Ancient Debris

"Netherite ore" redirects here. For the ingot, see Netherite Ingot. For the scrap, see Netherite Scrap.

Ancient Debris

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1,200
Hardness	30
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Ancient debris is a rare ore found in the Nether, and is the main source of netherite scraps. Its high blast resistance makes it immune to normal explosions. In item form, it floats on lava and cannot be burned by any form of fire.

Obtaining

Natural 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 0–3 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 0–2 ancient debris attempts to generate randomly from levels 8 to 119. On average, Y-level 15 has the most ancient debris.

There is an average of 1.65 ancient debris blocks per chunk^{[needs testing]}, with a normal maximum of 5. However, it is technically possible for up to 11 ancient debris to be found in a single chunk; adjacent chunks can generate veins on the border with up to 2 blocks spawning in an adjacent chunk. As of Java Edition 1.16.4, on average they generate 1.56 ores per chunk. Given this number, and that there are 32768 blocks in a chunk (16 * 128 * 16), there is approximately a 0.004% chance that any randomly selected block will be an ancient debris block.

Ancient debris never generates naturally exposed to air and can replace only netherrack, basalt, and blackstone. It may also generate alongside smaller pockets of lava.

Breaking

Ancient debris drops as an item if mined by a diamond or netherite pickaxe. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing.

Block	Ancient Debris
Hardness	30
Tool
Breaking time
Default	150
Wooden	75
Stone	37.5
Iron	25
Diamond	5.65
Netherite	5
Golden	12.5

Chest loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Ancient Debris	Bastion remnant	Generic chest	1	13.5%
		Treasure chest	2	12.7%
		Hoglin stable chest	2	5.7%
Bedrock Edition
Ancient Debris	Bastion remnant	Generic chest	1	2%
		Hoglin stable chest	1	2.9%
		Treasure chest	2	1.7%

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 points.

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Netherite Scrap	Ancient Debris + Any fuel	2

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.ancient_debris.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	?	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.ancient_debris.fall	None	0.5	?	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.ancient_debris.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	?	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.ancient_debris.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	?	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.ancient_debris.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	?	16

Bedrock Edition:^{[more information needed]}

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Ancient Debris	ancient_debris	Block & Item	block.minecraft.ancient_debris

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Ancient Debris	ancient_debris	526	Block & Item	tile.ancient_debris.name

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	Hidden in the Depths	Obtain Ancient Debris	Nether	—	nether/obtain_ancient_debris

History

Java Edition
1.16		20w06a			Added ancient debris.
		20w16a			Ancient debris now generates in bastion remnants chests.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added ancient debris.
		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; emerald ore has a lower spawn chance per chunk, and while ancient debris can appear in veins as large as five in any Nether biome, emerald ore generates only as individual ore blocks in mountain biomes.
• The texture of the ancient debris is supposed to look like pressed metal plates.
• Ancient debris yields the most experience of any item when smelted.
• Ancient debris is actually what remains of the mining activity of the piglins, who extracted all the original netherite ore.
• Ancient debris does not generate exposed to air, but can sometimes be seen on the surface when it generates adjacent to a fungus or twisting vines.
• Ancient debris is the only ore that does not use the same texture on all six sides.
• It is possible to find veins of up to 20 contiguous ancient debris - up to five debris can generate in a chunk, so if a vein of five generates in adjacent corners of four different chunks, a vein of 20 debris would be created.

See also

• Netherite
• Block of Netherite
• Netherite Ingot
• Netherite Scrap
• Nether Update
• Tutorials/Ancient Debris

References

Blocks

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