Miners Lantern

Quickstart

1. Craft the Miners Lantern using the recipe below — the recipe is unlocked automatically when you join a world.
2. Place the lantern in your off-hand slot.
3. Start mining — you will immediately benefit from Haste I, passively refreshed as long as the lantern stays in your off-hand.
4. For an even stronger boost, stand near a fully-powered (level 4) beacon set to Haste and your buff automatically upgrades to Haste III.

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Overview

The Miners Lantern is a rare, soul-infused tool that passively accelerates your mining speed. Holding it in your off-hand is all that is required — no activation, no keybind, no fuel. The blue-flame lantern glows with an enchantment sheen, signalling its mystical nature.

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What It Adds

The lantern also functions as a beacon payment item, meaning you can use it to activate or top up a beacon just like a Netherite ingot or Nether Star. Piglins recognise it as a gold-tier treasure and will not attack you while you hold it.

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How To Use

• Keep the lantern in your off-hand. Swapping it to your main hand or inventory removes the effect.
• The Haste effect refreshes every tick automatically — you will never see it expire while the lantern is equipped.
• Hover over the item to read its built-in tooltip reminders:
  • "Hold in off-hand for Haste I"
  • "Near Haste II beacon: boosts to Haste III"
  • "A soul-infused lantern for miners"

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Crafting And Obtaining

The recipe is granted to every player on joining the world, so it will appear in your recipe book immediately.

The craft requires 8 Netherite Ingots surrounding a Nether Star — a late-game investment reflecting the lantern's powerful passive effect.

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Abilities And Mechanics

Haste I (baseline)

Whenever the Miners Lantern is in your off-hand, you receive a continuous Haste I buff. The effect is ambient (no particles) and refreshes every tick, so it never times out.

Haste III (beacon upgrade)

If you are within 50 blocks of a level 4 beacon whose primary effect is Haste, the lantern detects this and upgrades your buff to Haste III for as long as you remain in range. The moment you move out of range (or the beacon loses power), the buff quietly drops back to Haste I.

A level 4 beacon requires a full 4-tier pyramid (164 blocks of iron, gold, diamond, netherite, or emerald) and must have Haste selected as its primary effect.

Beacon Payment

The lantern can be used as a payment item when activating or changing a beacon's effect — a handy bonus if you ever need to reconfigure your setup.

Piglin Truce

Piglins treat the Miners Lantern as a prized gold item. Holding it prevents them from becoming hostile toward you.

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Progression And Strategy

• Mid-to-late game: The netherite and Nether Star cost means this is an end-game mining tool. Aim to craft it once you have established a Netherite supply.
• Beacon synergy: Building a level 4 Haste beacon in your primary mining base and keeping the lantern in your off-hand gives you a permanent Haste III effect — the strongest possible mining speed, with no need to manage potions.
• Nether exploration: The Piglin truce makes the lantern doubly useful when mining Ancient Debris in the Nether; equip it and Piglins will leave you alone while you still enjoy your Haste boost.
• Beacon payment backup: If you have spare lanterns, they double as high-value beacon payment items, saving your Netherite ingots for other uses.