Nether Bricks

Nether Bricks

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	No‌[Java Edition only]
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data values	Nether Brick Block dec: 112 hex: 70 bin: 1110000 Red Nether Brick dec: 215 hex: D7 bin: 11010111
Name	See § Data values

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

	“	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

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

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

Obtaining

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

Block	Nether Bricks Red Nether Bricks
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	10
Wooden	1.5
Stone	0.75
Iron	0.5
Diamond	0.4
Golden	0.25

Natural generation

Nether bricks form the walls and supporting pillars of all fortresses.

Usage

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

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Nether Brick Fence	Nether Bricks	6	‌[LCE & JE only][until JE 1.14]
Nether Brick Fence	Nether Bricks + Nether Brick	6	‌[BE & PS4 only]‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]
Nether Brick Slab	Nether Bricks	6
Nether Brick Stairs	Nether Bricks	4
Nether Brick Wall or Red Nether Brick Wall	Nether Bricks or Red Nether Bricks	66	‌[Bedrock Edition only]‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]
Red Nether Brick Slab	Red Nether Bricks	6	‌[Bedrock Edition only]‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]
Red Nether Brick Stairs	Red Nether Bricks	4	‌[Bedrock Edition only]‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	Name ID
Nether Bricks	nether_bricks
Red Nether Bricks	red_nether_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

Block	Name ID	Numeric ID
Nether Brick Block	nether_brick	112
Red Nether Brick	red_nether_brick	215

Video

Note: This video is outdated, as it does not show the crafting recipe for nether brick blocks or slabs.

History

Java Edition
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 have now been 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.
			16w20a		Added red nether brick.
1.13			17w47a		The IDs have now been changed from (red_)nether_brick to (red_)nether_bricks.
					Renamed to (red) nether bricks.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 112 and 215.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.14			18w43a		Changed the texture of red nether bricks.
			18w47a		Changed the texture of nether bricks.
			18w50a		Changed the texture of red nether bricks again.
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			release		Nether brick will now have a brighter texture.
Pocket Edition
1.1.3			alpha 1.1.3.0		Added red nether bricks.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0		Nether brick blocks and red nether bricks are now used to craft stairs, slabs and walls.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3		Changed the texture of nether brick blocks and red nether bricks.
Legacy Console Edition
TU7	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added nether bricks.
TU9					Added crafting recipe, using nether brick items.
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13		Added red nether bricks.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added nether bricks.
1.9.19					Added red nether bricks.

Issues

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

Gallery

• 

  First picture of nether bricks, released by Jeb.

• 

  Same as before but brightened.

• 

  Second nether brick screenshot released by Jeb showing bridges.

• 

  The second screenshot again, but brightened.

• 

  The first image of red nether bricks, as tweeted by Jeb.

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  Red nether bricks.

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  Nether bricks in Bedrock Edition

References

Blocks

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