When were Lightning Rods added to Minecraft? Lightning rods are set to be officially released as part of the 1.17 update. Chart New Territories with the ultimate Minecraft Seed Generator! They were ...

Crafted from copper ingots, these rods will redirect any lightning strikes within a certain range around them. With efficient placement, you can keep villages and other large structures that are ...

Whenever lightning is about to happen in 128 blocks (64 blocks in Bedrock Edition) around the lightning rod, the lightning strike will be redirected to the rod instead of a random block. This is ...

Getting struck by lightning, even in Minecraft, is incredibly unlikely, but that doesn't mean that players shouldn't be prepared. The first part of the Caves and Cliffs update is here, and with it ...