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Sculk Catalyst – Wiki Guide

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This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a sculk catalyst with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a sculk catalyst is a new item that was introduced in the Wild Update. A sculk catalyst is a mysteriously, soul-emitting block found in the Ancient City in the Deep Dark biome. When a mob dies near a sculk catalyst, the mob will not drop its experience and an unknown process will consume blocks beneath the dying mob and turn them into sculk blocks.

A sculk catalyst is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

Let’s explore how to add a sculk catalyst to your inventory.

Where to find a Sculk Catalyst in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a sculk catalyst in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19	Decoration Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Natural Blocks

Platform is the platform that applies.

Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).

Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get a Sculk Catalyst in Survival Mode

You can add a sculk catalyst to your inventory in Survival mode by mining a sculk catalyst with a tool that has been enchanted with Silk Touch. So let’s get started!

1. Find a Sculk Catalyst

First, you need to find a sculk catalyst in your Minecraft world. A sculk catalyst is usually found in an Ancient City in the Deep Dark biome.

This is what a sculk catalyst looks like:

2. Hold a Tool with Silk Touch

To mine the sculk catalyst, you will need to use a tool that has been enchanted with Silk Touch such as hoe, pickaxe, shovel, or axe:

Hoe

How to make a Diamond Hoe
How to make a Golden Hoe
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Pickaxe

How to make a Diamond Pickaxe
How to make a Golden Pickaxe
How to make a Iron Pickaxe
How to make a Stone Pickaxe
How to make a Wooden Pickaxe
How to make a Netherite Pickaxe

Shovel

How to make a Diamond Shovel
How to make a Golden Shovel
How to make a Iron Shovel
How to make a Stone Shovel
How to make a Wooden Shovel
How to make a Netherite Shovel

Axe

How to make a Diamond Axe
How to make a Golden Axe
How to make a Iron Axe
How to make a Stone Axe
How to make a Wooden Axe
How to make a Netherite Axe

The efficient tool for mining a sculk catalyst is the hoe. So in this example, we are going to use a diamond hoe that is enchanted with Silk Touch.

3. Mine the Sculk Catalyst

The game control to mine the sculk catalyst depends on the version of Minecraft:

For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the sculk catalyst.
For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the sculk catalyst.
For Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
For PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the sculk catalyst.

The sculk catalyst will break and a smaller sculk catalyst will float on the ground.

TIP #1: If you break the sculk catalyst with a Silk Touch tool, the sculk catalyst will be dropped (but no XP).

TIP #2: If you break the sculk catalyst without a Silk Touch tool, XP will be dropped (but no sculk catalyst).

4. Pick up the Sculk Catalyst

Make sure you pick up the sculk catalyst before it disappears.

Once you pick up the sculk catalyst, it will appear in your hotbar.

The sculk catalyst should be kept in your inventory to be used later.