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List of Redstone Components and How to Use Them

Minecraft Redstone Components

Redstone Components are blocks that are used in redstone builds and circuits in Minecraft. They often emit power or interact with redstone signals and pulses. Read on to see a list of all components and how to use them!

List of All Redstone Components

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Redstone Ores Redstone Wiring Power Sources
Container Blocks Pistons Sticky Blocks
Rails Iron Doors and Trapdoors Others

Redstone Ores

List of Blocks
Deepslate Redstone Ore IconDeepslate Redstone Ore Redstone Ore IconRedstone Ore

Redstone Ores are ore blocks which you can use to obtain redstone dust. They are usually found deep underground. It is best to mine these ores with the Fortune Enchantment to get the most redstone dust from them.

Redstone Wiring

List of Blocks
Redstone Comparator IconRedstone Comparator Redstone Dust IconRedstone Dust Redstone Repeater IconRedstone Repeater

These blocks are usually used to wire a redstone signal from a power source to the device being activated. Each of them have different uses in redstone wiring, but each one can carry, extend or sustain a redstone signal or pulse.

Power Sources

List of Blocks
Block of Redstone IconBlock of Redstone Daylight Detector IconDaylight Detector Lever IconLever Observer IconObserver
Redstone Torch IconRedstone Torch Sculk Sensor IconSculk Sensor Target IconTarget Tripwire Hook IconTripwire Hook

Power Sources are any redstone block that can emit power either on their own or with input from a player, mob, entity, or block. Different Power Sources emit redstone signals of different strengths and for different amounts of time.

Buttons

List of Blocks
Acacia Button IconAcacia Button Birch Button IconBirch Button Dark Oak Button IconDark Oak Button Jungle Button IconJungle Button
Mangrove Button IconMangrove Button Oak Button IconOak Button Polished Blackstone Button IconPolished Blackstone Button Spruce Button IconSpruce Button
Stone Button IconStone Button

Buttons are a type of power source that require a player to press on them. However, Wooden Buttons also activate if struck by an arrow from a bow or crossbow, or a trident.

Wooden and Stone Buttons also emit pulses of different lengths. A Stone Button only emits power for 10 redstone ticks (1 second), while a Wooden Button emits power for 15 redstone ticks (1.5 seconds).

Pressure Plates

List of Blocks
Acacia Pressure Plate IconAcacia Pressure Plate Birch Pressure Plate IconBirch Pressure Plate Dark Oak Pressure Plate IconDark Oak Pressure Plate Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate IconHeavy Weighted Pressure Plate
Jungle Pressure Plate IconJungle Pressure Plate Light Weighted Pressure Plate IconLight Weighted Pressure Plate Mangrove Pressure Plate IconMangrove Pressure Plate Oak Pressure Plate IconOak Pressure Plate
Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate IconPolished Blackstone Pressure Plate Spruce Pressure Plate IconSpruce Pressure Plate Stone Pressure Plate IconStone Pressure Plate

Pressure Plates are another type of power source activated when an entity steps or is placed on top of them. Stone Pressure Plates only activate when stepped on by mobs or players. Wooden Pressure Plates can be activated by mobs, players, and even item entities.

Light and Heavy Pressure Plates are unique because the power level of the signal they emit changes depending on the number of mobs stepping on them.

Container Blocks

List of Blocks
Dispenser IconDispenser Dropper IconDropper Hopper IconHopper Trapped Chest IconTrapped Chest

Redstone Container Blocks not only hold items but also interact with redstone in different ways.

Trapped Chests emit a redstone signal when opened, while Dispenser and Droppers can spit out their contents. Hoppers are used collect items but can also interact with redstone by locking itself when activated.

Pistons

List of Blocks
Piston IconPiston Sticky Piston IconSticky Piston

Pistons are blocks that can push or pull other blocks when activated or deactivated by a redstone signal. However, pistons have a push and pull limit of 12 blocks maximum, and certain blocks cannot be pushed or pulled by pistons.

Sticky Blocks

List of Blocks
Honey Block IconHoney Block Slime Block IconSlime Block

Sticky blocks stick to other blocks and, in the case of honey, even mobs and items. They are often used with pistons and other redstone components to create unique moving contraptions and flying machines.

Rails

List of Blocks
Activator Rail IconActivator Rail Detector Rail IconDetector Rail Powered Rail IconPowered Rail Rail IconRail

Rails are used to transport Minecarts from one location to another, but they can also interact with redstone in many unique ways. Detector Rails even emit power when a Minecart passes over it.

Iron Doors and Trapdoors

List of Blocks
Iron Trapdoor IconIron Trapdoor

Though all Doors and Trapdoors open when activated by redstone, Iron Doors and Trapdoors are unique because they can only open when activated by redstone and cannot be opened manually by the player. This makes them ideal redstone components.

Other Redstone Blocks

List of Blocks
Iron Door IconIron Door Jukebox IconJukebox Note Block IconNote Block TNT IconTNT

There are few other blocks in the game that interact with redstone in unconventional ways. Due to their unique properties, they often have niche uses in redstone builds.

How to Use Redstone Components

Use Them to Make Redstone Builds

Minecraft Redstone Build

These different redstone components are all used in making redstone builds in Minecraft. Each component has different uses and can serve different purposes inside a machine. Learn and master what each component does in order to use them efficiently in your builds.

List of All Redstone Builds and Redstone Guide

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