Nether Gold Ore

Nether Gold Ore
Nether Gold Ore.png: Infobox image for Nether Gold Ore the block in Minecraft
Invicon Nether Gold Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Gold Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Nether Gold Ore
Renewable

No

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

3

Hardness

3

Luminous

No

Transparent

No

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No

Map color (JE)


 35 NETHER

Nether gold ore is a variant of gold ore only found in the Nether.

Obtaining

Breaking

Nether gold ore requires a pickaxe to be mined.

Block
Hardness 3
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 15
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 2.25
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 1.15
ItemSprite copper-ingot.png: Sprite image for copper-ingot in MinecraftCopper
0.9
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.75
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.6
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.5
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.4
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Nether gold ore drops 2-6 gold nuggets when mined with any pickaxe. Fortune has a 33.3% chance to multiply the drops by 2, Fortune II has a 25% chance to multiply the drops by 2 or 3 and Fortune III has a 20% chance each to multiply the drops by 2, 3, or 4 for a maximum possible drop of 24 golden nuggets. The average number of nuggets from Fortune III is 8.8, which is less than an ingot; therefore it is slightly more efficient to mine Nether gold ore with Silk Touch and smelt it into gold ingots.

Drops Fortune level
0 1 2 3
2 15 215 220 225
3 15 215 220 225
4 15 315 320 325
5 15 215 220 225
6 15 315 420 425
8 0 115 120 225
9 0 0 120 125
10 0 115 120 125
12 0 115 220 325
15 0 0 120 125
16 0 0 0 125
18 0 0 120 125
20 0 0 0 125
24 0 0 0 125
Average 4 13 7 45

Nether gold ore also drops 0–1XP when broken.

Natural generation

Nether gold ore generates in the Nether in the form of ore blobs. Nether gold ore attempts to replace netherrack 10 times per chunk in blobs of size 0–16, from levels 10 to 117, in all Nether biomes. In Java Edition, in basalt deltas, Nether gold ore attempts to generate 20 times per chunk instead, as there are fewer valid generation areas.

Usage

Piglins

Piglins become hostile toward players that mine the ore, regardless if the player is wearing gold armor or is under the invisibility effect. The same case applies if the player mines gold of any type, not just the ore. If any Nether gold ore is dropped and in its item form, piglins run toward any Nether gold ore and examine it for 6 to 8 seconds after picking it up.

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Gold Ingot  +
Any fuel
Invicon Nether Gold Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Gold Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Nether Gold Ore
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal

Invicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold Ingot1

Note Blocks

Nether gold ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite nether-gold-ore.png: Sprite image for nether-gold-ore in Minecraft nether_gold_ore sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.nether_gold_ore.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.nether_gold_ore.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.nether_gold_ore.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.nether_gold_ore.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.nether_gold_ore.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite nether-gold-ore.png: Sprite image for nether-gold-ore in Minecraft nether_gold_ore sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.nether_gold_ore1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.nether_gold_ore1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.nether_gold_ore0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.nether_gold_ore0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.nether_gold_ore0.181.0
BlocksJumping from the blockjump.nether_gold_ore0.121.0
BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.nether_gold_ore0.141.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
BlockSprite nether-gold-ore.png: Sprite image for nether-gold-ore in Minecraft Nether Gold Orenether_gold_oreBlock & Itemgold_ores
guarded_by_piglins
mineable/pickaxe
gold_ores
piglin_loved
block.minecraft.nether_gold_ore

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
BlockSprite nether-gold-ore.png: Sprite image for nether-gold-ore in Minecraft Nether Gold Orenether_gold_ore543Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.nether_gold_ore.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. Available with /give command.
  3. The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Oooh, shiny!Distract a Piglin using goldGive a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.30Silver

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Oh ShinyDistract Piglins with gold The player must not be wearing any gold armor. Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.

History

March 2, 2017 Jens Bergensten showed interest in a suggestion regarding nether gold ore that was posted on Reddit.
February 14, 2020HelenAngel says there will not be gold ore in the Nether.
February 28, 2020HelenAngel says to upvote gold ore in the Nether on the Feedback site. She also states it's getting a lot of attention on there, so she has passed it off to the team.
Java Edition
1.1620w11a Added Nether gold ore.
Like regular gold ore, Nether gold ore drops itself and can be mined only with an iron pickaxe or better.
March 11, 2020 A new texture for Nether gold ore is shown.
20w12aNether gold ore now drops gold nuggets instead of itself.
Nether gold ore can now be mined with any pickaxe.
20w13a The texture of Nether gold ore has been changed.
Nether gold ore now drops experience.
20w17aNether gold ore now uses the same sounds as Nether quartz ore, but via a different sound event.
Pre-release 1Nether gold ore now uses the "Nether" color on maps.
1.1721w14aNether gold ore can no longer be smelted.
21w15aNether gold ore can now be smelted again.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Added Nether gold ore.
1.20.60Preview 1.20.60.21Increased the base drop rate of gold nuggets from Nether gold ore from 2-5 to 2-6.

Issues

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