Minecraft Netherite Guide: How to Get Netherite Armor and Tools

To get Netherite armor and tools in Minecraft, you must mine Ancient Debris from the Nether, smelt it into Netherite Scraps, and alloy those scraps with Gold Ingots to craft a Netherite Ingot. You then combine this ingot with a Diamond gear piece and a Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template inside a Smithing Table interface.

Requirements for Crafting Netherite

Upgrading a complete kit of Diamond gear demands specific tools, exact coordinate positioning, and highly resource-intensive materials. The preparation phase requires establishing a secure base of operations and gathering the essential baseline blocks before venturing into dangerous subterranean territory.

Steps for Crafting Netherite

Secure the Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template

The progression system forces players to raid a Bastion Remnant structure in the Nether to secure a Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template before any gear upgrades can take place.

To safely clear a Bastion Remnant, open the player inventory screen and equip at least one piece of gold armor, such as Gold Boots, to keep standard Piglins neutral. Navigate through the blackstone corridors to locate the central Treasure Room, which is typically surrounded by magma cube spawners and lava pools. Open the Treasure Room Chest situated on the central platform to secure a guaranteed Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template.

Once the first template is secured, do not consume it immediately. Access a Crafting Table interface and place the single Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template in the center slot, one Netherrack block directly below it, and surround the remaining slots with seven Diamonds to clone the template. This ensures a sustainable supply of templates for the entire armor set without needing to raid multiple bastions.

Mine Ancient Debris at Peak Coordinates

Ancient Debris generates exclusively in the Nether and is completely hidden from open air paths, meaning it is always encased by solid netherrack, basalt, or blackstone blocks.

Travel to the Nether dimension and dig downward until the debug screen or map coordinates show a vertical position of Y=15, which represents the best level to find Netherite. Dig a straight, two-block-high main branch tunnel along a selected path. Every 16 blocks along the main tunnel, face the side wall and dig a perpendicular one-by-one horizontal side tunnel exactly five blocks deep at eye level.

Walk to the entrance of the side tunnel, place a bed at the absolute furthest end of the five-block gap, and step back exactly six blocks to remain outside the lethal explosion radius. Break the floor block directly beneath the player position, place a stone slab in its place, and crouch behind it to block the lower hitbox from incoming blast damage. Right-click the bed to trigger a massive explosion that instantly vaporizes the surrounding netherrack while leaving the blast-resistant Ancient Debris blocks completely intact. Clear out the remaining fire blocks and extract the exposed debris using a Diamond Pickaxe.

Smelt and Alloy the Netherite Ingot

Raw Ancient Debris cannot be directly applied to weapons or armor tools and must undergo a multi-stage refining process at a home base.

Open the interaction menu of a Blast Furnace and place the raw Ancient Debris into the top material slot along with a high-efficiency fuel source like coal or lava buckets in the bottom slot. The Blast Furnace will process the ore at double the speed of a standard furnace, yielding one Netherite Scrap and two experience points for every block smelted.

Open a standard Crafting Table grid interface. Place four pieces of Netherite Scrap and four Gold Ingots anywhere inside the three-by-three crafting grid. Because this is a completely shapeless crafting recipe, the items do not require a specific configuration to output one finished Netherite Ingot.

Upgrade Diamond Gear at the Smithing Table

The final assembly requires a dedicated workstation that retains all previous weapon upgrades, tool durabilities, and armor enchantments.

Right-click a Smithing Table to open its dedicated three-slot modification interface. Place one Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template into the leftmost slot. Place the chosen Diamond Tool, Diamond Weapon, or Diamond Armor piece into the middle slot. Place one finished Netherite Ingot into the rightmost slot.

Left-click the completed item in the far-right output box to transfer the brand-new, lava-proof Netherite gear piece directly back into the player inventory. This process completes the upgrade, providing enhanced armor toughness, superior tool durability, and built-in knockback resistance.