Exploration · Optics · 1.21
How to Make a Spyglass
A spyglass turns a faint speck on the horizon into something you can actually read. Three items make one, and it never wears out. Tap the view below to look through it.
The recipe
One amethyst shard, stacked on two copper ingots in a column.
SpyglassGetting the parts
Amethyst Shard
Find an amethyst geode deep underground and mine a fully grown amethyst cluster with any pickaxe. Each cluster drops shards.
2 Copper Ingots
Copper ore is everywhere underground. Mine it for raw copper and smelt that in a furnace into copper ingots.
How to use it
Hold the spyglass and press and hold use (right-click on PC) to raise it to your eye. The view zooms in about ten times inside a round scope frame, so distant mobs, signs and landmarks snap into focus. Moving or letting go lowers it again. It costs nothing to use and never breaks.
What it is good for
Spot mobs earlyScout new terrainRead distant signsLine up big builds
Quick answers
How do you make a spyglass?
Stack one amethyst shard on top of two copper ingots in a single vertical column in the crafting grid.
What does a spyglass do?
Hold use to raise it to your eye and it zooms in about ten times, with a round scope frame, so you can see far-off things clearly.
Where do amethyst shards come from?
From amethyst clusters inside amethyst geodes underground. Break a fully grown cluster with any pickaxe to drop shards.
Does Fortune work on amethyst clusters?
No. Fortune does not increase shard drops. Silk Touch only lets you collect the cluster block itself rather than the shards.
Does a spyglass break?
No. It has no durability and never wears out, so one spyglass lasts your whole world.
How do I zoom in with it?
Press and hold the use button to look through it. Moving or releasing lowers it back to the normal view.