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Nether Wastes

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For the mission in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Nether Wastes.
"Hell" redirects here. For the dimension, see The Nether. For the map theme in Minecraft Indev, see Hell (map theme).

The Nether wastes is the most common biome found in the Nether.

Nether Wastes
Nether Wastes.png: Infobox image for Nether Wastes the biome in Minecraft
Structures

Bastion remnant
Nether fortress
Ruined portal

Features

Glowstone blob
Lava sea

Blocks

Netherrack
Glowstone
Soul Sand
Nether Quartz Ore
Nether Gold Ore
Ancient Debris
Magma Block
Lava
Blackstone
Gravel
Red Mushroom
Brown Mushroom
Fire

Climate

Temperature

2.0

Downfall

0.0

Precipitation

No

Colors

Fog color


 #330808

Grass color


 #BFB755

Foliage color


 #AEA42A

Water color


 #3F76E4‌[JE only]

 #905957‌[BE only] 

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Description Edit

The Nether wastes is the most common Nether biome and makes up around 36% of the Nether by volume. Unlike other Nether biomes, which tend to generate in large patches, the Nether wastes more often generates in thinner strips, often seperating two or more other biomes. In particular, a thin strip of Nether wastes always separates the crimson forest and the basalt deltas, or the warped forest and soul sand valley, pairs of biomes that can never border each other.

The Nether wastes is a barren biome composed of mostly netherrack. It has extensive lava seas with glowstone blobs hanging from the ceiling. Blobs of nether quartz, nether gold ore, and blackstone generate in the wastes (where ore is most visible) with the rarer ancient debris found unexposed within the terrain. Gravel and soul sand are found among its coastlines.

Most of the Nether's mobs can spawn here, including ghasts, zombified piglins, magma cubes, striders, piglins, and the occasional endermen. Nether fortresses and bastion remnants are present as well.

Mobs Edit

The following mobs are naturally spawned here：

In Java Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Zombified Piglin100⁄1684
Ghast[note 1]50⁄1684
Piglin15⁄1684
Magma Cube2⁄1684
Enderman1⁄1684
Creature category
Strider11–2
  1. ↑ Only 5% of spawn attempts succeed. 
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In Bedrock Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Zombified Piglin100⁄1712–4
Ghast40⁄1711
Piglin15⁄1714
Magma Cube10⁄1711–4
Enderman6⁄1711
Creature category
Strider12–4
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Sounds Edit

Music Edit

Previews of tracks in Minecraft have been shortened to 30 seconds on this wiki in accordance with fair use rationale. "11" and "calm4.ogg" are exempt from this.

These music tracks play while the player is in the Nether Wastes.

Filename
in Minecraft 		Gameplay Soundtrack Title Soundtrack Track preview Weight
rubedo.ogg Nether Wastes "Rubedo" Minecraft: Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 2 6
nether1.ogg The Nether "Concrete Halls" Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 7 1
nether2.ogg The Nether "Dead Voxel" Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 3 1
nether3.ogg The Nether "Warmth" Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 11 1
nether4.ogg The Nether "Ballad of the Cats" Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 15 1

Ambience Edit

Nether ambience plays while the player is in the Nether.

Name Sound Group
Nether Wastes Ambience Loop
Nether Wastes Addition 1 Loop Additions
Nether Wastes Addition 2
Nether Wastes Addition 3
Nether Wastes Addition 4
Nether Wastes Addition 5
Nether Wastes Addition 6
Nether Wastes Addition 7
Nether Wastes Addition 8
Nether Wastes Dark 1
Nether Wastes Dark 2
Nether Wastes Ground 1
Nether Wastes Ground 2
Nether Wastes Ground 3
Nether Wastes Ground 4
Nether Wastes Mood 1 Mood
Nether Wastes Mood 2
Nether Wastes Mood 3
Nether Wastes Mood 4
Nether Wastes Mood 5

Data values Edit

ID Edit

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID [hide]Translation key
BiomeSprite nether-wastes.png: Sprite image for nether-wastes in Minecraft Nether Wastesnether_wastes8biome.minecraft.nether_wastes

