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

Redstone Dust is a common redstone item in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 1 known crafting recipe.

What is Redstone Dust?

Redstone Dust is a Minecraft Redstone with rarity Common. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot and is craftable. It belongs to the Stone material tier.

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

How to obtain Redstone Dust

Mined from blocks

Dropped by mobs

Redstone Dust crafting recipes

There are 1 unique ways to craft Redstone Dust:

Recipe 1 (shapeless)

Ingredients:

Yields 9 × Redstone Dust per craft.

What Redstone Dust is used to craft

Redstone Dust is an ingredient in 18 other Minecraft recipes:

Tags

  • Redstone
  • Common
  • Craftable
  • Crafting Material
  • Stone Tier

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:redstone
  • Category: Redstone
  • Rarity: Common
  • Material tier: Stone
  • Stack size: 64
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:redstone 1

Overview

Redstone Dust is a redstone 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 18 other recipes.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Use /give @p minecraft:redstone 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 Redstone 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 Redstone Dust?

Redstone Dust can be crafted at a crafting table. This page lists 1 known recipe - match the ingredient layout shown in the crafting grid exactly.

What is the stack size of Redstone Dust?

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

What can I craft with Redstone Dust?

Redstone Dust is used as an ingredient in 18 other recipes. See the "Used In Crafting" section on this page for the full list.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Redstone Dust?

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

Variants

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

Obtaining

  • Crafting: Redstone Dust has 1 known recipe variant in this dataset.
  • Mob loot: Redstone Dust appears in 1 mob loot table.
  • Mining: Redstone Dust appears in 3 block loot sources.

Uses

  • Crafting input profile: 1 Block of Redstone -> 9 Redstone Dust.
  • Crafting uses: this item is consumed by 18 downstream recipes.

Combat and Stats

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

Repairing

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

Enchantments

  • No dedicated enchantment compatibility categories are currently mapped for this item.

Data Values

  • Internal namespaced ID: minecraft:redstone.
  • Category classification: Redstone.
  • Stack size: 64.

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