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A campfire is a block that can be used to cook food, pacify bees, act as a spread-proof light source, smoke signal or damaging trap block.

A soul campfire is a dimmer variant of the campfire with turquoise flames. Soul campfires deal more damage than normal campfires.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Campfires can be mined with any tool, or without a tool, but axes are the fastest. A regular campfire drops 2‌[JE only] or 4‌[BE only] charcoal, a soul campfire drops soul soil, and either one also drops any items placed on it. If mined with a tool enchanted with Silk Touch, the campfire instead drops itself as an item.

In Bedrock Edition, either kind of campfire can also be broken by pushing it with a piston or sticky piston. Pistons cannot move or break campfires in Java Edition.

Block Campfire
Soul Campfire
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 3
Wooden 1.5
Stone 0.75
Iron 0.5
Diamond 0.4
Netherite 0.35
Golden 0.25
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation[]

Campfires can generate in taiga and snowy taiga[Bedrock Edition only] villages.

Campfires also generate in camps inside ancient cities, beneath a pile of blue, light blue and cyan wool blocks.

Crafting[]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Campfire Stick +
Coal or
Charcoal +
Any Log or Stem or
Any Stripped Log or Stem or
Any Wood or Hyphae or
Any Stripped Wood or Hyphae

Soul Campfire Stick +
Soul Sand or
Soul Soil +
Any Log or Stem or
Any Stripped Log or Stem or
Any Wood or Hyphae or
Any Stripped Wood or Hyphae

Trading[]

In Bedrock Edition, apprentice-level fisherman villagers have a 50% chance of selling a campfire for 5 emeralds.

In Java Edition, apprentice-level fisherman villagers have a 23 chance of selling a campfire for 2 emeralds.

Usage[]

Lit campfires emit a light level of 15 and lit soul campfires emit a light level of 10. Unlike fire, campfires do not spread under any circumstances.

Campfires are lit by default when placed. Campfires can be manually lit by using or dispensing flint and steel on them, shooting it with a flaming arrow, or using or dispensing fire charges, blaze fireballs, and ghast fireballs when /gamerule mobGriefing is true. In Bedrock Edition, campfires can also be lit by using an item enchanted with fire aspect, or stepping on it while burning.

Campfires can be extinguished by waterlogging it (placing water in the same block space), throwing a splash water bottle on it, or using a shovel on it. In Bedrock Edition, campfires can also be extinguished by placing a water source or allowing water to flow in the space above the campfire. As with torches, rain does not extinguish campfires.[1]

Using flint and steel on the side of a waterlogged or lit campfire sets the adjacent air block on fire instead.

Any items cooking on a campfire always drop when the campfire block is broken.

Particles and smoke signals[]

Campfire with smoke

Campfire emitting smoke.

Campfires produce smoke particles that float up around 10 blocks before disappearing. If a hay bale is placed below, the campfire becomes a signal fire and the smoke floats up 24 blocks instead.

Campfire smoke particles can partially pass through a block directly above it, but do not pass through blocks more than one block directly above it.

Although a trap door is thinner than a slab, a trap door can block the smoke completely, preventing the smoke from floating up.

Campfires emit extra smoke particles during rain, similar to lava.

Campfires also emit occasional ember particles, similar to lava. Soul campfires, however, do not emit embers.[2]

Damage[]

Campfires damage mobs standing on top of them even if underwater (with exceptions such as shulkers, zombified piglins or guardians), but only if lit. Campfires deal 1♥ and soul campfires deal 2♥ of damage every tick (although damage immunity reduces this to once every half-second) Campfires do not cause lasting burning(In china edition it does cause lasting burning) or destroy items. Damage taken is considered fire damage and is reduced by armor (which loses durability), the Resistance potion effects, and the Protection and Fire Protection enchantments. The player can avoid being damaged at all, either by using a potion of fire resistance or wearing Frost Walker boots.

Regardless of height, all blocks prevent damage done to mobs or players above campfires. The campfire deals damage only to entities occupying its block.

Cooking[]

Campfire (Cooking)

The player can place raw food on a lit campfire by using the food item on it. Up to four food items can be placed on a single campfire, which cooks the items simultaneously. Unlike other blocks that can cook food, campfires do not require any kind of fuel to cook. On a campfire, foods produce small smoke particles, indicating they are being cooked. Food items take 30 seconds (600 ticks) to cook, compared to 10 seconds for furnaces or 5 seconds for smokers. Assuming that one uses all four slots to cook at once, the Campfire is, therefore, more efficient than furnaces (taking 10 seconds less per four items and no fuel) for cooking, but must be watched so as to pick up the food and refill it once it is done. It is slower than a smoker by about ten seconds, but its lack of fuel consumption could be seen as a worthwhile trade-off. Once finished cooking, items pop off the campfire. If the campfire is extinguished while cooking food, it resets as if it had not been cooked at all. Food items can be placed on an unlit campfire.

