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Ancient debris is a rare ore found in the bottom layers of the Nether, and is the main source of netherite scrap. It floats on lava in item form and it cannot be burned by any other forms of fire. It also has an extremely high blast resistance, meaning it cannot be blown up under normal circumstances. It is more common in the soul sand valley biome.
Obtaining
Generation
Ancient debris spawn rate per layer; Y=15 has the most ancient debris. Average only.
Ancient debris generates in the Nether in the form of mineral veins. Up to two veins may generate per chunk: one vein of 1–3 ancient debris attempts to generate with a periodic normal distribution (similarly to lapis lazuli ore) from levels 8 to 22, and an additional vein of 1–2 ancient debris attempts to generate randomly from levels 8 to 119. There is an average of 1.7 ancient debris blocks per chunk, with a maximum of 5. Ancient debris never generates naturally exposed to air and can only replace netherrack, basalt, and blackstone. On average, y-level 15 has the most ancient debris.
Breaking
Ancient debris drops as an item if mined by a diamond or netherite pickaxe . If mined by any other tool, it doesn't drop anything.
| Block | Ancient Debris | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 30 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 150 | |
| Wooden | 75 | |
| Stone | 37.5 | |
| Iron | 25 | |
| Diamond | 5.65 | |
| Netherite | 5 | |
| Golden | 12.5 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Chest Loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Ancient Debris | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 13.5% |
| Hoglin stable chest | 2 | 5.7% | ||
| Treasure chest | 2 | 12.7% | ||
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Ancient Debris | Bastion remnant | Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 5.7% |
| Generic chest | 1 | 13.5% | ||
| Treasure chest | 2 | 12.7% | ||
Usage
Smelting ingredient
Ancient Debris can be smelted using a furnace or blast furnace. If a player takes out the netherite scrap, they are rewarded with 2 experience orbs.
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Netherite Scrap | Ancient Debris + Any fuel |
Sounds
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Breaking the block | block | subtitles | 1.0 | ? | 16 | |
| None[[#cite_note-bug''None'''"`UNIQ--ref-00000005-QINU`"'-4|[sound 2]]] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[[#cite_note-bug''None'''"`UNIQ--ref-00000005-QINU`"'-4|[sound 2]]] | 0.5 | ? | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | Mining the block | block | subtitles | 0.25 | ? | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | Placing the block | block | subtitles | 1.0 | ? | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | ? | 16 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Debris | ancient_debris | block.minecraft.ancient_debris |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Debris | ancient_debris | ? | tile.ancient_debris.name |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
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![]() | Hidden in the Depths | Obtain Ancient Debris | Nether | Have an ancient debris in your inventory. | nether/obtain_ancient_debris
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History
| Java Edition | |||||
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| 1.16 | 20w06a | ||||
| 20w16a | Ancient debris now generates in bastion remnants chests. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | ||||
| beta 1.16.0.57 | Ancient debris now generates in bastion remnants chests. | ||||
| beta 1.16.0.59 | Smelting ancient debris now gives experience. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Ancient Debris" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- Despite ancient debris' rarity, emerald ore is actually rarer due to its vein size, specific biomes, and chance per chunk.
- As a bonus, since netherrack can be broken much more quickly compared to stone or cobblestone, strip mining for Ancient Debris is a lot faster than strip mining for emeralds.
- It is recommended to use beds to mine ancient debris, due to the bed causing large explosions in the nether. Still, be careful not to blow yourself up or die from lava flooding on you.
- The texture of the ancient debris is supposed to look like pressed metal plates.[2]
- Ancient debris yields the most experience of any item when smelted.
- According to the description on the Minecraft site, ancient debris is actually what remains of the mining activity of the piglins, who extracted all the original netherite ore.
See also
References
- ↑ "Taking Inventory: Netherite Ingot" by Duncan Geere. Minecraft.net, May 28, 2020
- ↑ https://twitter.com/JasperBoerstra/status/1238025613123956737
