How to craft magnetite in minecraft

Learn how to craft magnetite in Minecraft and create powerful items like compasses and lodestones. Follow our guide to find and smelt magnetite ore.

Magnetite is a widespread black oxide mineral, a natural iron oxide that forms at relatively low oxygen partial pressure. It occurs in deposits of various genetic types and as an accessory mineral in various rocks.

Okay, that’s not what you wanted at all. You don’t need a simple mundane magnetite, but a special one. Magnetite in Minecraft. We know a lot about it too.

Why do we need magnetite?

Why do we need magnetite?Why do we need magnetite?

Magnetite in Minecraft cannot be hung on the refrigerator, it is not connected with magnetic storms and is not even located near the house. It is cool in another way. With its help, you can easily navigate the endless world of Minecraft, creating an analogue of the navigation panel, like in Fallout or The Elder Scrolls. After all, you can attach a compass to magnetite.

After placing the block in a place you don’t want to lose (at the base or in the village), you need to take the compass in your hands and click on the magnetite. The compass will immediately start to shimmer with a purple glow, and its red arrow will always point to the magnetite block attached to it.

Magnetized compassMagnetized compass

If you destroy the magnetite that the Magnetized Compass is attached to, or if you go to another dimension, the needle will begin to spin chaotically.

  • Tip : You can use the anvil to rename the compass (for example, call it “Home” or “Village”) to make it easier to build your own navigation.

How to make magnetite in minecraft

How to make magnetite in minecraftHow to make magnetite in minecraft

The main way to get magnetite is crafting. To do this, you will need Carved Stone Brick x8 and Netherite Ingot x1. Place the brick blocks in the workbench window in a “donut” shape, and place the Netherite Ingot in the center.

The main way to get magnetite is craftingThe main way to get magnetite is crafting

It is possible to get magnetite without complicated crafting. In this case, the complicated ones will be runs through the Bastion Ruins. With a small probability, the material can fall out of the chest in the treasury of the hellish castle.

Now a little more detail about each of the components for crafting.

Where to find carved stone bricks

Option one – crafting. We melt the Cobblestone in the furnace and get the Stone. From four Stones we craft the Stone Brick. From three Stone Bricks we make the Stone Brick Slab. From three Slabs we get the coveted Carved Stone Brick.

Where to find carved stone bricksWhere to find carved stone bricks

Option two – Jungle Temple. The part of the structure during generation will always consist of three Carved Stone Bricks.

Where to find netherite

This is a more serious task, because netherite is not some coal, but a premium material. Some of the strongest armor in the game and top weapons are crafted on its basis.

Netherite MiningNetherite Mining

The surest way is to travel to the Nether, where you will need to dig up Ancient Debris. Then you send the ore to a furnace, which will produce Netherite Scrap. Combining four of these with four Gold Ingots will create one Netherite Ingot.

There is also a chance to find Netherite Bars in chests that are scattered throughout the Bastion Ruins.

Command for magnetite in Minecraft

Magnetite can also be obtained using a command in creative mode or on your local server. To do this:

  1. Open the chat with the English key “T”
  2. Type in /give @p minecraft:lodestone
  3. Press the Enter key

The command can also specify the amount of magnetite and who it should be given to. The amount is written at the end of the command, and the recipient’s nickname is entered instead of “@p”

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