How do you get Nether Brick in Minecraft?

Smelt netherrack in a furnace: 1 netherrack becomes 1 nether brick with 0.1 XP Barter with piglins: about 8.5% of gold ingots come back as 2-8 nether bricks Raid nether fortresses and break the walls - the structure is built from the block version

What is Nether Brick used for?

Craft nether brick blocks (4 bricks) for dark fortress-style builds Craft nether brick fences, stairs, slabs and walls to match Craft red nether bricks from nether bricks and nether wart Smelt netherrack in bulk: it is the best way to empty your mining chests

Nether Brick

Material Stack: 64 Since 1.5 (Redstone Update)

Quick answer: Smelt netherrack in a furnace: 1 netherrack becomes 1 nether brick with 0.1 XP.

How to get it

Smelt netherrack in a furnace: 1 netherrack becomes 1 nether brick with 0.1 XP
Barter with piglins: about 8.5% of gold ingots come back as 2-8 nether bricks
Raid nether fortresses and break the walls - the structure is built from the block version

Uses

Craft nether brick blocks (4 bricks) for dark fortress-style builds
Craft nether brick fences, stairs, slabs and walls to match
Craft red nether bricks from nether bricks and nether wart
Smelt netherrack in bulk: it is the best way to empty your mining chests

Renewability

Renewable: piglin bartering supplies nether bricks forever.

Java vs Bedrock

Identical in Java and Bedrock.

Related: Nether Quartz Brick

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