Netherrack

Netherrack

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	2
Tool
Renewable	No‌[JE & 3DS only]
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No (burns indefinitely when manually ignited, top side only)
Catches fire from lava	No
Drops	Itself
Data value	dec: 87 hex: 57 bin: 1010111
Namespaced ID	netherrack

	“	Netherrack was added to the Java edition of Minecraft in Alpha version 1.2.0, the Halloween Update, alongside pumpkins, clocks, fishing and the Nether. Spoiler alert: the Nether is where netherrack gets its name from (though it was originally called “bloodstone”, eww), and it’s also where you’ll find more netherrack than any one person could ever need.	„
		— Duncan Geere

Netherrack is a rock-like block found in the Nether.

Natural generation

Netherrack makes up most of the Nether's terrain.

Netherrack generates as part of nether portals spawned floating.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Netherrack regenerates when the player resets the Nether.‌^{[Legacy Console Edition only]}

Obtaining

Netherrack can only be mined with a pickaxe.

Block	Netherrack
Hardness	0.4
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	2
Wooden	0.35
Stone	0.2
Iron	0.1
Diamond	0.1
Golden	0.05

Endermen

Endermen can pick up netherrack, and will drop the block they are holding if killed.

Usage

When netherrack's top is lit on fire, the fire will burn indefinitely.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Nether Brick	Netherrack + Any fuel

This recipe awards 0.1 experience.

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0		preview			Added netherrack, originally called "bloodstone", and referred to by Notch at one point as "netherstone"
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			Netherrack's texture has now been slightly changed.
1.3.1		12w22a			Inventory sprites for blocks have now been flipped from left to right, changing to
1.5		13w01a			Netherrack can now be smelted into a nether brick item, which are used to craft nether bricks, just like clay can become normal bricks.
		13w02a			Netherrack will now use the hellrock.png texture in texture packs.
1.8		14w27b			The netherrack's texture will now randomly rotate depending on position.
1.10		16w20a			Endermen can now pick up netherrack.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 87.
1.14		18w43a			Changed the texture of netherrack.
		18w47a			Changed the texture of netherrack again.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.6.0					Added netherrack, which will now generate as the main block of the Nether reactor instead of obsidian.
0.7.1					Netherrack is now flammable.
0.12.1		build 1			The Nether reactor has now been removed and replaced with the actual Nether, and this is now the way to get netherrack.
0.15.0		build 1			Endermen can now pick up netherrack.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Changed the texture of netherrack.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added netherrack.
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13		Endermen can now pick up netherrack.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					Changed the texture of netherrack.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added netherrack.

Issues

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

See also

• Tutorials/Mob farm
• Tutorials/Traps

References

Blocks

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