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For the Bedrock Edition version of this guide, see Bedrock Edition guides/Nether Update.

This guide is a simplified overview of all changes in the Nether Update (Java Edition 1.16.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Buzzy Bees update (Java Edition 1.15.x releases).

Mobs

New

Name Image Habitat Drops Note
Hoglin HoglinBaby Hoglin
  • Hoglins will run if in contact with some warped items.
Piglin PiglinBaby Piglin
  • Adult piglins are hostile and babies are passive.
  • Adult piglins can be bartered with.
  • Piglins will run from placed soul fire and soul fire items.
Strider Strider
  • Striders can walk on top of the surface of lava.
  • Striders can be saddled.
  • Striders are attracted by warped fungi.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Bee Bee
  • Reduced the maximum distance a bee can wander away from its home hive when randomly wandering to around 22 blocks.
Endermen Enderman
  • Endermen now is spawning in Nether more common again.
  • Endermen now pick up nylium, roots, and fungi variants.
  • Endermen no longer pick up netherrack.
Ghasts Ghast
  • Sounds are now heard at a shorter range.
Parrot
Red ParrotBlue ParrotGreen ParrotCyan ParrotGray Parrot
  • Parrots imitate hostile mobs less often.
  • Parrots no longer randomly imitate hostile mobs when gamemode is on peaceful.
Farmer villagers
Plains FarmerSnowy FarmerJungle FarmerSavanna FarmerSwamp FarmerTaiga Farmer
  • Farmer villagers can now put seeds in the composter to create bone meal.
  • Farmers can now use bone meal to grow crops.
Withers Wither
  • Withers can now be summoned using soul soil in the base.
Zombie Pigman Zombified PiglinBaby Zombified Piglin
  • Zombie pigmen now spawn in the crimson forest .
  • Zombie pigmen are renamed to "zombified piglin" and given a new model and texture.

Blocks

New

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Ancient Debris Ancient Debris
  • Ancient debris can be found in Nether, but it is very rare.
Ancient debris can be mined with diamond pickaxe or higher.
Basalt Basalt Basalt can be mined with any pickaxe.
  • Basalt can be used as a decorative block.
  • Basalt is formed when lava flows over soul soil next to blue ice.
Block of Netherite Block of Netherite
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Netherite Ingot

Blocks of netherite can be mined with a diamond or netherite pickaxe.
  • Can be used decoratively, as a storage block for netherite ingots, or as part of a blast-resistant wall/door.
Crimson and Warped Fungus File:Crimson Fungi.pngFile:Warped Fungi.png
  • Crimson fungi generate in crimson forests and warped fungi in warped forests.
Fungi can be mined with any tool or hand.
  • Fungi can be used as a decorative block.
  • Crimson fungi can be used to breed hoglins, while the warped fungi will repel them. Warped fungi and be used to breed striders.
Crimson and Warped Nylium Crimson NyliumWarped Nylium
  • Crimson nylium generates in crimson forests and warped nylium in warped forests.
Nylium can be mined with any tool or hand, but the fastest way is to use a shovel.
  • Crimson or warped fungi will grow on their respective nylium variants.
Crimson and Warped Planks Crimson PlanksWarped Planks
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Crimson Stem or
Warped Stem
Crimson and warped planks can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with axes being the fastest way to break them.
  • Can be used to craft respective slabs, stairs, fences, fence gates, pressure plates, buttons, doors, trapdoors, and signs.
Crimson Roots, Warped Roots and Nether Sprouts File:Crimson Roots JE1.pngWarped RootsNether Sprouts Crimson roots, warped roots, and nether sprouts can be mined with any tool or hand.
  • Crimson roots, warped roots, and nether sprouts can be used as a decorative block.
Crimson and Warped Stem Crimson StemWarped Stem
  • Stems comprise the trunks of huge fungi.
Crimson and warped planks can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with axes being the fastest way to break them.
  • Stems can be placed directionally, similarly to logs.
  • Stems do not burn
  • Stems can be stripped
Crimson Hyphae and Warped Hyphae Crimson HyphaeWarped Hyphae
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Crimson Stem or
Warped Stem
Hypae can be mined with any tool or hand.
  • Hyphae do not burn
  • Hyphae can be stripped
Crying Obsidian Crying Obsidian JE1
  • Crying obsidian can be bartered from piglins.
Crying obsidian can be mined with a diamond or netherite pickaxe.
  • Crying obsidian is used to craft respawn anchors.
Lodestone File:Lodestone JE1.png
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Chiseled Stone Bricks +
Netherite Ingot

