Soul soil is a block found abundantly in soul sand valleys. Unlike soul sand it does not slow down players or mobs that walk on it.
Obtaining
Breaking
Soul soil drops as an item when broken with any tool or by hand, but a shovel is the fastest way to break it.
A soul campfire, when broken without using a Silk Touch tool, drops a block of soul soil. Since soul campfires can be crafted with renewable soul sand, this makes soul soil renewable as well.
| Block | Soul Soil | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 0.5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 0.75 | |
| Wooden | 0.4 | |
| Stone | 0.2 | |
| Iron | 0.15 | |
| Diamond | 0.1 | |
| Netherite | 0.1 | |
| Golden | 0.1 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Soul soil generates naturally in the soul sand valley biome.
Usage
Unlike soul sand, soul soil does not slow mobs down, does not create bubble columns and does not allow items to fall through into a hopper.
Fire
Fire lit on soul soil becomes soul fire.
Withers
4 blocks of soul soil (or soul sand) are used in the construction of a wither.
Basalt
Lava on top of soul soil and directly adjacent to blue ice turns into basalt. Re-producing basalt this way can comprise a "basalt generator."
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Soul Campfire | Stick + Soul Soil + Any Log or Stem or Any Stripped Log or Stem or Any Wood or Hyphae or Any Stripped Wood or Hyphae |
|
| Soul Torch | Coal + Stick + Soul Soil |
Sounds
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.165 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.17 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.16 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.14 | 1.0 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soul Soil | soul_soil | Block & Item | soul_fire_base_blocks soul_speed_blocks wither_summon_base_blocks mineable/shovel | soul_fire_base_blocks | block.minecraft.soul_soil |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Item tags (JE) | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soul Soil | soul_soil | 491 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | minecraft:soul_fire_base_blocks | tile.soul_soil.name |
History
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2019 |  Soul soil shown unnamed as part of soul sand valley biome at Minecon 2019. | ||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Added soul soil.
| |||
| Soul soil appears in the soul sand valley biome. | |||||
| 20w07a | Soul soil can now be used to create a wither. | ||||
| 20w09a | Soul soil can now be broken quickly using shovels.[1] | ||||
| 20w13a | Lava poured over soul soil next to blue ice can now generate basalt. | ||||
| 20w15a | Soul soil now drops when breaking soul campfires, making it renewable. | ||||
| 1.19 | Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 | Soul soil now generate as part of ancient city. | |||
| 22w13a | Soul soil no longer generates as part of ancient city. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | Added soul soil. | |||
| beta 1.16.0.57 | Lava poured over soul soil next to blue ice can now generate basalt. | ||||
| beta 1.16.0.63 | Soul soil can now be broken quickly using shovels.[2] | ||||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.54 | Soul soil now drops when breaking soul campfires.[3] | |||
Issues
Issues relating to "Soul Soil" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
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Naturally generated soul soil in a soul sand valley. -
Soul fire on soul soil.
References
External links
- Block of the Week: Soul Soil – Minecraft.net on August 12, 2021