How to Craft and Mine a Sculk Sensor

A Sculk Sensor is a block found in Deep Dark biomes that senses movements within an 8-block radius. Learn more about this block, how to get it, where to find it, and what it can be used for.

Sculk Sensor Overview

Sculk Sensor Basic Information

Sculk Sensor
Category	Redstone
Block Material	Sculk
Block Type	Power Source

Block Characteristics

How to Mine a Sculk Sensor

Tools to Mine the Block	Hoe

To mine Sculk Sensor, 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 Sensor

Found in Deep Dark Biomes

Sculk Sensors can be found naturally generating in Deep Dark Biomes and Ancient Cities. They are often found in clusters near other Sculk Blocks and Sculk Shriekers.

Kill a Mob near a Sculk Catalyst

Sculk Sensors are one of the sculk blocks that could generate when a mob dies within the detection range of a Sculk Catalyst. The mob must die on top of a sculk block for this to work and this will only occassionally spawn a Sculk Sensor.

Only mobs that give the player XP will generate Sculk. You may need to kill a few mobs before successfully generating a Sculk Sensor.

How to Use a Sculk Sensor

Detects Sound to Activate Redstone Components

The Sculk Sensor detects sounds generated by players, mobs, and blocks nearby. It can detect sounds within an 8-block spherical radius centered around the Sculk Sensor. The image above shows the detection range of a Sculk Sensor in red and blue stained glass.

Signal Strength Varies on the Distance of the Sound

The distance of the sound of from the Sculk Sensor changes the signal strength it emits. The further away the sound is, the less signal strength is emitted. Sounds that are farther away also have a slight delay before they reach the Sculk Sensor.

Use a Comparator to Distinguish Different Types of Sounds

By reading the redstone signal of a Sculk Sensor with a Comparator, you can also distinguish between different types of sounds as they emit different signal strengths.

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