Java Edition guides/Nether Update

This guide is a simplified overview of all changes in the Nether Update ( 1.16.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Buzzy Bees update (Java Edition 1.15.x releases).
== Mobs ==
=== New ===
Hoglin 		
* Crimson forest
* Hoglin stables in bastion remnants	
* 
* 
* (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	
* Hoglins will run if in contact with warped fungi, respawn anchors, or nether portals.
* 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.
Piglin 		
* Crimson forest
* Nether wastes
* Bastion remnant	
* 8.5% of chance to drop their naturally-spawned equipment. 
** Which can be a golden sword, a crossbow, or random golden armor.
* ( if it's a baby), plus per armor piece (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	
* Adult piglins are neutral and babies are passive.
* Adult piglins can be bartered with.
* Piglins will run from placed soul fire and soul fire items.
* Piglins will not attack the player if they're wearing a piece of golden armor.
* Piglins will turn into zombified piglins if in the Overworld or the End after 15 seconds.
* Piglins will occasionally hunt hoglins and wither skeletons, with a 10% chance of doing a ”victory dance” after killing a hoglin by jumping and running around the area.
* Up to 3 baby Piglins can ride on a baby hoglin at one time. The top one(s) piggy-back.
* Piglins will also hold, but not barter for, gold items (golden carrots, golden armor, etc.)
* Piglins will attack any player that has opened a chest in the bastion, mined the nether gold ore, or mined a gold block in front of them.
Piglin Brute		
* Bastion remnant	
* 8.5% chance to drop their held item (a with random durability).
* (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	
* 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 not hunt hoglins.
* Piglin brutes will turn into zombified piglins if in the Overworld or the End after 15 seconds.
Strider 		
* Nether lava lakes	
* (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	
* 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 are attracted by warped fungi.
* Striders can be bred using warped fungi.
* Striders shiver and turn purple outside of lava.
* Striders are damaged by rain and water.
Zoglin 		
* None	
* (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	
* Zoglins and baby zoglins attack all nearby mobs and players except for creepers and other zoglins.
* Zoglins are incapable of breeding.
* Unlike baby hoglins, do not play with baby piglins.
* Piglins will flee from zoglins if unengaged in combat.
* Zoglins do not flee from warped fungi.
=== Changed ===
Bee 		
* Reduced the maximum distance a bee can wander away from its home hive when randomly wandering to around 22 blocks.
* Grow up and count down their breeding cool down when inside a beehive.
Cow 		
* Cows can now be milked in Creative mode.
Enderman 		
* Enderman now spawn in the Nether more commonly again, especially in warped forests.
* Enderman now pick up nylium, roots, and fungi variants.
* Enderman no longer pick up netherrack.
Ghast 		
* Ghasts' sounds are now heard at a shorter range.
Mooshroom 		
* Mooshrooms can now be milked in Creative mode.
* Mushroom stew and suspicious stew can now be obtained in Creative mode.
Parrot 		
* Parrots imitate hostile mobs less often.
* Parrots no longer randomly imitate hostile mobs when gamemode is on Peaceful.
Snow Golem 		
* Snow golems are now damaged by splash and lingering water bottles.
* Snow golems now drop carved pumpkin when they are sheared.
Villager 		
* When any villager is struck by lightning, the witch it is converted to will no longer despawn, regardless of whether the villager had been traded with or not.
Farmer villager		
* Farmer villagers can now put seeds in the composter to create bone meal.
* Farmers can now use bone meal to grow crops.
Wither 		
* Withers can now be summoned using soul soil in the base.
Zombie Pigman 		
* Zombie pigmen were renamed to "zombified piglin" and given a new model and texture.
* Zombified piglins now also spawn rarely in crimson forests.
* Zombified piglins no longer attack players who have not attacked a zombified piglin.
* Zombified piglins now stop being angry if the targeted player dies nearby. (But only if gamerule forgiveDeadPlayers is set to true)
== Blocks ==
=== New ===
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 and 22.	Pickaxe (Diamond or better)	
* Ancient debris can be smelted into netherite scrap.
* Ancient debris can be used in blast-resistant doors.
Block of Netherite 			Pickaxe (Diamond or better)	
* 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.
