Minecraft:Netherrack

Template:Infobox block Netherrack is a frail stone Minecraft:block found abundantly in Minecraft:the Nether. Minecraft:Fire lit on top of netherrack burns indefinitely and cannot be extinguished by Minecraft:rain.

Obtaining

Breaking

The suitable tool to break netherrack is Minecraft:pickaxe. Netherrack needs to be broken using a pickaxe, otherwise the breaking time will be higher and the block will drop nothing. Template:Breaking row Netherrack drops itself when it's destroyed.

Natural generation

Netherrack makes up most of Minecraft:the Nether's terrain, and also generates as part of Minecraft:ruined portals in the Minecraft:Overworld and the Nether.

Netherrack generates as part of bridge and treasure room Minecraft:bastion remnants.

Nylium

Minecraft:Nylium drops a netherrack block when destroyed using a pickaxe that is not enchanted with Minecraft:Silk Touch.

Post-generation

Crimson or warped Minecraft:nylium transforms into netherrack if a solid, opaque Minecraft:block is directly above it, or when it is covered by Minecraft:snow.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Template:IN, netherrack generates as part of Minecraft:nether portals spawned floating, making netherrack renewable.

Usage

Netherrack can be used as a cheap building block. Because of its abundance and softness, it can be used to construct temporary structures that can be used for scaffolding, blockage, or other purposes.

When netherrack's top is lit on Minecraft:fire, the fire burns indefinitely and isn't put out by Minecraft:rain. This fire can spread to Minecraft:flammable blocks adjacent to the netherrack.

Template:Ctrl Minecraft:bone meal on netherrack placed next to warped Minecraft:nylium or crimson nylium transforms the netherrack into more warped or crimson nylium.

Data values

ID

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History

Trivia

• The "blood" on the old netherrack texture was originally intended to be red moss.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> Moreover, Notch was stating that Minecraft will remain blood-free shortly before the Minecraft:Halloween Update release, when the block was added.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• Prior to the addition of item tooltips in Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.0, netherrack was first officially referred to as "netherstone".<ref name="netherstone"/> A Minecraft:Minecraft.net article claims "bloodstone" was the original name,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> which was only a common fan alias.Template:Cn
• A Minecraft:material reducerTemplate:Only reveals netherrack to be a volcanic silicate rock rich in mercury.
• When inquired about the meaning of "rack" in "netherrack" in an email exchange, Jens Bergensten stated that "rack" doesn't mean anything and "netherrack" is just the name of the rock.<ref>"The "rack" in Netherrack doesn't mean anything. Netherrack is just a name of the rock." – File:Jeb netherrack email.png[[Minecraft::File:Jeb netherrack email.png|Jens Bergensten via email, March 14, 2014]]</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

• A naturally generated netherrack next to a Minecraft:soul sand valley.
  A naturally generated netherrack next to a Minecraft:soul sand valley.

In other media

• File:Chicken merch.jpg
• Netherrack as it appeared in the Minecraft:2022 Mob Vote Event
  Netherrack as it appeared in the Minecraft:2022 Mob Vote Event
• Netherrack as it appeared in the Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party
  Netherrack as it appeared in the Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party
• Netherrack as it appears in ''Minecraft Dungeons''
  Netherrack as it appears in Template:MCD
• Netherrack as it appears in ''Minecraft Legends''
  Template:MCL as it appears in Template:MCL

External links

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