Unlock Powerful Minecraft Redstone Dust: Crafting Guide

Using Redstone dust in Minecraft is one of the hardest things to master. Redstone engineering is very advanced, and today I’m going to break down the basics to make using Minecraft Redstone dust even easier.

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What Is Red Rock In Minecraft?

Redstone is an electrical element in Minecraft, and is a material that can be used to power certain Minecraft mechanisms. Using Redstone, you can create very interesting automated builds and much more. Redstone is one of the most useful and important things to add in advanced buildings and projects within Minecraft.

What Can You Build With Redstone In Minecraft

Redstone can be tricky at first, so this section will give you some ideas about what you can build and create using Redstone!

1. Advanced Lighting (using Redstone dust, Redstone torches and more)
2. Big Stone Generator (using water, lava, pistons and Redstone dust)
3. Auto Farm (using hoppers, Redstone dust, pistons and more)
4. Automatic Smelting Plant (using hoppers, Redstone dust, and more)
5. Automatic doors (using pistons, repeaters, Redstone dust and more)

Where Can You Find Red Rocks?

Redstone is a commodity and a key component of the Minecraft engine, so you’ll need a large amount of it to complete the project. After the Minecraft 1.18 update, Redstone appeared gradually. These are usually found among the Y levels 15 to -63 and appears more frequently as you move underground. In 1.19 the best place to find Redstone is at Y level -59. You can see the advanced tutorial here.

How to Use Red Stone

Once you’ve collected Redstone, the only thing left is to figure out how to use each ingredient! Here are the three main components needed to make a Redstone tool.

Redstone Wire:

Redstone cables carry electricity. Redstone dust can be placed on the ground by right clicking. Once placed it becomes a wire. In this state, it has no power, but you can use a lever, button, trip wire, or pressure spot to energize the Redstone wire.

Redstone Torch:

A Redstone torch is made using a stick and a piece of Redstone dust. This will power everything around it and is essential for turning the block on and off. You can turn the torch on and off using a variety of things, but the image below shows a clever way to do it. Combine your Redstone creations with torches!

Redstone Repeater:

Redstone repeaters can be described as state-of-the-art Redstone cables. They can extend the cable range, and add delays to the circuit (by right-clicking). One disadvantage of a repeater is that it can only transmit in one direction. The image below shows the torch and repeater burning on a Redstone lamp!

Cool Minecraft Redstone Crafting

Minecraft building is endless, so it can be very difficult to think about where to start. The list below compiles three awesome Redstone builds for use within your own Minecraft server.

1. Redstone Automated Grain Farm

Let’s be honest… farming in Minecraft is quite time consuming. With Redstone, you can build an automated farm and eliminate a lot of hassle. This build is simple and can be completed immediately after your first mining mission.

2. Red Rock Plane

Have you ever downloaded a mod to add planes to Minecraft? Well, you don’t need that mod if you try this tool. This plane uses pistons, Redstone, and honey blocks to travel across the sky with ease. It doesn’t require a lot of supplies and can travel in two different directions.

3. Batu Merah TNT Miner

Ugh! We have to go mining again. Well, look no further because we can dig an entire cave ourselves…automatically! This building duplicates TNT, ignites it, and drops it from above. This can get you to the bottom in no time. With the caves and cliffs update, it can even help you discover new caves and creatures.

Try Minecraft Redstone Engineering

You’ve learned the basics of Redstone, how to find it, and how to use it! Next, learn about custom Minecraft skies.

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Written by Create & Learn instructor Gabrielle Cindric. Gabrielle is a Computer Science student by day and STEM instructor by night. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games and hanging out with his poodle Bailey and his cat Asphalt.