Obtaining
The nether portal block cannot be obtained as an item. It can be placed using the /setblock command, and is generated when lighting a nether portal Nether portal Consists of Obsidian Nether Portal Can generate post-generation Yes, when the player builds an appropriate frame and lights it with flint and steel First appearances See History See the structure. 
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In the Pocket Edition, it may be obtained as an item via inventory editing. Pocketedition only Pocket Edition Author(s) Mojang AB Jens Bergensten Aron Nieminen Daniel Kaplan Tommaso Checchi Shoghi Cervantes Jason Major Daniel Wustenhoff Tomas Alaeus Mikael "Slicedlime" Hedberg @@@#@@@Microsoft(microsoft.com)###@### Studios 1] Platform(s) Written in C++ 2] Latest version 1.1.2
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| Transparency When leaves are opaque (in "fast" graphics), they completely block rendering. When leaves are transparent (in "fancy" graphics), the world behind them is also rendered. Opacity (and its inverse, transparency) are properties of blocks with | Yes |
| Luminance Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2 | Yes, 11 |
| Blast resistance | 0 |
| Tool | None |
| Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to | No |
| Stackable | N/A |
| Flammable | No |
| Drops See the items that drop from entities and blocks. For drops as in falls, see Fall Damage. Typical drops from a skeleton: experience orbs, an arrow, and bones. Drops are items that | Nothing |
| Data value | dec:90 hex:5A bin:1011010 |
| Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition | portal |
The nether portal Nether portal Consists of Obsidian Nether Portal Can generate post-generation Yes, when the player builds an appropriate frame and lights it with flint and steel First appearances See History See the structure. block is the translucent part of the nether portal Nether portal Consists of Obsidian Nether Portal Can generate post-generation Yes, when the player builds an appropriate frame and lights it with flint and steel First appearances See History See the structure. which teleports the player to and from the Nether.
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Usage
- See also: Nether portal
Portal blocks can only exist within a nether portal Nether portal Consists of Obsidian Nether Portal Can generate post-generation Yes, when the player builds an appropriate frame and lights it with flint and steel First appearances See History See the structure. structure. When the block is updated and detects it is not part of such a structure, it will remove itself.
The Nether portal animation.
Nether portal blocks can be used to teleport into and out of the Nether. When a player in the Overworld The Overworld, as seen in an extreme hills and a forest biome The Overworld is the dimension in which all players begin their Minecraft journey. Contents 1 Creation 1.1 Seeds 2 Environment 2.1 Biomes 2.2 or the Nether stands in a nether portal block for 4 seconds, the player is taken to the other dimension. The player can step out of a portal before it completes its animation to abort the teleport. Be that as it may, in Creative there is no wait time⃢₀ₔthe player will immediately transfer between dimensions. If there is already an active portal within range (about 128 blocks) in the other world, the player will appear in that portal. Else, a portal will be created at or near the corresponding coordinates. If a single portal block is placed using commands, it can still be used to travel to the Nether.
Nether portal blocks make distinctive sounds of whimpering and cries, and emit purple particles resembling snowflakes (the same purple particles are produced by endermen Enderman Health points 40 ( × 20) Attack strength Easy: 4 () Normal: 7 () Hard: 10 () Size Height: 2.9 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn In the Overworld, the Nether or the End in , endermites Endermite Health points 8 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Size Height: 0.3 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Spawn Occasionally when an ender pearl lands First appearances See history Drops , ender pearls Ender Pearl Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (16) Internal ID PC: 14 PE: 87 Network ID PC: 65 Entity ID ender_pearl First appearances See History Data value dec: 368 hex: 170 bin: 101110000 Name , and the ender chest Ender Chest Type Tile Entity Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance 7 Blast resistance 3,000 Hardness 22.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops Obsidian (8) Block entity id ender_chest ). Portal blocks emit light of level 11, rather dimmer than a torch and not quite sufficient to prevent mob spawning on top of a freestanding portal.
Much like water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 or lava Lava Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 500 Tool Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Lava dec: 10 hex: A bin: 1010 Still Lava dec: 11 hex: B bin: 1011 Name Flowing Lava flowing_lava Still , portal blocks cannot be broken (or even targeted) by tools except in Creative. Be that as it may, portal blocks can be destroyed by explosions A TNT explosion. An explosion is a physical event, generally destructive, that can be caused by several different circumstances. It can destroy nearby blocks, propel and damage nearby players, entities, and their armor, and cause (even weak ones) and can be replaced by placing water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 . If any portal block is destroyed, the whole portal is deactivated as adjacent portal blocks are updated and detect that the portal structure is no longer complete.
Portal blocks cannot be moved by pistons Piston Transparency Yes Luminance None Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values See Data values Pistons are blocks capable of pushing most blocks, depending on , nor can a piston push a block into a portal.
A portal block set in the End See the dimension. For the achievement, see Achievements#The End.. For the advancement, see Advancements#The End. A view of the central End island. The ender dragon can be seen flying around obsidian pillars, will behave exactly like in the Overworld, calculating coordinates in the Nether with the same 1:8 ratio (1:3 in Console Edition).
