You can make glass in Minecraft by smelting blocks of sand, and combining the glass with other items can craft even more.

End or Nether — you'll need special items like obsidian or Eyes of Ender.

The Trails and Tails update to Minecraft brings with it plenty of new ways to utilize bamboo, which is incredibly useful given how easy it is to farm. Mojang added plenty of different ways to decorate ...

If you're a big adventurer in Minecraft, or if you just like a neat and tidy base, having a Copper Golem around will ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A bookshelf is a multi-functional block that's used far more in the mid-late game of Minecraft. However, even if you're building your first base, you ...

A furnace is a common functional block in Minecraft that can be used to smelt many blocks and ores. To craft one, you just need 8 cobblestones, cobbled deepslates, or Blackstone. You will need a ...

In survival mode, this only works if you actually have the block you’re facing. Otherwise, nothing happens. And in creative mode, whether you have the block in your inventory or not, it will always ...

The TNT block in Minecraft does what it claims, that is, create an explosion. It is especially useful in battle and combats the opponent, but it can be used to prank a friend. To make TNT in Minecraft ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A house with all blocks and no windows in Minecraft can be a little dreary, so why not add some light with a few windows? While you can always just ...

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