How to Make a Beacon in Minecraft
Here’s how to find and arrange the materials you need to craft a Beacon:
Build a Base for Your Beacon
To activate the Beacon, you must build a base out of Diamonds, Emeralds, Gold, Iron, or Netherite (any combination of these blocks will work). Your base can be 1-4 layers high, and the blocks must be placed in a specific way:
Layer 1: 9 blocks (3X3)Layer 2: 25 blocks (5X5)Layer 3: 49 blocks (7X7)Layer 4: 81 blocks (9X9)
The potential benefits of the Beacon increase with each layer. Build your base in the shape of a pyramid with the largest layer on the bottom and the smallest on top. You will need a total of 244 blocks to build a 4-layer base from your Beacon. The duration and range of the status bonus from your Beacon are determined by the size of your base:
Layer 1 : Speed, HasteLayer 2: Resistance, Jump BoostLayer 3: StrengthLayer 4: Regeneration or double another bonus
