Compass
Material Stack: 64 Since Alpha v1.1.0
Quick answer: Craft 4 iron ingots around 1 redstone dust.
How to get it
- Craft 4 iron ingots around 1 redstone dust
- Loot shipwreck, village and stronghold chests
- Buy one from cartographer villagers or loot ancient city chests
Uses
- Points back to your world spawn - the original 'how do I get home' answer
- Use it on a lodestone and it locks to that spot instead, anywhere in any dimension
- Craft maps, and craft the recovery compass with 8 echo shards to find your death point
- Trade them to cartographers when your chest overflows
Renewability
Renewable: iron and redstone farms make compasses craftable forever.
Java vs Bedrock
Identical in Java and Bedrock.
Related: Iron IngotRedstone Dust