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Lantern in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Lantern is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Lantern.

What is Lantern?

Lantern is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 3.5 and a blast resistance of 3.5. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Lantern emits light level 15. Lantern filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:lantern. Command: /give @p minecraft:lantern 1.

How to mine Lantern

Lantern can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.

Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):

  • With the correct tool: approximately 5.25 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 17.5 seconds

Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.

Lantern drops

When broken, Lantern drops:

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Light Source
  • Hand-Mineable
  • Craftable

Lantern technical properties

  • Waterloggable: Yes
  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: Yes — luminance 15

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Lantern (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:lantern
  • Material family: mineable/pickaxe
  • Hardness: 3.5
  • Blast resistance: 3.5
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: Yes
  • Blocks light: 0
  • Emits light: 15
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:lantern 1

Overview

Lantern is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Expect to collect Lantern once it breaks.
  • This block emits light (level 15), so it's useful for lighting builds and preventing mob spawns nearby.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Lantern can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. With the correct tool this takes about 5.25s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 17.5s.
  3. Lantern is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:lantern 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
  • No special tool is required, so hand-mining is a valid fallback in an emergency.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Estimated time per run: 5-20 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Lantern?

Lantern can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.

What does Lantern drop when mined?

Breaking Lantern drops Lantern.

How hard is Lantern to mine?

Lantern has a hardness value of 3.5. That works out to roughly 5.25s with the correct tool or 17.5s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Lantern?

Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Lantern.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Lantern?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:lantern, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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