Water elevators are a great help to a player in Minecraft. With the Minecraft 1.18 version, the world generation in the game has completely changed. The game features even taller mountains and deeper caves. Hence, players who frequently venture deep down into the caves might need a quick transportation method for going up and down.
A water elevator is a method which is used by players to go up and down a single block wide waterfall with the help of two blocks, soul sand and a magma block. Over the years, players have noticed the behavior of these blocks when they came in contact with water and used it to invent an elevator out of it.
How to easily build a water elevator in Minecraft 1.18 version
Making a water elevator in Minecraft 1.18 version is easy but players must remember certain things for it to work.
Items to have
Players can make two types of water elevators, underground, or above the ground. The items will slightly change depending on which type of elevator one is building. Here are the items to have before building any type of water elevator:
- Soul Sand (for an upward elevator)
- Magma Block (for a downward elevator)
- Glass blocks (If players are making elevator above ground)
- Loads of water buckets
- Any type of door
Two types of water elevator
There are two types of water elevators, one which is used to go down, and one to come back up. The only difference between these two elevators is the block used to activate the elevator, which is either a soul sand or magma block. A soul sand block will make an upward elevator, and a magma block will make a downward elevator. Players can use both types of elevators to efficiently commute between two places.
How to make a water elevator
Players will first need to make a single block vertical tunnel where the main water elevator will be present. This can either be done by digging a hole, or by placing glass blocks to make a single block tunnel. Then, players must place the soul sand block or magma block at the bottom of the elevator.
After this, players can start placing water inside the tunnel. The most important thing to remember is that each block of water should be a source and not flowing water. Meaning players will need to fill each and every block area with a separate water bucket, only then will the elevator work.
Finally, players can make a two block tall space for them to enter and exit the elevator. They can place a door so that no other mobs can go through. This way, players can easily make a water elevator in Minecraft 1.18 version.
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Edited by Danyal Arabi
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Minecraft is a game with so many moving parts that you will want to explore many of the different structures you can make in your world. For those looking to reach different stories of their buildings quickly, there are multiple ways you can make an elevator to travel quickly up and down.
This guide focuses on a set of elevators that use water to push you upwards and downwards. No worries, you will not drown inside as the method we are using will create air bubbles for you as you ride up and down. No one wants to continually run up and down staircases all day long, so here is how to make some easy water elevators in your Minecraft seed.
First, you will need at least one Iron Bucket you can fill with water, your choice of blocks to build with, one block of Soul Sand, one Magma Block, and two Wooden Signs of any kind. Iron Buckets can be made with three Iron Bars each. When you craft them, gather some water source blocks from an ocean or river. The Soul Sand and Magma Cube can be found in the Nether in plenty of areas, but be sure to come equipped with armor or potions as the Nether is quite dangerous. As for the building blocks, we prefer using Glass Blocks to make it look a little cooler, but as long as you have a lot of any block to make a wall, it does not matter what you use.
To start things off, start building up a column with your building blocks. You want to surround a single block with only an open space going up. In the middle of your column, dig out the floor level one block down and place your Soul Sand.
Create a two-block tall walkway onto the Soul Sand, and place two Wooden Signs on the side. These will block the water from flowing out of the elevator while allowing you to walk through them. Go to the top of your elevator and place water into the open space to have it flow all the way down to the Soul Sand. Ensure that every single space within the elevator has a water source block, or this will not work. You will know you have done it right if you see the water moving upwards with bubbles in it.
Now step inside and the water will rush you to the top, and as stated at the beginning of the guide, you will not drown because of the bubbles flowing alongside you.
Now that you can go up, it is time to make another column to go down. Do the same steps that you did before, but instead of Soul Sand at the bottom, put in the Magma Block. If you did it right, you will see bubbles flowing down towards the Magma.
Be careful though, while you stand on the Magma Block in Survival, you will take a little damage. When you go down the elevator, be sure to walk out and regain your health. Also, be sure not to get yourself trapped on the block as you cannot swim up against the current flowing down. If you would rather not have a Magma Block at the bottom, you are fine to put any other block, but doing so will remove the fast flow downwards, and you will not have the bubbles to give you air.