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Red Nether Bricks

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Red Nether Bricks
Red Nether Bricks.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Red Nether Bricks'
Invicon Red Nether Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Red Nether Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Red Nether Bricks
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Red Nether bricks are a decorative variant of Nether bricks that do not naturally generate.

Obtaining

Breaking

Red Nether bricks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block BlockSprite red-nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for red-nether-bricks in MinecraftRed Nether Bricks
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.5
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.6
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.25
Options
Efficiency
000
Haste
001
1JEBE
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Nether Wart +
Nether Brick
Invicon Nether Wart.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Wart in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Nether Wart with description: Nether WartInvicon Nether Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Nether Brick with description: Nether BrickInvicon Nether Brick.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Brick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Nether Brick with description: Nether BrickInvicon Nether Wart.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Wart in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Nether Wart with description: Nether Wart
Invicon Red Nether Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Red Nether Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Red Nether Bricks

Usage

Red Nether bricks are non-flammable and immune to ghast fireballs, making them a suitable shelter material for the Nether.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Red Nether Brick Slab Red Nether Bricks
Red Nether Brick Stairs Red Nether Bricks
Red Nether Brick Wall Red Nether Bricks

Stonecutting ingredient

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Red Nether Bricks

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite red-nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for red-nether-bricks in Minecraft nether_bricks sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.nether_bricks.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​0.80.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.nether_bricks.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​0.80.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.nether_bricks.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.nether_bricks.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.nether_bricks.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite red-nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for red-nether-bricks in Minecraft nether_brick sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.nether_brick​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.nether_brick​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.nether_brick​ ?0.250.5
​ ?PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.nether_brick​ ?0.41.0
​ ?PlayersWalking on the blockstep.nether_brick​ ?0.161.0
​ ?BlocksJumping from the blockjump.bone_block​ ?0.121.0
​ ?BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.nether_brick​ ?0.141.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
BlockSprite red-nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for red-nether-bricks in Minecraft Red Nether Bricksred_nether_bricksBlock & Item block.minecraft.red_nether_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite red-nether-bricks.png: Sprite image for red-nether-bricks in Minecraft Red Nether Bricksred_nether_brick215Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.red_nether_brick.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Videos

History

This section would benefit from the addition of more sounds.
 
Please remove this notice once you have added suitable sounds to the section.
The specific instructions are: Sounds before 20w06a

Reveal

May 6, 2016Jens Bergensten tweets an image of two new Nether blocks.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1016w20a Added red Nether brick.
1.1317w47a"Red Nether Brick" has been renamed to "Red Nether Bricks".
1.1418w43a The textures of red Nether bricks have been changed.
Red Nether brick is now used to craft red Nether brick slabs, red Nether brick stairs, and red Nether brick walls.
18w50a The texture of red Nether bricks has been changed, once again.
1.1620w06aRed Nether bricks now have new sounds.
20w07aRed Nether bricks have become renewable, due to piglins offering Nether brick items through bartering.
1.21.424w44a The texture of the red Nether bricks has been changed.
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb red Nether bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.1.3alpha 1.1.3.0 Added red Nether brick.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0Red Nether brick is now used to craft red Nether brick slabs, red Nether brick stairs, and red Nether brick walls.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of red Nether brick has been changed.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.22Changed name from "Red Nether Brick" to "Red Nether Bricks" to match Java Edition.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.29 The texture of the red Nether bricks has been changed.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb red Nether bricks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 131.0.1 Added red Nether bricks.
1.88 Red Nether brick is now used to craft red Nether brick slabs, red Nether brick stairs, and red Nether brick walls.
1.90 The textures of red Nether bricks have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19 Added red Nether bricks.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aThe IDs​[more information needed] have been changed from red_nether_brick to red_nether_bricks.
Prior to The Flattening, the block's numeral IDs was 215.

Issues

Issues relating to "Red Nether Bricks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Screenshots

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/argo_major/status/877731551143788544

Sources