Minecraft:Lodestone

A lodestone is a Minecraft:block that can be used to alter Minecraft:compasses to point toward it.

Obtaining

Breaking

Lodestones require a Minecraft:pickaxe to be mined, in which case it drops itself. If mined without a pickaxe, then the mining is slower and it drops nothing.

Usage

Lodestone Compass

Template:Control a Minecraft:compass on a lodestone causes the compass to point to the lodestone, indicated by an enchantment glint effect on the compass. This works even in Minecraft:the End and Minecraft:the Nether. If the lodestone is broken, or in a different dimension, then the compass spins randomly, as ordinary compasses in the End and Nether do. If the lodestone is destroyed while a paired compass is in a Minecraft:chest, Minecraft:shulker box, Minecraft:item frame, Minecraft:armor stand, or any other [[Minecraft::Category:Storage|storage item]], the compass does not register that the lodestone is destroyed until the item is retrieved. Placing a lodestone back in the exact place as the original lodestone while the compass is still in a container prevents unpairing.

Piston interactivity

Lodestones cannot be pushed by Minecraft:pistons. They also cannot be pushed nor pulled by Minecraft:sticky pistons. It is one of the few blocks with that property that can be destroyed by explosions.

Sounds

Unique

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Data values

ID

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Template:IN, a lodestone has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block. Template:ID table

Block data

Template:IN, a lodestone has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

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

History

Trivia

• In reality, a Template:W is a naturally magnetized piece of the mineral magnetite, which can attract iron.
• The advancement "Country Lode, Take Me Home" is a reference to the lyrics of the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver.

Gallery

Mojang images

• A lodestone as seen in the 20w13a promotional image.
  A lodestone as seen in the 20w13a promotional image.
• Screenshot of the new lodestone crafting recipe.
  Screenshot of the new lodestone crafting recipe.
• Minecraft:Makena on a floor made of lodestones
  Minecraft:Makena on a floor made of lodestones

In other media

• A teaser post by Mojang featuring this cryptic caption: "🪨🪨👀👀"<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> ("Tomorrow... 🍂" At XBOX).
  A teaser post by Mojang featuring this cryptic caption: "🪨🪨👀👀"<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> ("Tomorrow... 🍂" At XBOX).

External links

• Template:Mcnet