This content already exists in Bedrock Edition.
Sculk is a decorative block found in the deep dark biome, or created by the sculk catalyst.
Obtaining
Chest loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Sculk | Ancient City | Chest | 4–10 | 23.2% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Sculk | Ancient City | Chest | 4–10 | 23.2% |
Breaking
Sculk blocks can be mined with any tool, but hoes are the quickest. It always drops 1 experience if mined without Silk Touch.
| Block | Sculk | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 0.2 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 0.3 | |
| Wooden | 0.15 | |
| Stone | 0.1 | |
| Iron | 0.05 | |
| Diamond | 0.05 | |
| Netherite | 0.05 | |
| Golden | 0.05 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Sculk are generated in patch formations within the deep dark biome.
Post-generation
Sculk blocks generate when a mob dies within 8 blocks of a sculk catalyst, replacing any blocks with the sculk_replaceable tag in the area.
Usage
When wool blocks are placed on a sculk block, it will let nearby sculk sensors know, preventing that vibration from being occluded.
Sounds
Instructions: Add Java Edition sound table
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | break | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | break | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.35 | 0.5 | |
| Friendly Creatures | Falling on the block with fall damage | step | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Friendly Creatures | Walking on the block | step | 0.17 | 1.0 | |
| Friendly Creatures | Jumping from the block | step | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Friendly Creatures | Falling on the block without fall damage | step | 0.14 | 1.0 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculk | sculk | Block & Item | block.minecraft.sculk |
ID
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sculk | sculk | 713 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.sculk.name |
History
| October 3, 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2020 | |||||
| April 26, 2021 | Kingbdogz states that sculk features aren't coming in 1.17. | ||||
| October 16, 2021 | Sculk blocks are shown again at Minecraft Live 2021. | ||||
| Sculk features were delayed to 1.19. | |||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.19 | Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.17.30 | beta 1.17.30.22 | "Sculk" was mentioned in Bedrock Beta documentation. | |||
| beta 1.17.30.23 | |||||
| Vanilla Experiments (experimental) | beta 1.18.0.22 | ||||
| 1.18.10 | beta 1.18.10.21 | Moved the sculk blocks to the "Wild Update" experimental toggle. | |||
Gallery
Screenshots
- Tenth Image Leading To A Very Scary Snapshot.jpeg
The teaser image for Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1, featuring sculk. click here to see all teaser parts.
Development images
Images are sorted by their approximate creation date.
- Typophobia sculk.jpeg
An early trypophobia version of the Sculk.[1]
- The Stalker Version of The Sculk.jpeg
A version of Sculk that went with the stalker incarnation of the warden.
- The Stalker Sculk With The Stalker Incarnation.jpeg
Issues
Issues relating to "Sculk" or "Sculk Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.





