|Dinnerbone|292069254017204224}}|[[Minecraft:Dinnerbone]] stated that dispensers are to have more features in the future, so [[Minecraft:player]]s should stick to using [[Minecraft:dropper]]s to dispense [[Minecraft:item]]s.}}
}}
}}


=== ''Java Edition'' ===
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
{{HistoryTable
|{{MC/HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.2|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added dispensers.
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added dispensers.
|The top and bottom textures of dispensers currently remain fixed regardless of the facing direction.
|The top and bottom textures of dispensers currently remain fixed regardless of the facing direction.
|Dispensers can currently only fire [[Minecraft:arrow]]s, [[Minecraft:snowball]]s, and [[Minecraft:egg]]s. All other items are thrown out as entities.}}
|Dispensers can currently only fire [[Minecraft:arrow]]s, [[Minecraft:snowball]]s, and [[Minecraft:egg]]s. All other items are thrown out as entities.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|Dispensers now take less time to destroy, and the breaking time is now tier dependent.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|Dispensers now take less time to destroy, and the breaking time is now [[Minecraft:tier]] dependent.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w03a|Dispensers can spawn [[Minecraft:mob]]s from a spawn egg.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w03a|Dispensers can spawn [[Minecraft:mob]]s from a [[Minecraft:spawn egg]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=12w04a|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of dispensers has been changed.
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w04a|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of dispensers has been changed.
|Dispensers can shoot fire charges and bottles o' enchanting.}}
|Dispensers can shoot [[Minecraft:fire charge]]s and [[Minecraft:bottles o' enchanting]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w15a|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:boat]]s and [[Minecraft:minecart]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w15a|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:boat]]s and [[Minecraft:minecart]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=12w21a|Dispensers can now place the liquids inside [[Minecraft:Water Bucket|water]] and lava buckets.  
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w21a|Dispensers can now place the [[Minecraft:liquid]]s inside [[Minecraft:Water Bucket|water]] and [[Minecraft:lava bucket]]s.  
|Dispensers can now suck up liquids if activated again, filling up the buckets with the liquid dropped.}}
|Dispensers can now suck up liquids if activated again, filling up the buckets with the liquid dropped.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=12w22a|Dispensers can naturally generate within jungle temples and are filled with a random amount of [[Minecraft:arrow]]s that shoot the player should they touch the tripwire connected to it or destroy it without [[Minecraft:shears]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w22a|Dispensers can naturally generate within [[Minecraft:jungle temple]]s and are filled with a random amount of [[Minecraft:arrow]]s that shoot the [[Minecraft:player]] should they touch the [[Minecraft:tripwire]] connected to it or destroy it without [[Minecraft:shears]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w49a|Dispensers now shoot firework rockets.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w49a|Dispensers now shoot [[Minecraft:firework rocket]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w04a|[[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Dispensers can now face all 6 directions.
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w04a|[[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Dispensers can now face all 6 directions.
|Dispensers use many new items, including [[Minecraft:TNT]], bone meal, flint and steel, and [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|Dispensers use many new items, including [[Minecraft:TNT]], [[Minecraft:bone meal]], [[Minecraft:flint and steel]], and [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=13w10b|Powered dispensers no longer fire if they receive a [[Minecraft:redstone]] update.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w10b|Powered dispensers no longer fire if they receive a [[Minecraft:redstone]] update.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w04a|Dispensers can be used to place [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s to activate iron golems and snow golems.
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w04a|Dispensers can be used to place [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s to activate [[Minecraft:iron golem]]s and [[Minecraft:snow golem]]s.
|Dispensers can place wither skeleton skulls to activate the [[Minecraft:wither]].}}
|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:wither skeleton skull]]s to activate the [[Minecraft:wither]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=14w07a|Dispensers can place command blocks instead of shooting them out.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w07a|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:command block]]s instead of shooting them out.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=14w10a|[[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] Upward-facing dispensers no longer have a model.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10a|[[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] Upward-facing dispensers [[Minecraft:Missing model|no longer have a model]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10b|[[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Upward-facing dispensers have a valid model again.<ref>{{bug|MC-50259|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10b|[[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Upward-facing dispensers have a valid model again.<ref>{{bug|MC-50259|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|[[File:Dispenser (N) 14w25a.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) 14w25a.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) 14w25a.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (W) 14w25a.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE2.png|32px]] The models of dispenser have been changed - the top and bottom faces for horizontal dispensers now rotate accordingly, and are rotated for downward-facing.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|[[File:Dispenser (N) 14w25a.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) 14w25a.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) 14w25a.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (W) 14w25a.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE2.png|32px]] The models of dispenser have been changed - the top and bottom faces for horizontal dispensers now rotate accordingly, and are rotated for downward-facing.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.8.6|Dispensers no longer place command blocks, as it constituted a vulnerability.<ref>https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-80671?focusedCommentId=228546&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-228546</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.6|Dispensers no longer place command blocks, as it constituted a vulnerability.<ref>https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-80671?focusedCommentId=228546&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-228546</ref>}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w33a|Dispensers can shoot splash potions and lingering potions much farther than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w33a|Dispensers can shoot [[Minecraft:splash potion]]s and [[Minecraft:lingering potion]]s much farther than before.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=15w33c|Dispensers can shoot fire charges as ender dragon fireballs, instead of as blaze fireballs.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w33c|Dispensers can shoot [[Minecraft:fire charge]]s as [[Minecraft:ender dragon]] fireballs, instead of as [[Minecraft:blaze]] fireballs.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=15w39c|Dispensers can equip mob heads and [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w39c|Dispensers can equip [[Minecraft:mob head]]s and [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=15w44b|Dispensers can once again shoot fire charges as blaze fireballs.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44b|Dispensers can once again shoot fire charges as blaze fireballs.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.9.1|dev=pre1|Dispensers can use loot tables.
