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Redstone Lamp in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Redstone Lamp is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Redstone Lamp.

What is Redstone Lamp?

Redstone Lamp is a Minecraft block classified under the default material group. It has a hardness of 0.3 and a blast resistance of 0.3. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Redstone Lamp does not emit light. Redstone Lamp filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

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

How to mine Redstone Lamp

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

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

  • With the correct tool: approximately 0.45 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 1.5 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×.

Redstone Lamp drops

When broken, Redstone Lamp drops:

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

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Hand-Mineable
  • Craftable

Redstone Lamp technical properties

  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: Yes — luminance 15
  • Map color: Redstone LampjeAirbe

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:redstone_lamp
  • Material family: default
  • Hardness: 0.3
  • Blast resistance: 0.3
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 15
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:redstone_lamp 1

Overview

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

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Redstone Lamp can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. Expect to collect Redstone Lamp once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 0.45s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 1.5s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:redstone_lamp 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: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 1-5 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Redstone Lamp?

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

What does Redstone Lamp drop when mined?

Breaking Redstone Lamp drops Redstone Lamp.

How hard is Redstone Lamp to mine?

Redstone Lamp has a hardness value of 0.3. That works out to roughly 0.45s with the correct tool or 1.5s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Redstone Lamp?

Yes - this page lists 1 known crafting recipe for Redstone Lamp.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Redstone Lamp?

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

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