How to Craft Soul Lantern in Minecraft
Soul Lanterns emit a blue light at level 10. They repel piglins in the Nether.
Overview
Soul Lanterns emit a blue light at level 10. They repel piglins in the Nether. Soul Lantern uses a shaped recipe, meaning the ingredients must sit in the exact pattern shown in the grid above; placing them in the wrong cells will not produce the item. A Crafting Table gives you the full 3x3 grid, which you need for any recipe larger than 2x2. You can craft one from four planks, and most bases keep one near the furnaces.
The recipe was added in Minecraft 1.16 and still works the same way in version 1.21. Each craft yields a single Soul Lantern.
The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with iron nugget (craft from iron ingots) and soul torch (craft from coal, stick and soul sand). If any of those are not already in your stores, gather them first, because the craft itself takes only a moment once everything is in the grid. With the ingredients on hand and a Crafting Table placed, Soul Lantern is one of the quicker things to add to your inventory.
Crafting Recipe
Soul LanternMaterials Needed
To make Soul Lantern you will gather 8x Iron Nugget (craft from iron ingots) and Soul Torch (craft from coal, stick and soul sand). Lining these up before you open the Crafting Table saves a trip back to storage, especially if you plan to craft several at once.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Open your Crafting Table to access the 3x3 crafting grid.
- Arrange the ingredients in the crafting grid following the pattern shown above.
- Place Iron Nugget in: row 1, column 1; row 1, column 2; row 1, column 3; row 2, column 1; row 2, column 3; row 3, column 1; row 3, column 2; row 3, column 3.
- Place Soul Torch in: row 2, column 2.
- Collect your Soul Lantern from the output slot.
Tips & Notes
- If the output slot stays empty, double-check the pattern against the grid above; a shaped recipe fails silently when even one ingredient is in the wrong cell.
Uses for Soul Lantern
- Blue light source with level 10
- Repels piglins
How Soul Lantern Fits Your World
Decoration blocks add detail and atmosphere without changing how a build functions. Banners can be layered with patterns at a loom, signs and item frames label and display, and candles, lanterns, and flower pots add lighting and life to a room. These are the finishing touches that turn a plain box into a place that feels lived in. For Soul Lantern specifically, that means it is most valuable for blue light source with level 10 and repels piglins.
View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Soul Lantern on the Astroworld Items Database.