How to Highlight Nearby Entities Using Glowstone Dust

Spotting Mobs Through Walls

Instead of crafting potions of spectral arrows to track mobs, you can reveal targets around your position using glowstone dust.

1. Add glowstone dust to your active inventory slot while exploring dark caves, dungeons, or surface terrain.

2. Hold down the use button to consume the glowstone dust.

3. Observe your surroundings immediately. Consuming the dust applies a glowing outline effect to all nearby entities, including hostile mobs, passive animals, and other players.

4. Look through solid blocks. The glowing outline penetrates stone, dirt, and water, letting you pinpoint hidden cave systems, mob spawners, or ambushes lurking behind walls.

Maximizing Scouting Runs

The glowing outline applied to nearby targets lasts for a short duration. Plan your route in advance so you can mark an area, identify where hostile mobs are clustered behind terrain, and mine toward them before the glowing effect fades.