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Compass - Every Way to Craft, Find, and Use It in Minecraft

Compass is a common miscellaneous item in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 3 known crafting recipes.

What is Compass?

Compass is a Minecraft Miscellaneous with rarity Common. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot and is craftable.

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

Compass crafting recipes

There are 1 unique ways to craft Compass (after removing 2 duplicate entries):

What Compass is used to craft

Compass is an ingredient in 2 other Minecraft recipes:

Wiki-verified item facts

  • Renewable: Yes
  • Stack size: 64

Sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Compass (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Tags

  • Miscellaneous
  • Common
  • Craftable
  • Crafting Material

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:compass
  • Category: Miscellaneous
  • Rarity: Common
  • Stack size: 64
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:compass 1

Overview

Compass is a miscellaneous item in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers its stack size, crafting recipe, and every recipe that uses it as an ingredient.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Gather the ingredients shown in the crafting recipe below and open a crafting table.
  2. Match the ingredient layout exactly - shaped recipes only work when items sit in the correct grid slots.
  3. Stock up early - this item is a dependency for 2 other recipes.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Use /give @p minecraft:compass 1 in a test world to check builds without farming it first.
  • Craft in batches at once to avoid re-opening the crafting menu repeatedly.

Pro tips

  • This item belongs to the Miscellaneous category - related items in that category may share similar crafting paths.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 5-15 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I craft Compass?

Compass can be crafted at a crafting table. This page lists 3 known recipes - match the ingredient layout shown in the crafting grid exactly.

What is the stack size of Compass?

Compass stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, the standard maximum stack size.

What enchantments can I put on Compass?

Compass can be enchanted with anything in these categories: Any Equippable/Held Item. Check each enchantment's page for exact level requirements and enchanting table costs.

What can I craft with Compass?

Compass is used as an ingredient in 2 other recipes. See the "Used In Crafting" section on this page for the full list.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Compass?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:compass, usable in commands such as /give, /clear, and loot tables.

Variants

  • No same-family material variants were detected for Compass in the current dataset.

Obtaining

  • Crafting: Compass has 3 known recipe variants in this dataset.

Uses

  • Crafting input profile: 4 Iron Ingot + 1 Redstone Dust -> 1 Compass.
  • Crafting uses: this item is consumed by 2 downstream recipes.

Combat and Stats

  • No direct combat profile is mapped for Compass; treat it as utility, progression, or crafting support.

Repairing

  • Repairing data: durability and repair mappings are not present in the current source dataset for Compass; verify repair behavior in-game before publishing hard numbers.

Enchantments

  • Compatibility tags: Any Equippable/Held Item.
  • Search intent fit: use this section to answer queries like "what enchants can go on Compass" with exact compatibility tags.
  • Optimization tip: choose enchantments based on the role above (combat, mining, utility, or survivability).

Data Values

  • Internal namespaced ID: minecraft:compass.
  • Category classification: Miscellaneous.
  • Stack size: 64.

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