Torch


Obtaining

A torch will break instantly and drop itself when broken using anything. The tool will not take any damage when breaking the torch.

Torches will also be broken if flowing water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 minecraft runs over its location, or if pushed by a piston.

Trivia

  • In 1.8, if one pays very close attention to the light emitted by a torch, one can see that it slightly flickers, like a real flame.
  • If a block falls onto a torch (Sand or Gravel), it breaks the block and gives the player the resource, but the gravel will not drop flint. However, if the torch is placed quickly enough after removing the base of a stack of gravity-obeying blocks, the stack remains in place.
  • If torches are put near ice, it ultimately melts the ice after a moment or two.
  • Torches cannot be placed on top of ice and leaves.
  • Torches share the same light level that a Locked Chest emits.
  • If water or lava flows on top of or around the torch, the torch will be turned into an item.
  • Players can make gravel or sand stay still if there is a torch below it.
  • Torches were planned to be removed and replaced by lanterns, but the lantern was dismissed, and the torch remained in use.
  • If players put a torch on the underside of a block, it will appear on the ground directly below it.
  • A dragon egg will be broken if it falls on top of a torch.

Info

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Trivia

  • Notch originally planned for torches to become temporary light sources that would eventually burn out.
    • Torches would then need to be relit with flint and steel.
    • All torches placed before the planned featureSpecial attraction would become lanterns, due to changing the data value.
    • This was originally planned to take effect on Oct., 31st, 2010 with the Halloween Update, but it did not happen.

Natural generation

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Crafting

Ingredients Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid minecraft recipe
Coalor
Charcoal+
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Usage

Torches can be placed on the top or the sides of most solid blocks, although some will require sneaking (see placement for exceptions). Being non-solid, torches have no collision box.

Gravity affected blocks like sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This minecraft and gravel Gravel Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 3 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Gravel (90%) Flint (10%) Data value dec: 13 hex: D bin: 1101 Name gravel Gravel is a block that is affected minecraft will not fall if the block below them has a torch on it, and will break if they fall onto a torch.

Light

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Crafting ingredient

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Jack o`Lantern Pumpkin⃂+
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Placement

In general, torches can only be placed on solid, opaque, full blocks; exceptions are listed below.

Block name Torch placeable
Stairs Stairs Transparency Partial (blocks light) Luminance No Blast resistance Wood: 15 Stone: 30 Sandstone, Quartz, Red Sandstone: 4 Tools Renewable Cobblestone, Stone Brick, Wood, Purpur: Yes All others: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Wood: Yes minecraft Top of upside-down stairs
Full-block sides of stairs Java⃂edition only Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria minecraft
Slab Slab Transparency Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light) Luminance No Blast resistance Wood: 15 Stone: 30 Tools Renewable Stone: Yes Wood: Yes (except Fake Wood) Cobblestone: Yes Stone Brick: Yes Purpur: Yes Quartz: minecraft Top of top-half slabs
Fence Fence Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 15 (Wood) 30 (Nether Brick) Tools Renewable Wood: Yes Nether Brick: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Wood: Yes Nether Brick: No Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft Top only
Cobblestone Wall Cobblestone Wall Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 139 hex: 8B bin: 10001011 Name cobblestone_wall Cobblestone walls are decorative blocks. There are 2 types: minecraft Top only
Glass Glass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 1.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data values Glass: dec: 20 hex: 14 bin: 10100 Stained Glass: PC: dec: 95 hex: 5F bin: 1011111 PE: dec: 241 hex: F1 minecraft Top only
Stained Glass Glass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 1.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data values Glass: dec: 20 hex: 14 bin: 10100 Stained Glass: PC: dec: 95 hex: 5F bin: 1011111 PE: dec: 241 hex: F1 minecraft Top only
Hopper Hopper Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency Partial (does not block light, mob spawning possible) Luminance No Blast resistance 24 Hardness 3 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops minecraft Top only
Snow Snow (layer) Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (2–9) (one per level, plus one) Data value dec: 78 hex: 4E bin: 1001110 Name snow_layer Snow, or top minecraft Top of 8-layer thick snow
Soul Sand Yes
Piston YesPocket⃂edition only
Monster Spawner Yes