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.1|dev=pre1|Dispensers can use [[Minecraft:loot table]]s.
|Dispensers generated in jungle temples use loot tables.}}
|Dispensers generated in [[Minecraft:jungle temple]]s use loot tables.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w21a|Dispensers can equip [[Minecraft:shield]]s, like [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w21a|Dispensers can equip [[Minecraft:shield]]s, like [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Dispensers can place shulker boxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:shulker box]]es.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=16w39c|Dispensers can dispense [[Minecraft:boat]]s facing the same way as the dispenser, instead of toward the dispenser.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=16w39c|Dispensers can dispense [[Minecraft:boat]]s facing the same way as the dispenser, instead of toward the dispenser.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|[[Minecraft:Crafting]] a dispenser no longer requires the [[Minecraft:bow]] to be at full durability.<ref>{{bug|MC-122844|||WAI}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|[[Minecraft:Crafting]] a dispenser no longer requires the [[Minecraft:bow]] to be at full [[Minecraft:durability]].<ref>{{bug|MC-122844|||WAI}}</ref>}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (W) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE3.png|32px]] The textures of the dispenser have been changed.
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (W) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE3.png|32px]] The textures of the dispenser have been changed.
|Dispensers with [[Minecraft:shears]] in them now shear sheep with [[Minecraft:wool]].}}
|Dispensers with [[Minecraft:shears]] in them now shear [[Minecraft:sheep]] with [[Minecraft:wool]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Dispensers can harvest [[Minecraft:honeycomb]]s when dispensing shears on bee nests and [[Minecraft:beehive]]s filled with honey.
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Dispensers can harvest [[Minecraft:honeycomb]]s when dispensing shears on bee nests and [[Minecraft:beehive]]s filled with honey.
|Dispensers can collect honey bottles when dispensing glass bottles on beehives.
|Dispensers can collect honey bottles when dispensing [[Minecraft:glass bottle]]s on beehives.
|Dispensers can collect water bottles when dispensing glass bottles on [[Minecraft:water]].}}
|Dispensers can collect water bottles when dispensing glass bottles on [[Minecraft:water]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=19w36a|Fireworks dispensed from a dispenser now travel in the direction fired.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w36a|[[Minecraft:Firework]]s dispensed from a dispenser now travel in the direction fired.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=19w41a|Dispensers now eject empty bottles properly when not facing [[Minecraft:water]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w41a|Dispensers now eject empty [[Minecraft:glass bottle|bottles]] properly when not facing [[Minecraft:water]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=19w42a|Dispensers can place armor stands.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w42a|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:armor stand]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w13a|Dispensers can charge respawn anchors.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w13a|Dispensers can charge [[Minecraft:respawn anchor]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=20w15a|Dispensers can saddle [[Minecraft:pig]]s, striders, and tamed [[Minecraft:horse]]s, donkeys, and mules.  
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w15a|Dispensers can saddle [[Minecraft:pig]]s, [[Minecraft:strider]]s, and tamed [[Minecraft:horse]]s, [[Minecraft:donkey]]s, and [[Minecraft:mule]]s.  
|Dispensers can put horse armor on horses.
|Dispensers can put horse armor on horses.
|Dispensers can put carpets on llamas.
|Dispensers can put carpets on [[Minecraft:llama]]s.
|Dispensers can put chests on llamas, donkeys, and mules.
|Dispensers can put chests on llamas, donkeys, and mules.
|Dispensers can shear a mooshroom.
|Dispensers can shear a [[Minecraft:mooshroom]].
|Dispensers can shear snow golems.}}
|Dispensers can shear [[Minecraft:snow golems]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w46a|Can place powder snow using a powder snow bucket. Also can remove it using a bucket.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w46a|Can place [[Minecraft:powder snow]] using a [[Minecraft:powder snow bucket]]. Also can remove it using a bucket.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=21w11a|Dispensers can dispense [[Minecraft:honeycomb]] onto copper blocks to wax them.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w11a|Dispensers can dispense [[Minecraft:honeycomb]] onto copper blocks to wax them.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|Dispensers can turn [[Minecraft:dirt]], coarse dirt, and rooted dirt into [[Minecraft:mud]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|Dispensers can turn [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], and [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]] into [[Minecraft:mud]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=22w13a|Dispensers can place a boat with chest.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w13a|Dispensers can place a [[Minecraft:boat with chest]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.19.3|exp=Update 1.20|dev=22w42a|Dispensers can saddle camels.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|exp=Update 1.20|dev=22w42a|Dispensers can saddle [[Minecraft:camel]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Dispensers now generate in trial chambers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Dispensers now generate in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=23w51a|Dispensers can brush armadillos.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=23w51a|Dispensers can brush [[Minecraft:armadillo]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=24w18a|Entities shot by dispensers now receive knockback.<ref>{{bug|MC-44280||Entities don't receive knockback from projectiles fired from dispensers|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=24w18a|Entities shot by dispensers now receive knockback.<ref>{{bug|MC-44280||Entities don't receive knockback from projectiles fired from dispensers|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=pre4|Dispensers can now equip saddles and nautilus armor on tamed nautiluses and zombie nautiluses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=pre4|Dispensers can now equip saddles and nautilus armor on tamed [[Minecraft:nautilus]]es and [[Minecraft:zombie nautilus]]es.}}
}}
}}


