How to Craft Soul Torch in Minecraft

Soul Torches emit a blue flame with light level 10. They repel piglins, making them useful in the Nether.

Overview

Soul Torches emit a blue flame with light level 10. They repel piglins, making them useful in the Nether. Soul Torch 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 4 Soul Torch, so factor that multiplier in when you are batching the recipe for a project.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with coal (mine coal ore), stick (craft from planks), and soul sand (found in the Nether). 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 Torch is one of the quicker things to add to your inventory.

Crafting Recipe

Crafting Table

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Materials Needed

Item	Amount	Where to Find
Coal	1	Mine coal ore
Stick	1	Craft from planks
Soul Sand	1	Found in the Nether

To make Soul Torch you will gather Coal (mine coal ore), Stick (craft from planks), and Soul Sand (found in the Nether). 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 Coal in: row 1, column 2.
Place Stick in: row 2, column 2.
Place Soul Sand in: row 3, column 2.
Collect your Soul Torch (x4) 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.
Since one craft produces 4 Soul Torch, divide the quantity you need by 4 to work out how many times to repeat the recipe.

Uses for Soul Torch

Blue light source with level 10
Repelling piglins

How Soul Torch Fits Your World

Building blocks are the backbone of construction, and the variant you choose changes both the look and the behaviour of a build. Stairs and slabs let you shape rooflines and half-steps, glass and stained glass let light through, and decorative stone and concrete give you a consistent palette for large projects. Many of these blocks are also craftable in bulk, which matters when a single build can swallow thousands of them. For Soul Torch specifically, that means it is most valuable for blue light source with level 10 and repelling piglins.

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Soul Torch on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Soul Torch?

You need 1 Coal, 1 Stick, 1 Soul Sand, made at a Crafting Table. Gather all of the materials first, then arrange them in the exact grid pattern shown above to produce 4 Soul Torch.

How many Soul Torch does the recipe produce?

Each craft produces 4 Soul Torch at once, so to make a specific amount, divide the total you need by 4 to find how many times to repeat the recipe.

What is Soul Torch used for?

Soul Torch is used for several things: Blue light source with level 10; Repelling piglins.

What version of Minecraft added Soul Torch?

Soul Torch was added in Minecraft 1.16 and works the same way in the current 1.21 release. Recipes for it are identical across Java and Bedrock Edition unless noted otherwise.

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