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Minecraft:Bedrock Edition guides/Nether Update

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This guide is a simplified overview of all changes in the Minecraft:Nether Update (Template:BE 1.16.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Minecraft:Buzzy Bees update (Bedrock Edition 1.14.x releases).

Mobs

New

Minecraft:Hoglins Template:Animate Template:Drop and Template:Drop
Minecraft:Piglin Template:Animate
Minecraft:Piglin brute File:Piglin Brute.png Minecraft:Bastion remnant 8.5% chance to drop their held item (a Template:ItemLink with random durability).
Minecraft:Strider Template:Animate Nether lava lakes

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Minecraft:Zoglin File:Zoglin BE.png None Template:Drop
  • Zoglins and baby zoglins attack all nearby mobs and players except for Minecraft:creepers and other zoglins.
  • Zoglins are incapable of Minecraft:breeding.
  • Unlike baby hoglins, zoglins do not play with baby piglins.
  • Piglins will flee from zoglins if unengaged in combat.
  • Zoglins do not flee from Minecraft:warped fungi.

Changed

Spawning
  • Passive mobs now spawn on blocks they are supposed to.
  • Improved spawn rates of Minecraft:iron golems by 10 times.
  • Despawn Rules have been changed to closely match Java Despawn Rules.
Minecraft:Enderman File:Enderman.png
Minecraft:Ghast File:Ghast.gif
Minecraft:Wither File:Wither.png Withers can now be summoned using Minecraft:soul soil in the base.
Minecraft:Wolf Wolves can now spawn in Minecraft:forests and Minecraft:giant tree taigas.
Minecraft:Zombie pigman Template:Animate
Minecraft:Villager Template:Animate Villagers that are cured now offer Minecraft:trading discounts.

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Allow File:Allow BE1.png Allow blocks can only be obtained via commands under the "Education Edition" toggle. Allow blocks are unbreakable in Survival or Adventure mode. Allow blocks allow players, even in Adventure mode, to build or break all block on top of it.
Minecraft:Ancient debris File:Ancient Debris.png
  • Ancient debris can be found in the Nether, but are extremely rare.
  • Never generates exposed to air, and is most common between levels 8-22.
Ancient debris can be mined with a diamond or netherite Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Border File:Border BE1.png Borders can only be obtained via commands under the "Education Edition" toggle. Borders are unbreakable in Survival or Adventure mode. Borders stop all mobs in Survival or Adventure mode from passing anywhere on top or under them.
Minecraft:Basalt File:Basalt.png Basalt can be mined with any pickaxe.
Minecraft:Blackstone File:Blackstone.png
  • Blackstone can be found in large patches in Minecraft:basalt deltas.
  • Blackstone can be found on all nether biomes at the lava level.
Blackstone can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe
Minecraft:Blackstone,
Minecraft:polished blackstone, and
Minecraft:polished blackstone brick
Minecraft:slabs, Minecraft:stairs and Minecraft:walls
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Pickaxe
  • Can be used decoratively.
  • Walls can also be used as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Polished blackstone
Minecraft:button and Minecraft:pressure plate
File:Polished Blackstone Button JE1 BE1.png

File:Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate JE1 BE1.png

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Pickaxe Output redstone signals when pressed or stepped on.
Minecraft:Block of netherite File:Block of Netherite.png

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Blocks of netherite can be mined with a diamond or netherite Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Chiseled nether bricks File:Chiseled Nether Bricks JE2 BE2.png

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Chiseled nether bricks can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe. Chiseled nether bricks can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Cracked nether bricks File:Cracked Nether Bricks JE1 BE1.png

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Cracked nether bricks can be mined with any pickaxe. Cracked nether bricks can be used as a decorative block.
Crimson and Minecraft:warped fungus Template:Animate Crimson fungi generate in Minecraft:crimson forests and warped fungi in Minecraft:warped forests. However, crimson fungi can generate less commonly in warped forests and vice versa. Nether fungi can be mined with any tool or hand.
Crimson and Minecraft:warped nylium Template:Animate Crimson nylium generates in Minecraft:crimson forests and warped nylium in Minecraft:warped forests. Nylium can be mined with any pickaxe. Crimson or Minecraft:warped fungi will grow on their respective nylium variants.
Crimson and Minecraft:warped planks Template:Animate

