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How to Craft Redstone Repeater in Minecraft

Redstone Repeater in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Extending redstone signal by 15 blocks. Minecraft has used the name Redstone Repeater since Beta 1.3b.

The bill for a Redstone Repeater is 2 Redstone Torches, 1 Redstone Dust, and 3 Stone, and the work happens at a Crafting Table. Copy this shape: two Redstone Torches side by side in the top row, a single Redstone Dust in the top-middle cell, and three Stone filling the bottom row. One go makes 1 Redstone Repeater.

Redstone Repeater Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Redstone Repeater is minecraft:repeater. In commands the namespace may be left off, so repeater works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p repeater
Give a full stack of 64
/give @p repeater 64
Give it to a named player
/give Steve repeater 1

Cheats have to be on for Redstone Repeater to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

A Redstone Repeater extends redstone signals, adds 1-4 tick delay and can lock signals when powered from the side. Redstone Repeater uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Redstone Repeater since Beta 1.3b, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with redstone torch (craft from redstone and stick), redstone dust (mine redstone ore), and stone (smelt cobblestone).

The Stack Arithmetic

64 stone is 21 crafts here, or 21 redstone repeaters once the grid stops. You supply 42 redstone torches to go with it. That leaves 1 stone with no partner.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Redstone TorchRedstone TorchRedstone Torch2xCraft from redstone and stick
Redstone DustRedstone DustRedstone Dust1xMine redstone ore
Stone3xSmelt cobblestone

A Crafting Table and 2x Redstone Torch (craft from redstone and stick), Redstone Dust (mine redstone ore), and 3x Stone (smelt cobblestone): that is everything Redstone Repeater asks for.

The Full Chain

4 crafts deep: Stick, Stone, Redstone Torch, then the Redstone Repeater. All in: 3 Redstone Dust, 3 Cobblestone and 2 Planks.

  1. 1
    2StickStick4Stick
  2. 2
    33StoneFurnace, repeat 3x
  3. 3
    Redstone DustRedstone Dust2StickStick2Redstone TorchRedstone Torch2Redstone Torchrepeat 2x
  4. 4
    Redstone RepeaterRedstone RepeaterRedstone Repeaterthis page

Gather this first

Redstone DustRedstone Dust3Redstone Dust3Cobblestone2Planks

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Redstone TorchRedstone Torch2x Redstone Torch

  2. 2

    Redstone DustRedstone DustRedstone Dust

  3. 3

    3x Stone

  4. 4

    Redstone Repeater

Minecraft crafting recipe for Redstone Repeater: 2 x Redstone Torch, 1 x Redstone Dust, 3 x Stone in a crafting table, making 1 Redstone Repeater.

Tips & Notes

  • One craft costs 2x Redstone Torch, 1x Redstone Dust, and 3x Stone. Start with the Redstone Torch: craft from redstone and stick.

Uses for Redstone Repeater

  • Extending redstone signal by 15 blocks
  • Adding delay to redstone circuits
  • Locking signals

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Redstone Repeater on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Redstone Repeater in Minecraft?
To craft a Redstone Repeater you need 2 Redstone Torches, 1 Redstone Dust and 3 Stone at a Crafting Table. The pattern above is exact, so match it square by square, and one craft produces one Redstone Repeater.
What do you need to make a Redstone Repeater from scratch?
Starting with nothing, a Redstone Repeater costs 3 Redstone Dust, 3 Cobblestones and 2 Planks. Everything else in the recipe is something you craft on the way there, over 4 crafts in total.
Can you craft a Redstone Repeater without a crafting table?
Not this one: a Redstone Repeater will not fit the inventory grid. It is laid out as two Redstone Torches side by side in the top row, a single Redstone Dust in the top-middle cell, and three Stone filling the bottom row, and that takes 3 columns, more than the 2x2 grid in your inventory can hold.
Where do you find the materials for a Redstone Repeater?
Each ingredient in a Redstone Repeater has its own source. Redstone Torch: craft from redstone and stick. Redstone Dust: mine redstone ore. Stone: smelt cobblestone.
How many Redstone Repeaters do you get from one craft?
The Redstone Repeater recipe makes one Redstone Repeater per craft.
What is the item ID for Redstone Repeater in Minecraft?
The Redstone Repeater item ID is minecraft:repeater, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write repeater on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Redstone Repeater?
/give @p repeater gives you a Redstone Repeater. Swap @p for a player name to hand it to someone else, and put 64 on the end for a whole stack.
Is the Redstone Repeater recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
Yes, the Redstone Repeater recipe is the same in both editions. Java and Bedrock both build a Redstone Repeater from 2 Redstone Torches, 1 Redstone Dust and 3 Stone at a Crafting Table, in the same layout, one at a time.
How many crafting steps does a Redstone Repeater take?
A Redstone Repeater takes 4 crafts once you count the parts: Stick, Stone and Redstone Torch, and then the Redstone Repeater. The chain section above walks through them in order.
What version of Minecraft added the Redstone Repeater?
Minecraft Beta 1.3b is the oldest release that calls the redstone repeater by that name. The current release still makes a Redstone Repeater exactly that way.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
2 Redstone Torches and 1 Redstone Dust and 3 Stone in, 1 Redstone Repeater out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same 3 ingredients.
How far back it goes
The name appears in Minecraft Java Beta 1.3b and in nothing older. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 Redstone Repeater per craft against the stack size.

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