Overview
Black Candle is one of the 17 variants of Candle: same recipe, same hardness, same drops — only the look differs. The full write-up for the set is on the Candle page.
Black Candle is a coloured block in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4. A crafting table turns its ingredients into Black Candle. It breaks almost instantly, with a hardness of just 0.1.
You can break it by hand without losing the drop. It drops as the same block you mined. Light passes through it, so it will not darken the space behind it.
It offers almost no protection from explosions (0.1 blast resistance). A full stack holds 64. It is crafted from Candle and Black Dye.
Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
About the black set
Properties
With 0.1 blast resistance Black Candle goes down to any nearby explosion. It is transparent to light and produces no light. One inventory slot holds 64, the normal full stack.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Any
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Black Candle
Drops
Mined with any, Black Candle drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Black Candle in Minecraft?
Black Candle is crafted from Candle and Black Dye.
What tool do you need to break Black Candle?
No specific tool is required — Black Candle can be broken by hand.
Is Black Candle blast resistant?
Black Candle has a blast resistance of 0.1, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Black Candle fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
The rest of the set
Black Candle is one of 17. Every other member behaves the same way:
