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Netherite is a rare material from the Nether, used primarily to upgrade diamond gear. Netherite items are more powerful and durable than diamond, can float in lava, and cannot burn.
Blocks and items
- Ancient Debris − an ore found in the Nether, and the item obtained by mining it. It is most frequently found at y level 15, is blast resistant, and can be moved with pistons.
- Netherite Scrap − an item obtained by smelting ancient debris in a furnace or blast furnace with fuel.
- Netherite Ingot − an item created by combining 4 netherite scraps and 4 gold ingots, used for crafting and smithing.
- Block of Netherite − a block used for decoration, beacon bases and fuels, and compact Netherite storage. It is blast resistant and can be moved with pistons.
- Lodestone – a block used in tandem with a compass. When a compass is used on a lodestone, the needle points toward that lodestone.
- Swaggiest stairs ever (netherite stairs) – a joke version of stairs for the netherite block, only available in snapshot 20w14∞.
Tools, weapons, and armor
- Netherite Sword
- Netherite Pickaxe
- Netherite Axe
- Netherite Shovel
- Netherite Hoe
- Netherite Helmet
- Netherite Chestplate
- Netherite Leggings
- Netherite Boots
The items listed above can be obtained only through upgrading via a smithing table and are made with one netherite ingot combined with that item in the diamond form. Upgrading also preserves existing enchantments and custom names.
Other
- Netherite armor material
- obtaining netherite tools and armor: crafting netherite ingot: 4 gold ingots, and 4 netherite scraps
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe |
|---|---|
| Diamond items +
Netherite Ingot |
Upgrade Gear |
Trivia
- Netherite items are the only items in the game that cannot burn in lava. A possible exception is a newly dropped wither star.
- Netherite items may still be destroyed by cacti or explosions.
- Although the lodestone is made with a netherite ingot, it can still be burned by lava.
- Netherite can be found throughout all altitudes the nether, but is more common between y=12 and y=18
- Only 2 Ancient Debris ore veins will spawn per chunk in the nether. One at around y=15 and one above, this is why its most common to look for Ancient Debris around y=15. Since you only need to deal with 15 layers of nether.