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{{About|the soul variant|the regular fire|Fire|other uses|Fire (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox block
| image = Soul Fire.gif
| invimage = none
| renewable = Yes
| transparent = Partially
| light = Yes (10)
| tool = Any
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Soul fire''' is a dimmer turquoise variation of [[Minecraft:fire]] that is created when [[Minecraft:soul sand]] or [[Minecraft:soul soil]] is ignited. Soul fire deals more damage than normal fire and does not spread.

== Obtaining ==
Soul fire cannot be obtained as an item under any circumstances {{in|java}}, though {{in|bedrock}} soul fire may be obtained as an item via inventory editing.

=== Breaking ===
Soul fire is immediately destroyed when broken. When [[Minecraft:shears]] are used to break soul fire, they don't lose [[Minecraft:durability]].
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Soul fire|any|drop=0|foot=1}}
Soul fire drops nothing when destroyed.

=== Natural generation ===
Soul fire naturally generates in the [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]] biome in the Nether. It exclusively generates on soul soil; it does not generate on soul sand within either the same biome<ref>{{bug|MC-175325}}</ref> nor in the [[Minecraft:nether wastes]] biome.<ref>{{bug|MC-184561}}</ref>

Soul fire also generates in [[Minecraft:ancient cities]].

{{Block distribution}}

== Usage ==
=== Placement ===
Soul fire can be placed on [[Minecraft:soul sand]] or [[Minecraft:soul soil]] using [[Minecraft:flint and steel]] or a [[Minecraft:fire charge]], and explosions from sources like beds or ghast fireballs can ignite soul fire as well. Unlike regular fire, it can be placed only on the top of a block.

When placed, a soul fire burns and does not extinguish by itself. [[Minecraft:Water]] that touches soul fire extinguishes it.

It cannot be placed suspended in midair, even with commands.<ref>{{bug|MC-182709}}</ref>

=== Burning entities ===
[[Minecraft:Player]]s and many [[Minecraft:mob]]s burn when exposed to soul fire. Burning obstructs the player's view slightly. While inside a soul fire block, the fire inflicts [[Minecraft:damage]] at a rate of {{hp|2}} per tick, twice as many as with the normal [[Minecraft:fire]] (although [[Minecraft:damage immunity]] reduces this to once every half-second) unless the player or mob has [[Minecraft:Fire Resistance]] or a total [[Minecraft:Fire Protection]] of 7 or higher.{{only|bedrock|short=1}} When the player is on fire outside the soul fire block, they take damage at {{hp|1}} per second, the same as with normal fire.<ref>{{bug|MC-170828||Soul fire sets entities on normal fire|WAI}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-66081||Soul fire sets entities on normal fire|WAI}}</ref> This is the same rate that the player gains health in Peaceful [[Minecraft:difficulty]], so burning alone cannot kill the player in this mode. After leaving a fire source, the player or mob continues burning for some time depending on how long it was exposed to the soul fire (stored in a <code>Fire</code> tag shared by all [[Minecraft:entities]]). Players and mobs that are burning can be extinguished by [[Minecraft:powder snow]], [[Minecraft:rain]], [[Minecraft:water]], or a [[Minecraft:cauldron]].

{{See also|Fire#Burning}}

=== Extinguishing ===
Soul fire never extinguishes unless punched or when it receives a block update and finds there is no soul soil or soul sand below it.

Punching or hitting a soul fire block extinguishes it, making the ''Fire extinguished'' sound (see below). Hitting soul fire while holding a tool does not reduce the tool's durability. Placing blocks on soul fire also extinguishes it. Water and lava extinguish soul fires that they flow into, and thrown [[Minecraft:Splash Potion#Splash water bottles|splash]] and [[Minecraft:Lingering Potion|lingering]] water bottles extinguish soul fires in the block hit and the four blocks horizontally surrounding it.

Mobs on fire are extinguished when in water or in a [[Minecraft:cauldron]] containing it. In the latter case, one layer of water disappears.

=== Piglins ===
Soul fire repels [[Minecraft:piglin]]s. [[Minecraft:Piglin brute]]s are not repelled by soul fire.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{edition|java}}: <ref group=sound>{{Bug|MC-171366}}</ref>
{{Sound table/Block/Wool/JE}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table/Block/Stone/BE}}

=== Unique ===
{{Main|Fire#Unique}}

== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Soul Fire
|spritetype=block
|nameid=soul_fire
|blocktags=fire, piglin_repellents
|form=block
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Soul Fire
|spritetype=block
|nameid=soul_fire
|id=492
|form=block
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

<section begin="block states"/>{{el|be}}:<br>
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x1,0x2,0x4,0x8|age|0|0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15|Newly placed fire has an age of 0.<br>This factor affects how the fire extinguishes.|foot=1}}<section end="block states"/>

== Videos ==
{{yt|kJLoViAIJWg}}

== History ==
{{See technical block|Fire}}

=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2019|link={{ytl|OZqNaEX8208&t|t=2h13m39s}}|[[File:Soul Fire.png|32px]] Soul fire is shown unnamed as part of [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]] biome at [[Minecraft:Minecon 2019]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||December 3, 2019|link=https://twitter.com/MiaLem_n/status/1201782817417580544|[[Minecraft:Maria Lemón]] confirms that fire set on soul sand does not become soul fire.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|[[File:Soul Fire.png|32px]] Added soul fire.
|Fire no longer burns [[Minecraft:item]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-170881}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w07a|The texture of soul fire has been changed. The color channel of transparent pixels is now filled to black.{{Info needed|image needed}}
|Normal fire burns [[Minecraft:item]]s again, and soul fire now burns items.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w11a|[[Minecraft:Soul sand]] is now capable of supporting fire on its top surface,<ref>{{bug|MC-170836}}</ref> however this is regular fire, not soul fire.<ref>{{bug|MC-174467}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w12a|Fire lit on top of soul sand is now soul fire.
|A dedicated block [[Minecraft:tag]] is now used to determine what [[Minecraft:block]]s support soul fire.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Soul fire now generate as part of [[Minecraft:ancient cities]].}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Soul Fire BE.png|32px]] Added soul fire.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.59|Fire lit on top of [[Minecraft:soul sand]] is now soul fire.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.63|Soul fire is now created when <code>randomTickSpeed</code> is set to {{cd|0}}.
|Soul fire is now created when {{cd|doFireTick}} is set to {{cd|false}}.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* While soul fire was not announced until [[Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019]], a similar-looking blue fire was seen in the spin-off game ''[[Minecraft: Story Mode]]'', years earlier.
* Soul fire cannot normally be placed on any other block other than soul sand or soul soil, even if it's placed with {{cmd|setblock}}.{{only|java}} {{IN|Bedrock}}, soul fire can be placed on other blocks with {{cmd|setblock}}.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Soul fire on soul soil.png|Soul fire on [[Minecraft:soul soil]].
Soul fire in an ancient city.png|Naturally generated soul fire in an [[Minecraft:ancient city]].
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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