Minecraft crafting guide

How to craft Soul Lantern in Minecraft

To craft a soul lantern in Minecraft, place 8× Iron Nugget, 1× Soul Torch in the exact pattern on a crafting table to craft 1 soul lantern

Soul Lantern crafting recipe

Produces 1× Soul Lantern.

This is a shaped recipe, meaning the items must be placed in this specific arrangement on the grid.
Soul Lantern requires a crafting table to craft.

About the Soul Lantern

The Soul Lantern is a light source block that glows with a soft blue flame instead of the usual warm orange. You can stand it on top of a block or hang it underneath one, just like a normal lantern, and it can be placed underwater.

Key facts:

Emits light level 10, a little dimmer than a regular lantern's 15.
The blue light works well in caves, Nether builds, and dark decorative rooms.
It repels piglins, which makes it useful for keeping them away from your Nether bases.

That piglin trick is the main reason many players choose it over a normal lantern.

How to get the Soul Lantern

You can craft a Soul Lantern by surrounding one soul torch with eight iron nuggets in a crafting table. The soul torch is the harder ingredient, since it needs a stick, coal or charcoal, and soul soil from the Nether. You can also find Soul Lanterns already placed in ancient city structures in the deep dark, so explorers can skip crafting if they are careful.