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Nether Bricks

Nether Bricks

Nether bricks are the building blocks of Nether fortresses in the Nether and are used to spawn mobs in that structure.

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Blocks Stackable resources Renewable resources Manufactured blocks Generated structure blocks Nether blocks
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Contents (24)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Crafting
  5. Usage
  6. Crafting ingredient
  7. Stonecutting ingredient
  8. Smelting ingredient
  9. Sounds
  10. Data values
  11. ID
  12. Videos
  13. History
  14. Java Edition
  15. Bedrock Edition
  16. Legacy Console Edition
  17. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  18. Data history
  19. Issues
  20. Trivia
  21. Gallery
  22. Mojang images
  23. In other media
  24. External links
This article is about the block. For the item, see Nether Brick. For other uses, see Nether Brick (disambiguation).
Nether Bricks
Nether Bricks.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Nether Bricks'
Invicon Nether Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Nether Bricks
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 6
Hardness 2
Luminous No
Transparent No
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 35 NETHER
Note block instrument Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype Slow Bouncy

Nether bricks are the building blocks of Nether fortresses in the Nether and are used to spawn mobs in that structure.

Obtaining

Breaking

Nether bricks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block BlockSprite nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for nether-bricks in MinecraftNether Bricks
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10.05 (JE)
10 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.5 (JE)
1.5 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.5 (JE)
0.5 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.35 (JE)
0.35 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Nether bricks form the walls and supporting pillars of all Nether fortresses.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Nether Brick
Invicon Nether Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Nether Brick with description: Nether BrickInvicon Nether Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Nether Brick with description: Nether BrickInvicon Nether Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Nether Brick with description: Nether BrickInvicon Nether Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Nether Brick with description: Nether Brick
Invicon Nether Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Nether Bricks

Usage

Nether bricks are non-flammable and immune to ghast fireballs, making them a suitable shelter material for the Nether.

If a Nether bricks block is inside the whole bounding box of a Nether fortress (not just inside the individual parts), Nether fortress mobs (such as blazes and wither skeletons) can spawn on it if other normal conditions are met.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Nether Brick Fence Nether Bricks +
Nether Brick
Nether Brick Slab Nether Bricks
Nether Brick Stairs Nether Bricks
Nether Brick Wall Nether Bricks

Stonecutting ingredient

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe
Nether Brick Slab or 
Nether Brick Stairs or 
Nether Brick Wall 		Nether Bricks
Chiseled Nether Bricks Nether Bricks
Invicon Nether Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Nether BricksInvicon Chiseled Nether Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Nether Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Chiseled Nether Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Nether Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chiseled Nether Bricks with description: Chiseled Nether Bricks

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Cracked Nether Bricks Nether Bricks +
Any fuel
Invicon Nether Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Nether Bricks
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Cracked Nether Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Cracked Nether Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cracked Nether Bricks with description: Cracked Nether Bricks0.1
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Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite red-nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for red-nether-bricks in Minecraft nether_bricks sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.nether_bricks.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​0.80.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.nether_bricks.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​0.80.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.nether_bricks.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.nether_bricks.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.nether_bricks.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite red-nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for red-nether-bricks in Minecraft nether_brick sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.nether_brick​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.nether_brick​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.nether_brick​ ?0.250.5
​ ?PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.nether_brick​ ?0.41.0
​ ?PlayersWalking on the blockstep.nether_brick​ ?0.161.0
​ ?BlocksJumping from the blockjump.bone_block​ ?0.121.0
​ ?BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.nether_brick​ ?0.141.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
BlockSprite nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for nether-bricks in Minecraft Nether Bricksnether_bricksBlock & Item block.minecraft.nether_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for nether-bricks in Minecraft Nether Bricksnether_brick112Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.nether_brick.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease Added Nether brick, which can be crafted into Nether brick stairs and fences.
1.4.612w49a Nether brick is now used to craft Nether brick slabs.
1.513w01a Nether brick can now be crafted with nether brick items.
1.1317w47a "Nether Brick" has been renamed to "Nether Bricks".
1.1418w43a The texture of Nether bricks has been changed.
Nether brick blocks are now used to craft walls.
18w47a The texture of Nether bricks has been changed, again.
1.1620w06a Nether bricks now have new sounds.
20w07a Nether bricks have become renewable, due to piglins offering Nether brick items through bartering.
1.21.424w44a The texture of the Nether bricks has been changed.
26.2snap1 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb Nether bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6 Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.6.0 Added Nether brick.
Nether brick can be crafted into Nether brick stairs.
v0.12.1build 1 Nether brick is now used to craft Nether brick slabs and fences.
v0.14.2 Nether brick now has a brighter texture.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2 "Nether Brick" has been renamed to "Nether Brick Block"
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Nether brick blocks are now used to craft walls.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of Nether brick has been changed.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Nether bricks now generate on ruined portals.
Nether bricks can be obtained from bartering with piglin.
Nether bricks now have new sounds.
beta 1.16.0.63 The texture of Nether bricks has been changed to match Java Edition's again.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.54 Nether Bricks can no longer be obtained from bartering, replaced by Nether brick items to match Java Edition.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.22 Changed name from "Nether Brick Block" to "Nether Bricks" to match Java Edition.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.29 The texture of the Nether bricks has been changed.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb Nether bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20 Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27 Nether bricks' sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU7CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added Nether brick.
TU9 A crafting recipe has now been added, using Nether brick items.
1.88 Nether brick blocks are now used to craft walls.
? "Nether Brick" has been renamed to "Nether Brick Block".
1.90 The textures of Nether brick blocks have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added Nether bricks.

Data history

Java Edition
1.814w11b Nether bricks with numerical metadata variants 1 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model rather than appearing identical to Nether bricks.
14w26a Block metadata has been completely removed from this snapshot onward with the introduction of block states. As this block never used block metadata at all prior to this version, fifteen unused, inaccessible metadata variants of it have been completely removed from the game:
DV Description
BlockSprite nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for nether-bricks in Minecraft 0 Nether Bricks
BlockSprite missingno.png: Sprite image for missingno in Minecraft 1-15 Inaccessible "boring" variants of Nether bricks
1.1317w47a The ID has been changed from nether_brick to nether_bricks.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral IDs was 112.

Issues

Issues relating to "Nether Bricks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • Nether bricks are the only block type to have both a fence and a wall. It is also the only fence type without a corresponding gate.

Mojang images

  • A chick on a throne made of Nether bricks
    A chick on a throne made of Nether bricks
  • First picture of Nether bricks, released by Jeb
    First picture of Nether bricks, released by Jeb
  • Same as before, but brightened
    Same as before, but brightened
  • Second Nether brick screenshot released by Jeb showing bridges
    Second Nether brick screenshot released by Jeb showing bridges
  • The second screenshot again, but brightened
    The second screenshot again, but brightened

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