Torch

Soul torches are turquoise variants crafted with the addition of soul soil or soul sand.

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

Torches can be found generated among the supports in a mineshaft's corridors, as part of village lamp posts and most houses, in various rooms in strongholds, in the basements of igloos, in woodland mansions, and atop pillager outposts. Torches also generate around bonus chests if each side has a block at the same height around it. In the End, four torches generate as part of the exit portal, around the second bedrock block from the top. Torches also generate in ancient cities.

Post-generation[]

Whenever the ender dragon dies or is re-summoned using end crystals, the four torches on the exit portal regenerates. If the original torches are still in position, then they drop as items, while the new torches take their place.

Breaking[]

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

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

• Its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
• Water or lava flows into its space
• A piston pushes it or moves a block into its space

Chest loot[]

Crafting[]

Usage[]

Torches can be placed on the top or the sides of most solid blocks, although some blocks require sneaking. Being non-solid, torches have no collision box. More information about placement can be found at Opacity/Placement.

Gravity-affected blocks like sand and gravel will not start falling if the space immediately beneath is occupied by a torch. Falling blocks break if they fall onto a solid block with a torch above it. If there is an air block under the torch, the falling blocks fall through the torch onto the surface below.^[1]

Light[]

Torches give off a light level of 14. Torches also melt snow layers within 2 blocks and ice within 3 blocks (taxicab distance).

Soul torches give off a light level of 10. Due to their lower light level, soul torches do not melt snow or ice.

Piglins[]

Soul torches repel piglins.

Crafting ingredient[]

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values[]

ID[]

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Bedrock Edition:

Block states[]

Java Edition:
Wall

Bedrock Edition:

History[]