Other items can be placed on campfires using external editors, mods or add-ons.

Hoppers[]

Campfires do not have an external inventory. Raw food cannot be loaded into the campfire with a hopper.

A hopper placed directly underneath a campfire pulls through any items dropped into the campfire. Any drops from a mob that dies in the campfire get pulled into the hopper.

Bees[]

Placing a campfire under a beehive or bee nest allows players to harvest honey bottles or honeycomb without provoking the bees. There must be unobstructed air between the campfire and the beehive or bee nest. Carpets are an exception.‌[Java Edition only]

Piglins[]

Lit soul campfires repel piglins that are not currently attacking. This occurs when the piglin is within an 8 block radius of the soul campfire.

Light source[]

Standard lit campfires emit a light level of 15, while soul campfires emit a light level of 10. Like most other sources of light, campfires melt nearby snow and ice. Due to their lower light level, soul campfires do not melt snow or ice.

Note blocks[]

Campfires can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.

Converting soul sand to soul soil[]

Soul campfires can be used to convert soul sand into soul soil. If a soul campfire is crafted using soul sand, placed, and then broken without Silk Touch, that soul campfire drops soul soil.[3]

Piston interactivity[]

In Bedrock Edition, pushing a campfire or soul campfire with a piston or sticky piston breaks it. Unlike other methods, breaking with a piston drops only one charcoal instead of two. Campfires cannot be pulled by sticky pistons.

In Java Edition, pistons do not interact with campfires. Campfires neither move nor break when pushed or pulled by pistons.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.wood1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.wood1.00.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.wood0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.wood0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.wood0.181.0

Unique[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Campfire cracklesBlocksRandomly while litblock.campfire.cracklesubtitles.block.campfire.crackle0.5-1.50.6-1.316
Flint and steel clickBlocksWhen a campfire is lit with a flint and steelitem.flintandsteel.usesubtitles.item.flintandsteel.use1.00.8-1.216
Fireball whooshesBlocksWhen a campfire is lit with a fire chargeitem.firecharge.usesubtitles.item.firecharge.use1.00.8-1.216
Fire extinguishesBlocksWhen a campfire is extinguished with waterentity.generic.extinguish_firesubtitles.entity.generic.extinguish_fire1.01.016
Fire extinguishedBlocksWhen a campfire is extinguishedblock.fire.extinguishsubtitles.block.fire.extinguish0.52.016

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksRandomly while litblock.campfire.crackle1.0 ‌[until BE 1.19.80]
0.5-1.5 ‌[upcoming: BE 1.19.80]
1.0 ‌[until BE 1.19.80]
0.6-1.3 ‌[upcoming: BE 1.19.80]
BlocksWhen a campfire is litfire.ignite1.00.8-1.2
Hostile CreaturesWhen a campfire is lit with a fire chargemob.ghast.fireball1.01.0
BlocksWhen a campfire is extinguishedrandom.fizz0.51.8-2.4

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsTranslation key
CampfirecampfireBlock & Itemcampfiresblock.minecraft.campfire
Soul Campfiresoul_campfireBlock & Itemcampfires
piglin_repellents
block.minecraft.soul_campfire
NameIdentifier
Block entitycampfire

Bedrock Edition:

CampfireIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
Normal blockcampfire464Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]item.campfiretile.campfire.name
Normal itemcampfire589Itemtile.campfire.name
Soul blocksoul_campfire545Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]item.soul_campfiretile.soul_campfire.name
Soul itemsoul_campfire622Itemtile.soul_campfire.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. a b Unavailable with /give command
NameSavegame ID
Block entityCampfire

Block states[]

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west
The direction the campfire is facing.
The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the campfire.
littruefalse
true
Whether the campfire is lit.
signal_firefalsefalse
true
Whether the campfire has a hay bale below it.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this campfire.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
direction
(Deprecated)
0x1
0x2
00
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
The direction the campfire is facing.
  • 0: east
  • 1: west
  • 2: south
  • 3: north
extinguished0x4falsefalse
true
0
1
Whether the campfire is put out.
minecraft:cardinal_directionNot Supportedsoutheast
north
south
west
UnsupportedThe direction the campfire is facing.
The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the campfire.

