Minecraft:Torch

Template:For Template:Infobox block Torches are non-solid Minecraft:blocks that emit Minecraft:light.

Obtaining

Breaking

Torches can be broken instantly using anything, and drop themselves as an item. Template:Breaking row A torch is removed and drops itself as an item if:

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

Crafting

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Natural generation

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

Generated loot

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Post-generation

When the Minecraft:ender dragon dies or is re-summoned using Minecraft:end crystals, the four torches on the exit portal regenerate. If the original torches are still in position, they drop as items, and the new torches take their place.

Usage

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Torches in various positions on chiseled stone bricks.

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

Gravity-affected blocks like Minecraft:sand and Minecraft: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 Minecraft:air block under the torch, the falling blocks fall through the torch onto the surface below.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Light

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

When the Minecraft:Render Dragon Features for Creators experiment is enabled in Minecraft:Minecraft Preview, the top part of torches emits colored point lighting with Template:Color. This causes the bottom part of the torch to render a small square shadow.