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Recovery Compass

Items Tools & utility

A recovery compass is an alchemical compass crafted with echo shards that points directly to the player's last death location.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

01

Java Edition

Source version 26.1
Registry ID
1036
Source display name
Recovery Compass
Maximum stack
64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60
Registry ID
661
Source display name
Recovery Compass
Maximum stack
64
Component-based
No
Source version tag
Unclassified by source

Enchant categoriescompass

From the recipe registry

Crafting recipe

Java · 26.1

Recovery Compass1 crafted

Recipe data is supplied for Java Edition only in this source. Bedrock recipes are not inferred.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

  • Crafted by surrounding one standard compass with eight echo shards on a crafting table. Source
  • Echo shards are harvested exclusively from chests in deep dark ancient cities. Source

Practical uses

  • The glowing needle points directly toward the coordinates where the player most recently died. Source
  • Guides players quickly back to their dropped items and gear before the 5-minute despawn timer expires. Source

Mechanics

  • Points toward the last death location in the current dimension; spins erratically if the player died in a different dimension. Source
Echo Shard Compass Sculk

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

0 outputs

No Java crafting outputs using Recovery Compass are recorded in the selected source snapshot. This does not establish that the item has no other uses. Bedrock recipe data is not included.