Template:Crafting

Crimson and warped planks can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with Minecraft:axes being the fastest way to break them.
Minecraft:Crimson roots, Minecraft:warped roots and Minecraft:nether sprouts Template:Animate Crimson roots, warped roots and nether sprouts can be found in crimson or Minecraft:warped forests Crimson roots, warped roots, and nether sprouts can be mined with any tool or hand. Crimson roots, warped roots, and nether sprouts can be used as a decorative block.
Crimson and Minecraft:warped stem Template:Animate Stems comprise the trunks of huge fungi. Crimson and warped planks can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with Minecraft:axes being the fastest way to break them.
Minecraft:Crimson hyphae and Minecraft:warped hyphae Template:Animate

Template:Crafting

Hyphae can be mined with any tool or hand, with Minecraft:axes being the fasted way to break them.
Minecraft:Crimson and Minecraft:warped
Minecraft:slab and Minecraft:stairs
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Axe Decorative blocks.
Minecraft:Crimson and Minecraft:warped
Minecraft:fence and Minecraft:fence gate
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Axe
  • Prevent mobs and players from jumping over them.
  • Fence gates can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Crimson and Minecraft:warped
Minecraft:door and Minecraft:trapdoor
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Axe Can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Crimson and Minecraft:warped
Minecraft:button and Minecraft:pressure plate
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Axe Output redstone signals when pressed or stepped on.
Crimson and warped Minecraft:sign File:Crimson Wall Sign.png

File:Crimson Sign.png File:Warped Wall Sign.png File:Warped Sign.png

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Axe
Minecraft:Crying obsidian File:Crying Obsidian JE1.png Crying obsidian can be bartered from piglins and found in Minecraft:ruined portal structures. Crying obsidian can be mined with a diamond or netherite Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Deny File:Deny BE1.png Deny blocks can only be obtained via commands under the "Education Edition" toggle. Deny blocks are unbreakable in Survival or Adventure mode. Deny blocks stop players in Survival or Adventure mode to build or break all block on top of it.
Minecraft:Gilded blackstone File:Gilded Blackstone.png Gilded blackstone can be found in bastions. Gilded blackstone can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Lodestone File:Lodestone JE1 BE1.png

Template:Crafting

Lodestones can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Nether gold ore File:Nether Gold Ore JE2 BE1.png Nether gold ore can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Polished basalt File:Polished Basalt.png

Template:Crafting

Polished basalt can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe. Polished basalt can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Polished blackstone Template:Animate

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Polished blackstone can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Polished blackstone bricks Template:Animate

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Polished blackstone bricks can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Chiseled polished blackstone File:Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png

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Chiseled polished blackstone bricks can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe. Chiseled polished blackstone bricks can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Cracked polished blackstone bricks File:Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks.png

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Cracked polished blackstone bricks can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe. Cracked polished blackstone bricks can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Quartz bricks File:Quartz Bricks JE2.png

Template:Crafting

Quartz bricks can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe.
  • Quartz bricks can be used as a decorative block.
  • Quartz bricks have a different pattern than Minecraft:stone bricks.
Minecraft:Respawn anchor Template:Animate

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Respawn anchors can be mined with a diamond or netherite Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Shroomlight File:Shroomlight JE1 BE1.png Shroomlights can be found on huge fungi in Minecraft:crimson forests and Minecraft:warped forests. Shroomlights can be mined with any tool, but Minecraft:hoes are the most efficient. Shroomlights emits a light level of 15, similarly to Minecraft:glowstone.
Minecraft:Soul campfire File:Soul Campfire.gif

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Soul campfires can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with Minecraft:axes being the fastest way to break them.
  • Soul campfires emit a light level of 10, instead of 15 by the regular one.
  • Soul campfires have a blue flame instead of orange.
  • Soul campfires have all behaviors of the normal Minecraft:campfire.
  • Soul campfires repel Minecraft:piglins.
Minecraft:Soul fire File:Soul Fire BE.gif Soul fire can't be obtained but can be extinguished by clicking on it.
  • Soul fire deals damage at a rate of 2 per second as opposed to the 1 per second of regular fire.
  • Soul fire repels Minecraft:piglins.
Minecraft:Soul lantern File:Soul Lantern.png Soul lanterns are crafted similarly to a normal lantern, using a soul torch instead of a normal torch.

