- Obtaining Lanterns
- Lanterns can be found in nether bastions and snowy tundra villages
- Apprentice-level librarians sell lanterns for emeralds
- Lanterns can be crafted using iron nuggets and a torch
- Crafting Process
- Iron ore must be mined and smelted into iron ingots
- Nine iron nuggets are crafted from one iron ingot
- Lanterns are crafted by placing torch in center surrounded by iron
- Soul lanterns can be made by replacing torch with soul torch
- Usage and Features
- Lanterns emit light level of fifteen, brighter than torches
- Can be placed below or on top of blocks
- Regular lanterns are orange, soul lanterns are blue
- Hostile mobs spawn on blocks with light level 7 or lower
- History
- Lanterns were teased in October 2010
- Full release occurred in Minecraft 1.14 update
- Soul lanterns were added in 1.16 update