=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
{{HistoryTable
|{{MC/HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dispensers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dispensers.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=build 5|The [[Minecraft:inventory]] for dispensers is now more consistent with other inventories.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 5|The [[Minecraft:inventory]] for dispensers is now more consistent with other inventories.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Dispensers can be moved by [[Minecraft:piston]]s.
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Dispensers can be moved by [[Minecraft:piston]]s.
|Dispensers now generate in jungle temples.}}
|Dispensers now generate in [[Minecraft:jungle temple]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) BE2.png|32px]] The textures of the dispenser have been changed.
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) BE2.png|32px]] The textures of the dispenser have been changed.
|Dispensers with [[Minecraft:shears]] in them now shear sheep with [[Minecraft:wool]].}}
|Dispensers with [[Minecraft:shears]] in them now shear [[Minecraft:sheep]] with [[Minecraft:wool]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.15|Damaged bows can no longer be used to craft dispensers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.15|Damaged bows can no longer be used to craft dispensers.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.14.0|dev=beta 1.14.0.1|Dispensers can harvest [[Minecraft:honeycomb]]s when dispensing shears on bee nests and [[Minecraft:beehive]]s filled with honey.
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.0|dev=beta 1.14.0.1|Dispensers can harvest [[Minecraft:honeycomb]]s when dispensing shears on bee nests and [[Minecraft:beehive]]s filled with honey.
|Dispensers can collect honey bottles when dispensing glass bottles on beehives.
|Dispensers can collect honey bottles when dispensing [[Minecraft:glass bottle]]s on beehives.
|Dispensers can collect water bottles when dispensing glass bottles on [[Minecraft:water]].}}
|Dispensers can collect [[Minecraft:water bottle]]s when dispensing glass bottles on [[Minecraft:water]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|[[Minecraft:Crafting]] a dispenser no longer requires the [[Minecraft:bow]] to be at full durability.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|[[Minecraft:Crafting]] a dispenser no longer requires the [[Minecraft:bow]] to be at full [[Minecraft:durability]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.16.210|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.210.57|Dispensers can wax copper blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.210.57|Dispensers can wax [[Minecraft:copper block]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.19.60|dev=Preview 1.19.60.22|Dispensers can saddle [[Minecraft:pig]]s, striders, tamed [[Minecraft:horse]]s, donkeys, and mules.
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.60|dev=Preview 1.19.60.22|Dispensers can saddle [[Minecraft:pig]]s, [[Minecraft:strider]]s, tamed [[Minecraft:horse]]s, [[Minecraft:donkey]]s, and [[Minecraft:mule]]s.
|Dispensers can put horse armor on tamed horses.
|Dispensers can put horse armor on tamed horses.
|Dispensers can shear snow golems and mooshrooms.
|Dispensers can shear [[Minecraft:snow golem]]s and [[Minecraft:mooshroom]]s.
|Dispensers can put carpets and chests on llamas.
|Dispensers can put carpets and chests on [[Minecraft:llama]]s.
|Dispensers with shears now only shear one sheep at a time.}}
|Dispensers with shears now only shear one sheep at a time.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.19.60|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.60.22|Dispensers can saddle camels.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.60|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.60.22|Dispensers can saddle [[Minecraft:camel]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Dispensers now generate in trial chambers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Dispensers now generate in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.50|dev=Preview 1.21.50.24|Dispensers drop themselves only if mined using a pickaxe, matching {{MC/JE}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.50|dev=Preview 1.21.50.24|Dispensers drop themselves only if mined using a pickaxe, matching {{JE}}.}}
}}
}}


