How do you get Soul Torch in Minecraft?

Soul Torch is crafted from Coal, Stick, and Soul Sand at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 4.

How many Soul Torch can you stack?

64 Soul Torch fills a slot, and that slot costs 16 Coal, 16 Stick, and 16 Soul Sand, since each one returns 4, which is 16 crafts at the crafting table.

When was Soul Torch added to Minecraft?

Soul Torch was added in version 1.16.

How long does Soul Torch take to break?

For Soul Torch the game keeps hardness at 0, and it holds blast resistance 0. Equal values mean Soul Torch was never built as a blast wall, whatever else it is good for. The game lists no preferred tool for Soul Torch, so your hand on it is as good as any. On top of that Soul Torch emits 10 light, which few blocks do. Java 26.2 keeps Soul Torch on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

What is Soul Torch used for?

Soul Torch is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Soul Lantern.

Where do you find Soul Torch in chests?

Soul Torch is chest loot in one place and one only: ancient city chests (about 37%, 1 to 15 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.

Utility BlocksCraftable

Soul Torch

A torch with a blue flame that emits light level 10 and repels piglins. Crafted from coal or charcoal, a stick and soul sand or soul soil.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Soul Torch at a glance

Minecraft files Soul Torch under Utility Blocks: a block you get from crafting. 64 Soul Torch fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Soul Torch additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Soul Lantern. Nothing slows you down on Soul Torch; it is a zero-hardness block. That number is also what Soul Torch is worth against a blast. Light level 10 comes off Soul Torch without any help. Generated chests only ever hold Soul Torch in one place: ancient city chests (about 37%, 1 to 15 at a time). It sits between Soul Sand and Sponge in Utility Blocks, number 293 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Coal
Stick
Soul Sand
Soul Torch4
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Soul Torch has the grid for Soul Torch

Used to craft

Only Soul Lantern uses Soul Torch as an ingredient, so this list runs to a single link. Every name in the list has a page of its own, grid included, with Soul Torch in it.

Soul Lantern

How to obtain

Crafting

Notes

Either soul sand or soul soil works as the bottom ingredient, and charcoal can substitute for coal. Unlike normal torches it cannot melt snow or ice.

Frequently asked questions about Soul Torch

How do you get Soul Torch in Minecraft?
Soul Torch is crafted from Coal, Stick, and Soul Sand at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 4.
How many Soul Torch can you stack?
64 Soul Torch fills a slot, and that slot costs 16 Coal, 16 Stick, and 16 Soul Sand, since each one returns 4, which is 16 crafts at the crafting table.
When was Soul Torch added to Minecraft?
Soul Torch was added in version 1.16.
How long does Soul Torch take to break?
For Soul Torch the game keeps hardness at 0, and it holds blast resistance 0. Equal values mean Soul Torch was never built as a blast wall, whatever else it is good for. The game lists no preferred tool for Soul Torch, so your hand on it is as good as any. On top of that Soul Torch emits 10 light, which few blocks do. Java 26.2 keeps Soul Torch on file as printed, which is what it shows here.
What is Soul Torch used for?
Soul Torch is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Soul Lantern.
Where do you find Soul Torch in chests?
Soul Torch is chest loot in one place and one only: ancient city chests (about 37%, 1 to 15 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.

Building with it

A soul torch is a torch made with soul sand or soul soil, and it burns with a blue flame that gives light level 10 rather than 14. That is dimmer than an ordinary torch, but piglins are afraid of it, which makes it the light source of choice for a bastion raid.

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