
Observer Recipe
How to Craft Observer
Observers detect changes in the block they face and emit a redstone pulse when a change occurs.









Crafting

Ingredients Needed:
- 6x Cobblestone
- 2x Redstone
- 1x Quartz
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 Observer into your inventory.
- That’s it! You can now use or place your new item.
Ingredient Tips

Cobblestone: Mine stone with any pickaxe; smelt to stone if needed for other recipes.

Redstone: Mine redstone ore deep underground; useful for automation.

Quartz: Gather Quartz via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Uses for Observer
- Detecting block updates
- Creating compact redstone circuits
- Building automatic farms
- Powering flying machines
Fun Fact
Observers were originally added in Minecraft Pocket Edition before being brought to the Java Edition, one of the few features to make this transition.
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