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Step-by-step guide to crafting lanterns in Minecraft
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Trying to get a lantern in Minecraft? Fortunately, they're pretty easy to craft. All you need is a torch and some iron nuggets. You can use a soul torch instead to make a soul lantern. There are also a few places you can find a torch, if you prefer a more adventurous method. This wikiHow guide will show you how to make and find lanterns in Minecraft.
Things You Should Know
- You'll need 1 torch (or soul torch) and 8 iron nuggets to make a lantern.
- To make the lantern, place the torch at the center of the crafting grid, and 8 iron nuggets around the torch.
- You can also get lanterns by trading with librarian villagers and by finding them in the wild.
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Gather the required materials. Lanterns are a great light source and decoration. They have a light level of 15 (the highest level). For reference, torches are at a 14. Soul lanterns are a variant with a dimmer, turquoise light at level 10 — they also repel piglins! You'll need two ingredients to craft a lantern: [1] X Research source
- 1 torch or 1 soul torch: You can make regular torches using sticks and coal . To make a soul torch, you'll need soul soil or soul sand from the Nether. [2] X Research source
- 8 iron nuggets: Place 1 iron ingot in the crafting menu to yield 9 iron nuggets. [3] X Research source
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Open the crafting menu. Once you have the required materials, you're ready to start crafting!Advertisement
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Place the torch in the center slot. In the 3 by 3 crafting menu, put the torch directly in the center. Use a soul torch instead to make a soul lantern.
- The soul lantern has a weaker light at light level 10, but it also repels piglins.
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Place the 8 iron nuggets around the torch. The iron nuggets should make up every side of the 3 by 3 crafting menu now. The lantern will appear in the item slot to the right of the crafting menu.
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Click the lantern. This will place the newly crafted lantern into your inventory. You're ready to place the lantern on a tree , near your house, or in your underground base.
- Lanterns can be placed on a block or they can hang from a ceiling. When placed on a block, the lantern will have a handle. When placed on the ceiling, the lantern will have a chain connecting it to the block above it.
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Find a lantern naturally. Lanterns spawn in a variety of places! You're likely to find a few while playing Minecraft . You can find them in snowy tundra villages and bastion remnants. Soul lanterns sometimes appear in ancient cities.
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Trade with a librarian. A village librarian (apprentice-level) sometimes sells lanterns for one emerald.
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Get a lantern from the creative menu. While in creative mode , search for "lantern" in the search bar at the top of the creative inventory menu to find the lantern.
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Type /give lantern in the chat. Typing this command in the chat will place a lantern in your inventory.
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