Block state
- See also: Block states
History
| Alpha Alpha Starting version Alpha 1.0.0 (Jun. 28, 2010) Latest version Alpha 1.2.6 (Dec. 3, 2010) Paid Yes Alpha versions 1.0.0 to 1.2.6 are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note that these versions |
| 1.2.0 Alpha 1.2.0 Official name Halloween Update Server version 0.2.2 Release date Oct. 30, 2010 Download Client Server ◄◄ Alpha 1.1.0 ◄ Alpha 1.1.2_01 Alpha 1.2.0_01 ► Beta 1.0 ►► See the computer | Oct. 4, 2010 | A poster on Notch`s blog announced a new "hell world," and hinted that it would utilize portals for fast travels. |
| Oct. 22, 2010 | Originally, ghasts Ghast Health points 10 () Attack strength Impact: 6 () Explosion: varies by proximity, maximum: Easy: 9 () Normal: 17 () Hard: 25 ( × 12.5) Size Height: 4.0 Blocks Width: 4.0 Blocks Spawn The were intended to spawn from Nether portals (referred to as "gates") in the Overworld The Overworld, as seen in an extreme hills and a forest biome The Overworld is the dimension in which all players begin their Minecraft journey. Contents 1 Creation 1.1 Seeds 2 Environment 2.1 Biomes 2.2 . Be that as it may, this ability has not yet been implemented. |
| Oct. 29, 2010 | Notch sent a preview of the Halloween Update to two gaming companies; their articles detailed the usage of nether portals, used for entering what was then known as "the Slip". |
| Halloween Update See the 2010 Halloween Update. For the 2012 Halloween update, see Pretty Scary Update. A complete list of what Notch hoped to finish for the update. A complete list of what Notch | Added Nether Portals. |
| 1.2.2 Alpha 1.2.2 Server version 0.2.4 Release date Nov. 10, 2010 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.2.2 Java Edition ◄◄ Alpha 1.2.0 ◄ Alpha 1.2.1_01 Alpha 1.2.3 ► Beta 1.0 ►► See | The player could create a Nether Portal by pressing F4 (presumably a developer testing function). |
| 1.2.3 Alpha 1.2.3 Server version 0.2.5 Release date Nov. 24, 2010 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.2.3 Java Edition ◄◄ Alpha 1.2.0 ◄ Alpha 1.2.2 Alpha 1.2.3_01 ► Beta 1.0 ►► See | Removed F4 cheat. |
| Beta Beta Starting version Beta 1.0 (Dec. 20, 2010) Latest version Beta 1.9-pre6 (Nov. 13, 2011) Paid Yes These versions are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note that these versions contain bugs. You ll |
| 1.6 Beta 1.6 Release date May 26, 2011 Development versions Builds Beta 1.6 Test Build 3 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.6 Java Edition ◄◄ Beta 1.5 ◄ Beta 1.5_01 Beta 1.6.1 ► Beta 1.7 | Before this, Nether Portals could be created in SMP servers but did not function to teleport players to The Nether A view of the Nether. The Nether is a hell-like dimension, filled with fire, lava, and dangerous mobs. Contents 1 Accessing 2 Environment 2.1 Mobs 3 Generation 3.1 Naturally generated 3.2 Naturally created 3.3 Structures , thus SMP servers required modding to access the Nether. Now, Nether Portals work in SMP. |
| Official releaseAnnounce Minecraft 1.0 Starting version 1.0.0 (Nov. 18th, 2011) Latest version 1.12 Paid Yes Website http://www.minecraft.net/ See the official release of Minecraft for the PC. For the version, see 1.0.0. For the first |
| 1.0.0 1.0.0 Type Release Release date Nov. 18, 2011 Development versions View all Pre-releases Beta 1.9-pre1 Beta 1.9-pre2 Beta 1.9-pre3 Beta 1.9-pre4 Beta 1.9-pre5 Beta 1.9-pre6 Release candidates 1.0.0-RC1 1.0.0-RC2 Download Client (.json) Server Other editions | ? | It was possible to smash portals by simply punching them. |
| Beta 1.9-pre4 | The portal has changed, having a slightly darker look. |
| ? | It is no longer possible to deactivate Nether Portals with water or lava. Either will stop before hitting the portal and act as though portal is solid object. But placing a water block instead of fire in the portal, will automatically deactivate the portal. |
| 1.2.1 1.2.1 Release date Mar. 1, 2012 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 12w03a 12w04a 12w05a 12w05b 12w06a 12w07a 12w07b 12w08a Pre-releases 1.2-pre Download Client (.json) Server Other editions of 1.2.1 Java Edition Alpha ◄◄ 1.1 | 12w08a 12w08a Type Snapshot Release date Feb. 23, 2012 1] Snapshot for 1.2.1 Download Client Server ◄◄ 1.1 ◄ 12w07b 1.2-pre ► 1.2.2 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version | You can (again) smash a Nether portal in Creative by punching it. It makes the same sound as glass Glass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 1.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data values Glass: dec: 20 hex: 14 bin: 10100 Stained Glass: PC: dec: 95 hex: 5F bin: 1011111 PE: dec: 241 hex: F1 being destroyed. |
| 1.2.1 1.2.1 Release date Mar. 1, 2012 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 12w03a 12w04a 12w05a 12w05b 12w06a 12w07a 12w07b 12w08a Pre-releases 1.2-pre Download Client (.json) Server Other editions of 1.2.1 Java Edition Alpha ◄◄ 1.1 | The Overworld`s height limit was raised to 256, but portals from the Nether would not find portals above Y=128. |
