Nether Reactor Core

The nether reactor core is an unused block that cannot be obtained with the use of commands.

Nether Reactor Core

• Normal
• Initialized
• Finished

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	3
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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Obtaining

Nether reactor cores are currently unobtainable in new worlds except through inventory editing or add-ons. It is not available through commands or Creative. The block is, however, still usable for decoration in older worlds that had the block prior to it becoming unobtainable. In Survival mode, new nether reactor cores cannot be crafted, including in worlds with the block, so once placed, the block would be lost if broken. In Creative mode it is still possible to use pick block control on existing nether reactor cores to get the block into the inventory.

Breaking

Mining a nether reactor core using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch yields the same drop as an unenchanted pickaxe. They drop 3 diamonds and 6 iron ingots.

Block	Nether Reactor Core
Hardness	3
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	15
Wooden	2.25
Stone	1.15
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Netherite	0.5
Golden	0.4
Options
Efficiency	0
Haste	0 JEBE

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

Usage

Prior to Pocket Edition v0.12.0 alpha, the nether reactor core served as a placeholder to obtain items found in the Nether, such as glowstone and nether quartz. The nether reactor core was activated by placing it in a specific pattern using gold blocks and cobblestone, and then tapping it.

Even though the nether reactor core has been unobtainable since the addition of the Nether, it has not been removed, and breaking it still drops the diamonds and iron ingots that were used to craft it.

Sounds

[hide] v t e metal sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	1.1-1.2
	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	1.2-1.25
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.3	0.75
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.35	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Nether Reactor Core	netherreactor	247	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical	tile.netherreactor.name

Name	[hide]Savegame ID
Block entity	NetherReactor

Block data

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format#Nether Reactor.

History

[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.5.0							Added nether reactor cores.
							Nether reactor cores could be crafted with the following recipe:
							Nether reactor cores could be used to create nether reactors, which would generate a square tower made of obsidian centered on the reactor, known as the nether spire.
v0.6.0							The nether spire is now made out of netherrack.
v0.12.0							Nether reactor cores no longer have a function due to the addition of the Nether.
							Nether reactor cores now drop 6 iron ingots and 3 diamonds, effectively refunding players who crafted them.
							Nether reactor cores have been removed from Creative inventory.
							Nether reactor cores no longer make nether reactors.
							Nether reactor cores can no longer be crafted.
v0.15.0			build 1				The default textures of nether reactor cores have been switched with the one in the plastic texture pack. This is confirmed to be a bug that would not be fixed. As a result, if the player uses the plastic texture pack, the nether reactor cores still have their normal texture.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added nether reactor cores, which are unused.
[hide]Pi Edition
v0.1.0							Added nether reactor cores, which are unused.
v0.1.1							The active texture has been changed to match Pocket Edition.

Issues

Nether reactor cores are an unsupported block and as such issues relating to them may not be fixed.

Gallery

• 

  Cobblestone and blocks of gold were used to create a nether reactor.

See also

• Glowing Obsidian
• Nether Reactor