Lightning Rod
This content is locked behind the experimental gameplay option in Bedrock Edition.
Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
6 |
Hardness |
3 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
Yes |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
A lightning rod is a block used to divert lightning strikes.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Breaking[edit]
Lightning rods must be mined with a stone pickaxe or better, or else it drops nothing.
Block | Lightning Rod | |
---|---|---|
Hardness | 3 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 15 | |
Wooden | 7.5 | |
Stone | 1.15 | |
Iron | 0.75 | |
Diamond | 0.6 | |
Netherite | 0.5 | |
Golden | 1.25 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting[edit]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|
Copper Ingot |
Usage[edit]
Lightning rods can be oriented in different directions. Lightning rods redirect lightning strikes within an area of 32×4×32 [Java Edition only] / 64×64×64 [Bedrock Edition only] blocks to the top of the rod, which can prevent flammable structures from catching on fire during thunderstorms. Lightning rods divert the lightning created by a trident enchanted with Channeling thrown at an entity during a thunderstorm, or the lightning summoned by commands.[1][Bedrock Edition only]
A lightning rod emits a redstone signal when struck by lightning. A trident with Channeling can be thrown at a lightning rod to create lightning, but no redstone signal is emitted this way.[2][Java Edition only]
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Breaking the block | block.copper.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | ? | ? | ? | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.copper.fall | None[sound 1] | ? | ? | ? | |
Block breaking | Blocks | Mining the block | block.copper.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | ? | ? | ? | |
Block placed | Blocks | Placing the block | block.copper.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | ? | ? | ? | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.copper.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | ? | ? | ? |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Lightning Rod | lightning_rod | Block & Item | block.minecraft.lightning_rod |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning Rod | lightning_rod | ? | Block & Item | tile.lightning_rod.name |
Block states[edit]
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
facing | up | up down north south east west | The direction that the lightning rod is facing, determined by its anchoring. |
powered | false | false true | Whether or not the lightning rod is powered. |
History[edit]
October 3, 2020 | ![]() | ||||
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Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
1.17 | 20w45a | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
20w46a | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
The range of lightning rods has been increased from 16 blocks to 32 blocks. | |||||
21w05a | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.16.210 | beta 1.16.210.57 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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Trivia[edit]
- According to Minecraft Live 2020, Ulraf had the idea of lightning rods when a lightning strike burned down his wooden house.[4]
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Lightning Rod" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
References[edit]
- ↑ MCPE-117987
- ↑ MC-203620
- ↑ MC-204446 - fixed in 21w05a despite that being an affects version; see comments
- ↑ "Minecraft Live: Caves & Cliffs - First Look @ 29:53"– Minecraft on YouTube, October 3, 2020