This article is about the block. For the item, see Nether Brick (item).
Nether bricks are a block used to form nether fortresses in the Nether.
Obtaining
Nether bricks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.
| Block | Nether Brick | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | ? | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | ? | |
| Wooden | ? | |
| Stone | ? | |
| Iron | ? | |
| Diamond | ? | |
| Netherite | ? | |
| Golden | ? | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Nether brick forms the walls and supporting pillars of nether fortresses.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Nether Brick (item) |
Usage
Nether brick is non-flammable and immune to ghast fireballs, making it a suitable shelter material for the Nether. When walking on it, it makes the same step sound as stone. Nether brick can be used in a specific pattern to make an infinite lava source.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Nether Brick Fence | Nether Bricks + Nether Brick |
|
| Nether Brick Slab | Nether Bricks | |
| Nether Brick Stairs | Nether Bricks | |
| Nether Brick Wall | Nether Bricks |
Video
- Note: this video is outdated, and does not show the crafting recipe for nether brick blocks or slabs.
Nether Bricks/video
History
| r | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9-pre1 | Added nether brick. | |||
| 1.4.6 | Added nether brick slabs. | ||||
| 1.5 | 13w01a | Added crafting recipe, using nether brick items. | |||
| pa | |||||
| 0.6.0 | Added nether brick. | ||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU7 | Added nether bricks. | ||||
| TU9 | Added crafting recipe, using nether brick items. | ||||
Gallery
First picture of nether bricks, released by Jeb.



