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How to make a beacon in minecraft bedrock.
"Beacon" redirects here. For the location featured in Minecraft Story Mode, see Minecraft Story Mode:Beacontown. For the artifact in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Corrupted Beacon. For the location in Minecraft Legends, see MCL:Night Beacon.
Beacon
A beacon is a block that projects a beam skyward, and can provide beneficial status effects to players in a radius around it when placed on top of a solid pyramid base constructed from iron, gold, diamond, emerald or netherite blocks.
Obtaining[]
Breaking[]
A beacon can be mined successfully by hand or with any tool.
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When destroyed by an explosion, the block always drops as an item.
| Block | Beacon | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | |
| Breaking time (secs) | ||
| Default | 4.5 | |
Crafting[]
Usage[]
In Bedrock Edition, beacons can also be waterlogged and conduct redstone power at the same time.
When "activated", beacon blocks provide two unique functions:
- A landmark beam reaching into the sky, which can be visible from far away.
- Powers, which give players status effects within a certain range.