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Sculk Sensor

A redstone block from the deep dark that detects vibrations such as footsteps and emits a redstone signal whose strength reflects the vibration's distance. Covering it with wool muffles the vibration.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Redstone

Version Added

1.19

Item ID

sculk_sensor

Sculk Sensor at a glance

Mining and natural world generation give you Sculk Sensor, a redstone component filed under Redstone. 64 Sculk Sensor fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Sculk Sensor earns its place in redstone by what it does to a signal, and that behaviour is the building block under the farms, doors and machines that run without a player standing there. The game rates Sculk Sensor at 1.5 hardness. An explosion meets the same 1.5, so Sculk Sensor is no safer against TNT than against a tool. A hoe is the right tool for Sculk Sensor, and any tier of it collects the block. It gives off light level 1 on its own. Generated chests only ever hold Sculk Sensor in one place: ancient city chests (about 24%, 1 to 3 at a time). It sits between Redstone Torch and Sticky Piston in Redstone, number 23 of 29 there.

How to obtain

  • Mining
  • Natural generation

Notes

Cannot be crafted. Only drops itself when mined with a Silk Touch tool. Triggers wardens via shrieking when nearby.

Frequently asked questions about Sculk Sensor

  1. Mining leading to Sculk Sensor, the way this answer says Sculk Sensor arrives

    How do you get Sculk Sensor in Minecraft?

    Sculk Sensor is obtained through mining, and Sculk Sensor from natural world generation. Nothing you can build: Sculk Sensor is found, and ancient city chests come out at about 24%.

  2. A chest beside Sculk Sensor, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Sculk Sensor in chests?

    Sculk Sensor is chest loot in one place and one only: ancient city chests (about 24%, 1 to 3 at a time). No other generated chest lists it, so that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.

  3. Sculk Sensor coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.19

    When was Sculk Sensor added to Minecraft?

    Sculk Sensor was added in version 1.19.

  4. Sculk Sensor as a block, next to the hoe its 1.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Sculk Sensor take to break?

    Two figures cover Sculk Sensor: 1.5 to mine, 1.5 to blow it up. With both figures at 1.5, Sculk Sensor is not something you rely on for protection. A hoe is the right tool for Sculk Sensor, and any tier of it collects the block. Light level 1 comes with Sculk Sensor. Java 26.2 records Sculk Sensor with the numbers above, and it keeps them here.

  5. Sculk Sensor on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Sculk Sensor used for?

    A redstone block from the deep dark that detects vibrations such as footsteps and emits a redstone signal whose strength reflects the vibration's distance. Covering it with wool muffles the vibration.

  6. 64 Sculk Sensor drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Sculk Sensor can you stack?

    Sculk Sensor goes 64 to a slot, and ancient city chests hand over 1 to 3 at a time, so a full slot is at least 22 chests of searching. A double chest of Sculk Sensor comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Building with it

A sculk sensor listens rather than watches: it fires when something makes a sound nearby, and a comparator reads how loud it was. Wool blocks the sound entirely, which is what makes a sneaking player invisible to it and gives every deep dark build its wool floors.

In practice

A sculk sensor fires on sound rather than sight, and a comparator reads which kind of sound it heard as a number. Wool blocks sound entirely, so a sensor floor with wool paths through it detects everything except the person who built it.

Related Astroworld Resources

Sculk Sensor in a redstone circuit

Timing, signal strength and wiring for Sculk Sensor on Astroworld Redstone

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