Sculk blocks in Minecraft 1.19 The Wild Update: Everything known so far

Mojang released the much-awaited Minecraft Caves and Cliffs Part 2 update. This update completely changed how Overworld used to be generated in Minecraft by adding massive mountains and deep caves.

After changing the Overworld generation, Mojang is now tweaking biomes with The Wild Update. At Minecraft Live 2021, Mojang announced Minecraft 1.19 update and revealed many upcoming features.

The Wild Update will also feature Minecraft's third cave biome, Deep Dark Caves. Players will be able to find sculk blocks in the 1.18 update. This article shares information on all the upcoming sculk blocks.

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Sculk blocks are coming to Minecraft next year and here's everything you need to know

Sculk vein

Sculk vein is one of the five sculk-type blocks generated in deep dark caves. It is not a complete block similar to the glowing lichen added in Caves and Cliffs Part 1.

Players can attach sculk veins to the side of blocks. Sculk veins can be automatically farmed using sculk catalyst. The purpose of this block has not been revealed yet.

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Sculk

Sculk blocks (Image via Minecraft)

Players will come across sculk blocks in deep dark caves. It can also be generated using sculk catalyst. To obtain sculk blocks, players will need Silk Touch enchantment. Breaking it with a regular pickaxe will drop experience points.

Players can use sculk blocks as XP storage banks. Players can quickly get tons of sculk blocks using mob farms and sculk catalysts.

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Sculk sensor

Sculk sensor (Image via Minecraft)

Sculk sensor has the potential to change Minecraft's Redstone community. It can detect vibrations and create Redstone signals in response. With sculk sensors, players will be able to make wireless contraptions.

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Sculk catalyst

Sculk catalyst will probably be the most useful sculk type block in Minecraft 1.19 update. This block has the ability to create other kinds of sculk blocks. When a mob dies near a sculk catalyst, it makes sculk, sculk vein, and sculk sensors.

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Sculk shrieker

Minecraft blocks are unheard of for being scary, but the upcoming sculk shrieker will creep players out. Sculk shrieker has a creepy bone-like texture and causes a loud shriek sound when activated.

Sculk shriekers can be activated using sculk sensor. When activated too many times, sculk shrieker will summon the terrifying warden. Players will find this block in ancient cities coming in the 1.19 update.