Soul Sand
minecraft:soul_sand
Soul Sand is a block in Minecraft. It is dug with a shovel, and breaking it drops a Soul Sand block, so the block can be picked up and carried away intact.
Players who collect it can place it elsewhere or use it as an ingredient, since it appears in one recipe.
Texture file: block/soul_sand.png · browse every texture in the game
Block data
| Identifier | minecraft:soul_sand |
|---|---|
| Block states | 1 |
| Default state ID | 8670 |
| Has item form | Yes |
Drops
From loot_table/blocks/soul_sand.json.
Tags
14 tags contain this block.
#minecraft:blocks_motion_no_leaves#minecraft:cannot_place_basalt_pillar_on#minecraft:enables_bubble_column_push_up#minecraft:mineable/shovel#minecraft:sculk_replaceable#minecraft:soul_fire_base_blocks#minecraft:soul_speed_blocks#minecraft:support_override_snow_layer#minecraft:supports_nether_wart#minecraft:supports_wither_rose#minecraft:triggers_ambient_dried_ghast_block_sounds#minecraft:wither_summon_base_blocks#minecraft:soul_fire_base_blocks#minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype/high_resistance
Extracted from Minecraft 26.4-snapshot-5 on 22 October 2026. 9Minecraft is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.