Nether Wart Block

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

Warped wart blocks are a turquoise variant found in warped forests, but unlike nether wart blocks, they cannot be crafted.

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 Warped Wart Block
Hardness	1
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	1.5
Wooden	0.75
Stone	0.4
Iron	0.25
Diamond	0.2
Netherite	0.2
Golden	0.15

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation[]

Nether wart blocks and warped wart blocks generate as part of huge fungi and in the ceiling and ground of crimson and warped forests.

Crafting[]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Nether Wart		The nether wart block cannot be crafted back into nether wart.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Usage[]

Composting[]

Both 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, although they can spawn on warped wart blocks. Other Nether mobs such as skeletons and endermen are not prevented from spawning.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

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
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.wart_block.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	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

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

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
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.nether_wart`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.nether_wart`	0.14	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Nether Wart Block	`nether_wart_block`	Block & Item	`wart_blocks`	`block.minecraft.nether_wart_block`
Warped Wart Block	`warped_wart_block`	Block & Item	`wart_blocks`	`block.minecraft.warped_wart_block`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Nether Wart Block	`nether_wart_block`	`214`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.nether_wart_block.name`
Warped Wart Block	`warped_wart_block`	`482`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.warped_wart_block.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

History[]

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.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 214.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of nether wart blocks has been changed.
September 28, 2019					Warped nether wart block was shown as part of crimson forest biomes.
September 28, 2019					A new nether wart block texture was shown.
1.16		20w06a			Added warped nether wart blocks.
					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 and warped wart blocks can now be broken quickly using hoes.
		20w15a			Nether wart and warped wart blocks can now be composted.
Pocket Edition
1.1.3		alpha 1.1.3.0			Added nether wart blocks.
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			Added warped nether wart blocks.
					The texture of nether wart blocks has not been changed to match warped wart blocks.^[4]
					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.^[verify]^{[more information needed]}
		beta 1.16.0.57			Nether wart blocks can no longer be obtained from bartering with piglins.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Nether wart and warped wart blocks can now be composted.
		?			Nether wart blocks now share the same sounds as warped wart blocks.
Legacy Console Edition
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13	1.0.1	Added nether wart blocks.
		1.90			The texture of nether wart blocks has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19					Added nether wart blocks.