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The Beaconator

The Beaconator

Create and fully power a Beacon

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How to unlock the The Beaconator achievement in Minecraft - Definitive Guide

To create and fully power a beacon you will need to complete two separate tasks. The first is to construct a beacon itself which requires a Nether Star. The Nether Star is dropped from the Wither after he is killed and is a 100% drop rate.

The second part requires collecting enough materials to build the pyramid. They can be built from Iron, Gold, Diamond, Emeralds or a combination of all 4. The pyramid is 4 levels tall and must be made of Blocks, ie Iron Block, Gold Block etc. Here is the full list of materials.

Layer 1 - 9x9 square of blocks. 729 Iron/Gold Ore or Emeralds/Diamonds
Layer 2 - 7x7 square of blocks. 441 Iron/Gold Ore or Emeralds/Diamonds
Layer 3 - 5x5 square of blocks. 225 Iron/Gold Ore or Emeralds/Diamonds
Layer 4 - 3x3 square of blocks. 81 Iron/Gold Ore or Emeralds/Diamonds

This leaves a 1 block space at the top of the pyramid for the Beacon itself. You must then sacrifice 1 Iron Bar, 1 Gold Bar, 1 Emerald or 1 Diamond to power the pyramid. You must also select your Pyramid Effect when you do this. Powering the pyramid via the Beacon block will unlock the achievement.
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10 Jul 2018 18:05

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I swear this achievement is bugged.. I've done everything lol not working
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By Primm x on 26 Sep 2018 02:02
I haven't attempted to unlock recently. I will update if I can reproduce this issue. I often find these achievements seem to lag unlocking.
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By GuinIceWizard on 26 Sep 2018 19:52
I'm not sure if you can actually mix and match the different materials. I built the first three layers from iron and the last one from gold and while the beacon was fully powered the achievement didn't pop. Replacing the last layer with iron fixed it.
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By SirScatterbrain on 21 Nov 2018 10:24
I recently ran into some minor similar issues. I found that rebuilding the pyramid from scratch layer by layer fixed my unlock issues. Make sure you have crafted a beacon as well and not used one someone else made.
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By GuinIceWizard on 27 Nov 2018 23:22
This will not unlock for me dont know what to do
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By justintime44444 on 04 Apr 2019 19:41
I've rebuilt beacons countless times. I even imported the tutorial world from the Xbox One Edition for this and it still didn't work. I'm beginning to wonder If I will ever unlock this one.
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By SL1CK CHR1S on 19 May 2019 21:42
I had a hard time getting this to unlock. After building a beacon once a day, I tried something different. I built it from the ground up, full size. Made a new beacon, and paid for each buff with a diamond. After I bought all of them I switched between the heart and the last one (multiple times being kind of annoyed) I purchased, during that it unlocked. Good luck.
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By Fuzzy Reborn on 27 Jun 2019 03:18
Thanks Fuzzy, definitely seems to be a finicky one. Keep working at it guys and good luck!
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By GuinIceWizard on 27 Jun 2019 15:45
I went for all iron and it popped a few seconds after I had placed my last iron block. If powered it previously so not sure if that helped. And I built it from the top later down. Good luck!
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By Bernman 117 on 14 Jul 2019 06:38
What worked for me was leaving out one block from the top nine, placing the beacon so that it was not powered, and then placing the last block. A few seconds after the beacon powered up the achievement popped
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By Snamwiches on 28 Jul 2019 08:36
Didnt pop for me - hard restarted xbox and it popped after loading up my world. Used a mix of blocks.
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By ShadowEchelon91 on 01 Sep 2019 23:14
It worked for me once I destroyed the top layer and then placed it back down. What is weird though is that on Xbox it says I have done it and it popped on screen for me, yet it says I haven't done it yet on TA.
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By Lord Betus on 15 Sep 2019 01:05
This appears to be fixed in the 1.13 update that just landed today, October 29. Good Hunting!
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By TheWyzard on 30 Oct 2019 00:09
It did not work
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By Ykaran0723 on 20 Apr 2020 13:14
I had to save and exit and reenter the world before it popped for me. It unlocked immediately upon loading in.
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By MustacheM8 on 02 May 2020 07:45
I just got this achievement. I tried with all iron but it didn’t pop. I then tried iron on the bottom, gold, emerald and then diamond and that popped the achievement for me. Hope this helps
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By DarkPhoenix#4666 on 24 Jun 2020 12:50
If anyone is needing help with any achievements for minecraft, I’ve created a world specifically for achievements, few free to message me what one you need help with and I’ll gladly help when I can.

