A compass does not need any extra work in order to function. After you craft the compass it will always point in the direction of your world spawn. If you would like to change where your compass points you will need to craft a lodestone. In order to craft a lodestone, you will need one netherite ingot and eight chiseled stone bricks. To get netherite you will need to locate ancient debris in the nether.
You can find ancient debris in groups of 1-3 between “Y” levels 8 and 22. In order to mine the ancient debris, you will need at least a diamond pickaxe. Each debris will smelt into one netherite scrap and you will need four in order to make a netherite ingot. While you are searching for ancient debris, mine any nether gold ore you come across.
If you have spare gold on hand you don’t need to worry about finding these nether gold ores.
To make a netherite ingot you will need four gold ingots. After gathering enough materials head back to the surface. Turn your gold nuggets into gold ingots by combining nine in the crafting table.
Smelt your ancient debris in a furnace to get netherite scraps.
With your four scraps and four gold ingots place them in the crafting table to be rewarded with a netherite ingot.
To make chiseled stone bricks smelt some cobblestone in a furnace to get regular stone.
Place your stone in a crafting table in a 2x2 grid to make stone bricks.
You can make slabs out of these stone bricks and use those slabs to make chiseled stone bricks.
Do this until you have eight chiseled stone bricks.
Place your netherite ingot in the centermost slot in the crafting table with chiseled stone bricks surrounding it to make a lodestone.
Right-clicking a lodestone with a compass equipped will “enchant” the compass and rename it into lodestone compass. This specific compass will now only point towards the lodestone.
You can use a compass on a lodestone to set the compass to only point towards the lodestone. This can be very helpful when you travel far from home and need a way to ensure you know your way back home without coordinates.
A Compass is a multipurpose tool in Minecraft and is primarily used for navigating to certain areas and is also used to craft other items. So if you’re looking for the recipe on how to make a Compass, what they do, the different kinds of compasses, and what you can craft with one, we have you covered in our Compass Guide below.
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A compass is used to direct players. It’ll either lead you to your very spawn point when you first loaded into the world or a Lodestone if you tamper with it. Compasses can also be used to craft other useful items in-game. But if you take a normal compass to the Nether or The End it’ll just spin around and be useless.
To make a compass you’re going to need a few other items first. Listed below are all the items you will need to craft a Compass, as well as a screenshot demonstrating the recipe placement.
- Iron Ingots: 4
- Redstone Dust: 1
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To make a Lodestone Compass you’re going to need to find a Lodestone first. After you find it take your compass and right-click it or press the left trigger to make it a Lodestone Compass.
Making a Lodestone Compass is particularly helpful when in the Nether or The End. Because the compass will always point to the Lodestone no matter what, so if you get lost in either one of these dimensions, it’s a good way to lead you back to the portal home.
Compasses can be found all throughout the world in Minecraft. Listed below are the locations that are known to have compasses and the chances of finding one for both Bedrock and Java.
Bedrock
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Map Chest: 1 (7.7%)
Library Chest: 1 (10.5%)
Cartographer's Chest: 1 (26.3%)
Java
Map Chest: 1 (7.7%)
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Library Chest: 1 (10.9%)
Cartographer's Chest: 1 (26.3%)
Compasses can also be used to craft other items, they're the key ingredient in making a map.
Now that you've learned what a compass can make, why not check out our How to Make a Map guide that details everything you need to know about making a map in Minecraft.
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