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Vertical torch tower

Combine vertical routing with repeated inversion.

5 × 1 footprint6 layers11 blocksTested in 4 rotationsJava Edition 26.2
Open in the simulatorBuild it in the game

Layout

Layer 0 (on the floor)
lever [face=floor, facing=north, powered=false] at x 0, z 0redstone dust at x 1, z 0stone at x 2, z 0
Layer 1 (1 up)
redstone torch at x 2, z 0
Layer 2 (2 up)
stone at x 2, z 0
Layer 3 (3 up)
redstone torch at x 2, z 0
Layer 4 (4 up)
stone at x 2, z 0stone at x 3, z 0
Layer 5 (5 up)
redstone torch at x 2, z 0redstone dust at x 3, z 0redstone lamp at x 4, z 0
redstone dustredstone torchinputlampsolid blockarrows point where a device sends its output; north is up

How it works

Three torches carry power upward and invert it three times. The elevated output is the opposite of the lever after the propagation delay.

  1. Torch stages pass changes upward through supporting blocks.
  2. Each inverting stage changes polarity and introduces a response delay.

Inputs and outputs

  • Inputlever (x 0, y 0, z 0)
  • Outputinverted signal, five blocks up (x 3, y 5, z 0)

Blocks you need

4 × stone, 3 × redstone torch, 2 × redstone dust, 1 × lever, 1 × redstone lamp.

Build it in the game: 11 commands

Relative to where you stand, with x running east and z running south. Paste one line at a time into chat, or into a chain of command blocks. The block art is the game's own; the layout is what the page above shows.

setblock ~0 ~0 ~0 minecraft:lever[face=floor,facing=north,powered=false]
setblock ~1 ~0 ~0 minecraft:redstone_wire
setblock ~2 ~0 ~0 minecraft:stone
setblock ~2 ~1 ~0 minecraft:redstone_torch
setblock ~2 ~2 ~0 minecraft:stone
setblock ~2 ~3 ~0 minecraft:redstone_torch
setblock ~2 ~4 ~0 minecraft:stone
setblock ~2 ~5 ~0 minecraft:redstone_torch
setblock ~3 ~4 ~0 minecraft:stone
setblock ~3 ~5 ~0 minecraft:redstone_wire
setblock ~4 ~5 ~0 minecraft:redstone_lamp