{{distinguish|Soul Sand}}
{{Infobox block
|title=Soul Soil
|image=Soul Soil.png
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=shovel
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No, but burns indefinitely when manually ignited on the top side only, creating soul fire
|lavasusceptible=No
|Spawnable=Yes
}}
'''Soul soil''' is a [[block]] found abundantly in [[soul sand valley]]s. Unlike [[soul sand]] it does not slow down [[player]]s or [[mob]]s that walk on it. 

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Soul soil drops as an item when broken with any tool or by hand, but a shovel is the fastest way to break it.

A [[soul campfire]], when broken without using a [[Silk Touch]] tool, drops a block of soul soil.

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Soul Soil|Shovel}}

=== Natural generation ===
Soul soil generates naturally in the [[soul sand valley]] biome.

{{Block distribution}}

=== Renewability ===
Since soul campfires can be crafted with renewable soul sand but drop soul soil when broken without Silk Touch, this makes soul soil renewable as well.<ref>{{bug|MC-178579||Soul campfires can be used to convert soul sand into soul soil|WAI}}</ref>

== Usage ==
Unlike [[soul sand]], soul soil does not slow mobs down, does not create bubble columns and does not allow items to fall through into a hopper.

=== Fire ===
Fire lit on soul soil becomes [[soul fire]].

=== Withers ===
{{FakeImage|align=right|{{BlockGrid|scale=2|w=Wither Skeleton Skull|s=Soul Soil|www|sss| s }}|The wither build configuration (with soul soil).}}
4 blocks of soul soil (or [[soul sand]]) are used in the construction of a [[wither]].

=== Basalt ===
[[Lava]] on top of soul soil and directly adjacent to [[blue ice]] turns into [[basalt]].  Re-producing basalt this way can comprise a "[[Tutorials/Basalt farming|basalt generator]]."
[[File:Basalt generator.gif|thumb|A simple basalt generator.]]

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Soul soil}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Soul Soil
|spritetype=block
|nameid=soul_soil
|blocktags=soul_fire_base_blocks, soul_speed_blocks, wither_summon_base_blocks, mineable/shovel
|itemtags=soul_fire_base_blocks
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Soul Soil
|spritetype=block
|nameid=soul_soil
|id=491
|itemtags=minecraft:soul_fire_base_blocks
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2019|link={{ytl|OZqNaEX8208&t|t=2h13m39s}}|[[File:Soul Soil JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Soul soil shown unnamed as part of [[soul sand valley]] biome at [[Minecon 2019]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|[[File:Soul Soil JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added soul soil.
|Soul soil appears in the [[soul sand valley]] biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w07a|Soul soil can now be used to create a [[wither]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w09a|Soul soil can now be broken quickly using [[shovel]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-171548}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w13a|[[Lava]] poured over soul soil next to [[blue ice]] can now generate [[basalt]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w15a|Soul soil can now be used to craft soul campfires.|Soul soil now drops when breaking [[soul campfire]]s, making it [[renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Soul soil now generate as part of [[ancient city]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w13a|Soul soil no longer generates as part of [[ancient city]].}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Soul Soil JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added soul soil.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Lava]] poured over soul soil next to [[blue ice]] can now generate [[basalt]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.63|Soul soil can now be broken quickly using [[shovel]]s.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-65382}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.100|dev=beta 1.16.100.54|Soul soil now drops when breaking soul [[campfire]]s.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-74709}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Decreased the hardness and blast resistance of soul soil from 1 to 0.5.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Soul sand in soul sand valley.png|Naturally generated soul soil in a [[soul sand valley]].
File:Soul fire on soul soil.png|[[Soul fire]] on soul soil.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week--soul-soil Block of the Week: Soul Soil] – Minecraft.net on August 12, 2021

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