How To Make A Torch In Minecraft? The Complete Guide In 2022

Torch is one of the most elementary tools in Minecraft that everyone uses, from noobs to pro gamers. It is not just used for illumination but will also help you to explore your map. But do you know how to make a torch in Minecraft? If not, we have the complete guide for you.

You need a block of wooden sticks and a block of coal or charcoal to craft a torch in Minecraft. And once you place these two ingredients on your crafting table, you’ll get four torches. You can then collect those torches from the table and move them to your inventory.

However, you can also naturally get torches in the game without even crafting them. But, before we reveal all the ways to get torches, let’s understand what you can do with torches in Minecraft and what are the ways to make different kinds of torches in the game.

How To Naturally Get A Torch In Minecraft?

You can easily craft a torch in Minecraft, although you can also get it naturally in the game. There are certain places, such as a village lamp post, stronghold rooms, woodland mansions, and basements of igloos, where you can get torches. Besides, you can also get torched from a pillager outpost. 

If you have any bonus chest where both the side of the chests are of the same height, you can also get a torch from that chest. If you are going to “The End,” you can also collect torches from there as it is a part of the exit portal. Besides, if you can kill or make any Ender Dragon respawn, you’ll get torches.

You can also go to ancient cities in different biomes to collect torches in Minecraft. However, you need to take complete care of your torch as it can easily break if the attachment block is removed or destroyed. Your torch will also break if water or lava flows through it. However, you can also break a torch with any weapon in the game.

What Are The Materials Required To Make A Torch In Minecraft?

Torches are easy to make in Minecraft, as it is one of the most elementary tools in the game. And you can also collect those ingredients quite easily. However, the two things that you need to craft a torch are as follows.

• Coal / Charcoal: 1
• Stick: 1

But you don’t need both coal and charcoal to craft a torch in Minecraft, as any among these will do. And you also get a stick to make it. Interestingly, you can also make a campfire with these items. But, if you don’t know how to craft one, follow our comprehensive guide on how to make a campfire in Minecraft. 

How To Get The Items Needed To Make A Torch In Minecraft?

Before we start with this guide on how to make a torch in Minecraft, you need to know about the best ways to gather the items needed to make a torch. And there are just three things that you need to collect before you proceed with the crafting stage.

Stick

You can’t make sticks without collecting wooden planks in the game. First, you need to find a tree on your map, as trees are almost everywhere in any biome in Minecraft. You can then chop almost any tree that is handy on your map, let it be oak, dark oak, acacia, spruce, or birch. Once you chop them, these trees with give you respective wooden logs.

You just need two of these wooden logs to craft sticks from them. You first need to place those wooden logs on your crafting table. And once you craft it, you can get 4 sticks on the table that you can move to your inventory. You can also occasionally get sticks from chests and loots.

Coal

You can naturally find coal blocks within four to fifteen blocks below the ground on any map in any biome in Minecraft. So, you need to dig a hole in the ground until you reach the coal blocks underneath. Once you reach the coal layer, you can then use almost any type of pickaxes to mine coal from those blocks.

You just need to press the left mouse button in PC and mobile edition to start mining. And in Xbox One or 360, you need to press and hold the RT button. You can do it with the R2 button on PlayStation 4 and 5. And in Nintendo Switch, you can start mining by pressing and holding the ZR button. Once you get a block of coal, you can put it on your crafting table to make usable coal in the game.

Charcoal

Many people have asked us how to make a torch in Minecraft without coal. Yes, you can now easily do it by using charcoal instead. However, crafting charcoal in the game is a little more complicated than crafting coal. And you also need a furnace to produce charcoal. So, you better start by crafting a furnace and then add fuel to the bottom blocks of your furnace.

You need to then place wood in the top block of the furnace. And as a result, you can produce charcoal from that furnace. Once you add fuel and wood to your furnace, you can see a growing flame in between the boxes. It is also an indicator of the charcoal crafting procedure. And once the procedure is over, you can easily collect the charcoal from your furnace and move it to your inventory.

How To Make A Torch In Minecraft?

Once you collect the items necessary to craft a torch, you are now ready to get it in your inventory. So now, it’s time to understand how to make a torch in Minecraft Java Edition. And you can easily do it in just three simple steps that are as follows.

• Step 1 – Open Your Crafting Table: You need to first launch your crafting menu while playing the game. And typically, your crafting table will look like a 3×3 grid. You need to use that grid as your crafting area.

• Step 2 – Add Items To Your Crafting Table: You can either use one coal and one stick, or you can use one charcoal and one stick to craft torches. And in both cases, you’ll get 4 torches in your inventory.

• You need to place coal or charcoal in the middle box of the first row. And then, you need to place the wooden stick in the middle box of the second row. If you place these two ingredients in the correct pattern, you’ll see 4 torches appearing in the right-side boxes.

• Step 3 – Move Torches To Your Inventory: Once you get four torches on the crafting table, you can then collect those and move those to your inventory for further use.

As you must have already understood, using coal or charcoal won’t have different effects on torches after crafting those. So, you can use whatever block is handy between coal and charcoal.

What Can You Do With A Torch In Minecraft?

Before you know how to make a torch in Minecraft, you must know what you can do with it. Otherwise, it will be of no use if you can’t use it to your advantage in the game. Like in the real world, torches in Minecraft are primarily used for lights. And a well-illuminated place can effectively stop monsters and mobs from spawning inside any structure.

If you are exploring the underworld or the Nether world, a torch is also a handy tool that can help you illuminate darker areas. It will also keep away the chance of falling underground. However, you can also use a soul torch instead of a regular torch, although the soul torch will give blue lights rather than the normal colored lights.

There is another cool thing that you can do with torches in Minecraft. Any of the gravity-effected blocks, such as gravel or sand, can’t fall instantly if you place a torch just beneath that block. So, for many reasons, it is better to keep a few torches in your inventory.

However, you can also illuminate darker places in Minecraft with the help of a candle. But, if you don’t know how to craft one, follow our detailed guide on how to make candles in Minecraft Java and Bedrock edition.

How To Make A Blue Torch In Minecraft?

Once you know how to make a torch in Minecraft, it’s now time to know about the procedures of making more complicated torches, such as a blue torch. A blue torch is nothing but a regular torch that gives blue light instead of regular yellow light. And a soul torch is typically known as a blue torch in Minecraft.

You need three things to craft a blue torch or soul torch: one stick, one coal/charcoal, and one soul soil/soul sand. You can collect soul soil from the soul sand valley, as it naturally occurs there. And you can collect soul sand from the Nether World. You can easily mine these two.

Once you gather all three items, you need to then place the stick on the middle box of the first row of your crafting table, coal/charcoal on the middle box of the second row, and soul soil/soul sand in the middle box of the third row. Once you click the craft button, you’ll get blue torches. 

How To Make A Redstone Torch In Minecraft?

Besides a soul torch, you can also craft a Redstone torch in Minecraft. And in this torch-making guide in Minecraft, you are going to reveal the exact recipe to make one. You can create red lights with a strong hue with a Redstone torch in the game. With a Redstone torch, you can also power any Redstone item in Minecraft, such as a Redstone door or a Redstone lamp.

You need one stick and one Redstone dust to craft a Redstone torch. And you can collect Redstone dust from loots and chests. Besides, you can also get it as a drop from mobs and zombies. Once you have these two ingredients, you need to then open your crafting table to make one.

Put the Redstone dust in the middle box of the first row and a stick in the middle box of the second row. And once you hit the “Craft” button, one Redstone block will appear on the right-side box. You can then easily move it to your inventory.

FAQs

Q. What can you use instead of coal in Minecraft?

You can use charcoal instead of coal in Minecraft to make torches and for various other things in the game. In Minecraft, you can also use wooden planks and logs to light up a fire when there is no fuel available in your inventory. And to make items on your crafting table, you can use charcoal instead of coal.

Q. Do Minecraft torches burn out?

Like in the real world, torches can do almost all the things in Minecraft, let it be illuminating a place or helping you to explore any darker region. However, there is a vast difference between the actual torch and the Minecraft torch. And Minecraft torches will never burn out like a real torch.

Conclusion

Torches are necessary for Minecraft to keep monsters and mobs appearing in darker places on your map. Besides, you can also use the Redstone torch to power up any Redstone element in the game. And interestingly, you can now also make different colored torches in the game by entering into the “Compound Creator” mode.

So, that’s all you need to know if you don’t know how to make a torch in Minecraft. But, if you think we have missed any crucial aspect, or if you know about any other method to make a torch, feel free to drop your suggestion and feedback in the comment box below.