Dispenser

Dispenser

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Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3.5
Hardness	3.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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A dispenser is a low-capacity storage block that can fire projectiles, use certain items or tools or place certain blocks, fluids or entities when given a redstone signal. Items that do not have unique dispenser functions are instead ejected into the world.

Obtaining[edit | edit source]

Breaking[edit | edit source]

Dispensers can be mined using a pickaxe, in which case it drops itself and its contents. If mined without a pickaxe, the dispenser drops only its contents.

Block	Dispenser
Hardness	3.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	17.5
Wooden	2.65
Stone	1.35
Iron	0.9
Diamond	0.7
Netherite	0.6
Golden	0.45

Natural generation[edit | edit source]

Jungle Temples

Two dispensers are naturally generated in every jungle temple.

Trial Chambers

Several dispensers can generate inside the trial chambers with random surprises.

Crafting[edit | edit source]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Cobblestone + Bow + Redstone Dust		The bow can be of any durability. Enchantments on the bow do not affect the resulting dispenser.

Usage[edit | edit source]

A dispenser can be used as a container and as a redstone component that dispenses items when activated, with results varying based on the item dispensed. For example, the trap in a jungle pyramid incorporates arrows inside a dispenser, which shoots the arrows when activated.

To place a dispenser, use it while pointing at a surface adjacent to the space it should occupy. A dispenser can be placed so that its output faces in any direction, including up or down. When placed, a dispenser faces the location of the player placing it.

A dispenser cannot be moved by pistons.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Container[edit | edit source]

A dispenser has 9 slots of inventory space.

To open the dispenser GUI, use the Use Item control. To move items between the dispenser inventory and the player inventory or hotbar while the dispenser GUI is open, drag or shift-click the items. To exit the dispenser GUI, use the Esc control.

By default, the GUI of a dispenser is labeled "Dispenser". A dispenser's GUI label can be changed by naming the dispenser in an anvil before placing it, or by using the data command‌^{[Java Edition only]}. For example, to label a dispenser at (0,64,0) "My Dispenser", use data merge block 0 64 0 {CustomName:'"My Dispenser"'}.

A dispenser can be "locked" by setting the dispenser's Lock tag. If a dispenser's Lock tag is not blank, the dispenser cannot be accessed except by players holding an item with the same name as the Lock tag's text. A dispenser's Lock tag can be set or unset with the data command. For example, to lock a dispenser at (0,64,0) so that only players holding an item named "My Key" can access the dispenser, use data merge block 0 64 0 {Lock:"My Key"}.

Redstone component[edit | edit source]

A dispenser can be used to dispense its contents randomly.

Activation[edit | edit source]

A dispenser is a redstone mechanism and can be activated by:

• an adjacent active power component: for example, a redstone torch (except that a redstone torch does not activate a dispenser it is attached to), a block of redstone, a daylight sensor, etc.
• an adjacent powered opaque block (for example, a block with an active redstone torch under it)
• a powered redstone repeater or redstone comparator facing the dispenser
• powered redstone dust configured to point at the dispenser, or on top of it, or a directionless "cross" next to it; a dispenser is not activated by adjacent powered redstone dust that is configured to point in another direction.

Some of these methods can activate a dispenser (in the sense of triggering an action) without powering the dispenser (in the sense of whether the dispenser can power adjacent redstone dust, etc.).

In addition to the methods above, a dispenser can also be activated by quasi-connectivity.‌^{[Java Edition only]} A dispenser becomes activated if one of the methods above would activate a mechanism component in the block above the dispenser, even if there is no mechanism component there (even if the block above the dispenser is air or a transparent block), but only when the dispenser receives a block update (including a redstone update within two blocks of the dispenser). A dispenser does not activate if it has been less than 1 redstone tick (2 game ticks, or 0.1 seconds barring lag) since its last activation ended.

