Sculk Catalyst
A block from the deep dark that spreads sculk and sculk growths when a mob dies nearby, consuming the experience the mob would drop. It emits a small pulse of light when it spreads.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version Added1.19
Item ID
Item IDsculk_catalyst
Overview
Sculk Catalyst is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through mining and natural world generation. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Sculk Catalyst.
Sculk Catalyst is a 3-hardness block. Mining Sculk Catalyst and blowing it up both run into 3. Use a hoe on Sculk Catalyst to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Light level 6 comes off Sculk Catalyst without any help. Generated chests only ever hold Sculk Catalyst in one place: ancient city chests (about 17%, 1 to 2 at a time).
How to Obtain
- Mining
- Natural generation
Notes
Cannot be crafted. Only drops itself when mined with a Silk Touch tool. Generates in the deep dark biome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Sculk Catalyst in Minecraft?
Sculk Catalyst is obtained through mining and natural world generation. No crafting recipe exists for Sculk Catalyst. The best odds are ancient city chests, about 17% per chest.
What is Sculk Catalyst used for?
A block from the deep dark that spreads sculk and sculk growths when a mob dies nearby, consuming the experience the mob would drop. It emits a small pulse of light when it spreads.
How many Sculk Catalyst can you stack?
Sculk Catalyst stacks 64 to a slot, and ancient city chests hand them over 1 to 2 at a time, so a full slot is at least 32 chests of searching.
How long does Sculk Catalyst take to break?
What Sculk Catalyst comes down to is 3 against a tool and 3 against a blast. Identical values are the game's way of saying Sculk Catalyst was not designed to stop anything. Use a hoe on Sculk Catalyst to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Light level 6 comes with it. Everything above is lifted from Java 26.2, not from play testing.
Where do you find Sculk Catalyst in chests?
Sculk Catalyst is chest loot in exactly one place: ancient city chests (about 17%, 1 to 2 at a time). No other generated chest in the game lists it, so that structure is the only place worth searching.
When was Sculk Catalyst added to Minecraft?
Sculk Catalyst was added in version 1.19.