Along with the new item called Lightning Rod, the Minecraft cave updates also brought two major Minecraft creatures, the Axolotls and Squids. Note that the current update is only Part 1, which means this major update will be followed by another part or even more. The first part has given the focus on bringing new ores, new textures, and mobs. The first change people may notice is the addition of copper to the game. Yes, players can now mine copper and then use them to make many things, this includes a spyglass and a lightning rod. So it is indeed important to know more about the new item so that you can also improve your gameplay experience with the added new features.
What Do Lightning Rods Do? How To Use Them
As the name suggests, Lightning Rod in Minecraft can be used to divert lightning strikes during thunderstorms. Players can place it on a surface either vertically or horizontally, and the lightning rod will redirect any lightning strikes that have a chance to hit anywhere in a 32x4x32 area where the lightning rod is placed. All the lightning that land in this area will strike on the rod instead of the land or anything in that area. This is beneficial for a lot of players who had suffered from the effects of lightning. Since many players build their houses out of wood and the fire caused by lightning strikes can burn the house down if they are not very fortunate enough. Players near the forests will also be able to avoid the forest fires caused by lightning. Not only that, but the lightning rod can also redirect the lightning blasts from other players who are using a trident. So how hard they try, you are protected from lightning strikes as long as you have the lightning rod.
The lightning rod also has the ability to send Redstone signals when it is struck by lightning as the electrical energy contained within the lightning is converted to a Redstone signal. This could be great news for those who love to use read stone, as this gives many new opportunities for them. The lightning rods can also be used for creating charged Creepers. This can be made possible by placing a lightning rod in the area where players have trapped the Creeper. Do note that the Charged Creepers are a lot more dangerous than the standard Creeper so, stay alert on that. But the Charged Creepers can be used to detonate near the mobs, and thus they will drop their heads when they are killed by that. This is currently the only way for Minecraft players to get mob heads other than the Ender Dragonhead in survival mode. While mod heads don’t have any specific uses, they can be used as big of flex as having mob heads.
How to make lightning rods
Since we now know, What Do Lightning Rods Do? How To Use Them, let’s now look at How to make Lightning rods. You’ll have to go digging to find materials to make a lightning rod. In order to make lightning rods, players first need to gather a few blocks of copper ore, then smelt them down into three ingots using a furnace or a blast furnace. Stack these ingots on top of each other in a verticle line inside the crafting grid. That’s it, use them as your needs. Also Read: What Is The Epic Games Mystery Game For June 10th?