Behavior[edit | edit source]

When activated, a dispenser waits for 2 redstone ticks (4 game ticks, or 0.2 seconds barring lag) and then ejects one item. The dispenser does not continue to eject items while activated; ejection occurs only on the initial activation (the rising edge of an input signal). To eject multiple items, repeatedly activate the dispenser with a clock circuit. If the clock runs at faster than 5 Hz (more than 5 redstone pulses a second), the dispenser fires once and then locks in the "on" position.

If multiple slots are occupied by items, a random occupied slot is chosen for ejection. The slot is chosen when an item is ejected, not when the dispenser is initially activated; thus it is possible to move items into or out of a dispenser between its activation and item dispensing.

The effects of being activated vary with the type of ejected item. Most items are thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing as if a player had used the Drop Item control. (Unlike a dropper, a dispenser can't feed another container.) Other items behave differently when dispensed, as described in the table below. In general, a dispenser cannot place blocks into the world; the exceptions are shulker boxes, powder snow, and certain cases where the placed block would do something unusual. There are also a couple of special cases where an empty bottle or bucket can collect liquids from the world. When dispensing an item that has durability would cause the item to be used, such as with flint and steel and shears, the item's durability decreases.

Dispenser behavior
Item	Effect
Armor Elytra	Equips on a player, armor stand, skeleton, wither skeleton, stray, bogged, zombie, husk, pillager, drowned, vindicator, villager‌[Java Edition only][1], piglin or zombified piglin within the block the dispenser is facing with empty appropriate armor slot (any armor, made from any material).
Armor stand	Placed as an entity in the block the dispenser is facing.‌[Java Edition only][2]
Arrow Spectral arrow Tipped arrow	Fired in the direction the dispenser is facing.
Boat Boat with chest	Placed as an entity (i.e., a right-clickable vehicle) in the block the dispenser is facing, if the dispenser is facing the water or an empty block above water — otherwise dropped.[3]
Bone meal	Uses bone meal (as fertilizer) on the block the dispenser is facing, if possible. If the block faced does not react to bone meal, no bone meal is used.
Bottle o' enchanting Egg Snowball Splash potion Lingering potion	Thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing as if the player had right-clicked the item in their inventory. Splash potions and lingering potions are fired farther.
Bucket	Collects lava or water source block the dispenser is facing, adding the newly filled bucket to an empty slot in the dispenser's inventory. If there isn't room in the dispenser for the newly-filled bucket (i.e. the empty bucket was part of a stack and all other slots in the dispenser are also full), drops the filled bucket. If no source block is in front of the dispenser, drops an empty bucket.[3]
Fire charge	Launches fireball (as if produced by a blaze) in the direction the dispenser is facing. When a dispensed fireball hits a mob (including a player) or a block, the mob or block is set on fire. When a dispensed fireball hits a boat or minecart, the vehicle is destroyed and drops itself as an item.
Firework rocket	Launches in the direction the dispenser is facing. It can be used to inflict damage if it was crafted with stars.
Flint and steel	If the dispenser is facing an air block and having an available block below this air block, places fire in the air block. If the dispenser is facing TNT, it ignites the TNT, if facing to a obsidian frame, it ignites the nether portal. If the dispenser is facing an extinguished campfire, the campfire is ignited. Otherwise, does nothing.
Lava bucket Water bucket Bucket of cod Bucket of salmon Bucket of tropical fish Bucket of pufferfish Bucket of axolotl Powder snow bucket Bucket of tadpole	Places lava or water in the block the dispenser is facing (replacing the lava or water bucket in the dispenser with an empty bucket) if the block the dispenser is facing is one that the player could use lava or water buckets on (e.g., air, flowers, grass, etc. — doesn't work with a cauldron[4]) — otherwise the bucket is dropped.[3] Water dispensed in the Nether disappears instantly, leaving only the empty bucket in the dispenser. If the bucket contains an axolotl or fish, the mob is spawned along with the block of water. A dispenser can place or remove powder snow in the block in front of where the dispenser is facing.‌[Java Edition only]
Minecart Minecart with chest Minecart with command block Minecart with furnace Minecart with hopper Minecart with TNT	Placed as an entity (i.e., a right-clickable vehicle) in the block the dispenser is facing, if the dispenser is facing a type of rails — otherwise dropped.[3]
Heads Carved pumpkin	If placement completes the construction of an iron golem, snow golem, or wither, the entity is created as if constructed by a player. Wither skeleton skulls can be placed on any T-shaped formation of at least 4 soul sand blocks as well. Equips on a player, mob (with exceptions), or armor stand with an empty helmet slot, within the block the dispenser is facing. Otherwise, does nothing.
Shulker box	Placed as a block.
Spawn egg	Summons a mob in front of the dispenser.
TNT	Places and ignites TNT in the block the dispenser is facing, with a small velocity in a random direction.
Trident	Thrown in the direction the dispenser is facing.‌[Bedrock Edition only]​[upcoming: JE Combat Tests]
Shears	Shear any bogged, sheep, snow golem, or mooshroom that is in the block in front of it. Harvests honeycombs from a full beehive or bee nest.
Glass bottle	Fills bottle with water if the dispenser is facing a water source block. Fills the bottle with honey if the dispenser is facing a full beehive or bee nest. If cannot be used, the item is dropped.[3][5]
Horse armor	Place horse armor on any tamed horse that is in the block in front of it.
Saddle	Place a saddle on any pig, tamed horse, donkey, mule, strider, or camel that is in the block in front of it.
Carpet	Place a carpet on any tamed llama that is in the block in front of it.
Chest	Place a chest on any tamed llama, donkey, or mule that is in the block in front of it.
Glowstone	Charges any empty or partially filled respawn anchor. If facing a full respawn anchor, it does nothing.
Honeycomb	Wax any copper block that is in the block in front of it.
Water bottle	Turns dirt, coarse dirt, and rooted dirt into mud.
Others	Dropped: Ejected toward the block the dispenser is facing as if a player had used the drop item control.

