How to Make a Lightning Rod in Minecraft

Use this simple recipe to make a Lightning Rod in Minecraft. You can see the exact ingredients, recipe layout, and workstation below.

Lightning Rod recipe

Follow the recipe below. The pattern must use the correct slots when the recipe is shaped.

Place 3 Copper Ingots in a Crafting Table to make 1 Lightning Rod.

Output: 1 Lightning Rod

This page shows the vanilla recipe for Lightning Rod. It includes the exact ingredients, recipe layout, required workstation, and amount produced.

The data comes from Minecraft Java 26.2. Recipes can change in later game versions, so check the version you play before crafting.