What materials do I need to craft a heavy weighted pressure plate?

You only need 2 iron ingots. Place them in the second row of a crafting table (middle two slots) and you're done.

What's the difference between heavy and light weighted pressure plates?

Heavy weighted pressure plates detect any entity (mobs and players equally). Light weighted pressure plates are more sensitive to players and other lightweight entities. Heavy plates are better for general entity detection.

How much redstone power does a heavy weighted pressure plate output?

They output 0 to 15 redstone power. The more entities standing on it, the higher the power level. Empty plate equals 0, fully loaded equals 15.

Can I find heavy weighted pressure plates in survival without crafting?

No, you have to craft them. There's no other way to get one in vanilla survival mode, but they're easy to make with just 2 iron ingots.

What Minecraft versions have heavy weighted pressure plates?

They exist in Java Edition from 1.8 all the way through 1.20. The only change was which creative menu tab they appear in starting at version 1.19.3.

Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate Recipe - MC 1.8-1.20

Heavy weighted pressure plates are a redstone component that activates when any mob or player stands on them. They output redstone power proportional to how many entities are pressing down (0 to 15). If you need something that only reacts to players or smaller entities, check out the light weighted version instead.

Finding It in Creative Mode

Heavy weighted pressure plates moved between menu tabs over different versions:

Java 1.8 to 1.19: Redstone tab
Java 1.19.3 to 1.20: Building Blocks tab or Redstone Blocks tab

Materials You Need

The recipe is super straightforward. You only need:

2 Iron Ingots

How to Craft It

Step 1: Open Your Crafting Table

Open a crafting table to get the 3×3 grid.

Step 2: Arrange the Iron Ingots

In the second row of the grid, place one iron ingot in the first slot and one iron ingot in the second slot (the middle two boxes). Leave the rest empty.

Step 3: Move It to Your Inventory

The heavy weighted pressure plate appears in the output box. Click it and drag it to your inventory.

You’re done. That’s how easy it is.

Item ID and Command Info

Item Name: heavy_weighted_pressure_plate

Stack Size: 64

For Java 1.13 and newer:

/give @p heavy_weighted_pressure_plate 1

For Java 1.8 to 1.12:

/give @p heavy_weighted_pressure_plate 1 0

Power Output and Block States

Heavy weighted pressure plates output redstone power from 0 to 15. The more entities on the plate, the higher the power level. When nothing’s on it, the power is 0. When it’s completely full, power reaches 15.

You can check power levels in commands using the syntax [power:X]. For example, [power:15] checks for maximum power.

What to Use Them For

Throw a heavy weighted pressure plate in front of a door, and it opens when something walks on it. Use them in redstone contraptions that need to detect when mobs or players are nearby. They’re great for mob grinders, trap doors, and any automatic system that reacts to entity movement.

Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate Recipe – MC 1.8-1.20