Lodestone 			Pickaxe 	
* Lodestones can be used to link one or more compasses to its position, acting as a waypoint.
* Lodestones can be used in any dimension.
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.	Pickaxe 	
* Basalt can be used as a decorative block.
* Basalt can be crafted into polished basalt.
Polished Basalt 			Pickaxe 	
* Polished basalt can be used as a decorative block.
Blackstone 		
* Blackstone can be found in large patches in basalt deltas.
* Blackstone can be found on all nether biomes at the lava level.	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.
* Blackstone's bottom texture is changed with the top texture.
Polished Blackstone andChiseled Polished Blackstone 			Pickaxe 	
* Polished blackstone can be used as a decorative block.
* Polished blackstone can be made into slabs, stairs and wall variations.
* Polished blackstone slabs can be used to craft chiseled polished blackstone.
Polished Blackstone Bricks andCracked Polished Blackstone Bricks 			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.
Blackstone,Polished Blackstone andPolished Blackstone BrickSlabs, Stairs and Walls			Pickaxe 	
* Blackstone, Polished Blackstone and Polished Blackstone Brick slabs and stairs can be used as decorative blocks.
* Blackstone, Polished Blackstone and Polished Blackstone Brick walls can be used as decorative blocks, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Polished BlackstoneButton and Pressure Plate 			Pickaxe 	
*Output redstone signals when pressed or stepped on.
Gilded Blackstone 		
* Gilded blackstone can be found in bastions.	Pickaxe 	
* Gilded blackstone has a chance to drop gold nuggets or the block itself.
** Gilded blackstone is affected by the Fortune enchantment.
Nether Gold Ore 		
* Nether gold ore can be found at any height in the Nether.	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.
* Nether gold ore otherwise behaves exactly like normal gold ore.
Chiseled Nether Bricks 			Pickaxe 	
* Chiseled nether bricks can be used decoratively.
Cracked Nether Bricks 			Pickaxe 	
* Cracked nether bricks can be used decoratively.
Quartz Bricks 			Pickaxe 	
* Quartz bricks can be used as a decorative block.
* Quartz bricks have a different pattern than stone bricks.
Shroomlight 		
* Shroomlights can be found on huge fungi.	Hoe 	
* Shroomlights emits a light level of 15, similarly to glowstone.
Warped Wart Block 		
* Warped wart blocks generate as a part of huge warped fungi.	Hoe 	
* Warped wart blocks can be used as a decorative block.
Twisting Vines 		
* Twisting vines generate in the warped forest biome. 
* Twisting vines grow upward.	Any 	
* Twisting vines can be used as a decorative block.
* Twisting vines can be climbed like vines.
* Twisting vines can be grown using bone meal.
Weeping Vines 		
* Weeping vines generate in the crimson forest biome.	Any 	
* 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.
Nether Sprouts 		
* Can be found in crimson or warped forests.	Any 	
* Nether Sprouts can be used as a decorative block.
* Nether Sprouts can randomly offset.
* Nether Sprouts can be obtained with shears.
Crimson and Warped Roots 		
* Can be found in crimson or warped forests.	Any 	
* Crimson roots and warped roots can be used as a decorative block.
* Crimson roots and warped roots can randomly offset.
Crimson and Warped Fungus 		
* Crimson fungi generate in crimson forests and warped fungi in warped forests.	Any 	
* 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.	Pickaxe 	
* Crimson or warped fungi will grow on their respective nylium variants.
* Only drop themselves when broken with Silk Touch, otherwise it will drop netherrack.
* Spread to an adjacent block using bone meal.
Crimson and Warped Stem 		
* Stems comprise the trunks of huge fungi.	Axe 	
* 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 and Warped Hyphae 			Axe 	
* Hyphae does not burn and cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
* Hyphae can be stripped.
Stripped Crimson Stem andStripped Warped Stem 		
* Created by right-clicking on a stem with an axe.	Axe 	
* Can be used as a building block.
Stripped Crimson Hyphae andStripped Warped Hyphae 		
* Created by right-clicking on a hyphae with an axe.	Axe 	
* Can be used as a building block.
Crimson and Warped Planks 			Axe 	
* Crimson and warped planks can be used to craft respective slabs, stairs, fences, fence gates, pressure plates, buttons, doors, trapdoors, and signs.
