Bedrock Edition guides/Nether Update

This guide is a simplified overview of all changes in the Nether Update ( 1.16.x), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Buzzy Bees update (Bedrock Edition 1.14.x releases).
== Mobs ==
=== New ===
Hoglins 		
* Bastion remnant
* Crimson forest	
 and	
* Hoglins will run if in contact with warped fungi or a Nether Portal.
* Hoglins will turn into zoglins if in the Overworld or the End after 15 seconds.
* Hoglins can be bred with crimson fungi.
* Hoglins are hostile towards the player.
* Baby Hoglins are also hostile but will retreat if attacked.
Piglin 		
* Bastion remnant
* Crimson forest
* Nether wastes	
* 8.5% chance to drop their naturally-spawned equipment. 
** Which can be a golden sword, a crossbow, or random golden armor.	
* Adult piglins are hostile and babies are passive.
* Adult piglins can be bartered with using gold ingots.
* Piglins will run from placed soul fire and soul fire items.
* Piglins will not immediately attack the player if they're wearing at least one piece of golden armor.
* Piglins will immediately attack the player if they open a chest, mine nether gold ore, mine Gilded Blackstone, or break any gold blocks nearby, despite if the player is wearing a piece of golden armor or not.
* Piglins will turn into zombified piglins if in the Overworld or the End after 15 seconds.
* Piglins will occasionally hunt adult hoglins, and baby piglins will ride baby hoglins.
* Piglins will sometimes dance after a successful hunt.
* If a Piglin is attacked all other adult piglins nearby will become aggressive towards the attacker.
Piglin Brute		
* Bastion remnant	
* 8.5% chance to drop their held item (a with random durability).	
* Piglin brutes are tougher and stronger variants of piglins.
* Piglin brutes are always hostile unlike other Piglins.
* Piglin brutes attack the player even when they're wearing golden armor.
* Piglin brutes do not run away from placed soul fire and soul fire items.
* Piglin brutes will occasionally join other Piglins to hunt adult hoglins, but will never engage themselves.
* Piglin brutes will turn into zombified piglins if in the Overworld or the End after 15 seconds.
Strider 		
* Nether lava lakes		
* Striders can walk on top of the surface of lava.
* Striders can be saddled, and can be controlled with warped fungi on a stick.
* Striders can spawn with a zombified piglin or a baby strider riding on them.
* Striders are attracted by and can be bred with warped fungi.
* Striders shiver and turn purple outside of lava, which makes them move slower.
* Striders are damaged by rain and water.
* Striders can walk on top of other mobs as if they were solid blocks.
Zoglin 		
* None		
* Zoglins and baby zoglins attack all nearby mobs and players except for creepers and other zoglins.
* Zoglins are incapable of breeding.
* Unlike baby hoglins, zoglins do not play with baby piglins.
* Piglins will flee from zoglins if unengaged in combat.
* Zoglins do not flee from warped fungi.
=== Changed ===
Spawning 		
* Passive mobs now spawn on blocks they are supposed to.
* Improved spawn rates of iron golems by 10 times.
* Despawn Rules have been changed to closely match Java Despawn Rules.
Enderman 		
* Endermen now commonly spawn in the warped forest.
* Endermen can now pick up nylium, roots, and fungi variants.
* Endermen can no longer pick up netherrack.
Ghast 		
* Ghasts' sounds are now heard at a shorter range.
* Ghasts now commonly spawn in the soul sand valley, as well as in the nether wastes and basalt deltas.
*Ghasts’ now only attack you if you are on the same level as them
Wither 		
* Withers can now be summoned using soul soil in the base.
Wolf 		
* Wolves can now spawn in forests and giant tree taigas.
Zombie Pigman		
* Zombie pigmen now spawn in the crimson forests.
* Zombie pigmen are renamed to "zombified piglin" and given a new model and texture.
Villager 		
* Villagers that are cured now offer trading discounts.
== Blocks ==
=== New ===
Allow 		
* Allow blocks can only be obtained via commands under the "Education Edition" toggle.	Allow blocks are unbreakable in Survival or Adventure mode. 	
* Allow blocks allow players, even in Adventure mode, to build or break all block on top of it.
Ancient Debris 		
* Ancient debris can be found in the Nether, but are extremely rare.
* Never generates exposed to air, and is most common between levels 8-22.	Ancient debris can be mined with a diamond or netherite pickaxe. 	
* Ancient debris can be smelted into netherite scrap.