When a dispenser dispenses an item, it emits a clicking sound (unless the item is a projectile or a spawn egg) and a smoke particle. If it is empty when activated, it emits a slightly higher-pitched click. The noise of a dispenser can be heard up to 16 blocks away.

A dispenser is a full solid opaque block, so powering it directly can cause adjacent mechanism components (including other dispensers) to activate as well.

Sounds[edit | edit source]

Generic[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

v t e stone sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16 { "pitch": "0.8", "subtitle": "​Block broken", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.stone.break", "distance": "16", "desc": "Once the block has broken", "sounds": [ "Stone dig1.ogg", "Stone dig2.ogg", "Stone dig3.ogg", "Stone dig4.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.generic.break" }
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16 { "pitch": "0.8", "subtitle": "​Block placed", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.stone.place", "distance": "16", "desc": "When the block is placed", "sounds": [ "Stone dig1.ogg", "Stone dig2.ogg", "Stone dig3.ogg", "Stone dig4.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.generic.place" }
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16 { "pitch": "0.5", "subtitle": "​Block breaking", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.stone.hit", "distance": "16", "desc": "While the block is in the process of being broken", "sounds": [ "Stone mining1.ogg", "Stone mining2.ogg", "Stone mining3.ogg", "Stone mining4.ogg", "Stone mining5.ogg", "Stone mining6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.25", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.generic.hit" }
	None​[sound 1]​	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None​[sound 1]​	0.5	0.75	16 { "pitch": "0.75", "subtitle": "''None''​'\"`UNIQ--ref-00000082-QINU`\"'​", "source": "''[[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|Entity-Dependent]]''", "id": "block.stone.fall", "distance": "16", "desc": "Falling on the block with fall damage", "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.5", "java": "1" }
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16 { "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "​Footsteps", "source": "''[[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|Entity-Dependent]]''", "id": "block.stone.step", "distance": "16", "desc": "Walking on the block", "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "volume": "0.15", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.generic.footsteps" }

