Nether Wart

Nether wart is a plant grown in the Nether.

Obtaining
Nether wart can be mined with or without any tool.

Natural generation
Nether wart generates naturally in nether fortresses as a plant, in patches near stairwells.

It is also randomly found in soul sand patches around the landscape of the Nether.

Farming
When planted on soul sand, nether wart will grow through four stages, though the middle two stages have the same appearance. The duration of each stage is random, with no upper or lower limit, but the average duration is about 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The growth rate is not affected by light or any other environmental factors. Bone meal cannot be used on the nether wart. Nether wart can only be planted on soul sand. It will grow in any dimension. Nether wart is ready to harvest when it reaches its fourth stage (third visible stage). Breaking a fully grown nether wart yields 2 to 4 nether wart, while an immature one yields only a single nether wart. Using a tool enchanted with fortune increases the maximum number of nether wart dropped by 1 per level.

Nether wart must be directly planted on the top of a soul sand block; unlike most blocks, targeting the side of a block which would result in it being placed on top of soul sand will not allow it to be placed.

Feeding chickens
Nether wart can be used to feed chickens.

Brewing ingredient
Nether wart’s primary purpose is to brew the awkward potion, the base for all potions except Weakness.

Trading
Master-level cleric villagers buy 22 nether wart for an emerald as part of their trades.

Block data
In Bedrock Edition, nether wart uses the following data values:

Trivia

 * Disregarding color, nether wart bears a strong resemblance to warted puffball, a type of fungi.
 * Nether wart makes stone sounds when destroyed.
 * Nether wart’s stage changes cannot be detected by a BUD, except the Observer block.
 * Nether wart is known as “nether stalk” in the code.

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