* Ancient debris can be used in blast-resistant doors, as it is movable by pistons.
Border 		
* Borders can only be obtained via commands under the "Education Edition" toggle.	Borders are unbreakable in Survival or Adventure mode. 	
* Borders stop all mobs in Survival or Adventure mode from passing anywhere on top or under them.
Basalt 		
* Basalt can be found in the Nether making up basalt pillars within soul sand valley biomes.
* Basalt deltas contain an abundance of basalt blocks, as it is one of the main blocks that form the biome.
* Basalt is formed when lava flows over soul soil next to blue ice.	Basalt can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Basalt can be used as a decorative block.
* Basalt can be crafted into polished basalt.
Blackstone 		
* Blackstone can be found in large patches in basalt deltas.
* Blackstone can be found on all nether biomes at the lava level.	Blackstone can be mined with any pickaxe 	
* Blackstone can be used as a substitute for cobblestone in certain crafting recipes.
* Blackstone can be made into slabs, stairs and wall variations.
* Blackstone can be crafted into polished blackstone.
Block of Netherite 			Blocks of netherite can be mined with a diamond or netherite pickaxe. 	
* Blocks of netherite can be used decoratively, as a storage block for netherite ingots, or as part of a blast-resistant wall/door.
* Blocks of netherite can be used in the base of a beacon.
Chiseled Nether Bricks 			Chiseled nether bricks can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Chiseled nether bricks can be used as a decorative block.
Cracked Nether Bricks 			Cracked nether bricks can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Cracked nether bricks can be used as a decorative block.
Crimson and Warped Fungus 		
* Crimson fungi generate in crimson forests and warped fungi in warped forests. However, crimson fungi can generate less commonly in warped forests and vice versa.	Fungi can be mined with any tool or hand. 	
* Fungi can be used as a decorative block. 
* Crimson fungi can be used to breed hoglins, while warped fungi will repel them. 
* Warped fungi can be used to breed striders.
* Fungi can be grown into huge fungi when bonemeal is used on it.
Crimson and Warped Nylium 		
* Crimson nylium generates in crimson forests and warped nylium in warped forests.	Nylium can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Crimson or warped fungi will grow on their respective nylium variants.
Crimson and Warped Planks 			Crimson and warped planks can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with axes being the fastest way to break them.	
* Crimson and warped planks can be used to craft respective slabs, stairs, fences, fence gates, pressure plates, buttons, doors, trapdoors, signs, and sticks.
* Crimson and warped planks do not burn and cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
Crimson Roots, Warped Roots and Nether Sprouts		
* Crimson roots, warped roots and nether sprouts can be found in crimson or warped forests	Crimson roots, warped roots, and nether sprouts can be mined with any tool or hand. 	
* Crimson roots, warped roots, and nether sprouts can be used as a decorative block.
Crimson and Warped Stem 		
* Stems comprise the trunks of huge fungi.	Crimson and warped planks can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with axes being the fastest way to break them.	
* Stems can be placed directionally, similarly to logs.
* Stems do not burn and cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
* Stems can be stripped.
Crimson Hyphae and Warped Hyphae 			Hyphae can be mined with any tool or hand, with axes being the fasted way to break them. 	
* Hyphae does not burn and cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
* Hyphae can be stripped
Crying Obsidian 		
* Crying obsidian can be bartered from piglins and found in ruined portal structures.	Crying obsidian can be mined with a diamond or netherite pickaxe. 	
* Crying obsidian is used to craft respawn anchors.
* Crying obsidian has the same blast resistance and hardness as obsidian.
* Unlike normal obsidian, crying obsidian can NOT be used to make a nether portal.
Deny 		
* Deny blocks can only be obtained via commands under the "Education Edition" toggle.	Deny blocks are unbreakable in Survival or Adventure mode. 	
* Deny blocks stop players in Survival or Adventure mode to build or break all block on top of it.
Gilded Blackstone 		
* Gilded blackstone can be found in bastions.	Gilded blackstone can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Gilded blackstone has a chance to drop gold nuggets or the block itself.
** Gilded blackstone is affected by the Fortune and Silk Touch enchantments.
Lodestone 			Lodestones can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Lodestones can be used to link a compass to its position, acting as a waypoint.
* Lodestones can be used in any dimension, allowing compasses to be functional in the Nether and the End.
Nether Gold Ore 		
* Nether gold ore can be found at any height in the Nether.	Nether gold ore can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Nether gold ore drops gold nuggets.
