Fire is an important element in Minecraft. It is used for various purposes like cooking food, as a light source, as a weapon against certain mobs and so many other uses. Making fire in Minecraft is a fun activity. There are several methods you can use to create fire in Minecraft. This article will focus on some of the ways to follow when creating a fire in Minecraft.
A fire in Minecraft
Fire in Minecraft is simply a non-solid block. This block spreads to the other blocks near it and destroys them. You can use water, rain, and some other blocks like glass to extinguish this fire. This block burns only for a limited time and also it can damage the players and the mobs as well.
Crafting a fire in Minecraft
There are mainly 6 methods you can use to craft a fire in Minecraft. These methods include:
- Using flint and steel
- Using a fire charge
- Using ghast fireballs
- Using lightning (No trident and no cheats method)
- Using lightning (Trident channeling)
- Using lava
Making a fire using flint and steel
For this method, you need to find flint and steel or craft them. Some other fortress chests have flint and steel. Or else you can craft them in the 3×3 crafting grid. For this, you need to find the raw materials iron ingots, and flints.
- Flint can be obtained by breaking gravel blocks. Here you can use a hand or a shovel. Also, you can find these flints in various biomes as well.
- Iron ingots can be mined from the iron ores. For this, you have to use a pickaxe. The mined iron ores should be smelt in a
- furnace to have iron ingots. You can use a furnace to smelt the iron ore.
- Then place one iron ingot and one flint in the crafting table and craft steel.
- After that open a 3×3 crafting grid.
- Place the flint on the center slot of the crafting grid.
- Then place the steel in the far-left top corner of the grid.
- After you place the flint and ingot like this you can see steel and flint appears at the right-side box.
- Add this to the inventory hotbar.
- When you need to make fire select this steel-flint element. Then just right-click on the place where you want to make the fire. It can be a solid block or an opaque block.
Making a fire using a fire charge
You can use a fire charge in a dispenser to make a fire in Minecraft. Follow the below given simple steps for this method.
To make a fire first you have to craft a fire charge. For this, you need to gather the resources of coal, gunpowder, and blaze powder.
Coal: Here you need one piece of coal. To find coal you can mine coal ores. Or else you can find coal pieces in chests abandoned in strongholds or mineshafts.
Gunpowder: You will need one piece of gunpowder. The easiest way to gather gunpowder is to kill creepers, ghasts, and witches. Also, gunpowder is available in chests in dungeons.
Blaze powder: You have to find one piece of blaze powder. To gather blaze powder, you have to craft blaze rods. These blaze rods can be taken from the blaze mobs. Blaze mobs are in nethers. They are easy to find as they are yellow with black eyes.
After gathering the above resources, you can craft a fire charge in a 3×3 crafting table.
- Place the blaze powder in the center slot of the crafting grid.
- Keep the gunpowder in the left corner of the top row.
- Then keep the coal in the right slot of the bottom row.
- This will give three fire charges in the right-side box to the crafting grid.
- Add this fire charge to the inventory hotbar.
- Select the fire charge.
- When you want to make a fire select the place where you want to fire to make and right click.
- Here you can see the fire starting.
Making fire using ghast fireballs
Ghast are mobs that shoot fireballs. Leading them to the desired locations and making them shoot fireballs can make a fire easily. But you have to be careful here as it can damage you also.
First, find the ghasts. Normally you can find ghasts in nethers. Plus, you can find them in lava pools and on the ground as well.
After you find the ghast carefully go near them. It is needed to take extra precautions to avoid any damage. Fire-resistant potions and a shield will help you with this. If not, you can use a bow and arrow to get its attention without going near. Or you can use fishing rods as well.
Then lure them to the desired location where you want to start the fire. Then stand in front of the location and make the ghasts shoot fireballs at you and carefully dodge them. You can dodge them using a sword or a projectile. If you carefully dodge them, they will reach the exact location and will start a fire.
This method is quite useful if you cannot find the row material needed for other methods.
Making fire using lightning ((No Trident and No Cheats)
This is also another method you can follow to make a fire in Minecraft.
Here you have to wait until there is a thunderstorm. Normally thunderstorms do not take place in cold or desert biomes. So, you have to be in a biome other than these.
After finding a suitable biome you have to make a target using netherrack blocks. It should be 9×9 square. It is better if you can make several targets in the biome as the lightning will strike randomly.
If your target is hit by lightning it will create a fire.
Using lightning (Trident channeling)
Here is the method to make a fire using lightning using the trident channeling method.
First of all, you have to get a trident. These tridents normally fall off from the drowned mobs when they are defeated.
After you get a trident then you have to enchant the trident using the channeling enchantment. This enchantment will get the lightning hit exactly at the target.
Then when the thunderstorms occur you have to hold the trident and throw it to the target. When the lightning hits the trident, a fire will be created at the target.
Making a fire using lava
The other way to make a fire is using lava. Here is the step-wise guidance.
First, you have to find lava. You can find lava in lava pools and also in caves. Plus they are available in the underground and the Nether.
Then you have to collect the lava into a bucket. If you do not have a bucket then you can craft it using three iron ingots.
After collecting the lava take it to the location where you want to make the fire. Make a container next to the target location and pour lava.
Flammable blocks near the lava will catch fire.
However, you have to be careful when handling lava because it can cause harm to you too.
Final words
Fire is a useful element to use in Minecraft gameplay. The players can make fire when necessary, using a few simple procedures. There are mainly six methods you can use when making a fire. All these methods are very simple and easy to follow. If you want to make a fire in Minecraft select the best and the easiest method from the six methods mentioned above.