Lodestone can be mined with any pickaxe.
  • Lodestone can be used to find a location in the Nether.
Nether Gold Ore File:Nether Gold Ore JE2.png
  • Nether gold ore can be found at any height in the Nether.
Nether gold ore can be mined with any pickaxe.
Polished Basalt Polished Basalt
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Basalt
Polished basalt can be mined with any pickaxe.
  • Polished basalt can be used as a decorative block.
Respawn Anchor File:Respawn Anchor Off.pngFile:Respawn Anchor (Charges 1).gifFile:Respawn Anchor (Charges 2).gifFile:Respawn Anchor (Charges 3).gifFile:Respawn Anchor (Charges 4).gif
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Crying Obsidian +
Glowstone

Respawn anchors can be mined with a diamond or netherite pickaxe.
  • Player can set spawn points by clicking on it.
    • Respawn anchors emit 4 different light levels depending on what charge it is at.
Shroomlight Shroomlight
  • Shroomlights can be found on huge fungi.
Shroomlights can be mined with any tool, but hoes are the most efficient.
  • Shroomlights emits a light level of 15, similarly to glowstone.
Soul Fire Soul Fire
  • Soul fire generates naturally in the soul sand valley biome in the Nether.
  • Fire lit on soul soil is soul fire regardless of dimension.
Soul fire can't be obtained but can be extinguished by clicking on it.
  • Soul fire deals damage at a rate of 2 per second as opposed to the 1 per second of regular fire.
  • Soul fire repel piglins.
Soul Fire Lantern File:Soul Fire Lantern.png
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Nugget +
Soul Fire Torch


  • Soul fire lanterns are crafted similarly to a normal lantern, using a soul torch instead of a normal torch.
Soul fire lanterns can be mined with any pickaxe.
  • Soul fire lanterns give off a light level of 10.
  • Soul fire lanterns repel piglins.
Soul Soil Soul Soil
  • Soul soil generates in the soul sand valley, alongside conventional soul sand.
Soul soil can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with shovels being the fastest way to break them.
  • Fire lit on soul soil is soul fire.
  • The player does not sink and is not slowed when walking on soul soil.
Soul Fire Torch File:Soul Fire Torch.png
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Coal or
Charcoal +
Stick +
Soul Soil

Soul fire torches can be broken instantly with any tool as well as by hand.
  • Soul fire torches give off a light level of 10.
  • Soul fire torches repel piglins.
Target Target
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Redstone Dust +
Hay Bale

Targets can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with hoes being the fastest way to break them.
  • Targets emit a Redstone signal for 1 second.
Twisting Vines Twisting Vines Plant JE1
  • Twisting vines generate in the warped forest biome.
  • Twisting vines grow upward.
Twisting vines can be broken instantly with any tool as well as by hand.
  • Twisting vines can be used as a decorative block.
  • Twisting vines can be climbed like vines.
Warped Wart Block Warped Wart Block JE1 BE1

Warped wart blocks generate as a part of huge warped fungi.

