How to Build a Minecraft Beacon: A Simple Guide
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Curious about how to light up your Minecraft world with a beacon? You’re in the right place! Let’s dive into building a Minecraft beacon, a shiny tower of light that not only looks cool but also gives you special powers.
So, what does it take to construct one of these magical light beams in Minecraft? Follow along, and you’ll be setting up your very own beacon in no time.
Building Your Minecraft Beacon: A Step-by-Step Guide
To kick things off, you’ll need some specific materials: at least one Beacon unit, which you snag from defeating the Wither boss, and blocks of iron, gold, diamond, emerald, or netherite to build the pyramid base. Sounds epic, right?
First, create the pyramid base. You can start small with a 3×3 square layer of blocks and gradually build bigger bases (4×4, 5×5, and so on) for more advanced effects. The bigger your pyramid, the more powers you unlock. Place your Beacon on the center top block of the pyramid. Finally, fuel your beacon by feeding it an iron ingot, gold ingot, emerald, diamond, or netherite ingot, choose your desired power, and voila! You’ve got yourself a working beacon!
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