Bedrock Edition:

v t e stone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0 { "sounds": [ "Stone dig1.ogg", "Stone dig2.ogg", "Stone dig3.ogg", "Stone dig4.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "1.0", "id": "dig.stone", "pitch": "0.8-1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Once the block has broken" }
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0 { "sounds": [ "Stone dig1.ogg", "Stone dig2.ogg", "Stone dig3.ogg", "Stone dig4.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "1.0", "id": "dig.stone", "pitch": "0.8-1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When the block is placed" }
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5 { "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "0.37", "id": "hit.stone", "pitch": "0.5", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "While the block is in the process of being broken" }
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.4", "id": "fall.stone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Falling on the block with fall damage" }
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Stone hit1.ogg", "Stone hit2.ogg", "Stone hit3.ogg", "Stone hit4.ogg", "Stone hit5.ogg", "Stone hit6.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.3", "id": "step.stone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Walking on the block" }
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Stone jump1.wav", "Stone jump2.wav", "Stone jump3.wav", "Stone jump4.wav" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.12", "id": "jump.stone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Jumping from the block" }
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Stone jump1.wav", "Stone jump2.wav", "Stone jump3.wav", "Stone jump4.wav" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "0.22", "id": "land.stone", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "Falling on the block without fall damage" }

Unique[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

{ "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "​Dispensed item", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.dispenser.dispense", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a dispenser drops an item", "sounds": [ "Click.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense" }

{ "pitch": "1.2", "subtitle": "​Dispenser fails", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.dispenser.fail", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a dispenser fails to activate", "sounds": [ "Click.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.dispenser.fail" }

{ "pitch": "1.2", "subtitle": "​Dispensed item '\"`UNIQ--ref-00000086-QINU`\"'", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.dispenser.launch", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a dispenser shoots", "sounds": [ "Bow shoot.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense", "java": "1", "idnote": "'\"`UNIQ--ref-00000087-QINU`\"'", "translationkeynote": "'\"`UNIQ--ref-00000088-QINU`\"'" }

{ "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "&#x200B;Chest locked", "source": "Blocks", "id": "block.chest.locked", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a player attempts to open a dispenser locked using the <span title=\"TAG_String\"><span class=\"sprite nbt-sprite\" style=\"background-position:-32px -16px;background-size:64px auto;height:16px;width:16px\"></span></span><span class=\"nowrap\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&nbsp;Lock</span> tag", "sounds": [ "Door close.ogg", "Door open.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "translationkey": "subtitles.block.chest.locked", "java": "1", "idnote": "'\"`UNIQ--ref-00000089-QINU`\"'", "translationkeynote": "'\"`UNIQ--ref-0000008A-QINU`\"'" }

Bedrock Edition:

{ "sounds": [ "Click.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "1.0", "id": "block.click", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a dispenser drops or uses an item" }

{ "sounds": [ "Click.ogg" ], "source": "Blocks", "volume": "1.0", "id": "block.click", "pitch": "1.2", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a dispenser fails to activate" }

{ "sounds": [ "Bow shoot.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "1.0", "id": "random.bow", "pitch": "0.83-1.25", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a dispenser shoots" }

Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Dispenser	dispenser	Block & Item	block.minecraft.dispenser

Name	Identifier
Block entity	dispenser

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Dispenser	dispenser	23	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.dispenser.name

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	Dispenser

Block states[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Block data[edit | edit source]

A dispenser has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Achievements[edit | edit source]

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other
		Dispense With This { "anchor": "", "title": "Dispense With This", "icon": "", "title": "Dispense With This", "description": "Construct a [[Dispenser]]. ", "requirements": " ", "gamerscore": "20G ", "trophytype": "Bronze ", "rewards": ""Dispenser Shirt" top " }	Construct a Dispenser.	—	20G	Bronze

