This page of our guide to Minecraft mainly focuses on the blocks that you can find in and Nether. We explain theutility of each of these blocks and how to get them back.
nether rock
Where to find it: In the Nether, the Hell of Minecraft
Use: building block, used to create nether bricks
Tool to retrieve it: wooden pickaxe or better
soul sand
Where to find it: in the Nether, the Hell of Minecraft
Utility: building block, used to create a Wither
Tool to recover it: by hand, wooden shovel or higher
luminous stone
Where to find it: in the Nether, the Hell of Minecraft
Utility: building block, used to create redstone lamps
Tool to recover it: by hand
Nether Bricks
Where to find it: in the Nether, the Hell of Minecraft
Use: building block, used to craft nether brick slabs, barriers and stairs
Tool to retrieve it: wooden pickaxe or better
Nether Brick Barrier
Where to find it: in the Nether, the Hell of Minecraft
Use: decorative block, used to build an enclosure
Tool to retrieve it: wooden pickaxe or better
Nether Brick Stairs
Where to find it: in the Nether, the Hell of Minecraft
Utility: building block
Tool to retrieve it: wooden pickaxe or better
Nether Quartz Ore
Where to find it: in the Nether, the Hell of Minecraft
Utility: building block, once cooked allows to obtain quartz from the Nether
Tool to retrieve it: wooden pickaxe or higher with the delicacy enchantment