| 1.3.1 1.3.1 Release date Aug. 1, 2012 Development versions View all Snapshots 12w15a 12w16a 12w17a 12w18a 12w19a 12w21a 12w21b 12w22a 12w23a 12w23b 12w24a 12w25a 12w26a 12w27a 12w30a 12w30b 12w30c 12w30d 12w30e Pre-releases 1.3-pre 1.3.1-pre Download Client | 12w22a | Zombie pigmen will rarely spawn from Nether Portals in the overworld. |
| 1.3.1 1.3.1 Release date Aug. 1, 2012 Development versions View all Snapshots 12w15a 12w16a 12w17a 12w18a 12w19a 12w21a 12w21b 12w22a 12w23a 12w23b 12w24a 12w25a 12w26a 12w27a 12w30a 12w30b 12w30c 12w30d 12w30e Pre-releases 1.3-pre 1.3.1-pre Download Client | Portals from the Nether now search the entire height of the Overworld. |
| 1.4.2 | 12w34a | Entities can travel through portals. |
| 12w38a | The Nether is loaded faster when traveling through a portal in Survival mode and is loaded immediately when in Creative mode. |
| 1.5 | 13w02a | Nether Portals use the following textures in resource packs: textures/blocks/portal.png and textures/blocks/obsidian.png |
| 1.7.2 | Sep. 11, 2013 | Dinnerbone releases images of larger and different shaped portals, also mentions the ability to light a portal from any block, not just the bottom row. -
https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/377488231769853952 -
https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/377489959810498560 -
https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/377794308453437440 Both the sign and circular nature of the portal in the second image are references to Stargate, Col. Jack O`Neill was often heard mentioning his hatred for cliches. |
| 13w37a | Portals can now be activated from any block within the portal, not just the bottom (when any fire block appears inside the frame) |
| New nether portal building rules: Portals can be built at a minimum of 4⃗5, and a maximum of 23⃗23 |
| 13w41a | Portals, water and ice are now visible through each other. |
| 1.8 | 14w25a | The Nether portal block was removed from the /give command. |
| 1.9 | ? | Now plays travel.ogg again |
| 15w49a | The wither and ender dragon no longer travel through portals. |
| Pocket Edition Alpha |
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Added Nether portals and can be built at a minimum of 4⃗5, and a maximum of 23⃗23 |
| Console Edition |
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | | Added Nether portals. |
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | New Nether Portal building rules: Any rectangular shape from 4x5 to 23x23. |
| If the portal in the nether is big enough, Ghasts can travel through. |
| Will now be activated by any fire block within the frame. |
Issues
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or the Nether stands in a nether portal block for 4 seconds, the player is taken to the other dimension. The player can step out of a portal before it completes its animation to abort the teleport. Be that as it may, in Creative there is no wait time⃢₀ₔthe player will immediately transfer between dimensions. If there is already an active portal within range (about 128 blocks) in the other world, the player will appear in that portal. Else, a portal will be created at or near the corresponding coordinates. If a single portal block is placed using commands, it can still be used to travel to the Nether.
, endermites Endermite Health points 8 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Size Height: 0.3 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Spawn Occasionally when an ender pearl lands First appearances See history Drops 
, ender pearls Ender Pearl Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (16) Internal ID PC: 14 PE: 87 Network ID PC: 65 Entity ID ender_pearl First appearances See History Data value dec: 368 hex: 170 bin: 101110000 Name 
, and the ender chest Ender Chest Type Tile Entity Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance 7 Blast resistance 3,000 Hardness 22.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops Obsidian (8) Block entity id ender_chest 
). Portal blocks emit light of level 11, rather dimmer than a torch and not quite sufficient to prevent mob spawning on top of a freestanding portal.
or lava Lava Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 500 Tool Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Lava dec: 10 hex: A bin: 1010 Still Lava dec: 11 hex: B bin: 1011 Name Flowing Lava flowing_lava Still 
, portal blocks cannot be broken (or even targeted) by tools except in Creative. Be that as it may, portal blocks can be destroyed by explosions A TNT explosion. An explosion is a physical event, generally destructive, that can be caused by several different circumstances. It can destroy nearby blocks, propel and damage nearby players, entities, and their armor, and cause 
(even weak ones) and can be replaced by placing water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 
, nor can a piston push a block into a portal.
will behave exactly like in the Overworld, calculating coordinates in the Nether with the same 1:8 ratio (1:3 in Console Edition).