=== Legacy Console Edition ===
=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
{{HistoryTable
|{{MC/HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added dispensers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added dispensers.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The dispenser texture has been changed to the Java Edition 1.2.1 (12w04a) texture.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The dispenser texture has been changed to the [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1]] ([[Minecraft:12w04a]]) texture.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added quick move to the dispenser.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added quick move to the dispenser.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU9|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Dispensers can spawn [[Minecraft:mob]]s from a spawn egg.
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU9|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Dispensers can spawn [[Minecraft:mob]]s from a [[Minecraft:spawn egg]].
|Dispensers can shoot out the liquids inside [[Minecraft:Water Bucket|water]] and lava buckets.
|Dispensers can shoot out the [[Minecraft:liquid]]s inside [[Minecraft:Water Bucket|water]] and [[Minecraft:lava bucket]]s.
|Dispensers can suck up the liquids if activated again, but do not fill up the buckets with the liquid dropped due to a bug.}}
|Dispensers can suck up the liquids if activated again, but do not fill up the buckets with the liquid dropped due to a bug.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU10|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:boat]]s and [[Minecraft:minecart]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU10|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:boat]]s and [[Minecraft:minecart]]s.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|The bug where the liquid from dispensers did not properly fill empty [[Minecraft:bucket]]s has been fixed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|The bug where the liquid from dispensers did not properly fill empty [[Minecraft:bucket]]s has been fixed.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Dispensers now face in any direction.|Dispensers use many new items, including [[Minecraft:TNT]], bone meal, flint and steel, and [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Dispensers now face in any direction.|Dispensers use many new items, including [[Minecraft:TNT]], [[Minecraft:bone meal]], [[Minecraft:flint and steel]], and [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s or wither skeleton skulls to spawn golems and [[Minecraft:wither]]s providing the body is already built in a valid configuration.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s or [[Minecraft:wither skeleton skull]]s to spawn [[Minecraft:golem]]s and [[Minecraft:wither]]s providing the body is already built in a valid configuration.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Dispensers can place shulker boxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Dispensers can place [[Minecraft:shulker box]]es.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps3=1.64|psvita=1.64|ps4=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|Fireworks dispensed from a dispenser now travel in the direction fired.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps3=1.64|psvita=1.64|ps4=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|[[Minecraft:Firework]]s dispensed from a dispenser now travel in the direction fired.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE3.png|32px]] The textures of the dispenser have been changed.
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE3.png|32px]] The textures of the dispenser have been changed.
|Dispensers with [[Minecraft:shears]] in them now shear sheep with [[Minecraft:wool]].}}
|Dispensers with [[Minecraft:shears]] in them now shear [[Minecraft:sheep]] with [[Minecraft:wool]].}}
}}
}}


=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
{{HistoryTable
|{{MC/HistoryLine|3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine|3ds}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dispensers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (E) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Furnace (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (U) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dispenser (D) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dispensers.}}
}}
}}


