Glowstone
Glowstone is crafted at a Crafting Table from 4× Glowstone Dust. Its ID is minecraft:glowstone and it stacks to 64. Every recipe, use and drop chance below comes from the Java 26.3 game files.
- ID
- glowstone
- Made at
- Crafting Table4× Glowstone Dust
- Found in
- Bastion Remnant22.8%
- Stack size
- 64
- Best tool
- Any tool
- Used in
- 2 recipes
How to make Glowstone
Game dataThe recipe exactly as it appears in the game. Hover or tap an ingredient to see its name.
Where to find Glowstone
CalculatedEvery mob, chest, block and villager that gives Glowstone, with the exact chance per kill, chest or trade.
| Source | How | Chance | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastion Remnant | Chest loot | 22.8% | 3–24 |
| Cleric | Villager trade Journeyman | 4× Emerald | 1 |
| Wandering Trader | Villager trade | 2× Emerald | 1 |
Plan Glowstone in the Crafting Planner
Every item, block and recipe from the game files in one window beside the game. Add what you want to craft and the Crafting Planner adds up every raw material you need, saved as a shopping list.
- Every recipe and drop source
- Raw materials added up for you
- Saved shopping lists
What Glowstone is used for
Glowstone is an ingredient in 2 recipes.
Glowstone as a block
CalculatedHardness 0.3, blast resistance 0.3. Mining times assume no enchantments or effects, standing on the ground.
- Hardness
- 0.3
- Blast resistance
- 0.3
- Tool
- Any tool
- Light level
- 15
- Burns
- No
- When mined
- Only with Silk Touch
| Mined with | Time | Drops |
|---|---|---|
| Hand | 0.45 s | ✔ |
| Item | Chance | With Silk Touch | Count | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glowstone DustFortune adds more | 100% | 0% | 2–4 | 3 |
| Glowstone | 0% | 100% | 1 | 0 |
Glowstone ID and give command
The item ID is minecraft:glowstone. Paste this in chat (cheats on) to get one:
/give @p minecraft:glowstoneGlowstone in other languages
| English | Glowstone |
|---|---|
| French (France) | Pierre lumineuse |
| European Spanish | Piedra luminosa |
| German (Germany) | Leuchtstein |
| Korean (South Korea) | 발광석 |
| Polish (Poland) | Jasnogłaz |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Pedra-Luminosa |
| Turkish (Türkiye) | Işık Taşı |
| Chinese (China) | 荧石 |
| Vietnamese (Vietnam) | Đá phát sáng |
| Japanese (Japan) | グロウストーン |
| Russian (Russia) | Светокамень |
| Thai (Thailand) | หินเรืองแสง |
| Italian (Italy) | Luminite |
| Czech (Czechia) | Světlit |
| Arabic (United Arab Emirates) | حجر مضيء |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 螢光石 |
| Indonesian (Indonesia) | Batu Sinar |
Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
Glowstone is crafted at a Crafting Table from 4× Glowstone Dust. It's used in 2 other recipes. Placed as a block it has 0.3 hardness and 0.3 blast resistance. 2 villager trades also give it.
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Glowstone FAQ (Java 26.3)
How do you make Glowstone in Minecraft?
Put 4× Glowstone Dust in a crafting table in the pattern shown above; it makes 1.
Where can you find Glowstone in Minecraft?
Glowstone is in the chests of: Bastion Remnant.
What is Glowstone used for in Minecraft?
Glowstone is an ingredient in 2 recipes, including Redstone Lamp, Respawn Anchor.
What is the item ID of Glowstone?
The ID is minecraft:glowstone. Use /give @p minecraft:glowstone to get one with cheats enabled.