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Last Updated: February 24, 2025

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  • Crafting the Ladders
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  • Placing the Ladders
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This article was co-authored by Zac Churchill. Zac Churchill is a Minecraft Specialist based in Davidson, North Carolina. Zac has played Minecraft for over 10 years and has extensive knowledge of how to play Minecraft and how the game has changed over the different versions. Specifically, Zac has expert experience in survival worlds, large builds on creative mode, and server design/upkeep. He graduated in 2023 with a BA in Sociology and English from Tufts University. This article has been viewed 174,235 times.

Ladders are wooden blocks used to climb inside structures and caves in Minecraft. They can also be used as decorative features if that suited your structure's appearance. They're very easy to make.

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Finding the Materials

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  1. Step 1 Find seven sticks. 1 Find seven sticks. To do this:
    • Chop down a tree to get wooden planks.
    • Place a wooden log into your crafting box to get a plank.
    • Place a wooden plank on top of a wooden plank to get 4 sticks.
    • Repeat to get another 4 sticks.
    • Use 7 of the sticks to craft the ladders.
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Crafting the Ladders

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  1. Step 1 Place the 7 sticks in the crafting grid. 1 Place the 7 sticks in the crafting grid. Arrange as follows:
    • Place 3 wooden sticks down the left column slots of the grid
    • Place 3 wooden sticks down the right column slots of the grid
    • Place 1 wooden stick in the center. The top and bottom center slots are left clear.
  2. Step 2 Craft the ladder. 2 Craft the ladder. You'll get 3 ladders.
  3. Step 3 Shift click or drag to your inventory. 3 Shift click or drag to your inventory.
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Placing the Ladders

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Ladders are used for climbing both vertically and horizontally.

  1. Step 1 With the ladder in your hand, right click to place a ladder where you want it. 1 With the ladder in your hand, right click to place a ladder where you want it. Bear in mind the following though:
    • Ladders can only be placed on sides of other blocks
    • A ladder will occupy one block from the side on which it is placed
    • Ladders cannot be placed on glass, ice, leaves or glowstone blocks.
    • Ladders will resist water and create an air pocket.
    • Ladders will resist lava; if used instead of glass, this can allow lava light to shine through a ceiling.

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  • Question How do I use ladders in Minecraft? Gaming_Online Gaming_Online Community Answer After placing them against a building, move next to them, and you'll start to go up. Keep holding the button you use to walk forward until you reach the top of the ladder. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 9 Helpful 19
  • Question How can you climb Minecraft ladder in bedrock edition? Seasalt25 Seasalt25 Top Answerer Walk up to the ladder and keep holding down the forward walk button while facing the ladder. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 1 Helpful 5
  • Question How do you use a furnace without coal? Seasalt25 Seasalt25 Top Answerer You can use some other fuel sources besides coal, like charcoal, wood blocks and tools, buckets of lava, dried kelp blocks, blaze rods, saplings, wool, sticks, beehives or nests, banners, mushroom blocks, noteblocks, and jukeboxes. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 2 Helpful 8
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Tips

  • Ladders will cushion you from the impact of a free fall. Thanks Helpful 26 Not Helpful 9
  • It's a good idea to make quite a few ladders before you build a tall structure, so that you can get to the top of it. Thanks Helpful 19 Not Helpful 10
  • Library rooms in strongholds will contain naturally occurring ladders. Intersection rooms that have a wooden ceiling will also contain ladders naturally. Thanks Helpful 21 Not Helpful 12
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Warnings

  • Mobs can use ladders if they are directly in their line of pursuit. Thanks Helpful 18 Not Helpful 5
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  • Minecraft installed

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References

  1. Cross checked against Minecraft Wiki, http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Ladder

About This Article

Zac Churchill Co-authored by: Zac Churchill Minecraft Specialist This article was co-authored by Zac Churchill. Zac Churchill is a Minecraft Specialist based in Davidson, North Carolina. Zac has played Minecraft for over 10 years and has extensive knowledge of how to play Minecraft and how the game has changed over the different versions. Specifically, Zac has expert experience in survival worlds, large builds on creative mode, and server design/upkeep. He graduated in 2023 with a BA in Sociology and English from Tufts University. This article has been viewed 174,235 times. 36 votes - 51% Co-authors: 14 Updated: February 24, 2025 Views: 174,235 Categories: Minecraft Crafting Article SummaryX

1. Find 7 sticks. 2. Open the crafting table. 3. Place sticks in boxes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9. 4. Drag the ladders to the inventory. 5. Select the ladder. 6. Right-click to place the ladder. Did this summary help you?YesNo

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