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Soul lanterns can be mined with any Minecraft:pickaxe.
Minecraft:Soul soil File:Soul Soil JE1 BE1.png Soul soil generates in the Minecraft:soul sand valley, alongside conventional Minecraft:soul sand. Soul soil can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with Minecraft:shovels being the fastest way to break them.
  • Fire lit on soul soil appears as soul fire.
  • The player does not sink and is not slowed when walking on soul soil.
  • Soul soil can be used to summon the Minecraft:wither.
Minecraft:Soul torch File:Soul Torch BE1.png

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Soul torches can be broken instantly with any tool as well as by hand.
Minecraft:Chain File:Chain.png

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Pickaxe
Minecraft:Target File:Target.png

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Targets can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with Minecraft:hoes being the fastest way to break them.
  • Targets emit a Minecraft:redstone signal for 1 second when hit with most projectiles.
  • The closer a projectile hits to the center, the stronger the signal it gives off.
Minecraft:Twisting vines File:Twisting Vines Plant JE1.png Twisting vines can be broken instantly with any tool as well as by hand.
  • Twisting vines can be used as a decorative block.
  • Twisting vines can be climbed like Minecraft:vines. In addition, if warped vines are fallen on the player does not take fall damage.
  • Twisting vines can be grown taller using Minecraft:bone meal.
Minecraft:Warped wart block File:Warped Wart Block JE1 BE1.png Warped wart blocks generate as a part of huge warped fungi. Warped wart blocks can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with Minecraft:hoes being the fastest way to break them. Warped wart blocks can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Weeping vines File:Weeping Vines Plant BE.png Weeping vines generate in the crimson forest biome. Weeping vines can be broken instantly with any tool as well as by hand.
  • Weeping vines are placed on the bottom of a block and grows downward.
  • Weeping vines can be used as a decorative block.
  • Weeping vines can be climbed like Minecraft:vines.
  • Weeping vines can be grown using Minecraft:bone meal.

Changed

Minecraft:Beacon File:Beacon.png
Minecraft:Bone block Template:Animate
Minecraft:Conduit File:Conduit.png Conduits now give Minecraft:conduit power to nearby players in Minecraft:rain.
Minecraft:Dispenser File:Dispenser.png Crafting dispensers no longer require a fully repaired Minecraft:bow.
Minecraft:Pumpkin, Minecraft:jack o'lantern, and Minecraft:fence gate Template:Animate Pumpkins, jack o'lanterns, and fence gates can now be placed without supporting blocks underneath.
Minecraft:Flower pot File:Flower Pot JE3.png Potted Minecraft:plants can now be removed from the pot by tapping/clicking on it.
Minecraft:Jigsaw block File:Jigsaw Block.png
  • Jigsaw block's texture is changed.
  • Jigsaw blocks can now be obtained by Template:Cmd command.
Minecraft:Nether wart block File:Nether Wart Block JE2 BE2.png Nether wart blocks now generates as a part of huge crimson fungi.
Minecraft:Netherrack File:Netherrack JE4 BE2.png
Oak and birch Minecraft:sapling Template:Animate Oak and birch saplings planted within 2 blocks of a flower on the same Y-level have a 5% chance of the grown tree having a Minecraft:bee nest.
Minecraft:Observer File:Observer.png Observers no longer emit a Minecraft:redstone signal when placed.
Minecraft:Shulker box Template:Animate Shulker boxes can now be undyed in a Minecraft:cauldron.
Minecraft:Smithing table File:Smithing Table.png
Minecraft:Soul sand File:Soul Sand.png Soul sand now generates in Minecraft:soul sand valley biomes at the lava level of the lava ocean.
Minecraft:Spruce sapling File:Spruce Sapling.png Large spruce trees now transform nearby Minecraft:grass blocks into Minecraft:podzol when they grow.
Minecraft:Structure block File:Structure Block.png
Minecraft:Vines File:Vines.png Vines now play a Minecraft:sound when climbed.

Items

New

Minecraft:Banner pattern (Snout) File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png Can be found in chests in Minecraft:bastion remnants. Has the same function as any other Minecraft:banner pattern.
Minecraft:Music disc (Pigstep) File:Music Disc Pigstep JE1 BE1.png Can be found in chests in Minecraft:bastion remnants. Has the same function as any other Minecraft:music disc.
Minecraft:Netherite scrap File:Netherite Scrap JE2 BE1.png

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Netherite scraps can be crafted into Minecraft:netherite ingots.
Minecraft:Netherite ingot File:Netherite Ingot BE1.png

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Netherite ingots can be used for upgrading Minecraft:diamond armor, weapons and tools into netherite versions.
Minecraft:Netherite armor Template:Animate

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Minecraft:Netherite axe, hoe, pickaxe, shovel, and sword Template:Animate

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Minecraft:Warped fungus on a stick File:Warped Fungus on a Stick JE1 BE1.png

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Warped fungus on a stick can be used to control Minecraft:striders
Minecraft:Spawn egg
(Minecraft:Hoglin/Minecraft:piglin/Minecraft:strider/Minecraft:zoglin/Minecraft:piglin brute)
Template:Animate Can be obtained only via creative inventory. Has the same function as any other Minecraft:spawn egg.