For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see /Asset history

Java Edition pre-Classic
May 16, 2009					Notch suggests adding torches, which would "light up a 3×3 tile" area.
Java Edition Indev
0.31		20091223-2			Added torches.
					Torches currently renders as block in inventory.
					Torches can be placed in the air without any block supporting them and do not have a top texture.
					When removing a block, a torch now moves to another available block.[3]
		20091231-1			The top red part from the torch has been removed.
					Torches renders as item in inventory.
		20100109			Torches are now slightly dimmer.
		20100124-2			Torches now have a top texture.
		20100125-2			Torches now have particle effects.
		20100129			Torches have been made craftable.
20100212-1					Torches no longer snap to other potential valid attachments once their supporting block is removed.
Java Edition Infdev
20100618					Falling blocks are implemented, which can be broken by torches.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.1.0					Torches can no longer be placed on tree leaves, but only in fast mode.
October 4, 2010					Notch originally planned for torches to become temporary light sources that would eventually burn out and require re-lighting with flint and steel. This was planned to add with the Halloween Update.
v1.2.0		?			Torches are now used to craft jack o'lanterns.
Java Edition Beta
1.2					Torches can now be crafted using charcoal, making them the first renewable light source in the game that is also obtainable and permanent.
1.6.6					Torches can now be placed on glowstone.
1.7					Torches can no longer be placed on leaves, whether they are found naturally on a tree or placed after being trimmed with shears.
					Torches and redstone torches can now be placed on top of fences.
1.8		Pre-release			Torches now generate in mineshafts, villages and strongholds.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4			Torches now generate as part of the exit portal structure.
1.2.1		12w07a			Torches can now be placed on top of glass blocks.
1.3.1		12w19a			Torches now spawn around bonus chests if each side has a block at the same height around it.
		12w25a			Torches can now be placed on top of upside down slabs and stairs.
1.4.2		12w42b			Falling sand now properly "pops" when falling on torches.
1.4.4		1.4.3			Torches now have a bottom texture, visible on wall torches or torches placed on top of glass.[4]
1.8		14w07a			Torches placed on walls are now rotated cuboids rather than a parallelpiped. Their top texture now also rotates accordingly.
		14w18a			Torches can now be placed on stained glass.
		?			Torches, as part of the exit portal, now generate incorrectly and fall into the portal as items.[5]
		14w25a			Torches are now incorrectly affected by ambient occlusion.
		14w33c			Torches are no longer affected by ambient occlusion.
1.9		15w31a			Torches on the exit portal now regenerate when the ender dragon is re-summoned.
		15w43a			Torches can now generate within igloo basements.
		15w44a			Torches can now be found inside minecart with chests in mineshafts.
1.11		16w39a			Torches now generate in woodland mansions.
1.12		?			Redstone torches can now be placed on the side of jack o'lanterns. Whether this also affects normal torches is unknown.
1.13		17w47a			The non-up facing block states for the torch ID have been split up into wall_torch.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 50.
		17w48a			Redstone torches can now be placed on the top of jack o' lanterns. Whether this also affects normal torches is unknown.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of torches has been changed.
		18w46a			Torches can now be used to craft lanterns.
		18w47a			Torches now generate in pillager outposts.
		18w48a			With the update of plains villages, houses are generally better lit with torches.
		18w49a			With the update of savanna villages, houses are generally better lit with torches.
					Torches can now be found in chests in savanna village houses.
		18w50a			With the update of desert and taiga villages, houses are generally better lit with torches.
1.14.3		pre3			Torches can now be placed on iron bars and glass panes.
1.16		20w06a			Added soul fire torches.
		20w15a			Soul fire torches can now be crafted using soul sand.
		20w17a			"Soul Fire Torch" has now been renamed to "Soul Torch".
					The IDs of soul torches have been changed from soul_fire_torch to soul_torch and soul_fire_wall_torch to soul_wall_torch.
1.19		22w13a			Torches now generate in ancient cities.
					Soul torches may now be found in ancient city chests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release					Added torches.
v0.3.0					Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of torches in the inventory.
v0.8.0		build 1			Torches are now used to craft jack o'lanterns.
v0.9.0		build 1			Torches now spawn naturally in villages, mineshafts and strongholds.
		build 2			Torches can now be placed on spawners.
		build 5			The placing speed of torches has been improved.
		build 6			The lighting from torches is now brighter and more PC-like. What exactly this means is unknown.
v0.14.0		build 1			Torches can now be found inside minecart with chests in mineshafts.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Torches now generate within igloo basements.
					Four torches now generate as part of the exit portal after the ender dragon dies.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Torches now generate in mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Up to four torches can now generate in bonus chests.
1.4.0		beta 1.2.20.1			Torches can now be used to craft underwater torches and colored torches.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of torches has been changed.
					Torches now generate in pillager outposts.
					Torches can now be used to craft lanterns.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Torches can now be found in savanna village house chests.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added soul fire torches.
		beta 1.16.0.57			"Soul Fire Torch" has now been renamed to "Soul Torch".
					Soul torches can now be crafted using soul sand.
		beta 1.16.0.63			Soul torches can now be crafted using charcoal.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added torches.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Torches can now be placed on the full-block side of stairs.
		1.90			[verify] The texture of torches has been changed.
					Torches can now be used to craft lanterns.
		1.91			Torches now generate in pillager outposts.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					[verify] Added torches.

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  The first image of torches posted by Notch.

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  Torches in early Java Edition Indev 0.31.

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  A torch from a Pocket Edition Alpha version with a cross outline box.

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  A wall torch from a Pocket Edition Alpha version with a cross outline box.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Torch" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery[]

Renders[]

Screenshots[]

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  An example of a torch melting ice.

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  Torches on a pillar in a stronghold. The torch on the right has an orientation error.

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  Preview from jappa of the texture update torch texture.

In other media[]

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  Official T-shirt artwork depicting a scene that resembles a torch. Made by JINX.

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  An official light up torch by JINX.

See also[]

• Redstone Torch
• Redstone Lamp
• Underwater torch
• Colored torch
• Lantern

References[]

External Links[]

• Taking Inventory: Torch – Minecraft.net on December 10, 2018