The Nether wastes is the most common biome found in the Nether.
Description[]
The Nether wastes is a barren, maroon-tinted 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 more rare Ancient Debris found unexposed within the terrain. Gravel and soul sand are found along its coastlines.
Most of the Nether’s residents can be found throughout the wasteland including: Ghasts, zombified piglins, magma cubes, striders, piglins and occasionally endermen. Nether fortresses and bastion remnants are present as well.
The following mobs are naturally spawned here：
| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
| Zombified Piglin | 100⁄168 | 4 |
| Ghast[note 1] | 50⁄168 | 4 |
| Piglin | 15⁄168 | 4 |
| Magma Cube | 2⁄168 | 4 |
| Enderman | 1⁄168 | 4 |
| Creature category | ||
| Strider | 1 | 1–2 |
- ↑ Only 5% of spawn attempts succeed.
| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
| Zombified Piglin | 100⁄171 | 2–4 |
| Ghast | 40⁄171 | 1 |
| Piglin | 15⁄171 | 4 |
| Magma Cube | 10⁄171 | 1–4 |
| Enderman | 6⁄171 | 1 |
| Creature category | ||
| Strider | 1 | 2–4 |
Sounds[]
Music[]
These music tracks play while the player is in the Nether Wastes.
| Filename in Minecraft |
Gameplay | Soundtrack Title | Soundtrack | Track preview | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| rubedo.ogg | Nether Wastes | "Rubedo" | Minecraft: Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 2 | 6 |
Ambience[]
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[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nether Wastes | nether_wastes | 8 | biome.minecraft.nether_wastes |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | hell | 8 |
History[]
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.2.0 | preview | Added the biome "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. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease | Added nether fortresses, which generate in the Nether, along with the blazes that spawn in them. | |||
| Added magma cubes, which spawn in the Nether. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | The Nether biome fog has been removed. | |||
| 15w31c | The Nether biome fog has been re-added. | ||||
| 1.10 | 16w20a | Patches of magma blocks now generate in the Nether. | |||
| 1.13 | 18w19a | The biome "Hell" has been renamed to "Nether". | |||
| pre5 | The biome ID hell has been changed to nether. | ||||
| 1.14 | 19w14a | Soul sand and gravel now generate at lava sea level, instead of between y level 60 and 65.[1] | |||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | To distinguish it from other Nether biomes, the biome "Nether" has been renamed to "Nether Wastes". | |||
| 20w07a | Added piglins, which can spawn in Nether wastes. | ||||
| 20w13a | Added striders, which can spawn in Nether wastes. | ||||
| 20w19a | Patches of blackstone and gravel now generate in nether wastes at level of lava ocean. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added the Nether biome, known as "Hell". | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | The biome "Nether" has been renamed to "Nether Wastes". | |||
| Added piglins, which can spawn in the Nether Wastes. | |||||
| beta 1.16.0.57 | Added striders, which can spawn in lava seas of the Nether Wastes. | ||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added the Nether. |
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added the Nether. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Nether biome" or "Nether Wastes" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- In Bedrock Edition, if the Nether Wastes is used as the biome for Overworld generation, although the terrain is entirely netherrack, no ore is generated (including nether quartz, nether gold ore, ancient debris, etc.). Caverns and lakes (with red-colored water) still generate. The player is still able to place water in an Overworld Nether Wastes biome, but trying to sleep in a bed still causes an explosion.
Gallery[]
A view of a Nether wastes cliff.
Glowstone cluster in nether wastes.
Nether fortress in Nether wastes.
2 ghasts wandering around in nether wastes.
Terrain in the nether wastes.
A typical nether wastes biome.
See also[]
References[]
External Links[]
- Around the Block: Nether Wastes – Minecraft.net on May 26, 2021