How to Get and Mine a Sculk Vein

A Sculk Vein is a Mobs block in Minecraft that can be found in the Deep Dark biome. It naturally generates when a mob that gives XP dies near a Sculk Catalyst. Learn more about this block, how to get it, where to find it, and what it can be used for.

Sculk Vein Overview

Sculk Vein Basic Information

Sculk Vein
Category	Mobs
Block Material	Sculk

Block Characteristics

How to Mine a Sculk Vein

Tools to Mine the Block	Hoe

To mine Sculk Vein, you need to have the Silk Touch Enchantment on the appropriate tool. Mining this block without Silk Touch will result in the block being completely destroyed or dropping its constituent items.

How to Get a Sculk Vein

Found in Deep Dark Biomes

Sculk Veins can be found naturally generating in Deep Dark Biomes and Ancient Cities. They are often found around non-Sculk blocks and are quite common so they won't be difficult to find.

Generates When a Mob Dies Near a Sculk Catalyst

If any Mob that drops XP dies within a 7 block radius of a Sculk Catalyst, Sculk Veins will instantly form around the area they died in, along with a Sculk block.

Sculk Veins Can Cover All Blocks

Unlike Sculk blocks, which can only replace a block if it's a Dirt or Stone variant, Sculk Veins can cover any kind of block.

How to Use a Sculk Vein

Decorative Building Block

Currently, Sculk Veins have no use other than to place them on the sides of a block for decoration. This may change in future updates.

Related Guides

List of All Blocks

List of Block Categories

All Block Categories
Aquatic	Banner	Concrete	Creative
Dirt	End	Glass	Head
Light	Mineral	Mobs	Nether
Plant	Redstone	Stone	Terracotta
Utility	Wood	Wool	-

List of Mobs Blocks

List of Blocks
Bee Nest	Frogspawn	Spawner	Infested Chiseled Stone Bricks
Infested Cobblestone	Infested Cracked Stone Bricks	Honeycomb Block	Infested Mossy Stone Bricks
Sculk	Sculk Catalyst	Sculk Shrieker	Sculk Vein
Infested Stone	Infested Stone Bricks