Nether Bricks

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	No
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

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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^[1]

Nether bricks‌^{[Java Edition only]}, nether brick‌^{[Legacy Console Edition only]}, or nether brick block‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} are blocks used to form nether fortresses in the Nether.

Red nether bricks‌^{[Java Edition only]} or Red nether brick‌^{[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only]} 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 Bricks Red Nether Bricks
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 bricks form the walls and supporting pillars of all nether fortresses.

Crafting[edit]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Nether Bricks	Nether Brick
Red Nether Bricks	Nether Wart + Nether Brick

Usage[edit]

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 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	Description
Nether Brick Fence	Nether Bricks	6	^{[until 1.14]}
Nether Brick Fence (1.14)	Nether Bricks + Nether Brick	6
Nether Brick Slab	Nether Bricks	6
Nether Brick Stairs	Nether Bricks	4
Nether Brick Wall (1.14)	Nether Bricks	6

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Red Nether Brick Slab (1.14)	Red Nether Bricks	6
Red Nether Brick Wall (1.14)	Red Nether Bricks	6
Red Nether Brick Stairs (1.14)	Red Nether Bricks	4

Data values[edit]

ID[edit]

Java Edition:

Block	ID Name
Nether Bricks	`nether_bricks`
Red Nether Bricks	`red_nether_bricks`

Bedrock Edition:

Block	ID Name	Numeral ID
Nether Brick Block	`nether_brick`	112
Red Nether Brick	`red_nether_brick`	215

Video[edit]

Note: This video is outdated, as it does not show the crafting recipe for nether brick blocks or slabs.

History[edit]

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.
1.10			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			18w47a	Changed the texture of 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 will now have a brighter texture.
Pocket Edition
1.1.3			alpha 1.1.3.0	Added red nether bricks.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.9			beta 1.9.0.0	Nether bricks and red nether bricks are now used to craft stairs, slabs and walls.
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.