Map Recipe
How to Craft Map
Maps show a bird's-eye view of the surrounding terrain, helping players navigate and mark important locations.
Crafting
Ingredients Needed:
- 8x Paper
- 1x Compass
Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Arrange the materials as shown in the grid above, then place the output Map into your inventory.
- That’s it! You can now use or place your new item.
Ingredient Tips
Paper: Crafted from 3 sugar cane in a row; sugar cane grows on sand/grass near water.
Compass: Gather Compass via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Uses for Map
- Navigating unfamiliar terrain
- Marking important locations
- Creating map walls for decoration
- Tracking player positions with locator maps
Fun Fact
Maps in Minecraft are actually centered on where they are first opened, not where they are crafted. This allows players to create maps of specific areas by traveling there first.
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