Block

Lightning Rod

Namespaced ID: minecraft:lightning_rod
Numeric ID: 704
Stack size: 64
Edition: Java 1.21.8

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Block properties

Hardness: 3
Blast resistance: 6
Material: incorrect for wooden tool
Diggable: Yes
Transparent: Yes
Light emitted: 0 / 15
Light filtered: 0 / 15
Block state IDs: 25784 – 25807

Mining time

Break time per pickaxe tier (no haste, on ground, full air). Tools that can't harvest the block take 5× longer and won't drop the item.

Pickaxe	Break time	Drops?
Wooden	7.50s	✗
Stone	1.13s	✓
Iron	0.75s	✓
Golden	1.25s	✗
Diamond	0.56s	✓
Netherite	0.50s	✓

Drops

Lightning Rod

Crafting recipes

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How to craft Lightning Rod

How do you make Lightning Rod in Minecraft?

To craft Lightning Rod, place the ingredients in a crafting grid following the recipe pattern shown above. The crafting grid can be a player's 2×2 inventory crafting slots (for 2×2 recipes) or a 3×3 Crafting Table. If cheats are enabled, you can also spawn Lightning Rod directly with: /give @p minecraft:lightning_rod.

What is the Minecraft ID for Lightning Rod?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:lightning_rod. The numeric ID is 704. The complete /give command is: /give @p minecraft:lightning_rod 1.

How do you mine Lightning Rod in Minecraft?

Lightning Rod has hardness 3 and requires a specific pickaxe tier to drop. See the Mining time table above for exact break times per pickaxe (wood, stone, iron, golden, diamond, netherite). Mining without the correct tool takes 5× longer and produces no drops.