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Soul Lantern

Soul Lantern

The soul lantern is a block that emits light. It is a variant of the lantern, and is crafted from a soul torch.

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Contents (19)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Crafting
  5. Usage
  6. Light
  7. Piglins
  8. Piston interactivity
  9. Sounds
  10. Data values
  11. ID
  12. Block states
  13. History
  14. Java Edition
  15. Bedrock Edition
  16. Issues
  17. Gallery
  18. References
  19. See also
For other uses, see Lantern (disambiguation).
Soul Lantern
Soul Lantern.gif: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Soul Lantern'
Invicon Soul Lantern.png: Inventory sprite for Soul Lantern in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Soul Lantern
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool SlotSprite Pickaxe Required.png: Sprite image for Pickaxe Required in Minecraft
Blast resistance 3.5
Hardness 3.5
Luminous Yes (10)
Transparent Yes
Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 6 METAL
Note block instrument Default (Harp)

The soul lantern is a block that emits light. It is a variant of the lantern, and is crafted from a soul torch.

Obtaining

Breaking

Soul lanterns drop themselves when broken with any tool or without a tool, but pickaxes mine them the fastest.

Block Soul Lantern
Hardness 3.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 5.25 (JE)
5.25 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 2.65 (JE)
2.65 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 1.35 (JE)
1.35 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 1.05 (JE)
1.05 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.9 (JE)
0.9 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.7 (JE)
0.7 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.45 (JE)
0.45 (BE)
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Soul lanterns can generate in ancient cities.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Nugget +
Soul Torch
Invicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Soul Torch.png: Inventory sprite for Soul Torch in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Soul Torch with description: Soul TorchInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron NuggetInvicon Iron Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Nugget with description: Iron Nugget
Invicon Soul Lantern.png: Inventory sprite for Soul Lantern in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Soul Lantern

Usage

Main article: Opacity/Placement

Similarly to other types of lanterns, soul lanterns can either be placed on top of, or hung from, the surfaces of most solid blocks (though some blocks require sneaking).

To place a soul lantern on top of a block, aim at the block's top face, and press use. To hang a soul lantern from the bottom of a block, aim at the block's bottom face, and press use. Also similarly to other lanterns, if a soul lantern is hung from the bottom face of a chain, the lantern and the chain connects seamlessly.

Soul lanterns can also be placed by pressing use on a block adjacent to an air block the soul lantern could occupy, much like other types of lantern. Pressing use on the top half of the adjacent block hangs the lantern from the bottom of an above block, and pressing use on the bottom half of the adjacent block places the lantern down on the top face of a bottom block.

Like other types of lantern, if a soul lantern exists on an invalid surface (a surface where the soul lantern could not normally be placed on), the soul lantern breaks and drop itself, upon the invalid surface receiving a block update.

Light

Soul lanterns emit a light level of 10, which is 5 light levels less than that of normal lanterns. Due to their lower light level, soul lanterns do not melt snow or ice.

When the Render Dragon Features for Creators experiment is enabled in Minecraft Preview, the inside of soul lanterns emits point lighting with a cool, cyan color (
 #36d9e6). The casing of the soul lantern blocks parts of the light, and casts shadows around the lantern.

Piglins

Soul lanterns repel piglins, but not piglin brutes.

Piston interactivity

Soul lanterns are destroyed when a piston attempts to push it. Soul lanterns also cannot be pulled by sticky pistons.

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Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite lantern.png: Sprite image for lantern in Minecraft lantern sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.lantern.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.lantern.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8816
​Block breakingEntity-DependentWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.lantern.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockBlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.lantern.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.lantern.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite lantern.png: Sprite image for lantern in Minecraft lantern sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.lantern.break​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.lantern.place​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.lantern.hit​ ?0.250.5
​ ?BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.lantern.fall​ ?0.41.0
​ ?BlocksWalking on the blockblock.lantern.step​ ?0.31.1
NoneNone​[sound 1]NoneUndefined sound eventjump.metalNone​[sound 1]0.151.0
​ ?BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageblock.lantern.fall​ ?0.21.0
  1. ↑ a b Empty events do not have this parameter set.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite soul-lantern.png: Sprite image for soul-lantern in Minecraft Soul Lanternsoul_lanternBlock & Itempiglin_repellentspiglin_repellents block.minecraft.soul_lantern

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite soul-lantern.png: Sprite image for soul-lantern in Minecraft Soul Lanternsoul_lantern524Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -269)		 tile.soul_lantern.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
hangingfalsefalse
true		If the lantern is hanging from a block.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this lantern.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
hanging0x1falsefalse
true		0
1		If the lantern is hanging from a block.
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History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w06a
Added soul fire lanterns.
20w07a
The textures of soul fire lanterns have been changed. The light glare colors from the textures have been removed. They are also now animated.[1]
20w17a "Soul Fire Lantern" has been renamed to "Soul Lantern".
The ID of soul lanterns has changed from soul_fire_lantern to soul_lantern.
1.16.220w30a Soul lanterns can now be waterlogged.
1.1721w13a The model of the hanging lanterns has been tweaked so that the backside textures of the chains are mirrored.
1.19Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 Soul lanterns now generate as part of ancient cities.
1.21.424w44a Now drop when broken with any tool.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51
Added soul fire lanterns.
beta 1.16.0.57 "Soul Fire Lantern" has been renamed to "Soul Lantern".
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.54 Soul lanterns can now be waterlogged.
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.21 Decreased the hardness and blast resistance of both regular and soul lanterns from 5 to 3.5.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.24 Soul lanterns are mined faster when using an improper tool.

Issues

Issues relating to "Soul Lantern" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

  • Soul lantern on sand
    Soul lantern on sand

References

  1. ↑ MC-170869

See also

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