A soil heavy metal activator and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of soil remediation. The activator is made of the following raw materials in parts by weight: 60-140 parts of activators, 50-500 parts of sulfur-containing compounds, and 0-1000 parts of organic materials, 0-500 parts of alkaline substances converted by sodium hydroxide, 0-500 parts of reduced substances and 0-200 parts of water. The activator has a strong ability to bind heavy metals and is very specific. After being applied to the soil, it can greatly increase the content of heavy metals in the soil solution, especially cadmium, copper, lead and mercury, and can greatly increase the concentration of heavy metals in the soil solution under flooding conditions. It can be directly applied to phytoremediation and leaching remediation of heavy metals in soil. In the application process, the fertilizer is easy to operate, low in usage, low in price, and low in use cost, and is generally applicable to drylands with heavy, medium, and light cadmium pollution in my country.