Video[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Java Edition Beta
January 10, 2011[n 1]							Shown dispenser in development as part of Minecraft: The Story of Mojang.
							Currently dispenser dispense an items to fixed distance ~2 blocks away.
1.2							Added dispensers.
							The top and bottom textures of dispensers currently remain fixed regardless of the facing direction.
							Dispensers can currently only fire arrows, snowballs and eggs. All other items are thrown out as entities.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				Dispensers now take less time to destroy, and the breaking time is now tier dependent.
1.2.1			12w03a				Dispensers can spawn mobs from a spawn egg.
			12w04a				The texture of dispensers has been changed.
							Dispensers can shoot fire charges.
1.3.1			12w15a				Dispensers can place boats and minecarts.
			12w21a				Dispensers can shoot the liquids inside water and lava buckets.
							Dispensers can now suck up liquids if activated again, filling up the buckets with the liquid dropped.
			12w22a				Dispensers can naturally generate within jungle temples and are filled with a random amount of arrows that shoot the player should they touch the tripwire connected to it or destroy it without shears.
January 18, 2013							Dinnerbone stated that dispensers are to have more features in the future, so players should stick to using droppers to dispense items.
1.5			13w04a				Dispensers can now face all 6 directions.
							Dispensers use many new items, including TNT, bone meal, flint and steel and armor.
			13w10b				Powered dispensers no longer fire if they receive a redstone update.
1.8			14w04a				Dispensers can be used to place pumpkins to activate iron golems and snow golems.
							Dispensers can place wither skeleton skulls to activate the wither.
			14w07a				Dispensers can place command blocks instead of shooting them out.
			14w10a				Upward-facing dispensers no longer have a model.
			14w10b				Upward-facing dispensers have a valid model again.[6]
			14w25a				The models of dispenser have been changed - the top and bottom faces for horizontal dispensers now rotate accordingly, and are rotated for downward-facing.
1.8.6							Dispensers no longer place command blocks, as it constituted a vulnerability.[7]
1.9			15w33a				Dispensers can shoot splash potions and lingering potions much farther than before.
			15w33c				Dispensers can shoot fire charges as ender dragon fireballs, instead of as blaze fireballs.
			15w39c				Dispensers can equip mob heads and pumpkins.
			15w44b				Dispensers can once again shoot fire charges as blaze fireballs.
1.9.1			pre1				Dispensers can use loot tables.
							Dispensers generated in jungle temples use loot tables.
1.10			16w21a				Dispensers can equip shields, like armor.
1.11			16w32a				The block entity ID for dispensers has been changed from Trap to dispenser.
			16w39a				Dispensers can place shulker boxes.
			16w39c				Dispensers can dispense boats facing the same way as the dispenser, instead of toward the dispenser.
1.13			17w47a				Crafting a dispenser no longer requires the bow to be at full durability.[8]
1.14			18w43a				The textures of the dispenser have been changed.
							Dispensers with shears in them now shear sheep with wool.
1.15			19w34a				Dispensers can harvest honeycombs when dispensing shears on bee nests and beehives filled with honey.
							Dispensers can collect honey bottles when dispensing glass bottles on beehives.
							Dispensers can collect water bottles when dispensing glass bottles on water.
			19w36a				Fireworks dispensed from a dispenser now travel in the direction fired.
			19w41a				Dispensers now eject empty bottles properly when not facing water.
			19w42a				Dispensers can place armor stands.
1.16			20w13a				Dispensers can charge respawn anchors.
			20w15a				Dispensers can saddle pigs, striders, and tamed horses, donkeys and mules.
							Dispensers can put horse armor on horses.
							Dispensers can put carpets on llamas.
							Dispensers can put chests on llamas, donkeys, and mules.
							Dispensers can shear a mooshroom.
							Dispensers can shear snow golems.
1.17			20w46a				Can place powder snow using a powder snow bucket. Also can remove it using a bucket.
			21w11a				Dispensers can dispense honeycomb onto copper blocks to wax them.
1.19			22w11a				Dispensers can turn dirt, coarse dirt, and rooted dirt into mud.
			22w13a				Dispensers can place a boat with chest.
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Dispensers can saddle camels.
1.20.5			23w51a				Dispensers can brush Armadillos.
1.21			24w18a				Entities shot by dispensers now receive knockback.[9]
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.14.0			build 1				Added dispensers.
			build 5				The inventory for dispensers is now more consistent with other inventories.
v0.15.0			build 1				Dispensers can be moved by pistons.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of the dispenser have been changed.
							Dispensers with shears in them now shear sheep with wool.
1.13.0			?				Damaged bows can no longer be used to craft dispensers.
1.14.0			beta 1.14.0.1				Dispensers can harvest honeycombs when dispensing shears on bee nests and beehives filled with honey.
							Dispensers can collect honey bottles when dispensing glass bottles on beehives.
							Dispensers can collect water bottles when dispensing glass bottles on water.
1.16.0			beta 1.15.0.51				Crafting a dispenser no longer requires the bow to be at full durability.
1.16.210 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.210.57				Dispensers can wax copper blocks.
1.19.60			Preview 1.19.60.22				Dispensers can saddle pigs, striders, tamed horses, donkeys and mules.
							Dispensers can put horse armor on tamed horses.
							Dispensers can shear snow golems and mooshrooms.
							Dispensers can put carpets and chests on llamas.
							Dispensers with shears now only shear one sheep at a time.
1.19.60 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.60.22				Dispensers can saddle camels.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added dispensers.
TU3							The dispenser texture has been changed to the Java Edition 1.2.1 (12w04a) texture.
TU5							Added quick move to the dispenser.
TU9							Dispensers can spawn mobs from a spawn egg.
							Dispensers can shoot out the liquids inside water and lava buckets.
							Dispensers can suck up the liquids if activated again, but do not fill up the buckets with the liquid dropped due to a bug.
TU12							Dispensers can place boats and minecarts.
TU10							The bug where the liquid from dispensers did not properly fill empty buckets has been fixed.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Dispensers now face in any direction.
							Dispensers use many new items, including TNT, bone meal,[verify] flint and steel[verify] and armor.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Dispensers can place pumpkins or wither skeleton skulls to spawn golems and withers providing the body is already built in a valid configuration.
TU60	CU51	1.64	1.64	1.64	Patch 30	1.0.11	Fireworks dispensed from a dispenser now travel in the direction fired.
			1.90				The textures of the dispenser have been changed.
							Dispensers with shears in them now shear sheep with wool.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added dispensers.