Warped wart blocks can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with hoes being the fastest way to break them.
  • Warped wart blocks can be used as a decorative block.
Weeping Vines Weeping Vines Plant
  • Weeping vines generate in the crimson forest biome.
Weeping vines can be broken instantly with any tool as well as by hand.
  • Weeping vines are placed on the bottom of a block and grows downward.
  • Weeping vines can be used as a decorative block.
  • Weeping vines can be climbed like vines.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Bamboo Sapling Bamboo Sapling
  • Renamed to "Bamboo Shoot".
Beacon Beacon
Bell Bell
  • Bells will now ring when hit by any projectile.
Bone Block Bone Block Axis YBone Block Axis XBone Block Axis Z
Campfire Campfire
  • Campfires now ignite when hit by any burning projectile.
Fire Fire
Flower Pot File:Potted Dandelion underside.pngFile:Potted Poppy underside.pngFile:Potted Allium underside.pngFile:Potted Azure Bluet underside.pngFile:Potted Oxeye Daisy underside.pngFile:Potted Blue Orchid underside.pngFile:Potted Red Tulip underside.pngFile:Potted Orange Tulip underside.pngFile:Potted White Tulip underside.pngFile:Potted Pink Tulip underside.pngFile:Potted Red Mushroom underside.pngFile:Potted Brown Mushroom underside.pngFile:Potted Oak Sapling underside.pngFile:Potted Birch Sapling underside.pngFile:Potted Spruce Sapling underside.pngFile:Potted Jungle Sapling underside.pngFile:Potted Acacia Sapling underside.pngFile:Potted Dark Oak Sapling underside.pngFile:Potted Cactus underside.pngFile:Potted Fern underside.pngFile:Potted Dead Bush underside.pngFile:Potted Cornflower underside.pngFile:Potted Lily of the Valley underside.pngFile:Potted Wither Rose underside.pngFile:Potted Bamboo underside.png
  • Flower pots now have a bottom texture.
Gravel and Soul Sand GravelSoul Sand
Jigsaw Block Jigsaw Block
  • Jigsaw blocks can now have one of 12 orientations.
Lava Lava
Nether Wart Block File:Nether Wart Block JE3 BE2.png
  • Nether wart blocks now generates as a part of huge crimson fungi.
Netherrack Netherrack JE4 BE2
  • Using bone meal on netherrack adjacent to nylium converts it into nylium.
    • If two nylium blocks of different types are present, it chooses the type at random based on how many blocks of each type are around it.
Nether Wart Block File:Nether Wart Block JE3 BE2.png
  • Nether wart blocks now generates as a part of huge crimson fungi.
Observer and Block of Redstone ObserverBlock of Redstone
Smithing Table Smithing Table
Snow Snow Block
Soul Sand Soul Sand
  • Soul sand now generates in soul sand valley biomes.
  • Soul sand with a rail on top will no longer slow-down minecarts.
  • Doors, buttons, torches, pressure plates and redstone can now be placed on soul sand.
TNT TNT
  • TNTs now ignite when hit by any burning projectile.
Vines Vines
  • Vines now play a sound when climbed.
Wall Cobblestone WallMossy Cobblestone WallStone Brick WallMossy Stone Brick WallAndesite WallDiorite WallGranite WallSandstone WallRed Sandstone WallBrick WallPrismarine WallNether Brick WallRed Nether Brick WallEnd Stone Brick Wall
  • Walls in the middle of a row have longer pillars when stacked vertically.
    • Block state now uses none, low, and tall for east, west, north, and south directional values.

Items

New

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Netherite Scrap File:Netherite Scrap JE2.png
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Ancient Debris +
Any fuel


Netherite Ingot Netherite Ingot JE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Netherite Scrap +
Gold Ingot


  • Netherite ingots can be used for upgrading diamond armor, weapons and tools
Netherite Armor Netherite HelmetNetherite ChestplateNetherite LeggingsNetherite Boots
Diamond Boots or
Diamond Helmet or
Diamond Leggings or
Diamond Chestplate +
Netherite Ingot +
Netherite Chestplate or
Netherite Helmet or
Netherite Leggings or
Netherite Boots
Upgrade Gear

  • Does not burn in lava
  • Floats on lava.
  • Tougher than diamond armor.
  • Has a higher durability and enchantability than diamond.
Netherite Axe, Hoe, Pickaxe, Shovel, and Sword Netherite Axe JE1Netherite Hoe JE1Netherite Pickaxe JE1Netherite Shovel JE1Netherite Sword JE1
Diamond Axe or
Diamond Sword or
Diamond Shovel or
Diamond Pickaxe or
Diamond Hoe +
Netherite Ingot +
Netherite Hoe or
Netherite Sword or
Netherite Shovel or
Netherite Pickaxe or
Netherite Axe
Upgrade Gear

  • Do not burn in lava.
  • Have a higher durability, mining level, breaking multiplier, and enchantability than diamond.
  • All items, except the hoe, deal 1 more damage than their diamond counterparts.
  • Floats in lava.
Spawn Egg
(Hoglin and Piglin)
Hoglin Spawn EggPiglin Spawn Egg
  • Can be obtained only via creative inventory.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Bone meal Bone Meal
Clay Clay
  • Clay is renamed to "Clay Ball"
All hoes Wooden HoeStone HoeIron HoeGolden HoeDiamond HoeNetherite Hoe

Biomes

New

Name Image Description Structures
Soulsand Valley Soulsand Valley
  • An open space made mostly of soul sand and soul soil.
  • Basalt pillars span from floor to ceiling.
  • Nether fossils generate across the valley.
  • Ash falls through the air.
  • A light blue glow envelopes the valley.
  • Ghasts and skeletons traverse the valley.
  • Biome-exclusive ambient sounds can be heard within the valley.
Warped Forest Warped Forest
Crimson Forest Crimson Forest
  • Spawns in Nether
  • It's made by Crimson blocks

Changed

Name Image Changed
Nether Nether
  • The Nether was split into biomes.
Nether (as original biome) Nether Wastes

Gameplay

New

Name Description
Bartering
  • Trading system between players and piglins.

Changed

Name Changed
Fishing To find treasures, a player must be in water that is 5x3x5 blocks
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