To run faster on Soul Sand and Soul Soil in Minecraft, you need to wear boots enchanted with the Soul Speed enchantment.
Soul Sand and Soul Soil typically slow down movement significantly, making travel across them difficult, especially in areas like the Nether. However, the Soul Speed enchantment provides a special boost specifically for these blocks, allowing you to move at a much quicker pace, similar to or even faster than walking on normal blocks.
Using Soul Speed Enchanted Boots
The primary method to run effectively on Soul Sand involves equipping boots that possess the Soul Speed enchantment.
Here's how it works, directly incorporating information from the reference:
- Acquire Soul Speed Boots: Find or enchant a pair of boots with the Soul Speed enchantment. This enchantment is exclusive and cannot be obtained from the Enchanting Table. You typically find it on boots within chests in Bastion Remnants or by trading with Piglins.
- Wear the Enchanted Boots: Move the boots with Soul Speed from your inventory to your character's boots armor slot.
- Equip and Go: You will see your character's appearance change as the boots are worn. Now that you are wearing the enchanted boots on your feet, you can travel faster across soul sand and soul soil. Simply walk or run on the Soul Sand/Soul Soil blocks, and you will experience the speed increase.
- Note: Wearing Soul Speed enchanted boots causes them to take extra durability damage when walking on Soul Sand or Soul Soil.
What is Soul Speed?
Soul Speed is a unique enchantment that can only be applied to boots. It has three levels (I, II, and III), with higher levels providing a greater speed boost on Soul Sand and Soul Soil.
- Level I: Moderate speed increase.
- Level II: Significant speed increase.
- Level III: Maximum speed increase, often allowing movement faster than regular walking.
How to Obtain Soul Speed Enchantment
Since Soul Speed isn't available from the standard Enchanting Table, you'll need to use specific methods to acquire it:
- Bastion Remnant Chests: Explore Bastion Remnants in the Nether. Soul Speed enchanted books or boots can be found in various chests within these structures.
- Bartering with Piglins: Throw gold ingots at Piglins (neutral mobs in the Nether). They may offer various items in return, including Soul Speed enchanted books.
Once you have an enchanted book, you can use an Anvil to apply the Soul Speed enchantment to your boots.
Benefits of Soul Speed
Using Soul Speed on Soul Sand/Soul Soil provides several advantages:
- Faster Navigation: Significantly speeds up travel in areas dominated by Soul Sand valleys or other Nether biomes containing these blocks.
- Escape Tool: Helps you quickly traverse slowing terrain to escape hostile mobs like Piglins or Ghasts.
- Efficiency: Makes activities like farming Wither Skeletons on Soul Sand faster and less tedious.
In summary, the key to moving quickly on Soul Sand in Minecraft is specifically through the use of boots enchanted with the Soul Speed enchantment. Equip these special boots, and the slowing effect of the terrain will be counteracted, allowing for swift movement.
