How To Make A Recovery Compass In Minecraft
Wondering what the Minecraft recovery compass is used for? Maybe you're just curious about how to make one. The latest 1.19 update (opens with new tab), introduced the long-awaited Deep Dark biome (opens with new tab) and Warden (opens with new tab). But it's still not all doom. Wild Update also added frogs, mobs, and the cute Allay. This mob was chosen by players during 2021’s Minecraft live vote.
With so many new things to explore, you'd be forgiven for overlooking the recovery compass. It's a useful tool, especially if your plans include exploring the Deep Dark or other potentially dangerous adventures. If you want to learn more, here are the steps to create a Minecraft recovery compasses and, most importantly, what it does.
What does the recovery compasses do in Minecraft?
The Minecraft recovery map compass guides you to the exact location of your last death, making it easier for you to recover your items. The compass will only work in the same dimension as where you met your end, so if you were in the Nether, you'll need to get back there before it will work.
It's unlikely that you will use it often. It's still useful to have one in case of mishaps. It can also save you a lot of time searching for your belongings. You will have to trust that the person who took your life is not still out there.
How to make a recovery compass in Minecraft
You can craft a recovery compass. To make one, you will need the following items:
- Echo Shard x8 - Compass x1
If you are lucky, you may find a regular compasses in a random chest. If not, you will need to craft one using iron ingots, redstone dust, and redstone dust. Echo Shards can be harder to locate because they can spawn inside chests of the Ancient City structures in Deep Dark.
Once you have the items you need, head to your crafting table, pop the compass in the middle with the eight Echo Shards surrounding it to craft the recovery compass. That's all. It should at most take some of the stress of trying to recover and find your items in case of disaster.