How to Get and Use Blaze Rods in Minecraft

Jun. 13, 2024

Nether is the dimension you need to visit in order tobeat Minecraft. But, why is that? Well, that’s because of blaze rods, special items that you will need to activate the End portal to fight the Ender Dragon. Though, this item is valuable for a few more reasons. So, in this tutorial, we’ve discussed the steps to get blaze rods in Minecraft and how to use them.

How to Get Blaze Rods in Minecraft

The Blaze rods aredropped by Blazes, fiery hostile mobs that spawn in the bounds of the Nether fortress structure. So, you’ll need to collect obsidian,make a Nether portalframe and light it to even enter this dimension. However, keep in mind that it is very spicy as it is filled with various powerful mobs, lava pools, and solitary lava sources.

Once you’re there, you shouldlook for the Nether fortress. It’s a structure made of nether bricks and is pretty large and tall. There you’ll find Blazes probably immediately, as they are common residents of this structure, in addition towither skeletons, zombified piglins, magma cubes, and skeletons.

Blazes are bright yellow mobs that have rotating rods around them and they emit smoke particles.

These fire mobs alsospawn from blaze spawners, which are the only type of spawners you will find in a Nether fortress. They shoot fireballs at you and rise into the air when agroed. You can use aMinecraft shieldto block their attacks.

Thepotion of fire resistancecould save your life in this hostile environment, as water evaporates instantly. Besides brewing it yourself (check the process in our linked guide onMinecraft potions), you can also get it frombartering with piglins.

By default, Blaze has a50% chanceof dropping one blaze rod. However, if you have looting III, one of thebest sword enchantmentsapplied, you can get up to four rods per kill. Also, the way a Blaze dies is important. They will only drop blaze rods if thekill counts as a player kill, so either you or yourtamed wolfcan kill the Blaze. If they die in any other way, you won’t receive blaze rods.

Now that you’ve got blaze rods, it’s time to learn how to use them. They are a part of several crafting recipes as well as a fuel source.

With blaze rods, you can make blaze powder,brewing stands,copper bulbs, and end rods, one of thelight source blocksin the game.

With blaze powder, you canmake eyes of ender, fire charges (substitutes for flint and steel), and magma cream (an ingredient for potion of fire resistance). Apart from that, you can also use it to fuel the brewing stand in order to produce some of thebest Minecraft potions.

Blaze rods are a popular Minecraft fuel source in afurnace,blast furnace, and asmoker, just likecoal,charcoal, or lavabuckets. One blaze rod can smelt or cook a total of12 items.

With that said, you now fully understand the importance of blaze rods and how you can get them in Minecraft. Thanks to the blaze spawners inside Nether fortresses, it’s also possible to make a blaze rod farm, which will automatically gather these useful items for you. That said, gear up and head to the Nether to show Blazes who’s the real champion.

In Minecraft, you cannot get blaze rods anywhere else but the Nether dimension. So, although it is terrible, you must go into the Nether to get blaze rods.

It is not at all rare to get blaze rods. Every one in two Blazes should drop this item, so you don’t need to worry about the chances. However, they only drop one rod when killed so to make your Nether visit as efficient as possible, looting III enchantments will help you get many blaze rods quickly.

If you want to beat the game, you will need 6 blaze rods at most for the portal only, so getting 8-10 should be enough for locating the stronghold as well. Furthermore, if you also want to make potions, then a couple more blaze rods should do the trick. So, 10-15 blaze rods should keep you busy for a while.

No, blaze rods, just like most items in the game, burn if they come into contact with fire or lava.

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