GT: Leo Deo Neo
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By Leo Deo Neo on 04 Aug 2020 19:13
Wont unlock on windows 10, made it out of emeralds, got the power up ability and nothing
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By saunders 2k9 on 18 Oct 2020 22:42
Made bottom 3 layers of emerald blocks and top layer of iron. Selected effect and powered up, nothing. Changed top layer to emerald also and selected effect and powered up, nothing. Save and quit and reload and it popped.
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By johnnyjohnathan on 14 Nov 2020 18:12
I cant unlock this on Xbox or W10. Tried everything. Gutted.
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By FullMoonBeaver on 05 Apr 2022 19:33
Still have an achievement world for anyone who’s needing help with achievements. GT: Leo Deo Neo
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By Leo Deo Neo on 02 Jan 2023 15:45
Thumbs up from me 👍
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By on 18 Dec 2023 22:47
Thxs
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By OBlockMafia on 05 Apr 2024 18:24
I used a mix of all blocks in an Xbox One Tutorial world that I imported. Maybe something some(not all, obviously) people are missing is that although there appears to be a second layer built in the tutorial, its actually hollow and needs to be filled in. Killed and replaced the beacon and it popped no problem.But I used 5 Gold Blocks along with 70+ of Emerald and Diamond blocks mismatched together and it worked.
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By Bonkekook on 09 Jan 2020 20:59
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Import tutorial world from Xbox one edition. Then load up the world and in the middle of town is a beacon that's at level 1. There are two towers with rings of emerald, diamond, and gold blocks on them. Build scaffolding with your block of choice to collect the blocks and finish the pyramid to level 4. All levels of the pyramid must be made of iron, gold, diamond, or emerald. When done break and reattach beacon block and POP. Your done.
Edit: I forgot to add that you need to sacrifice an ingot to the beacon when your done. Happy hunting!
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It is now impossible to earn achievements on imported tutorial worlds.
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By Angry Zomboss on 13 Jun 2019 01:51
In case anyone else is having the same issue...

I couldn't unlock this in the tutorial world by breaking and using the existing beacon block after trying MANY different pyramid block configurations, but when I took the beacon inside the item frame above the door and used that instead, it popped immediately.
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By GStachelek on 04 May 2019 15:56
You can create a new tutorial world and import, you just have to complete the tutorial portion in the old minecraft version before you import.
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By C FrIzZ1234 on 05 Aug 2019 18:29
Thanks to Gstachelek comment above, i was able to finally get this to work. I used the beacon that was in the item frame and got the achievement 10 sec later. removing and reinstalling the one already there wasn't working for me.
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By GrumpyYogi1968 on 15 Aug 2019 23:28
This appears to be fixed in the 1.13 update that just landed today, October 29. Good Hunting!
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By TheWyzard on 30 Oct 2019 00:09
I looked and tried all comments I could find. None of which I could get to work. Then I noticed people saying the imported tut world still pops it, which made me wonder what is different between the two. The only thing I could think of was difficulty. I then turned it from peaceful to easy, removed the top layer (9 blocks and beacon) and replaced. After I chose my buff, it popped. Hopefully, this helps you..
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By BNC129 on 09 Apr 2020 11:44
Just confirmed difficulty has to be set to easy not peaceful.
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By BONECOLLECTOR88 on 22 Jun 2020 02:04
The Tut world still works as of 5-7-21. Just need to finish bottom 3 layers.
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By WVUMountiManiac on 07 May 2021 05:12
question, how do you import the tutorial world?
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By Ventus871 on 26 May 2023 18:35
Angry Zomboss, this isn't true. I've gotten achievements on an imported tutorial world today. This isn't a newly made map, so it's possible you can't create a NEW tutorial world and get achievements, but if you have an old one, it still works.
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By Quacky 2 Ducks on 19 Jun 2019 13:31
I tried both beacons and rearranged different kinds of blocks. Switched around buff and nothing worked. Finally went back to xbox one version. Created a new tutorial world, did the iron block chest respawn until I had 3 stacks. Imported the world and built the pyramid with all iron starting at ground level. Added beacon from frame and it unlocked without me adding a buff.
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By Dark Bearcat on 20 Aug 2019 04:16
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All you need to do is go to the tutorial and find the beacon. The requirements for the beacon is 9×9, 7×7, 5×5, 3×3, and then the Beacon. You can definitely mine the already made beacon with a pickaxe. I used a stone pickaxe. Basically just go and get an iron pickaxe from a chest and go to the gold rings and mine the gold blocks and emerald blocks. Not to mention the diamond blocks by the beacon. All those blocks work for a beacon. You do not need only one type of block, you can use many.
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