Candle

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A candle is a a versatile source of light.

Candle
Stackable	64
Drops	Itself
Blocks

Obtaining

Crafting

Breaking a hive or harvestable skep yields 3 pieces of honeycomb. After the honey has been squeezed out, the beeswax can be used to make a candle.

In a cooking pot on a fire, cook three stacks of beeswax with one stack of flax fiber to craft up to six candles at a time.

Note that after this crafting, the pot will not be useful for preparing food. Its description will change to:

   Residue-covered pot
   Can no longer be used for meal-making

Panning

Sifting through bony soil while standing in water can yield candles, at a rate of 1 in 66.67. Panning regular sand or gravel cannot yield candles.

Usage

You can place candles directly on the surface of a full block, or on a wooden shelf. Adding additional candles to the same spot will increase the light level produced, and re-arrange the placement of the candles.

Combined with clear quartz or glass and a plate of nearly any metal, a candle can produce a lantern with a significant boost to brightness.

A chandelier can hold up to 8 candles. When full, a chandelier is the brightest craftable light source.

1 candle produces a light level of 7. A lantern (with no silver/gold lining) produces a light level of 18. A chandelier with 8 candles produces a light level of 22.

Candles, lanterns, and chandeliers never burn out or get extinguished by rain or deep water.

History

Prior to version 1.20, candles were made in the crafting grid by aligning 3 pieces of beeswax vertically.

See also

Light_sources#Candles