Overview
Nether Brick Wall is one of the 15 variants of this shape in the game. What changes between them is the material, and with it the hardness, the drops, the durability and the recipe — so every figure on this page is this variant's own. Andesite Wall is the same shape in a different material.
Nether Brick Wall is a Nether block in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4. Nether Brick Wall has a crafting recipe, so it is renewable as long as you can source its ingredients. At a hardness of 2 it takes a moment to break but never slows a build down.
It needs at least a wooden pickaxe to drop anything; a weaker tool destroys it for nothing. Mining it returns the block itself, so it is safe to relocate. A full stack holds 64.
It is crafted from Nether Bricks. The stonecutter is the cheaper route: one Nether Bricks gives one of these. No recipe takes it as an ingredient.
About the nether brick set
How long it takes to break
Nether Brick Wall has a hardness of 2. By hand that is 10 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0.35 seconds.
An iron tool takes 0.5 seconds and a diamond one 0.4, so the jump that actually matters for this block is the one to iron.
Below wooden the block breaks and simply vanishes. Bring the right tier or leave it in the ground.
Each Efficiency level adds level² + 1 to the tool's speed, so a level V tool clears this about 3.5 times faster than an unenchanted one.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand * | 10 s | 10 s | 10 s |
| Wooden | 1.5 s | 0.25 s | 0.15 s |
| Stone | 0.75 s | 0.25 s | 0.1 s |
| Iron | 0.5 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Diamond | 0.4 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Netherite | 0.35 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Golden | 0.25 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
Properties
Nether Brick Wall resists blasts at 6, which usually is not enough when something explodes nearby. Light does not pass through it, and it emits none of its own. 64 fit in a slot — a full stack. A pickaxe is fastest here; any other class mines it at bare-hand speed, because the bonus only applies to the class the block is tagged for.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Wooden Pickaxe
How to get it
Crafting Table
Nether Brick Wall ×6
Stonecutter
Nether Brick Wall
Drops
Mined with Wooden Pickaxe, Nether Brick Wall drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Nether Brick Wall in Minecraft?
Nether Brick Wall is crafted from Nether Bricks.
What tool do you need to break Nether Brick Wall?
Wooden Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Nether Brick Wall blast resistant?
Nether Brick Wall has a blast resistance of 6, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Nether Brick Wall fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
How long does Nether Brick Wall take to break?
With the correct tool at netherite tier it takes 0.35 seconds; by hand it takes 10 seconds.
The rest of the set
Nether Brick Wall is one of 15 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
