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Quick answer
- A Dispenser uses items: it shoots arrows, places water, uses bone meal and more.
- A
Dropper just drops items out, or pushes them into a container in front. - Both have 9 slots and fire when powered by redstone.
Dispensers and droppers look almost the same, but they do different jobs.
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Recipes
| Block | Recipe |
|---|---|
| Dispenser | 7 cobblestone + 1 bow + 1 redstone dust |
| Dropper | 7 cobblestone + 1 redstone dust |
What a dispenser does
- Shoots arrows, fire charges, snowballs and splash potions.
- Places and picks up water and lava with buckets.
- Uses bone meal on crops and shears on sheep.
- Puts armour on players standing in front.
- Lights TNT and places boats and minecarts.
What a dropper does
A dropper throws one item out each time it's powered. If a chest or hopper is in front, it pushes the item into it instead. Droppers facing up into each other make a simple item lift.
Which slot?Both pick a random filled slot each time they fire.
Cheat sheet
- Dispenser uses items, dropper drops them
- Dispenser needs a bow to craft
- Droppers push into containers
- Random slot each time
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