** Nether gold ore is affected by the Fortune enchantment.
* Nether gold ore requires Silk Touch to be obtained as an item.
Polished Basalt 			Polished basalt can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Polished basalt can be used as a decorative block.
Polished Blackstone 			Polished blackstone can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Polished blackstone can be used as a decorative block.
* Polished blackstone can be made into slabs, stairs and wall variations.
Polished Blackstone Bricks 			Polished blackstone bricks can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Polished blackstone bricks can be used as a decorative block.
* Polished blackstone bricks can be made into slabs, stairs and wall variations.
* Polished blackstones can be smelted in a furnace to create cracked polished blackstone bricks.
Chiseled Polished Blackstone 			Chiseled polished blackstone bricks can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Chiseled polished blackstone bricks can be used as a decorative block.
Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks 			Cracked polished blackstone bricks can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Cracked polished blackstone bricks can be used as a decorative block.
Quartz Bricks 			Quartz bricks can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Quartz bricks can be used as a decorative block.
* Quartz bricks have a different pattern than stone bricks.
Respawn Anchor 			Respawn anchors can be mined with a diamond or netherite pickaxe. 	
* The player can set their spawn point in the Nether by clicking the respawn anchor in the Nether.
* Respawn anchors can only have four charges set at once, and one is used up for every respawn.
** Respawn anchors can be recharged with glowstone.
** Respawn anchors emit 4 different light levels depending on what charge it is at.
* Respawn anchors explode if used in the Overworld or End.
* Respawn anchors can be charged with a dispenser.
Shroomlight 		
* Shroomlights can be found on huge fungi in crimson forests and warped forests.	Shroomlights can be mined with any tool, but hoes are the most efficient. 	
* Shroomlights emits a light level of 15, similarly to glowstone.
Soul Campfire 			Soul campfires can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with axes being the fastest way to break them. 	
* Soul campfires emit a light level of 10, instead of 15 by the regular one.
* Soul campfires have a blue flame instead of orange.
* Soul campfires have all behaviors of the normal campfire.
* Soul campfires repel piglins.
Soul Fire 		
* Soul fire generates naturally in the soul sand valley biome in the Nether. 
* Fire lit on soul sand or soul soil is soul fire regardless of dimension.	Soul fire can't be obtained but can be extinguished by clicking on it. 	
* Soul fire deals damage at a rate of 2 per second as opposed to the 1 per second of regular fire.
* Soul fire repels piglins.
Soul Lantern 		
* Soul lanterns are crafted similarly to a normal lantern, using a soul torch instead of a normal torch.	Soul lanterns can be mined with any pickaxe. 	
* Soul lanterns give off a light level of 10.
* Soul lanterns repel piglins.
Soul Soil 		
* Soul soil generates in the soul sand valley, alongside conventional soul sand.	Soul soil can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with shovels being the fastest way to break them. 	
* Fire lit on soul soil appears as soul fire.
* The player does not sink and is not slowed when walking on soul soil.
* Soul soil can be used to summon the wither.
Soul Torch 			Soul torches can be broken instantly with any tool as well as by hand. 	
* Soul torches give off a light level of 10.
* Soul torches repel piglins.
Target 			Targets can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with hoes being the fastest way to break them. 	
* Targets emit a redstone signal for 1 second when hit with most projectiles.
* The closer a projectile hits to the center, the stronger the signal it gives off.
Twisting Vines 		
* Twisting vines generate in the warped forest biome. 
* Twisting vines grow upward.	Twisting vines can be broken instantly with any tool as well as by hand. 	
* Twisting vines can be used as a decorative block.
* Twisting vines can be climbed like vines. In addition, if warped vines are fallen on the player does not take fall damage.
* Twisting vines can be grown taller using bone meal.
Warped Wart Block 		
Warped wart blocks generate as a part of huge warped fungi.	Warped wart blocks can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with hoes being the fastest way to break them. 	
* Warped wart blocks can be used as a decorative block.
Weeping Vines 		
* Weeping vines generate in the crimson forest biome.	Weeping vines can be broken instantly with any tool as well as by hand. 	
* Weeping vines are placed on the bottom of a block and grows downward.
* Weeping vines can be used as a decorative block.
* Weeping vines can be climbed like vines. 
* Weeping vines can be grown using bone meal.
=== Changed ===
Beacon 		
* The beam color can now be a combination of several different stained glass colors.
* Beacons can now have a base composed of blocks of netherite.
* Beacons can now use netherite ingots as a fuel.