Line 478: Line 478:
<gallery>
<gallery>
Beta 1.2 Dev Dispenser.png|Frame from first video of dispensers.
Beta 1.2 Dev Dispenser.png|Frame from first video of dispensers.
1st image of new Dispenser slash dropper Placement.png|The first image released by Mojang showing the new vertical placement of dispensers and [[Minecraft:dropper]]s. The dispenser can be seen on the top.
1st image of new Dispenser slash dropper Placement.png|The first image [[Minecraft:dinnerbonetweet:293667947434631168|released]] by Mojang showing the new vertical placement of dispensers and [[Minecraft:dropper]]s. The dispenser can be seen on the top.
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Data history ===
=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
{{HistoryTable
|{{MC/HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Dispensers now use the newly-implemented model json file {{MC/Code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Dispensers now use the newly-implemented model json file {{code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The [[Minecraft:block]] entity ID for dispensers has been changed from <code>Trap</code> to <code>minecraft:dispenser</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The [[Minecraft:block]] entity ID for dispensers has been changed from <code>Trap</code> to <code>minecraft:dispenser</code>.}}
|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to ''The Flattening'', this block's numeral ID was 23.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 23.}}
}}
}}


== Issues ==
== Issues ==
{{MC/Issue list}}
{{Issue list}}


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* A dispenser was shown inside a minecart in one of the Java Edition 1.5 teaser images, although this was never added to the game.
* [[Minecraft:Minecart with Dispenser|A dispenser was shown inside a minecart]] in one of the [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5]] teaser images, although this was never added to the game.
* Dispensers resemble a face when not facing up or down, a fact which is briefly brought up by {{MC/MCSM|Axel}} in {{MC/Story Mode episode|1|1}}.
* Dispensers resemble a face when not facing up or down, a fact which is briefly brought up by {{MCSM|Axel}} in {{Story Mode episode|1|1}}.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
Line 526: Line 526:
=== In other media ===
=== In other media ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:BlockWeek dispenser.png|Artwork of dispensers used in Block of the Week
File:BlockWeek dispenser.png|Artwork of dispensers used in [[Minecraft:Block of the Week]]
File:Dispenser MCC Event.png|Dispenser as it appeared in [[Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party]]
File:Dispenser MCC Event.png|Dispenser as it appeared in [[Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party]]
File:Dispenser (inventory) MCE.png|alt=Dispenser as it appeared in <nowiki>''Minecraft Earth''</nowiki>|{{MC/MCE|Dispenser}} as it appeared in {{MC/MCE}}
File:Dispenser (inventory) MCE.png|alt=Dispenser as it appeared in <nowiki>''Minecraft Earth''</nowiki>|{{MCE|Dispenser}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


Line 535: Line 535:
* [[Minecraft:Dropper]]s can throw items or push them into adjacent containers.
* [[Minecraft:Dropper]]s can throw items or push them into adjacent containers.
* [[Minecraft:Hopper]]s can push items into adjacent containers.
* [[Minecraft:Hopper]]s can push items into adjacent containers.
* [[Minecraft:Ice]], packed ice, and blue ice have reduced friction to the item entity movement.
* [[Minecraft:Ice]], [[Minecraft:packed ice]], and [[Minecraft:blue ice]] have reduced friction to the item entity movement.
* Slime blocks can impart velocity to item entities when pushed by a piston.
* [[Minecraft:Slime block]]s can impart velocity to item entities when pushed by a piston.
* [[Minecraft:Water]] can push item entities.
* [[Minecraft:Water]] can push item entities.
* Quasi-connectivity applies to dispensers.
* [[Minecraft:Quasi-connectivity]] applies to dispensers.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
Line 544: Line 544:


== References ==
== References ==
{{MC/Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|block-week-dispenser|Block of the Week: Dispenser|March 16, 2018|Duncan Geere}}
*{{Mcnet|block-week-dispenser|Block of the Week: Dispenser|March 16, 2018|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]}}


== Navigation ==
== Navigation ==
{{MC/Navbox redstone|components}}
{{Navbox redstone|components}}
{{MC/Navbox blocks|Utility}}
{{Navbox blocks|Utility}}


