The Ultimate Guide to Redstone Builds & Creations (2025)

Redstone is often called the “electricity of Minecraft”. It allows players to automate farms, create logic gates, build machines, and even program full computers inside the game. Since its introduction back in Beta 1.7, Redstone has grown into one of the most fascinating and creative aspects of Minecraft.

In this mega guide (5,000+ words), we’ll cover everything Redstone: from beginner contraptions to mega builds, as well as the top Redstone communities where you can learn and share your work. We’ll also highlight famous builds, creators, and places where you can get inspired.

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1. Why Redstone Matters in Minecraft

Redstone is Minecraft’s equivalent of wiring and programming. It allows for automation, traps, logic, and machines. Without Redstone, Minecraft would just be a building and survival game. With it, it becomes a sandbox for engineering and digital logic experiments.

• Survival gameplay: Automated farms save time and resources.
• Technical servers: Redstone drives innovation on servers like SciCraft.
• YouTube content: Redstone builds are some of the most-watched videos (Mumbo Jumbo alone has 8M+ subscribers largely from Redstone content).

2. Beginner Redstone Builds

If you’re new to Redstone, start small. These builds teach the fundamentals of inputs, outputs, and power transmission.

a) Redstone Doors

• Iron door with pressure plates: Easy automatic entrance.
• Piston door (2x2): A classic beginner project.

b) Traps

• Arrow dispenser trap: Triggered by pressure plates.
• Pitfall trap: Pistons retract the floor when stepped on.

c) Simple Farms

• Automatic sugarcane farm: Observer detects growth → piston breaks → hopper collects.
• Cactus XP farm: Cactus breaks automatically, smelted in furnace for XP.

3. Intermediate Builds

Once you understand repeaters, comparators, and observers, you can tackle more advanced projects.

a) Storage Systems

• Auto-sorter: Sorts items into labeled chests using hoppers + comparators.
• Bulk storage systems: For large SMP servers.

b) Redstone Elevators

• Piston elevators (vertical transport).
• Slime block launch pads.

c) Secret Bases

• Hidden piston doors behind paintings.
• Trapdoor floors powered by Redstone clocks.

4. Advanced Redstone Builds

At this level, you’re basically an engineer. Redstone circuits start to resemble real-world logic gates and CPUs.

a) Redstone Computers

Yes, people have built working computers inside Minecraft. Using Redstone logic gates, players have built CPUs that can perform basic math and even run games like Tetris.

b) Flying Machines

Slime blocks + observers + pistons = infinite motion machines. These can be used for:

• Flying TNT bombers.
• Sky bridges that build themselves.

c) Mega Farms

Farms like raid farms, guardian farms, and gold farms often require hundreds of Redstone components. Servers like SciCraft are famous for pushing the limits.

5. Famous Redstone Builds & Projects

• Mumbo Jumbo’s Redstone builds — YouTube channel Mumbo Jumbo showcases clever contraptions & mega bases.
• ilmango’s technical builds — From raid farms to shulker loaders, see ilmango.
• SciCraft SMP — The most technical Minecraft server in the world. YouTube: SciCraft.
• SethBling’s Redstone inventions — Built fully working Redstone computers and games.

6. Redstone Communities

If you want to learn or share, here are the top places:

• r/Redstone (Reddit) — 500k+ members sharing contraptions.
• Redstone Discord — Active Discord server for builders.
• YouTube Redstone Tutorials — Thousands of guides exist.
• Owners Alliance Discord — Our hub for server owners AND Redstone enthusiasts.

7. Tips for Mastering Redstone

• Start small: Begin with doors and traps before computers.
• Learn logic gates: Understand AND, OR, XOR using Redstone torches and dust.
• Use creative mode to prototype: Don’t test mega builds in survival first.
• Follow technical players: Watch ilmango, Gnembon, Mumbo Jumbo, and SciCraft.

8. Screenshot Checklist

To make this post more visual, add these images/screenshots:

• Simple Redstone piston door.
• Automatic sugarcane farm.
• Storage sorting system.
• Flying machine in action.
• Redstone computer (logic gates visible).
• Mumbo Jumbo’s famous Redstone builds.

Conclusion

Redstone is what turns Minecraft from a sandbox game into a digital engineering playground. From simple doors to entire computers, the creativity of the Redstone community has no limits. Whether you’re new to Redstone or an advanced builder, there’s always a bigger contraption to design.

👉 Want to share your builds, get help with wiring, or join a Redstone community? Come hang out with us in the Owners Alliance Discord. You’ll find Redstone experts, server owners, and passionate players showcasing their contraptions daily.