Blaze Rod
Material Stack: 64 Since Beta 1.9 Prerelease
Quick answer: Kill blazes in Nether fortresses: 0-1 rods, up to 4 with Looting III - blaze spawners in fortresses make this farmable.
How to get it
- Kill blazes in Nether fortresses: 0-1 rods, up to 4 with Looting III - blaze spawners in fortresses make this farmable
- No other source: blazes are the only mob that drops them
Uses
- Craft blaze powder (1 rod = 2 powder): fuel for the brewing stand and ingredient for eyes of ender
- Brewing stand fuel: 1 powder brews 20 batches
- Craft the brewing stand itself (1 rod + 3 cobblestone)
Renewability
Renewable via blaze spawner farms in Nether fortresses.
Java vs Bedrock
Identical in Java and Bedrock. Blazes only spawn in fortress bounding boxes, so farms must be built inside a fortress.
Related: Ender PearlNether Star