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Block of Netherite

A storage block that holds nine netherite ingots. It is highly blast-resistant and does not burn in lava.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.16

Item ID

block_of_netherite

Block of Netherite at a glance

Block of Netherite comes from crafting, and Utility Blocks is where it sits as a block. A slot of Block of Netherite holds 64, nine slots hold 576, and 1728 fill a chest.

Block of Netherite is a 50-hardness block. Its 1200 blast resistance puts it in the group of blocks explosions do not shift. You need at least diamond to get anything back from Block of Netherite: a weaker pickaxe breaks it and drops nothing. It sits between Block of Lapis Lazuli and Block of Quartz in Utility Blocks, number 49 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

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Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Block of Netherite has the grid for Block of Netherite

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Can power a beacon and can be uncrafted back into 9 netherite ingots. Immune to fire and lava.

Frequently asked questions about Block of Netherite

  1. Netherite Ingot going into Block of Netherite, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Block of Netherite in Minecraft?

    Block of Netherite is crafted from Netherite Ingot at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. 64 Block of Netherite drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Block of Netherite can you stack?

    64 Block of Netherite fill one slot, and filling it costs 576 Netherite Ingot: 64 crafts. A double chest of Block of Netherite comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  3. Block of Netherite on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Block of Netherite used for?

    A storage block that holds nine netherite ingots. It is highly blast-resistant and does not burn in lava.

  4. Block of Netherite coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.16

    When was Block of Netherite added to Minecraft?

    Block of Netherite was added in version 1.16.

  5. How long does Block of Netherite take to break?

    For Block of Netherite the game keeps hardness at 50, and it holds blast resistance 1200. That second figure on Block of Netherite is what makes it worth hauling into a build meant to take a hit. You need at least diamond to get anything back from Block of Netherite: a weaker pickaxe breaks it and drops nothing. Java 26.2 lists Block of Netherite exactly this way, which is how it is printed here.

Building with it

Nine netherite ingots make a block, which is thirty-six ancient debris and thirty-six gold: the most expensive block in the game by a wide margin. It is fireproof, it survives being blown up by almost anything, and it is the only beacon base material that will not burn in a Nether build.

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