Changed

Dropped item File:Item.gif Dropped items now transform into a 3D model and start spinning.
Minecraft:Bone meal File:Bone Meal.png
Minecraft:Compass File:Lodestone Compass BE1.gif
All Minecraft:hoes Template:Animate

Potions

New

Minecraft:Potion of Slowness IV

Template:Brewing

Minecraft:Slowness IV

Biomes

New

Minecraft:Crimson forest File:Crimson Forest.png
Minecraft:Warped forest File:Warped Forest.png
Minecraft:Soulsand valley File:Soulsand Valley.png
Minecraft:Basalt deltas File:BasaltDeltas.png Minecraft:Ruined portals

Changed

Minecraft:Nether File:The Nether.png The Nether was split into biomes.
Nether (as original biome) File:Nether.png

Structures

New

Minecraft:Bastion remnant File:Bastion Remnant.png Generate in Minecraft:the Nether in all biomes except Minecraft:basalt deltas. Yes (3)
  • Serves as the home of piglins.
  • Piglin brutes spawn only in this structure.
  • Gilded blackstone naturally generates only in this structure, both as one of the blocks that make up the structure and as chest loot.
Minecraft:Nether fossil
File:Nether fossil 14.png
Nether fossils generate in Minecraft:the Nether and are found exclusively in Minecraft:soul sand valley biomes. No No Remains of unknown creatures
Minecraft:Ruined portal File:Overworld portal 1.png Generate in all biomes in both the Nether and the Overworld. They can spawn underground (partially or fully), underwater, or exposed to the air. Yes (1) No
Minecraft:Basalt pillar
File:Basalt Pillar.png
Basalt pillars generate in Minecraft:the Nether and are found exclusively in Minecraft:soul sand valley biomes. No No Pillars, made from Minecraft:basalt
Minecraft:Huge crimson fungi and Minecraft:huge warped fungi Template:Animate Huge crimson fungi generate in Minecraft:crimson forest and huge warped fungi generate in Minecraft:warped forest No No

Music

New

Template:Music disclaimer Four new music tracks composed by Minecraft:Lena Raine have been added to the game, as well as the new aquatic tracks by C418.

axolotl.ogg Underwater "Axolotl" File:Axolotl.ogg
dragon fish.ogg Underwater "Minecraft:Dragon Fish" File:Dragon Fish.ogg
shuniji.ogg Underwater "Minecraft:Shuniji" File:Shuniji.ogg
rubedo.ogg Nether Wastes "Minecraft:Rubedo" File:Rubedo.ogg
chrysopoeia.ogg Minecraft:Crimson Forest "Minecraft:Chrysopoeia" File:Chrysopoeia.ogg
so_below.ogg Minecraft:Soul Sand Valley and Minecraft:Basalt Deltas "Minecraft:So Below" File:So below.ogg
pigstep_master.ogg Template:ItemSprite Minecraft:Music Disc

(Minecraft:Bastion Remnants)

"Pigstep" File:Pigstep.ogg

Enchantments

New

Enchantment Max Level Applicable Items Notes
Minecraft:Curse of Binding I Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite Prevents removal of a cursed item from its armor slot.
Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing I Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite

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Makes the item disappear on death.
Minecraft:Soul Speed III Template:ItemSprite Makes the player move faster when on Soul Sand and Soul Soil, and overrides the slowing functionality of the former.

Gameplay

New

Minecraft:Bartering Trading system between players and Minecraft:piglins.

Achievements

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See also

Template:Navbox guides

Minecraft:es:Guías de Bedrock Edition/Nether Update Minecraft:ja:ガイド/Bedrock Edition/ネザー・アップデート Minecraft:pt:Guias da Edição Bedrock/Nether Update Minecraft:zh:基岩版指南/下界更新

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