Nether Survival Guide
Master the hellish dimension: biomes, structures, resources, and survival strategies
🌀 Portal Mechanics
Building Portals
- • Min size: 4×5 obsidian frame
- • Max size: 23×23 blocks
- • Corners optional
- • Light with Flint & Steel
Coordinate Math
- • Overworld → Nether: ÷8
- • Nether → Overworld: ×8
- • Y coordinate stays same
- • Link range: 128 blocks
Portal Linking
- • Build at exact coordinates
- • Prevents random portals
- • Useful for fast travel
- • Can create portal hubs
🎒 Essential Gear Checklist
Fire Resistance Potions
Immunity to lava and fire
Golden Armor (1 piece)
Piglins won't attack
Building Blocks (2+ stacks)
Bridge gaps, block Ghasts
Flint and Steel
Relight portal if needed
Shield
Block Ghast fireballs
Bow & Arrows
Fight Ghasts and Blazes
Food (Golden Carrots)
High saturation for healing
Ender Pearls
Emergency escape
Respawn Anchor
Set spawn in Nether
Lodestone
Never lose your portal
🗺️ Nether Biomes
Nether Wastes
Danger
⭐⭐⭐
The classic Nether biome, relatively safe but resource-poor
Resources:
Netherrack, Nether Quartz, Gold, Glowstone
Mobs:
Zombified Piglins, Ghasts, Magma Cubes, Endermen
Crimson Forest
Danger
⭐⭐
Red forest biome, Hoglins are aggressive but avoidable
Resources:
Crimson Stems, Weeping Vines, Crimson Fungus, Shroomlights
Mobs:
Hoglins, Zombified Piglins, Piglins
Warped Forest
Danger
⭐
Safest Nether biome, Endermen won't attack if not provoked
Resources:
Warped Stems, Twisting Vines, Warped Fungus, Shroomlights
Mobs:
Endermen, Striders
Soul Sand Valley
Danger
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Extremely dangerous, many Ghasts and Skeletons spawn here
Resources:
Soul Sand, Soul Soil, Bone Blocks, Basalt
Mobs:
Skeletons, Ghasts, Endermen
Basalt Deltas
Danger
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Most dangerous biome, difficult terrain and many Magma Cubes
Resources:
Basalt, Blackstone, Magma Blocks
Mobs:
Magma Cubes, Ghasts, Striders
🏰 Nether Structures
Nether Fortress
Loot
- • Blaze Rods
- • Nether Wart
- • Gold
- • Iron
- • Diamonds
Hostile Mobs
- • Blazes
- • Wither Skeletons
- • Skeletons
- • Zombified Piglins
Tips
- • Found in all biomes except Basalt Deltas
- • Use blocks to shield from Blazes
- • Wither Skeletons drop skulls (2.5% chance)
- • Contains the only source of Blaze Rods
Bastion Remnant
Loot
- • Netherite Scraps
- • Ancient Debris
- • Gold Blocks
- • Enchanted Items
Hostile Mobs
- • Piglins
- • Piglin Brutes
- • Hoglins
- • Magma Cubes
Tips
- • Piglin Brutes never forgive, always hostile
- • Contains guaranteed Ancient Debris
- • 4 types: Bridge, Hoglin Stable, Housing, Treasure
- • Treasure room has best loot but most dangerous
Ruined Portal
Loot
- • Gold
- • Obsidian
- • Flint and Steel
- • Enchanted Tools
Hostile Mobs
- • None (but nearby spawns)
Tips
- • Can spawn in Overworld and Nether
- • Free obsidian for portal building
- • Chest contains gold and fire resistance
- • Good emergency shelter location
💡 Survival Strategies
🧭 navigation
- • Build cobblestone markers at portal (Ghasts can't destroy)
- • Use F3 to note portal coordinates
- • Nether travel is 8x faster (1 block = 8 Overworld)
- • Create safe paths with slabs (no mob spawning)
- • Always carry blocks to pillar up
combat
- • Ghast fireballs can be hit back with anything
- • Piglins are neutral with gold armor equipped
- • Hoglins fear Warped Fungus
- • Endermen can't teleport on soul sand
- • Water doesn't work - use Fire Resistance
resources
- • Ancient Debris at Y15 (use beds to mine)
- • Blackstone works like cobblestone
- • Quartz gives XP when mined
- • Glowstone with Fortune III drops 4
- • Piglin trading for Ender Pearls
building
- • Use cobblestone/blackstone (blast resistant)
- • Slabs prevent mob spawning
- • Soul sand for water elevators
- • Blue fire from soul soil/sand
- • Respawn Anchor needs Glowstone charges
⚒️ Ancient Debris Mining Guide
Bed Mining Method
- 1. Mine tunnel at Y=15
- 2. Place bed 6 blocks away
- 3. Block yourself with blocks
- 4. Right-click bed to explode
- 5. Collect exposed debris
- 6. Repeat every 6 blocks
TNT Mining Method
- 1. Create 1×2 tunnel at Y=15
- 2. Place TNT every 3 blocks
- 3. Light with flint & steel
- 4. Chain reaction clears area
- 5. Ancient Debris survives
- 6. More expensive but safer
Pro Tip: Ancient Debris is blast-proof and always generates covered by blocks. Average of 1.65 debris per chunk, with max 5 possible per chunk.
Y=15
Best debris level
1:8
Travel ratio
4
Debris for full set
2.5%
Wither skull chance