Nether Brick

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Nether Brick

Transparency	No
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data values	Nether Brick dec: 112 hex: 70 bin: 1110000 Red Nether Brick dec: 215 hex: D7 bin: 11010111
Name	Nether Brick nether_brick^{[until 1.13]} nether_bricks^{[upcoming 1.13]} Red Nether Brick red_nether_brick^{[until 1.13]} red_nether_bricks^{[upcoming 1.13]}

This article is about the block. For the item, see Nether Brick (item).

	“	Nether brick blocks came to Minecraft in version 1.0.0 - the first official release of the game. They generate naturally in only one place - the walls and pillars of nether fortresses, where they provide protection for those inside from ghast fireballs and other dangers. Unfortunately, there's usually more danger inside the fortresses than out, as they act as spawning grounds for blazes, wither skeletons and other terrors.	„
		—Duncan Geere^[1]

Nether bricks are blocks used to form nether fortresses in the Nether.

Red nether bricks are decorative variants that do not naturally generate.

Obtaining[edit]

Nether bricks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.

Block	Nether Brick Red Nether Brick
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time^{[note 1]}
Hand	10
Wooden	1.5
Stone	0.75
Iron	0.5
Diamond	0.4
Golden	0.25

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

Natural generation[edit]

Nether brick forms the walls and supporting pillars of all nether fortresses.

Crafting[edit]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Nether Brick	Nether Brick (item)
Red Nether Brick	Nether Wart + Nether Brick (item)

Usage[edit]

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.

If a nether brick block is inside the whole bounding box of a nether fortress (not just inside the individual parts), nether fortress mobs (such as blazes and wither skeletons) can spawn on it if other normal conditions are met.

Crafting ingredient[edit]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Nether Brick Fence	Nether Brick	6
Nether Brick Slab	Nether Brick	6
Nether Brick Stairs	Nether Brick	4

Video[edit]

Note: this video is outdated, and does not show the crafting recipe for nether brick blocks or slabs.

History[edit]

Official release
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease	Added nether brick, which can be crafted into nether brick stairs and fences.
1.3.1			12w22a	Inventory sprites for blocks were flipped from left to right, changing to .
1.4.6			?	Nether brick is now used to craft nether brick slabs.
1.5			13w01a	Added crafting recipe, using nether brick items.
1.10			May 6, 2016	Jens Bergensten tweets an image of two new nether blocks.
1.10			16w20a	Added red nether brick.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.13			17w47a	The IDs has been changed from `(red_)nether_brick` to `(red_)nether_bricks`.
1.13			17w47a	Renamed to (red) nether bricks.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.6.0				Added nether brick, which can be crafted into nether brick stairs.
0.12.1			build 1	Nether brick is now used to craft nether brick slabs and fences.
0.14.2				Nether brick now has a brighter texture.
Pocket Edition
1.1.3			build 1	Added red nether bricks.
Legacy Console Edition
TU7	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	Added nether bricks.
TU9	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	Added crafting recipe, using nether brick items.
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13	Added red nether bricks.