Block data

See also: Data values
DV Description

0 (unused)

1 Facing east (attached to a block to its west)

2 Facing west (attached to a block to its east)

3 Facing south (attached to a block to its north)

4 Facing north (attached to a block to its south)

5 Facing up (attached to a block beneath it)

Block state

See also: Block states
Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition minecraft Value Description

⃂facing
up
north
east
south
west
The direction the top of the torch is facing.

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History

Classic
May 18, 2009 Torches suggested on the TIGSource forums.
Indev
Dec. 23, 2009 Torches added. They had a different icon in the inventory, appearing much shorter: Minecraftindevtorch.png. But actually, they were one pixel taller: TorchIndev.png
They could be placed in the air with no block supporting it.
0.31 Jan. 9, 2010 Torches are now slightly dimmer.
Jan. 29, 2010 Torches made craftable.
? In an early version of the game, when removing a block the torch moved to another available block.
Alpha
1.1.0 Torches can no longer be placed on tree leaves (only on fancy graphics).
1.2.0 Torches are now used to craft jack o`lanterns.
Beta
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 1.8-pre1 Torches generate in the new abandoned mineshafts.
Official release
1.2.1 12w08a 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.
1.8 14w07a Torches placed on walls are now simply rotated versions of upright torches, rather than having their own block model.
14w18a Torches can now be placed on stained glass.
? Torches as part of the exit portal generate incorrectly and fall into the portal as items (MC-53897).
1.9 15w43a Torches now generate within igloo basements.
15w44a Torches can now be found in abandoned mineshaft chest minecarts Minecart with Chest Type Vehicles Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No Internal ID PC: 43 PE: 98 Network ID PC: 10 Entity ID chest_minecart Drops 1 Minecart 1 Chest plus contents Health points 6 () minecraft .
1.11 16w39a Torches now generate in woodland mansions Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. minecraft .
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0 Added torches.
0.8.0 build 2 Torches are now used to craft jack o`lanterns.
0.9.0 build 1 Torches now spawn naturally in villages, abandoned mineshafts and strongholds.
build 2 Torches can now be placed on monster spawners.
build 5 Improved torch placing speed.
build 6 Lighting from torches is brighter and more PC-like.
Pocket Edition
1.0 build 1 Torches now generate within igloo basements.
1.1 build 1 Torches now generate in woodland mansions Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. minecraft .
Console Edition
TU1 CU1 1.0 Patch 1 Added torches.

Publicity

  • www.thinkgeek.com released a real physical torch that could be purchased for $24.99, and was able to be placed on walls.

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    Behavior

    Torches act as if they are not there, and players are able to walk over it. Being a non-solid block, this even prevents sand and gravel from falling down past a square with a torch on it. Sand or gravel break when they fall on top of a torch. If sand or gravel is placed directly above a torch, they act as if they were on any other solid material, allowing them to be used as environmental triggers, such as Airlocks. When being placed in water, the torch breaks due to the water closing in on it.

    Crafting

    Torch
    None None None
    None
    Coal
    /Charcoal
    None
    None
    Stick
    None

    Natural Generation

    Torches can be found in Abandoned Mineshafts, Strongholds, Igloos, Villages, Woodland Mansions, Bonus Chests, and the End`s exit portal. They can also be found in the majority of mineshaft Chest Minecarts.


    In Crafting

    Jack-O-Lantern
    None None None
    None
    Pumpkin
    None
    None
    Torch
    None


    ​Bugs

    • Before 1.7, naturally generated torches in an Abandoned Mineshaft would not emit light. This could be fixed by placing a block next to or near the torch. This is referred to as a Lighting Error.
    • If Torches are naturally generated in a village (on the sides of black wool blocks), the Torches have a chance of not being on the Black Wool.