"100% support this change": Minecraft fans are happy about lodestone's recipe change

Minecraft has a lot of different blocks, some of which can be obtained directly, like iron ores, diamonds, etc. Then there are items that require a bit of crafting, such as swords, redstone blocks, etc. Out of these craftable items, the lodestone was one of the most confusing blocks because of the raw materials needed to make it. Players needed eight chiseled stones and a block of netherite to make the lodestone.

When it comes to the use of the lodestone, the netherite block goes to waste, especially when players can turn on coordinates. Thankfully, Mojang Studios has changed the recipe for making lodestones in a recently released snapshot. A Reddit post by user u/Ybou_ started a discussion about the change in the crafting recipe, and it seemed that everyone was happy about this update in Minecraft.

In today's snapshot, Mojang made Lodestones cheaper to craft, it is now using an iron ingot instead of Netherite byu/Ybou_ inMinecraft

Reacting to the post and the news, u/Aronlin commented:

"100% support this change."

They also added that lodestones are not supposed to be valuable. They are just like dots all over the world so that one can remember the location. A recipe with such an expensive and important item does not help with that.

Comment byu/Ybou_ from discussion inMinecraft

u/bru_swayne said that these items are no longer the most expensive floor patterns anymore, pointing out the fact that lodestones are mostly used to make floor designs. User u/jeanleanino joked that these blocks are literally useless now since they are not expensive anymore.

Comment byu/Ybou_ from discussion inMinecraft

User u/FusionDjango said that players can now display the netherite block in a room to show off their achievement instead of using it to make lodestones. Another user named u/EpicMuttonChop suggested that putting two netherite blocks on top of two polished blackstone stairs facing away from each other would make a large anvil.

Reddit reacts to the new lodestone crafting recipe (Image via Reddit)

User u/Ldawg74 thanked the commenters for giving them some inspiration for making a sign outside one of their builds.

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The first Minecraft drop for 2025

New pig variants in Minecraft (Image via Mojang Studios)

Mojang Studios announced the first update drop of the year, bringing some unexpected and exciting new content to the game. The highlight of the drop is the addition of two new pig variants for the cold and warm biomes of the blocky world. Players can now find different types of pigs in different areas, very similar to the wolf variants released the previous year.

Apart from that, Minecraft’s biome will now have a falling leaves effect. This is similar to what players have experienced in the cherry blossom biome. It might seem like a small tweak, but this can greatly enhance the ambiance of the game. Wildflowers have also been added to some biomes with the 25w02a snapshot.