[[Category:Mechanisms]]
[[Category:Mechanisms]]
Line 563: Line 563:
[[Category:Hazardous blocks]]
[[Category:Hazardous blocks]]


cs:Dávkovač
[[Minecraft:cs:Dávkovač]]
de:Werfer
[[Minecraft:de:Werfer]]
es:Dispensador
[[Minecraft:es:Dispensador]]
fr:Distributeur
[[Minecraft:fr:Distributeur]]
hu:Adagoló
[[Minecraft:hu:Adagoló]]
it:Distributore
[[Minecraft:it:Distributore]]
ja:ディスペンサー
[[Minecraft:ja:ディスペンサー]]
ko:발사기
[[Minecraft:ko:발사기]]
nl:Dispenser
[[Minecraft:nl:Dispenser]]
pl:Dozownik
[[Minecraft:pl:Dozownik]]
pt:Ejetor
[[Minecraft:pt:Ejetor]]
ru:Раздатчик
[[Minecraft:ru:Раздатчик]]
uk:Роздавач
[[Minecraft:uk:Роздавач]]
zh:发射器
[[Minecraft:zh:发射器]]

Revision as of 11:07, 6 May 2026

For the {{{Description}}} of the same name, see [[{{{Destination}}}]].

Template:Infobox block A dispenser is a low-capacity storage Minecraft:block that can fire Minecraft:projectiles, use certain items or tools or place certain blocks, fluids or entities when given a Minecraft:redstone signal. Items that do not have unique dispenser functions are instead ejected into the world.

Obtaining

Breaking

Dispensers can be mined using a Minecraft:pickaxe, in which case it drops itself and its contents. If mined without a pickaxe, the dispenser drops only its contents. Template:Breaking row

Natural generation

Minecraft:Jungle temples

Minecraft:Trial chambers

Crafting

Template:Crafting

Usage

A dispenser can be used as a container and as a Minecraft:redstone component that dispenses items when activated, with results varying based on the item dispensed. For example, the trap in a Minecraft:jungle pyramid incorporates Minecraft:arrows inside a dispenser, which shoots the arrows when activated.

To place a dispenser, Template:Control it while pointing at a surface adjacent to the space it should occupy. A dispenser can be placed so that its output faces in any direction, including up or down. When placed, a dispenser faces the location of the player placing it.

In Template:JE, a dispenser cannot be moved by Minecraft:pistons.

Container

File:Dispenser GUI.png
The GUI of the dispenser.

A dispenser has 9 slots of inventory space.

To open the dispenser GUI, use the Template:Control Minecraft:control. To move items between the dispenser inventory and the player inventory or hotbar while the dispenser GUI is open, drag or shift-click the items. To exit the dispenser GUI, use the Template:Key control.

By default, the GUI of a dispenser is labeled "Dispenser". A dispenser's GUI label can be changed by naming the dispenser in an Minecraft:anvil before placing it, or by using the data command.Template:Only For example, to label a dispenser at (0,64,0) "My Dispenser", use data merge block 0 64 0 {CustomName:'"My Dispenser"'}.

A dispenser can be "locked" by setting the dispenser's lock tag. If a dispenser's lock tag is not blank, the dispenser cannot be accessed except by players holding an item that matches the item predicate in the lock tag. A dispenser's lock tag can be set or unset with the data command. For example, to lock a dispenser at (0,64,0) so that only players holding an item named "My Key" can access the dispenser, use data merge block 0 64 0 {lock:{components:{"custom_name":"My Key"}}}.

Redstone component

Template:See also

A dispenser can be used to dispense a randomly selected Minecraft:item out of the ones it contains.

Activation

A dispenser is a redstone mechanism and can be activated by:

Some of these methods can activate a dispenser (in the sense of triggering an action) without powering the dispenser (in the sense of whether the dispenser can power adjacent redstone dust, etc.).

In addition to the methods above, a dispenser can also be activated by Minecraft:quasi-connectivity.Template:Only A dispenser becomes activated if one of the methods above would activate a mechanism component in the block above the dispenser, even if there is no mechanism component there (even if the block above the dispenser is Minecraft:air or a Minecraft:non-conductive block), but only when the dispenser receives a block update (including a redstone update within two blocks of the dispenser).

A dispenser has a 4 game Minecraft:tick (0.2 seconds, barring lag) delay between activation and a response. During this time, additional inputs are ignored.

Template:IN, the dispenser can only activate on the input/consumer redstone tick (Minecraft:C-tick).

Behavior

When activated, a dispenser waits for 4 game Minecraft:ticks (0.2 seconds, barring lag) and then ejects one item. The dispenser does not continue to eject items while activated; ejection occurs only on the initial activation (the rising edge of an input signal). To eject multiple items, repeatedly activate the dispenser with a Minecraft:clock circuit.

If multiple slots are occupied by items, a random occupied slot is chosen for ejection. The slot is chosen when an item is ejected, not when the dispenser is initially activated; thus it is possible to move items into or out of a dispenser between its activation and item dispensing.

