Nether Wart Block

This article is about the decorative block. For the fungus used for potions, see Nether Wart.

Nether Wart Block

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

Nether wart blocks are decorative blocks found in crimson forests and crafted using Nether wart.

Warped wart blocks are a turquoise variant found in warped forests, but cannot be crafted unlike Nether wart block.

Obtaining

Breaking

Nether wart blocks and warped wart blocks can be mined using any tool or by hand, but a hoe is the fastest way to break it.

Block	Nether Wart Block Warped Wart Block
Hardness	1
Tool
Breaking time
Default	1.5
Wooden	0.75
Stone	0.4
Iron	0.25
Diamond	0.2
Netherite	0.2
Golden	0.15

Natural generation

Nether wart blocks and warped wart blocks generate as part of huge fungi and in the ceiling and ground of crimson and warped forests.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Nether Wart

Usage

Composting

Both blocks can be fed into a composter with an 85% chance of leveling up the pile.

Mob spawning

Piglins, zombified piglins and hoglins do not spawn on top of Nether wart blocks, although they can spawn on warped wart blocks. Other Nether mobs such as skeletons and endermen are not prevented from spawning.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.wart_block.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	0.8	?	?
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.wart_block.fall	None	?	?	?
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.wart_block.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.7	?	?
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.wart_block.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	0.8	?	?
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.wart_block.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	?	?	?

Bedrock Edition:^{[more information needed]}

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Nether Wart Block	nether_wart_block	wart_blocks	Block & Item	block.minecraft.nether_wart_block
Warped Wart Block	warped_wart_block	wart_blocks	Block & Item	block.minecraft.warped_wart_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Nether Wart Block	nether_wart_block	214	Block & Item	tile.nether_wart_block.name
Warped Wart Block	warped_wart_block	482	Block & Item	tile.warped_wart_block.name

History

Java Edition
1.10		May 6, 2016			Jeb tweets an image of two new Nether blocks.
		16w20a			Added Nether wart blocks.
		May 23, 2016			Jeb talks how he created the Nether wart block as a cosmetic building block and not as a storage block. He then states that in the "adventure meta game", the player needs to find a Nether fortress to unlock potions and that the developers may want to use the Nether wart block in other features in the future without changing the value of the fortresses.
		pre1			Nether wart blocks are no longer destroyed by water or lava.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 214.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of Nether wart blocks has been changed.
September 28, 2019					Warped Nether wart block was shown as part of Crimson forest biome.
					Also was shown updated Nether wart block texture.
1.16		20w06a			Added warped Nether wart blocks.
					The texture of Nether wart blocks has been changed to match warped wart blocks.
					Nether wart blocks now generate in the crimson forest.
					New sounds have been added for Nether wart blocks.
		20w09a			Nether wart and warped wart blocks can now be broken quickly using hoes.
		20w15a			Nether wart and warped wart blocks can now be composted.
Pocket Edition
1.1.3		alpha 1.1.3.0			Added Nether wart blocks.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of Nether wart blocks has been changed.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Added warped Nether wart blocks.
					The texture of Nether wart blocks use has been changed to match warped wart blocks.
					Nether wart blocks now generate in crimson forests.
					Nether wart blocks can now be obtained via bartering with piglins.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Nether wart blocks can no longer be obtained from bartering with piglins.
					Nether wart and warped wart blocks can now be composted.
		?			Nether wart blocks now share the same sounds as warped wart blocks.
Legacy Console Edition
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13	1.0.1	Added Nether wart blocks.
		1.90			The texture of Nether wart blocks has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19					Added Nether wart blocks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Nether Wart Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Unlike other compressed blocks, Nether wart blocks can't be crafted back to Nether wart. This is confirmed to be an intended feature, rather than a bug.

Gallery

• 

  The first image of Nether wart blocks, as tweeted by Jeb.

• 

  Nether wart blocks.

References

Blocks

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