Glowstone dust is an item obtained from mining glowstone, and is mainly used to create potions with increased strength and decreased duration.
Obtaining[]
Mining[]
When broken using anything other than a Silk Touch-enchanted tool, a glowstone block drops 2-4 glowstone dust. A Fortune enchantment increases the chances of higher drops, with Fortune III allowing an average yield of 3.5 glowstone dust per block.
Mob loot[]
Witches have a chance of dropping 0–6 glowstone dust upon death. This is increased by 3 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-15 glowstone dust.
Trading[]
In Bedrock Edition, journeyman-level cleric villagers sell one glowstone dust for 4 emeralds as part of their trades.
Usage[]
Crafting ingredient[]
| Gunpowder + Matching Dye + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust + Diamond | Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients. | |
| Glowstone Dust | ||
| Glowstone Dust + Arrow |
| [Java Edition only] |
| Gunpowder + Bone Meal or Lapis Lazuli or Cocoa Beans or Ink Sac + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust + Diamond | [Bedrock and Education editions only] Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients. |
Brewing ingredient[]
| Glowstone Dust + Water Bottle | |
| Glowstone Dust + Potion of Healing or Potion of Regeneration or Potion of Strength or Potion of Swiftness or Potion of Harming or Potion of Poison or Potion of Leaping |
Data values[]
ID[]
Java Edition:
| Glowstone Dust | glowstone_dust | Item | item.minecraft.glowstone_dust |
Bedrock Edition:
| Glowstone Dust | glowstone_dust | 394 | Item | item.glowstone_dust.name |
History[]
| Glowstone dust currently uses nine dust to craft 1 glowstone block. |
| Also, each glowstone block drops only one glowstone dust. |
| The crafting recipe for glowstone blocks has been changed from 9 glowstone dust to 4. |
| Each glowstone block now drops 2-4 glowstone dust when broken. |
| Glowstone dust can now be brewed in a water bottle to create a thick potion. |
| Glowstone dust now strengthens the potions of Swiftness, Healing, Harming, Poison, Regeneration and Strength. |
| Glowstone dust now strengthens the new potion of Regeneration. |
| Glowstone dust has become a renewable resource, as priest villagers now sell glowstone blocks. |
| Witches now have a chance of dropping glowstone dust. |
| Glowstone dust can now be used to craft a firework star with a twinkle effect. |
| Glowstone dust now strengthens the new potion of Leaping. |
| Glowstone dust is now used to craft spectral arrows. |
| Glowstone dust can no longer be added to extended potions. |
| Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 348. |
| Glowstone dust now strengthens the new potion of the Turtle Master. |
| Glowstone dust has a 2⁄109 (~1.83%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 2–4. |
| Glowstone dust now has a 10⁄226 (~4.42%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–5. |
| Glowstone dust can no longer be obtained from bartering with piglins. |
| Glowstone dust is now obtainable through the nether reactor. |
| Glowstone dust can be used to craft glowstone blocks. |
| Glowstone dust can now be obtained through the Nether instead of the nether reactor. |
| Glowstone dust is now available in the creative inventory. |
| Glowstone dust can now be used to brew thick potions and to strengthen potions. |
| Added witches, which have a chance of dropping glowstone dust upon death. |
| Glowstone dust can now be used to craft a firework star with a twinkle effect. |
| Glowstone dust can now be bought from cleric villagers. |
| Glowstone dust can now be obtained from bartering with piglins. |
| Glowstone dust can no longer be obtained from bartering with piglins. |
| 0–2 glowstone dust is now dropped when a blaze is killed. |
Issues[]
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How do you make Glowstone dust?
Glowstone Dust is an item used to craft Glowstone, create thick Potions, and create potions with increased strength and decreased duration. It can be obtained either by breaking glowstone in the Nether (2–4 glowstone dust) or by killing a Witch (up to 6 glowstone dust).
Can you craft Glowstone?
The crafting recipe for glowstone is 3×3 glowstone dust. The drop rate of glowstone dust from mined glowstone is 1. The material type of glowstone is currently "glass". The crafting recipe of glowstone has changed to 2×2 glowstone dust.
What is Glowstone powder used for?
Glowstone dust is an item obtained from mining glowstone, and is mainly used to create potions with increased strength and decreased duration.
How do I get more Glowstone?
On the default Minecraft look, Glowstone Blocks are light brown block with lighter gold-brown spots. It is found hanging from the ceiling of Nether caverns, making it a bit dangerous to mine. However, with a bit of exploration, it shouldn't be too hard to find some close to the ground in a small cavern.