Netherite

Netherite is a rare material from the Nether, used primarily to upgrade diamond gear. Netherite items are more powerful and durable than diamond, can float in lava, and cannot burn.

Blocks and items

 * − a rare ore found in the Nether, and the item obtained by mining it. It is most frequently found at y level 15 like diamonds and it is blast resistant. It also can be moved with pistons. Like most netherite-related items, a diamond/netherite pickaxe is needed to mine it.
 * − an item obtained by smelting ancient debris in a furnace or blast furnace with fuel.
 * − an item created by combining 4 netherite scraps and 4 gold ingots, used for crafting and smithing. You can make blocks, stairs and slabs with netherite ingots.
 * − a block used for decoration, beacon bases and fuels, and compact Netherite storage. It is blast resistant and can be moved with pistons like Ancient Debris.
 * – a block used in tandem with a compass. When a compass is used on a lodestone, the needle points toward that lodestone.
 * – a joke version of stairs for the netherite block, only available in snapshot 20w14∞.

Tools, weapons, and armor


The items listed above can be obtained only through upgrading via a smithing table and are made with one netherite ingot combined with that item in the diamond form. Upgrading also preserves existing enchantments and custom names.

Other

 * Netherite armor material
 * Netherite Tier

Trivia questions

 * Although lodestone is made with a netherite ingot, it is not fire resistant, unlike netherite.
 * Netherite items may still be destroyed by cacti or explosions.
 * With the exception of a newly dropped nether star, they are the only items that can withstand fire and lava.
 * Netherite Armor also does not take durability damage when in lava.