The effects of being activated vary with the type of ejected item. Most items are thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing as if a player had used the Template:Control Minecraft:control. Other items behave differently when dispensed, as described in the table below. In general, a dispenser cannot place blocks into the world, aside for a few exceptions, such as shulker boxes, powder snow, and certain cases where the placed block would do something unusual. When a dispenser uses an item that has Minecraft:durability, such as Minecraft:flint and steel and Minecraft:shears, the item's durability decreases.

Unlike a Minecraft:dropper, a dispenser can't push items inside another container.

Dispenser behavior
Item Effect
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink 		Equips on a Minecraft:player, Minecraft:armor stand, Minecraft:skeleton, Minecraft:wither skeleton, Minecraft:stray, Minecraft:bogged, Minecraft:zombie, Minecraft:husk, Minecraft:pillager, Minecraft:drowned, Minecraft:vindicator, Minecraft:villagerTemplate:Only<ref>Template:Bug</ref>, Minecraft:piglin or Minecraft:zombified piglin within the block the dispenser is facing with empty appropriate armor slot (any armor, made from any material).

Template:IN, zombies can only be equipped if they are capable of picking up items.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Template:ItemLink Placed as an entity in the block the dispenser is facing.Template:Only<ref>Template:Bug</ref>
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLinkTemplate:Only
Template:ItemLink 		Fired in the direction the dispenser is facing.
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink 		Placed as an entity (i.e., a right-clickable vehicle) in the block the dispenser is facing, if the dispenser is facing the water or an empty block above water — otherwise dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers">Template:Bug</ref>
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLinkTemplate:Only 		Uses bone meal (as fertilizer) or super fertilizer on the block the dispenser is facing, if possible. If the block faced does not react to fertilizers, no bone meal or super fertilizer is used.
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLinkTemplate:Only
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink 		Thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing as if the player had right-clicked the item in their inventory. Splash potions and lingering potions are fired farther.
Template:ItemLink Collects lava or water source block the dispenser is facing, adding the newly filled bucket to an empty slot in the dispenser's inventory. If there isn't room in the dispenser for the newly-filled bucket (i.e. the empty bucket was part of a stack and all other slots in the dispenser are also full), drops the filled bucket. If no source block is in front of the dispenser, drops an empty bucket.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/>
Template:ItemLink Launches fireball (as if produced by a Minecraft:blaze) in the direction the dispenser is facing. When a dispensed fireball hits a mob (including a player) or a block, the mob or block is set on fire. When a dispensed fireball hits a Minecraft:boat or Minecraft:minecart, the vehicle is destroyed and drops itself as an item.
Template:ItemLink Launches in the direction the dispenser is facing. It can be used to inflict damage if it was crafted with stars.
Template:ItemLink If the dispenser is facing an air block and having an available block below this air block, places fire in the air block. If the dispenser is facing Minecraft:TNT, it ignites the TNT. If the dispenser is facing an extinguished Minecraft:campfire, the campfire is ignited. Otherwise, does nothing.
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink
Template:ItemLink 		Places lava or water in the block the dispenser is facing (replacing the lava or water bucket in the dispenser with an empty bucket) if the block the dispenser is facing is one that the player could use lava or water buckets on (e.g., Minecraft:air, Minecraft:flowers, Minecraft:grass, etc. — doesn't work with a Minecraft:cauldron<ref>Template:Bug</ref>) — otherwise the bucket is dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/> Water dispensed in Minecraft:the Nether disappears instantly, leaving only the empty bucket in the dispenser. If the bucket contains an axolotl or fish, the mob is spawned along with the block of water. A dispenser can place or remove Minecraft:powder snow in the block in front of where the dispenser is facing.
Template:EntityLink
Template:EntityLink
Template:EntityLink
Template:EntityLink
Template:EntityLink
Template:EntityLink 		Placed as an entity (i.e., a right-clickable vehicle) in the block the dispenser is facing, if the dispenser is facing a type of rails — otherwise dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/>
Template:BlockLink
Template:BlockLink 		If placement completes the construction of an Minecraft:iron golem, Minecraft:snow golem, or Minecraft:wither, the entity is created as if constructed by a player. If the Minecraft:difficulty is set to peaceful, dispensers never place wither skeleton skulls. Equips on a Minecraft:player, Minecraft:mob (with exceptions), or Minecraft:armor stand with an empty helmet slot, within the block the dispenser is facing. Otherwise, does nothing.

Placement of wither skulls fails under water, even though withers can be manually built under water.

