How do you get Torch in Minecraft?

Torch is crafted from Coal and Stick at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 4. It also comes from naturally generated, not just the recipe above.

When was Torch added to Minecraft?

Torch was added in the early Alpha development period.

Where do you find Torch in chests?

Torch is chest loot in abandoned mineshaft chests (about 58%, 1 to 16 at a time), trial chamber supply barrels (about 20%, 3 to 6 at a time), trial chamber corridor chests (about 20%, 3 to 6 at a time), and savanna village houses (about 11%, 1 to 2 at a time). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

How many Torch can you stack?

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

How long does Torch take to break?

The block data for Torch holds 0 for hardness on it and 0 for blast resistance. Since neither figure on Torch is raised, it behaves the same under a pickaxe and under a blast. It has no listed tool, so what you hold against it is your own choice. Light level 14 comes with Torch. Java 26.2 defines Torch here, so no timing of our own went into it.

What is Torch used for?

Torch is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Jack o'Lantern and Lantern.

Utility BlocksCraftable

Torch

A common light source that emits light level 14 and prevents hostile mob spawns nearby. Crafted from coal or charcoal and a stick.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Torch at a glance

Torch, a block out of crafting and naturally generated, sits under Utility Blocks. A single slot takes 64 Torch, a hotbar row 576, and 3456 fill a double chest.

Torch additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Jack o'Lantern and Lantern. It breaks the instant you touch it. Blast resistance on Torch is that same 0. It lights its surroundings at level 14. Of the 4 kinds of generated chest that can hold Torch, abandoned mineshaft chests are the best bet at about 58% per chest. It sits between Terracotta and Trapdoor in Utility Blocks, number 317 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

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

Used to craft

Follow Torch forward and you land on 2 recipes: 2 in Utility Blocks, the rest spread over that one category, Jack o'Lantern through Lantern. Each link below opens that recipe with Torch in the grid.

How to obtain

Crafting
Naturally generated

Notes

Charcoal can be used in place of coal. Cannot be placed underwater and melts nearby snow and ice.

Frequently asked questions about Torch

How do you get Torch in Minecraft?
Torch is crafted from Coal and Stick at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 4. It also comes from naturally generated, not just the recipe above.
When was Torch added to Minecraft?
Torch was added in the early Alpha development period.
Where do you find Torch in chests?
Torch is chest loot in abandoned mineshaft chests (about 58%, 1 to 16 at a time), trial chamber supply barrels (about 20%, 3 to 6 at a time), trial chamber corridor chests (about 20%, 3 to 6 at a time), and savanna village houses (about 11%, 1 to 2 at a time). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.
How many Torch can you stack?
64 Torch fills a slot, and that slot costs 16 Coal and 16 Stick, since each one returns 4, which is 16 crafts at the crafting table.
How long does Torch take to break?
The block data for Torch holds 0 for hardness on it and 0 for blast resistance. Since neither figure on Torch is raised, it behaves the same under a pickaxe and under a blast. It has no listed tool, so what you hold against it is your own choice. Light level 14 comes with Torch. Java 26.2 defines Torch here, so no timing of our own went into it.
What is Torch used for?
Torch is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Jack o'Lantern and Lantern.

Building with it

A torch is a stick and a piece of coal or charcoal, and it gives four. Light level 14, no fuel needed, and it melts snow around it. Everything about early survival comes back to torches: they stop mobs spawning, they mark the way out of a cave, and they cost almost nothing.

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