Block data[]

A campfire has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Java Edition:

  • Block entity data
    • Tags common to all block entities
    •  CookingTimes: How long each item has been cooking, first index is slot 0, etc.
    •  CookingTotalTimes: How long each item has to cook, first index is slot 0, etc.
    •  Items: List of up to 4 items currently cooking.
      • Tags common to all items

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Achievements[]

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
Bee our guestUse a Campfire to collect Honey from a Beehive using a Bottle without aggravating the bees.15GBronze

Advancements[]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-plain-rawBee Our Guest
Use a Campfire to collect Honey from a Beehive using a Glass Bottle without aggravating the Bees HusbandryUse a glass bottle on a beehive or bee nest while not angering the bees inside.husbandry/safely_harvest_honey

History[]

September 26, 2018Campfires are announced to be part of the biome vote at MINECON Earth 2018.
September 29, 2018Campfires are showcased at MINECON Earth 2018.
September 29, 2018Taiga wins the biome vote, meaning campfires are to be added to the game in 1.14.
Java Edition
1.1419w02aCampfire JE1 BE1 Unlit Campfire JE1 BE1 Added campfires.
19w03aCampfire (item) JE1 BE1 Campfire JE2 BE2 Unlit Campfire JE2 BE2 The model and texture of the campfire have been changed.
Lit campfires now produce spark particles.
The light level of campfires has been changed from 9 to 15.
Campfires are now directionally placed.
Lit campfires produce smoke plume particles more often.
19w04aCampfires now spawn in taiga villages on the ground and inside chimneys.
Crouching on a campfire no longer prevents the player from taking damage from it.[4]
19w08aCampfires can now be extinguished by splash water bottles.
19w11aFisherman villagers now sell campfires.
1.14.1Pre-Release 2Campfires can now be lit by flaming arrows.
1.14.2Pre-Release 1Flaming arrows can no longer light waterlogged campfires.
1.1519w34aCampfires under bee nests and bee hives now prevent bees from aggravating toward players who harvest them.
19w37aCampfires can now be extinguished using a shovel.
19w42aCampfires can now be lit by small fireballs.
1.1620w11aCampfires can now be lit by any burning projectile.
20w13aCampfires can now be crafted using stems and hyphae.
20w15aSoul Campfire (item) JE1 BE1 Soul Campfire Added soul campfires.
20w22aCampfires now drop the food being cooked when they are put out with a shovel or water bottle.
Pre-release 3Unlit Campfire with foods on it Food can now be placed on unlit campfires. However, due to a bug,[5] food pops off of campfires when extinguished.
1.1720w46aFood no longer pops off of campfires when extinguished.
1.1821w41aCampfire (item) JE2 Soul Campfire (item) JE2 Changed campfire and soul campfire textures as items.
1.1922w13aCampfires now generate in camps inside ancient cities.
1.19.423w07aThe soul campfire recipes are no longer unlocked by sticks.[6]
1.20
(Experimental)
1.19.4-pre1Cherry logs, wood, and their stripped variations can now used to craft campfire and soul campfire.[7]
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Campfire JE1 BE1 Unlit Campfire JE1 BE1 Added campfires.
Campfires are available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Campfires have been fully implemented.
Campfire (item) JE1 BE1 Campfire JE2 BE2 Unlit Campfire JE2 BE2 The model and texture of the campfire have been changed.
beta 1.11.0.4Campfires can now be bought from fishermen villagers.
1.13.0?Campfires now emit embers similar to lava.
1.14.0beta 1.14.0.1Campfires under bee nests and beehives now prevent bees from aggravating toward players who harvest them.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Soul Campfire (item) JE1 BE1 Soul Campfire Added soul campfires.
1.16.20beta 1.16.20.50Soul campfires now emit light level of 10.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.54Soul campfires now deal double the damage that normal campfires deal.
Soul campfires now drop Soul Soil instead of Charcoal when mined.
1.17.30beta 1.17.30.23Campfires are now stackable in the inventory.
1.18.10beta 1.18.10.20Campfire (item) JE2 Soul Campfire (item) JE2 Changed campfire and soul campfire textures as items.
1.19.60beta 1.19.60.23Campfires no longer set players and mobs on fire.
1.19.80beta 1.19.80.22Campfires now damage mobs standing on top of them.
1.20.30beta 1.20.30.20Campfires now use the minecraft:cardinal_direction block state instead of direction.
Legacy Console Edition
1.91 Campfire (item) JE1 BE1 Campfire JE2 BE2 Unlit Campfire JE2 BE2 Added campfires.

Issues[]

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

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. MC-141920 — "Rain doesn't put out campfire" — resolved as "Works as Intended".
  2. MC-185482 — "Soul campfires do not emit ember particles" — resolved as "Works as Intended".
  3. MC-178579 — "Soul campfires can be used to convert soul sand into soul soil" — resolved as "Works as Intended".
  4. MC-141913 — "Sneaking on a campfire prevents damage" — resolved as "Fixed".
  5. MC-188448 — "Food pops off of campfire when extinguished" — resolved as "Fixed".
  6. MC-238920
  7. MC-260149
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