Nether Wart Block

Nether wart blocks are decorative blocks found in crimson forests and crafted using nether wart.

Nether Wart Block

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1
Hardness	1
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (Java)	28 COLOR_RED

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Obtaining

Breaking

Nether wart blocks and warped wart blocks can be mined using any tool or by hand, but a hoe is the fastest way to break it.

Block	Nether Wart Block
Hardness	1
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	1.5
Wooden	0.75
Stone	0.4
Iron	0.25
Diamond	0.2
Netherite	0.2
Golden	0.15
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

Natural generation

Nether wart blocks and generate as part of huge crimson fungi in crimson forests.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	[hide]Description
Nether Wart		The nether wart block cannot be crafted back into nether wart.

Usage

Nether wart blocks are not a storage block as it cannot be crafted back into nether wart.

Composting

Nether wart blocks can be fed into a composter with an 85% chance of leveling up the pile.

Mob spawning

Piglins, zombified piglins, and hoglins do not spawn on top of nether wart blocks. Other Nether mobs such as skeletons and endermen are not prevented from spawning.

Sounds

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e wart_block sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.wart_block.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.8	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.wart_block.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.8	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.wart_block.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.175	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.wart_block.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.wart_block.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e nether_wart sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.nether_wart	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.nether_wart	0.7	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.nether_wart	0.32	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.nether_wart	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.nether_wart	0.17	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.nether_wart	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.nether_wart	0.14	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	[hide]Translation key
Nether Wart Block	nether_wart_block	Block & Item	wart_blocks	block.minecraft.nether_wart_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Nether Wart Block	nether_wart_block	214	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.nether_wart_block.name

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.10			May 6, 2016				Jeb tweets an image of two new Nether blocks.
			16w20a				Added nether wart blocks.
			May 23, 2016				Jeb talks how he created the nether wart block as a cosmetic building block and not as a storage block. He then states that in the "adventure meta game", the player needs to find a nether fortress to unlock potions and that the developers may want to use the nether wart block in other features in the future without changing the value of the fortresses.
			pre1				Nether wart blocks are no longer destroyed by water or lava.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of nether wart blocks has been changed.
September 28, 2019							A new nether wart block texture was shown.
1.16			20w06a				The texture of nether wart blocks has been changed to match warped wart blocks.
							Nether wart blocks now generate in crimson forests.
							New sounds have been added for nether wart blocks.
			20w09a				Nether wart blocks can now be broken quickly using hoes.
			20w15a				Nether wart blocks can now be composted.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.1.3			alpha 1.1.3.0				Added nether wart blocks.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of nether wart blocks has been changed.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				The texture of nether wart blocks has not been changed to match warped wart blocks.
							Nether wart blocks now generate in crimson forests.
							Nether wart blocks can now be obtained via bartering with piglins.
							Nether wart blocks have been moved from the Construction tab to the Nature tab in the Creative inventory.​
			beta 1.16.0.57				Nether wart blocks can no longer be obtained from bartering with piglins.
							Nether wart blocks can now be composted.
1.16.0			?				Nether wart blocks now share the same sounds as warped wart blocks.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13	1.0.1	Added nether wart blocks.
			1.90				The texture of nether wart blocks has been changed.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19							Added nether wart blocks.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 214.

Issues

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

Gallery

Screenshots

• 

  The first image of nether wart blocks, as tweeted by Jens Bergensten.

• 

  Nether wart blocks.

• 

  A comparison of a warped wart block and a nether wart block.

• 

  Nether wart blocks in Bedrock Edition.

External links

• Block of the Month: Nether Wart – Minecraft.net on August 11, 2022