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Dispenser

Dispenser

block Functional Redstone
/give @p dispenser 1

What Is Dispenser in Minecraft?

Dispenser is a Redstone-powered block that ejects or uses items from its inventory when it receives a Redstone signal. It can shoot arrows, launch fireworks, place blocks, throw potions and more, depending on what is loaded into it.

How Does Dispenser Work?

  • Connect to a Redstone signal (button, lever, clock) to activate.
  • Fires a random item from its 9-slot inventory when triggered.
  • Arrows and snowballs are launched as projectiles.
  • Water buckets, lava buckets and other special items are placed into the world.
  • Break with any pickaxe to retrieve.

How to Get Dispenser

Crafting Table Crafting Table
Cobblestone
Cobblestone
Cobblestone
Cobblestone
Bow
Cobblestone
Cobblestone
Redstone Dust
Cobblestone
Dispenser
  • Cobblestone 7 × Cobblestone
  • Bow 1 × Bow
  • Redstone Dust 1 × Redstone Dust

How to Mine Dispenser

  • Use any pickaxe. Breaking without a pickaxe drops nothing.

Dispenser Trading with Villagers and Wandering Traders

  • Wandering Trader: No
  • Emerald Price: Not stated
  • Villager Trading: No

How to Use Dispenser

Using Dispenser

  • Load with arrows and connect to a Redstone clock to create an automatic arrow turret.
  • Fill with splash potions to create an automated potion system.
  • Use with water or lava buckets to automate fluid placement.
  • Build into mob farms, traps and automated item systems.

Dispenser Properties

Hardness
3.5
Blast Resistance
3.5
Tool
Wooden Pickaxe
Silk Touch
No
Fortune
No
Light Level
0
Flammable
No
Transparent
No
Gravity
No
Waterloggable
No
Stack Size
64

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