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How to make Copper Lantern in Minecraft

The copper lantern is a strong light source with light level 15; its green glow sets it apart from the iron lantern. Its recipe, oxidation and how to lock its color are below.

Click an ingredient to see how it is made too.

Minecraft 26.3 Decoration and lighting

Copper Lantern

🛠️ Crafting Table

Ingredients

8 × Copper Nugget
1 × Copper Torch

What is Copper Lantern used for?

The copper lantern is one of the strongest light sources in the game: It gives light level 15, which completely stops hostile mobs from spawning around it. It does the same job as an iron lantern; the difference is its green glow.

It is made with a copper torch in the middle and a copper nugget in each of the eight squares around it. So you need a copper torch first: Break an ingot into nuggets, make the torch, then move on to the lantern.

Like other copper blocks, it oxidizes over time and shifts from orange toward teal, but its light never drops at any stage. That is where it differs from the copper bulb, whose light falls as it oxidizes; the lantern always stays at full brightness. Wax it with honeycomb to lock its look, and scrape the wax off with an axe if you change your mind.

From scratch: Total materials

With the ingredients' own recipes opened up too, this is the total you need:

2 × Copper Ingot
1 × Stick
1 × Coal or Charcoal

The chain was opened by picking the most common recipe at each step. If an item has other recipes (for example smelting the ore instead of breaking down the block), the amount you need can change.