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Crafting Table
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This content has appeared in development versions, but the full update containing it has not been released yet.


The Nether Star is a drop from the Wither, and it is essential to craft the Beacon.

Use

The Nether Star is a required ingredient to craft Beacons. As it is acquired from Withers, which require non-renewable Soul Sand to spawn, this item is also non-renewable.

As a crafting ingredient

Ingredients Input » Output
Obsidian + Glass + Nether Star Template:Grid2/Crafting Table

History

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12w34aNether Star texture added.
12w36aNether Star implemented into the game, as the drop of Wither.
12w37aThe item sprite no longer has a dark outline. (Texture changed from File:Second Nether star.png).

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Trivia

  • The Nether Star is the second boss drop to be added to Minecraft, the first being the Dragon Egg, which is dropped by the Ender Dragon when it is defeated. However, of the two drops, only the Nether Star has a use beyond that of a decoration.
  • Although The Nether and the Wither resemble darkness, and utilize colors such as red and black, the Nether Star is brighter and has colors like blue and yellow.
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