Minecraft Beacon Pyramid Calculator
Pick one to four tiers to see the size of each layer, the mineral blocks you need in total and the stacks to gather.
The plan above is the last valid one, dimmed. Fix the input to update it.
- Mineral blocks
- blocks
- Stacks to gather
- stacks
- Full stacks of 64
- stacks
- Left over
- blocks
| Tier (1 = top) | Size | Blocks |
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How the count works
Tier k of the pyramid, counting from the top as tier 1, is a square 2k + 1 blocks on a side. That gives 9, 25, 49 and 81 blocks for tiers 1 to 4. The total is the sum of the tiers you choose: 9, 34, 83 or 164 blocks for 1, 2, 3 or 4 tiers.
According to the Minecraft Wiki beacon page, those figures are 9, 25, 49 and 81 blocks per level, 164 for a full pyramid, and the base can be made from iron, gold, emerald, diamond or netherite blocks in any mix. The beacon block itself sits on top and is not included in the total.
Reading the diagram
The diagram is a top-down view. Each nested square is one tier, with the top tier in the middle and the red cross marking the beacon’s position.
Most placeable blocks stack to 64, and some items differ (Minecraft Wiki). To turn the total into chests, use the stack calculator. This tool is separate from the shape generators; the circle generator is the main tool on this site.
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