How do you get Nether Wart in Minecraft?

Nether Wart is obtained through natural world generation, and Nether Wart from harvesting grown crops on soul sand. No crafting recipe exists for Nether Wart. The best odds are nether fortress chests, about 18% per chest.

Where do you find Nether Wart in chests?

Nether Wart is chest loot in one place and one only: nether fortress chests (about 18%, 3 to 7 at a time). No other generated chest lists Nether Wart, so for Nether Wart that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.

When was Nether Wart added to Minecraft?

Nether Wart was added in the 1.0 full release.

How many Nether Wart can you stack?

Nether Wart goes 64 to a slot, and nether fortress chests hand over 3 to 7 Nether Wart at a time, so 64 Nether Wart is at least 10 chests of searching.

Utility Blocks

Nether Wart

A red fungus-like crop that grows on soul sand and is a key brewing ingredient. It generates in nether fortresses and bastion remnants and is required to make awkward potions.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Nether Wart at a glance

Nether Wart, a block out of natural world generation and harvesting grown crops on soul sand, sits under Utility Blocks, and this page covers Nether Wart on its own. A single slot takes 64 Nether Wart, a hotbar row 576 Nether Wart, and 3456 Nether Wart fill a double chest of Nether Wart.

Nether Wart is instant to break, which is what a hardness of 0 buys you. Generated chests only ever hold Nether Wart in one place: nether fortress chests (about 18%, 3 to 7 at a time). Nether Wart sits between Nether Bricks and Oak Door in Utility Blocks, number 212 of 340 there.

How to obtain Nether Wart

Natural generation
Harvesting grown crops on soul sand

Notes on Nether Wart

Plant on soul sand; brews into awkward potion. Nine nether wart craft into one nether wart block.

Frequently asked questions about Nether Wart

How do you get Nether Wart in Minecraft?
Nether Wart is obtained through natural world generation, and Nether Wart from harvesting grown crops on soul sand. No crafting recipe exists for Nether Wart. The best odds are nether fortress chests, about 18% per chest.
Where do you find Nether Wart in chests?
Nether Wart is chest loot in one place and one only: nether fortress chests (about 18%, 3 to 7 at a time). No other generated chest lists Nether Wart, so for Nether Wart that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.
When was Nether Wart added to Minecraft?
Nether Wart was added in the 1.0 full release.
How many Nether Wart can you stack?
Nether Wart goes 64 to a slot, and nether fortress chests hand over 3 to 7 Nether Wart at a time, so 64 Nether Wart is at least 10 chests of searching.
What is Nether Wart used for?
A red fungus-like crop that grows on soul sand and is a key brewing ingredient. It generates in nether fortresses and bastion remnants and is required to make awkward potions.

Building with Nether Wart

Nether wart grows on soul sand and nowhere else, and it is the first ingredient in almost every potion: water bottle plus wart gives the awkward potion everything else builds on. Fortresses have it in their stairwell gardens, and one piece brought home starts a farm that never stops.

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Nether Wart at a glance

How to obtain Nether Wart

Notes on Nether Wart

Frequently asked questions about Nether Wart

How do you get Nether Wart in Minecraft?

Where do you find Nether Wart in chests?

When was Nether Wart added to Minecraft?

How many Nether Wart can you stack?

What is Nether Wart used for?

Building with Nether Wart

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