Template:BlockLink Placed as a block.
Minecraft:Spawn egg Summons a mob in front of the dispenser.
Template:BlockLink
Template:BlockLinkTemplate:Only 		Summons a TNT entity in the block the dispenser is facing, with upward motion and a small velocity in a random horizontal direction.
Template:ItemLink Thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing.Template:OnlyTemplate:Upcoming
Template:ItemLink Unleash leashed mobs that is in the block in front of it.

Shear any Minecraft:bogged, Minecraft:sheep, Minecraft:snow golem, Minecraft:mooshroom, or Minecraft:sulfur cubeTemplate:Upcoming that is in the block in front of it.
Harvests Minecraft:honeycombs from a full Minecraft:beehive or Minecraft:bee nest.

Template:ItemLink Fills bottle with water if the dispenser is facing a water source block or with honey if the dispenser is facing a full beehive or bee nest. If there is no room for the newly-filled bottle (i.e. there are no empty slots in the dispenser), drops the filled bottle.
If the dispenser is facing anything else, the empty glass bottle is dropped.<ref name="LousyDispensers"/><ref>Template:Snap</ref>
Template:ItemLink Place horse armor on any tamed horse or zombie horse that is in the block in front of it.
Template:ItemLink Place nautilus armor on any tamed nautilus or zombie nautilus that is in the block in front of it.
Template:ItemLink Place a saddle on any pig, strider, camel, camel husk, tamed horse, donkey, mule, zombie horse, skeleton horse,Template:Only nautilus, or zombie nautilus that is in the block in front of it.
Template:ItemLink Place a harness on any happy ghast that is in the block in front of it.
Template:BlockLink Place a carpet on any tamed llama that is in the block in front of it.
Template:BlockLink Place a chest on any tamed llama, donkey, or mule that is in the block in front of it.
Template:BlockLink Charges any empty or partially filled Minecraft:respawn anchor. If facing a full respawn anchor, it does nothing.
Template:ItemLink Wax any Minecraft:copper block that is in the block in front of it.
Template:ItemLink Turns Minecraft:dirt, Minecraft:coarse dirt, and Minecraft:rooted dirt into Minecraft:mud.
Template:ItemLink Brushes an Minecraft:armadillo in front of the dispenser.
Others Dropped: Ejected toward the block the dispenser is facing as if a player had used the Template:Control Minecraft:control.

When a dispenser dispenses an item, it emits a clicking Minecraft:sound (unless the item is a projectile or a Minecraft:spawn egg) and a smoke Minecraft:particle. If it is empty when activated, it emits a slightly higher-pitched click. The noise of a dispenser can be heard up to 16 blocks away.

A dispenser is a Minecraft:conductive block, so powering it directly can cause adjacent Minecraft:mechanism components (including other dispensers) to activate as well.

Sounds

Generic

Template:Sound table/Block/Stone

Unique

Template:El: Template:SoundTable

Template:El: Template:SoundTable

Data values

ID

Template:Edition: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Template:Edition: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Block states

Template:See also <section begin="block states"/>Template:El: Template:Bst Template:Bst

Template:El: Template:Bst Template:Bst<section end="block states"/>

Block data

A dispenser has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Template:El: Template:See also

<section begin="block data"/>

<section end="block data"/>

Template:El:

See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Achievements

Template:Load achievements

Videos

History

Development

Template:HistoryTable

Java Edition

Template:HistoryTable

Bedrock Edition

Template:HistoryTable

Legacy Console Edition

Template:HistoryTable

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Template:HistoryTable

Historical images

Data history

Template:HistoryTable

Issues

Template:Issue list

Trivia

Gallery

Renders

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Screenshots

In other media

See also

Some other blocks can also be used to move items:

Notes

Template:Notelist

References

Template:Reflist

External links

Navigation

Template:Navbox redstone Template:Navbox blocks

Minecraft:cs:Dávkovač Minecraft:de:Werfer Minecraft:es:Dispensador Minecraft:fr:Distributeur Minecraft:hu:Adagoló Minecraft:it:Distributore Minecraft:ja:ディスペンサー Minecraft:ko:발사기 Minecraft:nl:Dispenser Minecraft:pl:Dozownik Minecraft:pt:Ejetor Minecraft:ru:Раздатчик Minecraft:uk:Роздавач Minecraft:zh:发射器

Retrieved from "https://wiki.sasgaming.net/index.php?title=Minecraft:Dispenser&oldid=106480"
Contents