Nether Wastes
Nether
The classic netherrack expanse - zombified piglins, ghasts and lava seas, with striders riding the lava lakes.
Resources
- Netherrack for smelting into nether bricks
- Nether quartz and gold ore embedded in the rock
- Zombified piglin gold farms (nuggets and ingots)
- Striders for lava travel (saddle + warped fungus on a stick)
- Ghast tears
Mobs
- Zombified piglins (neutral until attacked)
- Ghasts, magma cubes
- Rare piglins and endermen
- Striders on lava
Structures
- Nether fortresses
- Bastion remnants
- Ruined portals
Why go
- The backbone Nether biome: quartz for XP and redstone parts, the classic zombified piglin gold farm location, and fortress hunting grounds.
Tips
- Digging at Y=15 here doubles as ancient-debris mining.
- Ghast-proof your tunnels with cobblestone or better - netherrack blasts apart.
- One hit on a zombified piglin aggros the whole area - fight on your terms.