Do you want to create the first beacon minecraft or just want to learn how to make this rare and valuable item? The lighthouse will cost you a pretty penny in terms of resources and time, and you will also need a bunch of materials that, unfortunately, are not as easy to get as running around the world and mining a couple of blocks.
Creating a beacon in Minecraft is an incredibly long process, but the rewards are definitely worth it. You will gain status effects such as Speed, Jump Boost, Haste, Regeneration, Resistance, and Strength for yourself and nearby players. When you activate the beacon in the game, it will emit a beam of light into the sky that will be visible from afar - a clear sign that you are the new owner of this dazzling and sought-after item.
Here is everything you need to know about Minecraft beacons: the recipe for making them, how to get all the items needed to build a beacon, the steps to install them, and the abilities you can have once your beacon is up and running.
How to make a lighthouse in Minecraft:
To create a Minecraft lighthouse, you will need these great lighthouse crafting materials:
- 5x glass
- 1x Nether Star
- 3x obsidian blocks
Once you have all these ingredients, place the Void Star in the center of the crafting grid, obsidian blocks in the bottom row, and glass in every other empty space.
Getting Glass Minecraft
Glass is the least of your worries and can usually be found in forest mansions or created by smelting sand in a Minecraft blast furnace. If you're mining glass, use the Silk Touch enchantment using the Minecraft enchantment table - it's fragile!
Getting a Minecraft Nether Star
There is only one way to get a Nether Star in Minecraft, and it's not easy. You need to defeat Minecraft's most difficult boss, Wither. Fortunately, we have a guide on how to spawn and kill Minecraft Wither and how to create a Nether portal in Minecraft to get everything you need.
Getting Obsidian in Minecraft
There are several ways to get obsidian in Minecraft. It forms naturally on the surface of The End, as part of an end ship in end cities, in forest mansions containing a diamond block, or in some underwater ravines and caves.
If you need to create obsidian, it is formed when spring water flows into lava and can be mined at level ten or lower. You can also get a portal in the Core in the Core or the Overworld.
How to make the lighthouse glow in Minecraft
Now you've created your lighthouse, but it's not as obvious as planting your new luxury item on the ground and hoping for the best. Your beacon in Minecraft requires a lot more effort.
You will need to create a pyramid, on top of which your lighthouse will stand. This is the only way to activate your beacon in minecraft and it is still not as simple as just putting a few blocks. There are different levels of pyramids, and to create them you will have to use iron, gold, emerald or diamond blocks. Luckily, it doesn't matter what material you use or how you place these blocks, that is, as long as you don't aim for a specific aesthetic.
| pyramid level | Range | Energy |
| 1 - 3x3 | 20 blocks | Speed/Speed |
| 2 - 5×5, 3×3 | 30 blocks | Resistance/Jump Boost |
| 3 – 7×7, 5×5, 3×3 | 40 blocks | Strength |
| 4 – 9×9, 7×7, 5×5, 3×3 | 50 blocks | Regeneration / Increase in basic abilities |
You can place one pyramid to plant multiple beacons, but each beacon requires a larger pyramid radius, made up of more blocks and resources, to accommodate its extraordinary power.
Beacon abilities in Minecraft
How to choose beacon strength in Minecraft? Although you will have to reach certain levels in order to get Minecraft beacon abilities, when you reach each level you will be able to select the ability in the beacon GUI.
To select one of the main abilities, you need to feed an iron ingot, gold ingot, emerald or diamond to the beacon to get the status effect. The five main abilities are:
- Speed I — increased movement speed.
- Rush I — increases production and attack speed.
- Resistance - Reduces almost all incoming damage.
- Jump Boost - increasing the height and distance of the jump.
- Strength I - increased melee damage.
If you have reached the fourth level of the pyramid, you can choose a secondary status effect, either regeneration or increasing the power of your primary abilities. Again, use the beacon GUI for this.
Lighthouse Color in Minecraft
You can change the shade of the lighthouse in Minecraft by placing a stained glass panel over the lighthouse light. To create a stained glass panel, place eight glass blocks on the craft screen that surround the dye of your chosen color. The color of the stained glass you place will determine the shade of the lighthouse light.
Here's how to make a beacon glow in Minecraft, so be sure to take care of it, because if your pyramid gets damaged, the beacon will stop working and you will be left without status. While this is an easy fix, just patch up the damaged blocks, you don't want to risk the lights going out on your well-deserved job.
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