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Netherrack in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

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

What is Netherrack?

Netherrack is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 0.4 and a blast resistance of 0.4. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Netherrack does not emit light. Netherrack filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

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

How to mine Netherrack

Netherrack 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 0.6 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 2 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×.

Netherrack drops

When broken, Netherrack drops:

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

What Netherrack is used to craft

Netherrack appears as an ingredient in 3 known Minecraft recipes:

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Requires Tool
  • Crafting Material

Netherrack technical properties

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

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

Netherrack natural generation

  • Generates in biomes / dimensions: Overworld

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:netherrack
  • Material family: mineable/pickaxe
  • Hardness: 0.4
  • Blast resistance: 0.4
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 15
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: No
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:netherrack 1

Overview

Netherrack 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 Netherrack with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Netherrack once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Netherrack with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Netherrack once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 0.6s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 2s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:netherrack 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 Netherrack?

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 Netherrack drop when mined?

Breaking Netherrack drops Netherrack.

How hard is Netherrack to mine?

Netherrack has a hardness value of 0.4. That works out to roughly 0.6s with the correct tool or 2s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

What is Netherrack used to craft?

Netherrack is used as an ingredient in 3 other recipes.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Netherrack?

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

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