To build a fully powered beacon in Minecraft, you need to construct a pyramid base made of mineral blocks beneath the beacon block. The full beacon pyramid has four layers, with the following dimensions and block counts per layer:
- Bottom layer: 9x9 blocks (81 blocks)
- Second layer: 7x7 blocks (49 blocks)
- Third layer: 5x5 blocks (25 blocks)
- Top layer: 3x3 blocks (9 blocks)
In total, this requires 164 mineral blocks to form the pyramid base for a full beacon
. The beacon block itself is placed on top, centered on the 3x3 top layer. The pyramid can be made from iron, gold, diamond, emerald, or netherite blocks. Having all four layers completed activates the beacon’s maximum power, range, and duration of effects
. In summary:
- Total blocks for full beacon pyramid: 164 blocks
- Pyramid layers: 9x9 + 7x7 + 5x5 + 3x3
- Beacon block placed on top center of the 3x3 layer
This setup unlocks the beacon’s full range and all available buffs
