Nether Wart

Nether Wart

Transparent	Yes
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	0
Tool	Any tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Nether Wart (1) (premature) Nether Wart (2–4) (fully grown)
Data values	Block dec: 115 hex: 73 bin: 1110011 Item dec: 372 hex: 174 bin: 101110100
Name	nether_wart

This article is about the plant. For the decorative block, see Nether Wart Block.

Nether wart is a plant grown in the Nether.

Obtaining

Nether wart can be mined with or without any tool.

Natural generation

Nether wart generates naturally in nether fortresses as a plant, in patches near stairwells.

It is also randomly found in soul sand patches around the landscape of the Nether.‌^{[Legacy Console Edition only]}

Nether wart can be found in 19.0% of nether fortress chests in stacks of 3–7.

Farming

Main article: Tutorials/Nether Wart farming

When planted on soul sand, nether wart will grow through four stages, though the middle two stages have the same appearance. The duration of each stage is random, with no upper or lower limit, but the average duration is about 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The growth rate is not affected by light or any other environmental factors. Bone meal cannot be used on the nether wart. Nether wart can only be planted on soul sand. It will grow in any dimension. Nether wart is ready to harvest when it reaches its fourth stage (third visible stage). Breaking a fully grown nether wart yields 2 to 4 nether wart, while an immature one yields only a single nether wart. Using a tool enchanted with fortune increases the maximum number of nether wart dropped by 1 per level.

Nether wart must be directly planted on the top of a soul sand block; unlike most blocks, targeting the side of a block which would result in it being placed on top of soul sand will not allow it to be placed.

Usage

Feeding chickens

Nether wart can be used to feed chickens.‌^{[Legacy Console Edition only]}

Brewing ingredient

Nether wart’s primary purpose is to brew the awkward potion, the base for all potions except Weakness.

Name	Ingredients	Brewing recipe
Awkward Potion	Nether Wart + Water Bottle

Trading

Cleric villagers buy 22 nether wart for an emerald as part of their last tier trades.‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.11]}

Data values

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, nether wart uses the following data values:

Icon	Value
	0
	1-2
	3

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
age	0	0
		1 2
		3	Fully grown.

Advancements

Main article: Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID
	A Seedy Place	Plant a seed and watch it grow	Husbandry	Plant one of these 5 seeds. Crops and plants without seeds are ignored for the advancement.	minecraft:husbandry/plant_seed

Video

Note: The video states that nether wart can only be grown in the Nether. This is outdated: since Java Edition 1.3.1, nether wart can be grown in all dimensions as long as it is planted on soul sand.

History

Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease		Added nether wart.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3		Nether wart can now be brewed in a water bottle to create an awkward potion.
1.3.1			12w27a		Nether wart can now grow outside of the Nether.
1.4.2			12w36a		Nether wart can now be used to breed chickens.
1.6.1			13w18a		Nether wart is now found in the new chests in nether fortresses.
1.7.2			13w37a		The item form of block ID 115 (nether wart) was removed from the game. It can no longer exist in inventories, only as a block in the world.
1.8			14w34d		Nether wart no longer can be used to breed chickens.
1.9			15w43a		Nether wart's average yield from nether fortress chests has been slightly decreased.
1.10			16w20a		Nether wart can now be used to craft the new red nether brick blocks and nether wart blocks.
1.13			17w47a		Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 115, and the item's 372.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.14			19w03a		Added placement and breaking sounds to nether wart.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.12.1			build 1		Added nether wart, shaped like an "x" rather than a "#".
?					Changed nether wart, so that it renders like other crops.
Pocket Edition
1.1.3			build 1		Nether wart can now be used to craft the new red nether brick blocks and nether wart blocks.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3		Added placement and breaking sounds to nether wart.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4		Nether wart can now be sold to cleric villagers.
Legacy Console Edition
TU7	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added nether wart.
TU9					Made nether wart spawn randomly wherever soul sand is generated in the Nether.
					Changed nether fortresses to make nether wart rooms more likely.
					Nether wart will now grow outside of the Nether.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added nether wart.

Issues

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

Trivia

• Disregarding color, nether wart bears a strong resemblance to warted puffball, a type of fungi.
• Nether wart makes stone sounds when destroyed.^{[until JE 1.14]}
• Nether wart’s stage changes cannot be detected by a BUD, except the Observer block.
• Nether wart is known as “nether stalk” in the code.

Gallery

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  Nether wart found in a nether fortress.

• 

  Another example of nether wart found in a nether fortress.

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  The three different sizes of nether wart as viewed from the side.

Blocks

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Items

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