Minecraft

How to Get and Mine a Sculk Vein

Minecraft Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: June 9, 2022 09:16 AM

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.

List of Contents

Sculk Vein Overview
How to Get a Sculk Vein
How to Use a Sculk Vein
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Sculk Vein Overview

Sculk Vein Basic Information

Sculk Vein
Category	Mobs
Block Material	Sculk

Block Characteristics

Blast Resistance	Low Blocks with Low Blast Resistance are easily destroyed by weak explosions like Ghast Fireballs.
Transparency	Transparent This block is fully transparent and allows light to pass through completely without diffusing it. Most transparent blocks are mob proof and will not allow mobs to spawn on top of them.
Flammability	Not Flammable Though you can place fire on top or around this block. The block itself will never catch fire.
Piston Interaction	Destroyed by Pistons This block is destroyed when a piston is pushed into it or when a piston pushes another block in its place.
Interaction with Water	Can Be Waterlogged This block can be waterlogged, so it can occupy the same space as a water source block, but it can still obstruct flowing water.

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 Vein Deep Dark
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

Sculk Vein Generation - Minecraft
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

Cannot Convert All Blocks to Sculk
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.

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