Red Nether Bricks

For other variants, see Nether Brick (disambiguation).

Red Nether Bricks

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
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

Red Nether bricks are a decorative variant of Nether bricks that do not naturally generate.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block	Red Nether Bricks
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	110.05 (JE) 10 (BE)
Wooden	11.5 (JE) 1.5 (BE)
Stone	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Copper	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Iron	10.5 (JE) 0.5 (BE)
Diamond	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Netherite	10.35 (JE) 0.35 (BE)
Golden	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Nether Wart + Nether Brick

Usage

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

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Red Nether Brick Slab	Red Nether Bricks	6
Red Nether Brick Stairs	Red Nether Bricks	4
Red Nether Brick Wall	Red Nether Bricks	6

Stonecutting ingredient

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Red Nether Bricks	2

Sounds

Java Edition:

nether_bricks sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.nether_bricks.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.8	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.nether_bricks.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.8	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.nether_bricks.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.nether_bricks.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.nether_bricks.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

nether_brick sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.nether_brick	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.nether_brick	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.nether_brick	​ ?	0.25	0.5
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.nether_brick	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.nether_brick	​ ?	0.16	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.bone_block	​ ?	0.12	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.nether_brick	​ ?	0.14	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Red Nether Bricks	red_nether_bricks	Block & Item	block.minecraft.red_nether_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Red Nether Bricks	red_nether_brick	215	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.red_nether_brick.name

Videos

History

Reveal

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.10			16w20a				Added red Nether brick.
1.13			17w47a				"Red Nether Brick" has been renamed to "Red Nether Bricks".
1.14			18w43a				The textures of red Nether bricks have been changed.
							Red Nether brick is now used to craft red Nether brick slabs, red Nether brick stairs, and red Nether brick walls.
			18w50a				The texture of red Nether bricks has been changed, once again.
1.16			20w06a				Red Nether bricks now have new sounds.
			20w07a				Red Nether bricks have become renewable, due to piglins offering Nether brick items through bartering.
1.21.4			24w44a				The texture of the red Nether bricks has been changed.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb red Nether bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
			snap6				Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.1.3			alpha 1.1.3.0				Added red Nether brick.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Red Nether brick is now used to craft red Nether brick slabs, red Nether brick stairs, and red Nether brick walls.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of red Nether brick has been changed.
1.21.30			Preview 1.21.30.22				Changed name from "Red Nether Brick" to "Red Nether Bricks" to match Java Edition.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.29				The texture of the red 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 red Nether bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13	1.0.1	Added red Nether bricks.
			1.88				Red Nether brick is now used to craft red Nether brick slabs, red Nether brick stairs, and red Nether brick walls.
			1.90				The textures of red Nether bricks have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19							Added red Nether bricks.

Data history

Issues

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

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  The first image of red Nether bricks, as tweeted by Jens Bergensten
• 
  Red Nether bricks in Bedrock Edition^[1]

References