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  Frame from first video of dispensers.

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  The first image released by Mojang showing the new vertical placement of dispensers and droppers. The dispenser can be seen on the top.

Notes

Data history[edit | edit source]

Issues[edit | edit source]

Issues relating to "Dispenser" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

• A dispenser was shown inside a minecart in one of the Java Edition 1.5 teaser images, although this was never added to the game.
• Dispensers resemble a face when not facing up or down.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Renders[edit | edit source]

Java Edition[edit | edit source]

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  Facing south

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  Facing west

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  Facing north

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  Facing east

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  Facing up

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  Facing down

Bedrock Edition[edit | edit source]

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  Facing south

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  Facing west

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  Facing north

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  Facing east

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  Facing up

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  Facing down

Screenshots[edit | edit source]

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  Dispensers can be placed facing up and down, as well as the side orientation.

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  A distribution of arrows shot straight up by a dispenser.

See also[edit | edit source]

Some other blocks can also be used to move items:

• Droppers can throw items or push them into adjacent containers.
• Hoppers can push items into adjacent containers.
• Ice and packed ice have reduced friction to the item entity movement.
• Slime blocks can impart velocity to item entities when pushed by a piston.
• Water can push item entities.
• Quasi-connectivity applies to dispensers.

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

• Block of the Week: Dispenser – Minecraft.net on March 16, 2018

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