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Chiseled Nether Bricks in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Chiseled Nether Bricks is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Chiseled Nether Bricks.

What is Chiseled Nether Bricks?

Chiseled Nether Bricks is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 2 and a blast resistance of 6. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Chiseled Nether Bricks does not emit light. Chiseled Nether Bricks filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:chiseled_nether_bricks. Command: /give @p minecraft:chiseled_nether_bricks 1.

How to mine Chiseled Nether Bricks

Chiseled Nether Bricks requires one of the following tools to drop its item — mining with a lower tier or by hand destroys it:

Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):

  • With the correct tool: approximately 3 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 10 seconds

Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.

Chiseled Nether Bricks drops

When broken, Chiseled Nether Bricks drops:

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Requires Tool
  • Craftable

Chiseled Nether Bricks technical properties

  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: No (luminance 0)

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Chiseled Nether Bricks (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:chiseled_nether_bricks
  • Material family: mineable/pickaxe
  • Hardness: 2
  • Blast resistance: 6
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 15
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:chiseled_nether_bricks 1

Overview

Chiseled Nether Bricks is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Chiseled Nether Bricks with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Chiseled Nether Bricks once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Chiseled Nether Bricks with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Chiseled Nether Bricks once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 3s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 10s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:chiseled_nether_bricks 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
  • Carry a spare tool of the correct tier - breaking with the wrong one wastes the drop.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 1-5 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Chiseled Nether Bricks?

You need one of: Wooden Pickaxe, Stone Pickaxe, Golden Pickaxe, Iron Pickaxe, Diamond Pickaxe, Netherite Pickaxe. Mining with a lower tier tool (or by hand) will break the block without dropping its item.

What does Chiseled Nether Bricks drop when mined?

Breaking Chiseled Nether Bricks drops Chiseled Nether Bricks.

How hard is Chiseled Nether Bricks to mine?

Chiseled Nether Bricks has a hardness value of 2. That works out to roughly 3s with the correct tool or 10s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Chiseled Nether Bricks?

Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Chiseled Nether Bricks.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Chiseled Nether Bricks?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:chiseled_nether_bricks, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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