Bone Block 		
* Bone blocks now generate as part of nether fossils in soul sand valleys.
* Bone blocks now have their own sound, instead of using the stone sound.
Conduit 		
* Conduits now give Conduit Power to nearby players in rain.
Dispenser 		
* Crafting dispensers no longer require a fully repaired bow.
Pumpkin, Jack o'Lantern, and Fence Gate		
* Pumpkins, jack o'lanterns, and fence gates can now be placed without supporting blocks underneath.
Flower Pot 		
* Potted plants can now be removed from the pot by tapping/clicking on it.
Jigsaw Block 		
* Jigsaw block's texture is changed.
* Jigsaw blocks can now be obtained by command.
Nether Wart Block 		
* Nether wart blocks now generates as a part of huge crimson fungi.
Netherrack 		
* Using bone meal on netherrack adjacent to nylium converts it into nylium.
** If two nylium blocks of different types are present, it chooses the type at random based on how many blocks of each type are around it.
Oak and Birch Sapling 		
* Oak and birch saplings planted within 2 blocks of a flower on the same Y-level have a 5% chance of the grown tree having a bee nest.
Observer 		
* Observers no longer emit a redstone signal when placed.
Shulker Box 		
* Shulker boxes can now be undyed in a cauldron.
Smithing Table 		
* Smithing tables now have a GUI use.
* Smithing tables can now be used to upgrade diamond gear to netherite
Soul Sand 		
* Soul sand now generates in soul sand valley biomes at the lava level of the lava ocean.
Spruce Sapling 		
* Large spruce trees now transform nearby grass blocks into podzol when they grow.
Structure Block 		
* Added detect button for save mode.
* Structure block functionality is no longer only available through experimental gameplay.
Vines 		
* Vines now play a sound when climbed.
== Items ==
=== New ===
Banner Pattern (Snout) 		
* Can be found in chests in bastion remnants.	
* Has the same function as any other banner pattern.
Music Disc (Pigstep) 		
* Can be found in chests in bastion remnants.	
* Has the same function as any other music disc.
Netherite Scrap 			
* Netherite scraps can be crafted into Netherite Ingots.
Netherite Ingot 			
* Netherite ingots can be used for upgrading diamond armor, weapons and tools into netherite versions.
Netherite Armor 			
* Netherite armor does not burn in lava and instead floats on the surface.
* Netherite armor is tougher than diamond armor.
* Netherite armor has higher durability and enchantability than diamond.
Netherite Axe, Hoe, Pickaxe, Shovel, and Sword 			
* They do not burn in lava and instead float on the surface.
* They have a higher durability, mining level, breaking multiplier, and enchantability than diamond.
* All items, except the hoe, deal 1 more damage than their diamond counterparts.
Warped Fungus on a Stick 			
* Warped fungus on a stick can be used to control striders
Spawn Egg(Hoglin/Piglin/Strider/Zoglin/Piglin Brute)		
* Can be obtained only via creative inventory.	
* Has the same function as any other spawn egg.
=== Changed ===
Dropped Item		Dropped items now transform into a 3D model and start spinning.
Bone meal 		
* Bone meal can now be used to grow weeping vines, and twisting vines.
* Bone meal will now grow fungus, roots, and nether sprouts if it is used on a nylium block.
Compass 		
* Using a compass on a lodestone creates a lodestone compass, which points to that block.
* Compasses can now be enchanted with Curse of Vanishing.
All hoes 		
* Each tier now has a different speed at which it mines blocks it is effective against.
* Hoes can now be enchanted with Efficiency, Fortune, and Silk Touch through the enchanting table.
* Hoes are now the appropriate tools for mining hay bales, targets, dried kelp blocks, sponges, wet sponges, leaves, shroomlights, nether wart blocks, and warped wart blocks.
== Potions ==
=== New ===
Potion of Slowness IV		Slowness IV
== Biomes ==
=== New ===
Crimson Forest 		
* Crimson nylium carpets the cave floor with nether sprouts and crimson fungi.
* Huge crimson fungi make up the "trees" of this forest, with shroomlights lighting up the forest floor.
* Weeping vines will often grow down from the nether wart blocks on the Huge Crimson Fungi.
* A red fog covers the entirety of the biome.
* Red ashes and particles often flow through the air.
* Many hoglins, piglins and zombified piglins can be found spawning within the Crimson Forest.
* Biome-exclusive ambient sounds can be heard within the forest.
* The music track 'Chrysopoeia' composed by Lena Raine will play inside this biome.	