* Crimson and warped planks do not burn and cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
Crimson and WarpedSlab and Stairs 			Axe 	
*Decorative blocks.
Crimson and WarpedFence and Fence Gate 			Axe 	
*Prevent mobs and players from jumping over them.
*Fence fates can be opened and closed.
Crimson and WarpedDoor and Trapdoor 			Axe 	
*Can be opened and closed.
Crimson and WarpedButton and Pressure Plate 			Axe 	
*Output redstone signals when pressed or stepped on.
Crying Obsidian 		
* Crying obsidian can be bartered from piglins and found in the Ruined Portal structures.	Pickaxe (Diamond or better)	
* Crying obsidian is used to craft respawn anchors.
* Has the same blast resistance and hardness as obsidian.
Respawn Anchor 			Pickaxe (Diamond or better)	
* The player can set their spawn point by clicking the respawn anchor in the Nether.
* Only four charges can be 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.
Soul Soil 		
* Soul soil generates in the soul sand valley, alongside conventional soul sand.	Shovel 	
* 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 Fire 		
* Soul fire generates naturally in the soul sand valley biome in the Nether. 
* Fire lit on soul soil is soul fire regardless of dimension.	Any (drops nothing) 	
* 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 fire has a hitbox.
Soul Campfire 			Axe (drops charcoal) 	
* 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 deals damage at a rate of 2 per tick as opposed to the 1 per tick of regular campfire.
* Soul campfires have all behaviors of the campfire.
* Soul campfires repel piglins.
Soul Torch 			Any 	
* Soul torches give off a light level of 10.
* Soul torches repel piglins.
Soul Lantern 		
* Soul lanterns are crafted similarly to a normal lantern, using a soul torch instead of a normal torch.	Pickaxe 	
* Soul lanterns give off a light level of 10.
* Soul lanterns repel piglins.
Chain 			Pickaxe 	
* Chains can be used as a decorative block.
* Chains can be used to suspend bells and both types of lanterns.
Target 			Hoe 	
* 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.
=== Changed ===
Bamboo Sapling 		
* Renamed to "Bamboo Shoot".
Beacon 		
* Beacons can now have a base composed of blocks of netherite.
* Beacons can now use netherite ingots as a fuel.
Bell 		
* Bells will now ring when hit by any projectile.
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.
Campfire 		
* Campfires now ignite when hit by any burning projectile.
Dispenser 		
* Dispensers can now saddle pigs, striders, and tamed horses, donkeys and mules.
* Dispensers can now put horse armor on tamed horses.
* Dispensers can now put carpets on tamed llamas.
* Dispensers can now put chests on tamed llamas, donkeys, and mules.
* Dispensers can now shear mooshrooms and snow golems.
* Dispensers now display a new death message: [player] went off with a bang due to a firework fired from [item] by [player/mob]
Fire 		
* Fire now has a proper hitbox ( blocks).
* Fire can no longer be put out by swords or tridents in Creative mode, akin to other blocks, and can be modified via the debug stick.
* Fire now has loot tables.
Flower Pot 		
* Flower pots now have a bottom texture.
Gravel 		
* Gravel now generate naturally in all nether biomes at the lava level.
Jigsaw Block 		
* Jigsaw blocks can now have one of 12 orientations.
* Now have a new "Keep Jigsaws" option that controls whether jigsaw blocks in the resulting structure after using "Generate" will remain jigsaw blocks or be replaced by their "Turns Into" block.
** Defaults to "ON".
Lantern 		
* Lanterns can now be waterlogged.
Lava 		
* Lava now pushes entities.
Nether Wart Block 		
* Nether wart blocks now generate as a part of huge crimson fungi.
* The texture of Nether wart block is slightly changed.
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.
Observer and Block of Redstone		
* Observers and blocks of redstone now allow placing of ladders and tripwire hooks.
Redstone Dust 		
* A single redstone wire is now represented as a cross.
* Redstone will provide power to blocks on sides it shows a visual connection to, and not do so on those sides without a visual connection.
* A wire on top of a block, which is redirected from below, will now power the sides it is redirected to.
** Wires that redirect upwards to wires on non-conductive blocks used to only be redirected visually, now this redirection applies to their behavior as well.
