Ancient Debris
Material Stack: 64 Since 1.16 (20w06a)
Quick answer: Mine in the Nether with a diamond or netherite pickaxe - most common around Y=15, generating between Y=8 and Y=119 (never exposed to air).
How to get it
- Mine in the Nether with a diamond or netherite pickaxe - most common around Y=15, generating between Y=8 and Y=119 (never exposed to air)
- Bed or TNT mining: explosions clear netherrack while blast-resistant debris survives
- Loot bastion remnant treasure rooms (chance of 1-2)
Uses
- Smelt into netherite scraps; 4 scraps + 4 gold ingots = 1 netherite ingot
- Blast-proof decoration block
Renewability
No - finite per world, though worlds are effectively endless
Java vs Bedrock
Identical in Java and Bedrock: same generation range and Y=15 peak. It never generates exposed to air, so branch mining or explosions are required - you will never spot it in an open cave.
Related: Netherite IngotGold IngotDiamond