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Netherite Ingot

A top-tier material used to upgrade diamond equipment and craft netherite blocks and lodestones.

ItemsJava 26.2 & Bedrock 26.45
Netherite Ingot
Quick answer

A top-tier material used to upgrade diamond equipment and craft netherite blocks and lodestones.

Stack64
Recipe4 scraps + 4 gold
SourceAncient debris
UpgradeSmithing table

How to craft it

Smelt ancient debris into netherite scrap, then combine four scrap with four gold ingots. Ingredient placement is shapeless, but every ingot always consumes the complete set of eight components.

Equipment upgrades

A smithing table combines a Netherite Upgrade template, a diamond item, and one ingot. Enchantments, name, durability, and prior-work history remain, so preparing a strong diamond base first is worthwhile.

Other uses

Nine ingots form a netherite block, while an ingot and chiseled stone bricks make a lodestone. Blocks store material compactly, but turning the full reserve into decoration before finishing equipment is risky.

Item properties

Netherite items do not burn in fire or lava like ordinary drops, although the player still takes damage and the items can still be lost to the void. It is useful insurance, not a replacement for care in the Nether or End.

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