* Huge Crimson Fungi
* Bastion Remnants
* Ruined Portals
Warped Forest 		
* Warped nylium carpets the cave floor with nether sprouts and warped fungi growing throughout the biome. 
* Huge warped fungi make up the "trees" of this forest, with shroomlights lighting up their interiors.
* Many twisting vines grow upwards from the floor of the biome.
* A dark blue fog covers the forest.
* Warped spores swirl through the air.
* The warped forests are the least hostile place of the Nether.
* Endermen can be found more frequently within the forests.
* Biome-exclusive ambient sounds can be heard within the forests.	
* Huge Warped Fungi
* Bastion Remnants
* Ruined Portals
Soulsand Valley		
* An open space made mostly of soul sand and soul soil.
* Basalt pillars span from floor to ceiling.
* Nether fossils generate across the valley.
* Ash falls through the air.
* A light blue glow envelopes the valley.
* Ghasts and skeletons traverse the valley.
* Biome-exclusive ambient sounds can be heard within the valley.
* The music track 'So Below' composed by Lena Raine will play inside this biome.
* Soul sand can be found on this biome at the lava level of the lava ocean.	
* Nether Fossils
* Basalt Pillars
* Bastion Remnants
* Ruined Portals
Basalt Deltas 		
* Basalt is found in an abundance in this biome.
* Patches of blackstone, (but not the polished blackstone variants) generate inside the basalt formations.
* A gray fog covers the deltas.
* White ash swirls through the air.
* Magma cubes spawn very frequently within the deltas.
* The basalt deltas come with a variety of ambient sounds.
* The music track 'So Below' composed by Lena Raine will play inside this biome.	
* Ruined Portals
=== Changed ===
Nether 		
* The Nether was split into biomes.
Nether (as original biome)		
* Renamed to Nether Wastes.
* Piglins, hoglins, and striders now spawn here.
* Added new ambient sounds.
* The music track 'Rubedo' composed by Lena Raine will play inside this biome.
== Structures ==
=== New ===
Bastion Remnant 		Generate in the Nether in all biomes except basalt deltas. 	Yes (3)	
* Piglins
* Magma Cubes
* Hoglins
* Piglin Brutes	
* Serves as the home of piglins.
* Piglin brutes spawn only in this structure.
* Gilded blackstone naturally generates only in this structure, both as one of the blocks that make up the structure and as chest loot.
Nether Fossil 		Nether fossils generate in the Nether and are found exclusively in soul sand valley biomes. 	No 	No	
*Remains of unknown creatures
Ruined Portal 		Generate in all biomes in both the Nether and the Overworld. They can spawn underground (partially or fully), underwater, or exposed to the air.	Yes (1)	No	
*Naturally generated damaged nether portals
* Overworld materials in Overworld, Nether in Nether.
Basalt Pillar 		Basalt pillars generate in the Nether and are found exclusively in soul sand valley biomes. 	No 	No	
* Pillars, made from basalt
Huge crimson fungi and Huge warped fungi		Huge crimson fungi generate in crimson forest and huge warped fungi generate in warped forest 	No 	No	
* Similar to huge mushrooms
* Huge crimson fungi is made from nether wart blocks and crimson stems and huge warped fungi is made from warped wart blocks and warped stems
== Music ==
Note: Tracks composed by C418 have been shortened to 30 second previews in exchange for permission to reproduce them on the wiki.
=== New ===
Four new music tracks composed by Lena Raine have been added to the game, as well as the new aquatic tracks by C418.
Axolotl 	Underwater 	"Axolotl" 	
Dragon Fish	Underwater 	"Dragon Fish"	
Shuniji 	Underwater 	"Shuniji" 	
Rubedo 	Nether Wastes 	"Rubedo" 	
Chrysopoeia	Crimson Forest	"Chrysopoeia"	
So Below 	Soul Sand Valleys
and Basalt Deltas	"So Below" 	
Pigstep 	Music Disc 
(Bastion Remnants)	"Pigstep" 	
== Enchantments ==
=== New ===
Enchantment 	Max Level	Applicable Items	Notes
Curse of Binding 	I 	 	
*Prevents removal of a cursed item from its armor slot.
Curse of Vanishing	I 	 	
*Makes the item disappear on death.
Soul Speed 	III 	 	
*Makes the player move faster when on Soul Sand and Soul Soil, and overrides the slowing functionality of the former.
== Gameplay ==
=== New ===
Bartering	Trading system between players and piglins.
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