How to Make a Lantern in Minecraft

One of the most challenging elements to complete yourbest Minecraft house ideasis the lighting. Blocks like glowstone are too distracting, while traditional items like a torch feel out of place. The only reliable solution left is a lantern, and fortunately, they are the best. Once you learn how to make a lantern in Minecraft, you won’t need any other light sources. They are bright, aesthetic, and easy to craft. And if you want variety, they also have a calmer soul lantern variant. With that said, let’s dive right in and learn how to make a lantern in Minecraft.

Make a Lantern in Minecraft (2022)

We will first cover the ingredients for a lantern in Minecraft, followed by its usage. But you can use the table below to explore the crafting recipe directly.

What is a Lantern in Minecraft

As the name suggests, lanterns are alight sourcein the game that can be placed like blocks. They are one of thebrightest sources of lightand are comparable to lava,beacon, and similar blocks. But what sets them truly apart is their design. Even though the lanterns act like blocks, they have a compact design that visually doesn’t take up much space.

Lanterns have a piece of chain on top of their head. So, when placed beneath another block, theyappear to be hangingfrom that block. Doesn’t that look cool? On the other hand, when you place them without any block on top, the same lantern’s chain changes its appearance. Then it looks like a handle to hold the lantern.

Types of Lanterns in Minecraft

Technically, lanterns use fire as their source of light. Because of that, we only have two types of lanterns in the game:Regular LanternandSoul Lantern.

The regular lantern is orange and yellow in color. Meanwhile, the soul lantern is a shade of blue. It is also worth noting that only the regular lantern, with a light level of 15, is in the group of brightest light sources. The soul lantern only has a light level of 10 and isn’t even as bright as aNether portal in Minecraft. You can choose the lantern variant based on your requirements and design.

Naturally, you can find regular lanterns in the following locations:

In the village, theyusually generate on top of pillarsaround farms and on some buildings. As for the Remnants, the lanterns’ spawn location is random. But if you want to get naturally generating soul lanterns,you have tovisit ancient cities. That is the only spot in Minecraft that spawns soul lanterns naturally.

You can trade with apprentice-levellibrarian villagersto get regular lanterns in exchange for an emerald. But they don’t give out soul lanterns at any level.

Items Required to Make a Lantern

You need the following items to craft lanterns in Minecraft:

You can get the iron nuggets byplacing an iron ingot in the crafting area. One iron ingot can give you nine nuggets. Though, you only need eight to craft a lantern. You can use ourMinecraft ore distribution guideto find iron ore easily to make an iron ingot.

Alternatively, if you have extra iron gear, you can smelt it inside a smoker, furnace, orblast furnace.Smelting an iron item gives out one iron nuggetirrespective of the durability or type of that item.

Minecraft has two types of torches: soul torches and regular torches. To make a regular torch, place a piece ofcoalorcharcoalin a cell above astickin the crafting area. This torch allows you to craft a regular lantern in the game.

However, if you want to make a soul lantern, you have to craft a soul torch instead of a regular torch. To craft it, place a block ofsoul soilorsoul sandin the cell below the stick and a piece of coal or charcoal above. The crafting recipe for both torches is vertical, and you can make them in any column of the crafting area.

Minecraft Lantern Crafting Recipe

The crafting recipe for both lanterns is simple. You just have toplace the torch or soul torch in the middle cellof the crafting area. Then, you need toplace iron nuggets all around the torch, completely filling every other cell. This will give you the lantern that you can then drag to your inventory.

Once crafted, you can place the lantern below any block to hang it. Or you can place it on top of another block for a lamp-like appearance. But make sure you break it only with a pickaxe (can be made out of any material). When broken without a pickaxe, the lantern disappears without dropping anything.

Uses of a Lantern in Minecraft

You can use a lantern for the following purposes in the game:

Bonus: How to Make a Chain

Usually, chains and lanterns go hand-in-hand in Minecraft. Both of them fit with each other aesthetically and practically. So, let’s quickly go over how to make a chain in Minecraft. To craft a chain, you need the following items:2 Iron Nuggetsandan Iron Ingot.

Once you have the ingredients, you have to place the iron ingot in the middle cell of a crafting area column with iron nuggets in the top and bottom cells. You can craft this recipe in any column as long as the rows being used are adjacent.

Craft and Use a Lantern in Minecraft Today

You are now ready to illuminate yourbest Minecraft mapswith unique and easy to craft lamp-like lanterns. But you don’t have to stop here. If you want to go all out with fancy lights, the Minecraft 1.19’s froglights are the best solution. You just have to follow our guide toMinecraft frogsto discover how to make these blocks. However, if crafting isn’t your favorite pastime, thebest Minecraft modscan seem like a better alternative. You just have toinstall Forge in Minecraftfirst to run them properly. Coming to the lanterns as a decorative item, you can alsomake paintings in Minecraftto renovate your house. They aren’t lit like lanterns but can help you present your enlightened personality with unique artworks. With that said, which type of lantern are you going to make? Soul lantern or regular lantern? Tell us in the comments!

Udayveer Singh

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