
Minecraft crafting recipe
Lightning Rod
1 crafting recipe found
Item stats
64Max stack size
Lightning Rod is a craftable item in Minecraft. To craft Lightning Rod, you need 3× Copper Ingot. This recipe uses the full 3×3 grid, so you'll need a crafting table. Each craft yields 1 Lightning Rod.
Ingredients to craft Lightning Rod
- 3×Copper IngotSmelted from Copper Ore, Deepslate Copper Ore or Raw Copper

Lightning Rod, from scratch
Breaking every ingredient down to materials with no recipe of their own, one Lightning Rod traces back to:
How to craft Lightning Rod in Minecraft
- Open a crafting table to access the 3×3 crafting grid.
- Place 3× Copper Ingot in the grid exactly as shown in the layout above.
- Drag the Lightning Rod from the result box into your inventory.
Items you can craft with Lightning Rod
Lightning Rod is used as an ingredient in 1 recipe, including Waxed Lightning Rod.