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Soul Torch

Soul torches are non-solid blocks that emit light. They are a variant of the torch crafted with the addition of soul soil or soul sand.

Soul torches can be broken instantly using anything, and drop themselves as an item.

A soul torch is removed and drops itself as an item if:

Source: Minecraft Wiki cacheUpdated: 2026-06-23 Open Original

Local game data

Soul Torch

Java 1.21.4
Typeitem
Stack64
Durability-
Sections6
Canonical IDitem:soul_torch
Minecraft IDminecraft:soul_torch
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Crafting Recipe

Charcoal icon
Stick icon
Soul Soil icon
Soul Torch icon
ACharcoalBStickCSoul Soil

Local Data Properties

displayNameSoul Torch
namesoul_torch
id346
stackSize64