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifier[hide]Numeric ID
BiomeSprite nether-wastes.png: Sprite image for nether-wastes in Minecraft [No displayed name]hell8

History Edit

[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0previewAdded hell as the Nether's only biome.
This biome is added along with the Nether itself as well as the ghasts, zombie pigmen, netherrack, soul sand, and glowstone that it contains.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 PrereleaseAdded nether fortresses, which generate in the Nether, along with the blazes that spawn in them.
Added magma cubes, which spawn in the Nether.
1.915w31aThe Nether biome fog has been removed.
15w31cThe Nether biome fog has been re-added.
1.1016w20aPatches of magma blocks now generate in the Nether.
1.1318w19aThe biome "Hell" has been renamed to "Nether".
1.1419w14aSoul sand and gravel now generate at lava sea level, instead of between y level 60 and 65.[1]
1.1620w06aTo distinguish it from other Nether biomes, the biome "Nether" has been renamed to "Nether Wastes".
20w07aAdded piglins, which can spawn in Nether wastes.
20w13aAdded striders, which can spawn in Nether wastes.
20w19aPatches of blackstone and gravel now generate in nether wastes at level of lava ocean.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1build 1Added the Nether biome, known as "Hell".
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51The biome "Nether" has been renamed to "Nether Wastes".
Added piglins, which can spawn in the Nether Wastes.
beta 1.16.0.57Added striders, which can spawn in lava seas of the Nether Wastes.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1Added the Nether.
TU7Added nether fortresses, which generate in the Nether, along with the blazes that spawn in them.
Added magma cubes, which spawn in the Nether.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13Patches of magma blocks now generate in the Nether.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Added the Nether.

Data history Edit

This section is missing information about: In which version was the biome ID changed to "nether_wastes"?.
 
Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.
[hide]Java Edition
1.1317w47aIf numeric IDs for biomes were ever deprecated, it was most likely in this version.[verify]
pre5The biome ID hell has been changed to nether.

Issues Edit

Issues relating to "Nether biome" or "Nether Wastes" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Java Edition

  • MC-239041 – The surface in single biome worlds set to use nether or end biomes consists of grass blocks and dirt
  • MC-168132 – Ghasts spawn way too frequently in Nether biomes in the overworld
  • MC-179539 – Nether music does not play in Nether biomes in customized worlds; instead, overworld music does
  • MC-190480 – Lava within basalt deltas biomes doesn't update correctly when intersecting nether fortresses
  • MC-247021 – Nether wart and warped wart blocks no longer generate among the floor of crimson forest or warped forest biomes
  • MC-194412 – Parity issue: Water color in new nether biomes does not match Bedrock Edition
  • MC-239901 – Worlds of only nether biomes generated with grass blocks
  • MC-173252 – Nether fog flickers in the distance when moving near biome boundaries
  • MC-184561 – Soul fire patches cannot generate in the nether wastes biome despite being included in the biome's features
  • MC-222829 – Weird fog and sky in nether/end biome single biome overworld

Bedrock Edition

  • No open issues found.

Trivia Edit

Gallery Edit

This page would benefit from the addition of more images.
 
Please remove this notice once you've added suitable images to the article.
The specific instructions are: Images of the Nether in Java Edition 15w31a and 15w31b when the nether fog was removed

Screenshots Edit

  • A view of a Nether wastes cliff.

    A view of a Nether wastes cliff.

  • Glowstone cluster in nether wastes.

    Glowstone cluster in nether wastes.

  • Nether fortress in Nether wastes.

    Nether fortress in Nether wastes.

  • 2 ghasts wandering around in nether wastes.

    2 ghasts wandering around in nether wastes.

  • Terrain in the nether wastes.

    Terrain in the nether wastes.

  • A typical nether wastes biome.

    A typical nether wastes biome.

  • Nether wastes.

    Nether wastes.

  • A Nether wastes single biome world before 1.18, with Nether terrain but also water, stone, and a blue sky.

    A Nether wastes single biome world before 1.18, with Nether terrain but also water, stone, and a blue sky.

References Edit

  1. ↑ MC-152207 Resolved as "Works As Intended"

External links Edit

See also Edit

Navigation Edit

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