Netherrack
| Transparent |
No |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
0 |
| Blast resistance |
2 |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
No[Java and New Nintendo 3DS editions only] |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Experience |
Smelted: 0.1 |
| Drops |
Itself |
| Data value |
dec: 87 hex: 57 bin: 1010111 |
| Name |
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[1] |
Netherrack is a rock-like block found in the Nether.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Netherrack can only be mined with a pickaxe.
| Block | Netherrack | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 0.4 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 1] | ||
| Hand | 2 | |
| Wooden | 0.35 | |
| Stone | 0.2 | |
| Iron | 0.1 | |
| Diamond | 0.1 | |
| Golden | 0.05 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.
Natural generation[edit]
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]
Endermen[edit]
Endermen can pick up netherrack, and will drop the block they are holding if killed.
Usage[edit]
When netherrack's top is lit on fire, the fire will burn indefinitely.
Smelting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Nether Brick | Netherrack + Any fuel |
Video[edit]
History[edit]
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.2.0 | preview |  Added netherrack, originally called "bloodstone", and referred to by Notch at one point as "netherstone"[2] | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | Added netherrack. | |
| TU43 | CU33 | 1.36 | Patch 13 | Endermen can now pick up netherrack. | |
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added Netherrack. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Netherrack" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Block of the Week: Netherrack" – Minecraft.net, April 6, 2018
- ↑ “@luitjens yes, and it'd also take away some of the annoyingness of mining Netherstone with diamond pickaxes.” – @notch, Nov 5, 2010
