Netherite

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Netherite is a metal alloy from the Nether, used primarily to upgrade diamond gear. Netherite items are more powerful and durable than diamond, and in dropped item form are resistant to fire or lava. Netherite blocks are also unbreakable by the strongest explosions from normal gameplay, with the exception of blue wither skulls.

Blocks and items

Many blocks and items make netherite, are made with netherite, are used to upgrade gear to netherite, or are directly stated to be netherite. They are:

• Ancient Debris - the blast-resistant ore form rarely found at low altitudes in the Nether, or as loot in bastion remnants (which may also contain netherite scraps and ingots).
• Block of Netherite - the mineral block form of netherite ingots.
• Netherite Scrap - an item obtained by smelting ancient debris, used to craft netherite ingots.
• Netherite Ingot - used for crafting and upgrading diamond gear to netherite.
• Netherite Upgrade - a smithing template, found as loot in bastion remnants, used for upgrading diamond gear to netherite.

Gear and tools

Netherite gear is made by upgrading diamond gear at a smithing table using a netherite ingot and a netherite upgrade. These are:

• Netherite Axe
• Netherite Hoe
• Netherite Pickaxe
• Netherite Shovel
• Netherite Sword
• Netherite Helmet
• Netherite Chestplate
• Netherite Leggings
• Netherite Boots

Gameplay

• Netherite tier
• Netherite armor material

April Fools

Blocks that appeared only in April Fools' Day joke versions containing netherite textures, but not necessarily made of netherite. They are:

• Swaggiest stairs ever - an April Fools' Day joke version of stairs for the netherite block, available only in snapshot 20w14∞.

History

February 20, 2024							A video about bugs shows early textures of netherite items.
							In the same video, it is revealed that while making it so that Netherite floats in lava, there was a bug so that it bounced around in the lava instead.
Java Edition
1.16			20w06a				Added netherite tools, armor, blocks, ingots, etc.
			20w07a				Netherite hoes can be obtained through bartering.
			20w10a				Netherite gear is now created through a smithing table.
			20w16a				Ancient debris and netherite ingots generate in the new bastion remnant chests.
			20w20a				Netherite hoes can no longer be obtained through bartering.
1.18.2			22w03a				Netherite armor knockback resistance is no longer random.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w04a				Added the netherite upgrade smithing template, which is now required to upgrade gear to netherite.
			23w05a				Increased the chance of finding the netherite upgrade smithing template in bastion remnant chests from 3.2% to 10%.
1.21.5			25w02a				Netherite Ingots are no longer used to craft a Lodestone.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Added netherite tools, armor, blocks, ingots, etc.
			beta 1.16.0.57				Netherite ingots can now be used to power beacons.
							Netherite ingots can now be used to craft lodestones.
							Netherite ingots can now be found in bastion remnant chests.
1.16.100			beta 1.16.100.54				Netherite hoes can no longer be obtained through bartering.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Added the netherite upgrade smithing template, which is now required to upgrade gear to netherite.

Trivia

• According to lore, pure netherite ore no longer exists naturally because piglins have mined it all out, leaving behind only ancient debris.^[1]

References

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