How do you craft a Lightning Rod in Minecraft?

Open a Crafting Table and place the ingredients in the correct pattern. This recipe requires 3 Copper Ingot and produces 1 Lightning Rod per craft.

How many Lightning Rod does this recipe make?

Each successful craft yields 1 Lightning Rod in Minecraft 26.3.

What can you make with Lightning Rod?

Lightning Rod is used as an ingredient in 1 other recipe, including Waxed Lightning Rod.

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How to Craft Lightning Rod

Minecraft 26.3 Redstone 1 per craft

The Lightning Rod is a redstone item in Minecraft 26.3. You craft it at a Crafting Table from 3 Copper Ingot, and each craft produces a single Lightning Rod. It is an ingredient in 1 other recipe.

Lightning Rod crafting recipe — the exact Crafting Table grid layout in Minecraft 26.3

Crafted at a Crafting Table. Click any ingredient to see its recipe.

Recipe data generated from Minecraft 26.3, last verified 2026-05-07.

Ingredients to Craft Lightning Rod

3 Copper Ingot × 3

Items You Can Craft with Lightning Rod

Lightning Rod is an ingredient in 1 other Minecraft recipe.

Waxed Lightning Rod

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you craft a Lightning Rod in Minecraft?: Open a Crafting Table and place the ingredients in the correct pattern shown above. This recipe requires 3 Copper Ingot and produces 1 Lightning Rod per craft.
How many Lightning Rod does this recipe make?: Each successful craft yields 1 Lightning Rod in Minecraft 26.3.
What station do you need to craft Lightning Rod?: You need a Crafting Table.
What can you make with Lightning Rod?: Lightning Rod is used as an ingredient in 1 other recipe, including Waxed Lightning Rod.