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Soul Lantern
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Soul Lantern

A blue-flamed lantern emitting light level 10 that repels piglins. Crafted from iron nuggets and a soul torch.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.16

Item ID

soul_lantern

Soul Lantern at a glance

Minecraft files Soul Lantern under Utility Blocks: a block you get from crafting and naturally generated. Stack Soul Lantern 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

Soul Lantern has a hardness of 3.5. It lights its surroundings at level 10. A pickaxe shortens the job on Soul Lantern, and no minimum material applies. A creeper does to Soul Lantern what a tool does, because both work against 3.5. It sits between Soul Campfire and Soul Sand in Utility Blocks, number 291 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Soul TorchSoul Torch
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Iron NuggetIron Nugget
Soul LanternSoul Lantern

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Naturally generated

Notes

Can be waterlogged. Generates in bastion remnants.

Frequently asked questions about Soul Lantern

  1. Iron Nugget, Soul Torch going into Soul Lantern, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Soul Lantern in Minecraft?

    Soul Lantern is crafted from Iron Nugget and Soul Torch at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from naturally generated, not just the recipe above.

  2. Soul Lantern on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Soul Lantern used for?

    A blue-flamed lantern emitting light level 10 that repels piglins. Crafted from iron nuggets and a soul torch.

  3. 64 Soul Lantern drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Soul Lantern can you stack?

    512 Iron Nugget and 64 Soul Torch is what 64 Soul Lantern costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A shulker box of Soul Lantern comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

  4. Soul Lantern as a block, next to the pickaxe its 3.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Soul Lantern take to break?

    Look up Soul Lantern and you get 3.5 hardness, with 3.5 blast resistance on it. The pair on Soul Lantern being level means it has no hidden strength against explosives. A pickaxe shortens the job on Soul Lantern, and no minimum material applies. It is also a light source, worth 10 on it. Java 26.2 gives Soul Lantern these numbers, and no stopwatch was held to it.

  5. Soul Lantern coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.16

    When was Soul Lantern added to Minecraft?

    Soul Lantern was added in version 1.16.

Building with it

A soul lantern is a soul torch wrapped in iron nuggets, and it does the same job as an ordinary lantern with two differences: the blue light is slightly dimmer, and piglins keep their distance from it. In practice that makes it the lighting for any base built inside the Nether.

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