* A wire that is redirected to go over a block will now always provide power to the block. This is most noticeable when the wire has signal strength 1.
* Redstone dust's hitbox now adjusts to its shape.
* Redstone dust now visually connects when traveling up soul sand and 8-layer snow stacks.
* Redstone dust now visually connects when going up the back (including far-side) of Stairs
* Particles are now generated across the entire area of the redstone dust. (Fixed Bug: MC-181566)
Smithing Table 		
* Smithing tables now have a GUI use.
* Smithing tables can now be used to upgrade diamond gear to netherite
Snow 		
* Doors, rails, buttons, torches, pressure plates and redstone can now be placed on a full-block of snow layers.
Soul Sand 		
* Soul sand now generates in soul sand valley biomes at the lava level of the lava ocean.
* Soul sand with a rail on top will no longer slow-down minecarts.
* Doors, buttons, torches, pressure plates and redstone can now be placed on soul sand.
Structure Block 		
* A structure block's maximum size per axis now expands to 48.
TNT 		
* TNTs now ignite when hit by any burning projectile.
Vines 		
* Vines now play a sound when climbed.
Wall 		
* Walls in the middle of a row have longer pillars when stacked vertically.
** Block state now uses for directional values.
== Items ==
=== New ===
Banner Pattern (Snout) 		
* Snout banner patterns can be found in chests in bastion remnants.	
* Snout banner patterns have the same function as any other banner pattern.
Music Disc (Pigstep) 		
* Pigstep music discs can be found in chests in bastion remnants.	
* Plays the track "Pigstep (Mono Mix)" from the Nether Update soundtrack.
Netherite Scrap 			
* Netherite scraps can be crafted into Netherite Ingots.
Netherite Ingot 			
* Netherite ingots can be used for upgrading diamond armor, weapons and tools
Netherite Armor 			
* Does not burn in lava. 
* Floats on lava.
* Tougher than diamond armor.
* Have higher durability and enchantability than diamond.
Netherite Axe, Hoe, Pickaxe, Shovel, and Sword 			
* Does not burn in lava.
* Floats on lava.
* All items, except the hoe, deal 1 more damage than their diamond counterparts.
* Have higher durability, mining level, breaking multiplier, and enchantability than diamond.
Warped Fungus on a Stick 			
* Warped fungus on a stick can be used to control Striders
* Warped fungus on a stick functions similarly with striders as carrot on a stick separately would with pigs.
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 ===
Bone Meal		
* Bone meal can now be used to grow kelp, weeping vines, and twisting vines.
* Bone meal will now grow fungus, roots, and nether sprouts if it is used on a nylium block.
* A fungus can be grown into a huge fungus on its corresponding nylium.
Clay 		
* Clay is renamed to "Clay Ball".
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.
== Biomes ==
=== New ===
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
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 places in the Nether.
* Endermen can be found more frequently within the forests.
* Biome-exclusive ambient sounds can be heard within the forests.	
* Huge Warped Fungi
Crimson Forest 		
* Crimson nylium makes up the floor of the Crimson Forest with nether sprouts, crimson roots, and crimson fungi growing throughout the biome.
* Huge crimson fungi grow abundantly throughout the biome, providing crimson stems and shroomlights, as well as nether wart blocks.
* 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.
* The crimson forest has many new, exclusive ambient sounds. 
* The music track 'Chrysopoeia' composed by Lena Raine will play inside this biome.	
* Huge Crimson Fungi
Basalt Deltas 		
* Basalt is found in an abundance in this biome.
* Patches of blackstone 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.	
=== Changed ===
Nether 		
* The Nether was split into biomes.
Nether (as original biome)		
* The Nether biome is renamed to Nether Wastes. 
* Piglins 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. They can also be grown by using bone meal on fungi.	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.
* They can also made up of shroomlights, which can be used as a light source.
* Huge crimson fungi can also generate with weeping vines.
== Music ==
=== New ===
Four new music tracks composed by Lena Raine have been added to the game.
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
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	
* Randomized Trading(-like) system between players and piglins.
=== Changed ===
Fishing	To find treasures, the bobber must be cast into water that is at least 5x3x5 blocks.
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