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Soul Sand

Description Squishy brown sand that's tough to walk through.
Hardness ?
Tool(s)
Renewable No
Stackable Yes (64)


Soul sand is a Nether block which generates near lava oceans. It slows down mobs which walk on top of it.

Obtaining Edit

Natural generation Edit

Soul sand naturally generates in the Nether in beaches next to the Nether's vast lava oceans.

Usage Edit

Soul sand slows down any mob which walks on top of it. Mobs will also sink into soul sand slightly, as it is not a full block. This means baskets can pick up items dropped on top of soul sand.

Trommeling Edit

Soul Sand Trommeling
Item Amount Chance
Flint 1-2 36%
Bone 1-5 18%
Raw Gold Ore 1-4 18%
Raw Iron Ore 1-4 9.0%
Glowstone Dust 1-5 9.0%
Quartz 1-2 9.0%
Nether Coal 1 0.9%

Data values Edit

History Edit

Name Type Namespaced ID Numeric ID
Soul Sand Block tile.soulsand 810:0
History
Minecraft Alpha 1.2.0
File:SoulSand.png Added soul sand.