Do you know that in Minecraft there is Ancient Debris? It is an ore which is rare and it is able to be found in the Nether. It is a main source of netherite scrap and it can float on lava in item form. Also, it cannot be burned by any other forms of fire. It has high blast resistance. It means that it is not able to be blown up under normal circumstances.
Ancient Debris produces in the Nether in the form of mineral veins. It is able to spawn in veins of 1-3 blocks at Y-axis 8-22, and it is able to spawn in veins of 1-2 blocks at Y-axis 8-119. Do you know what it means? It means that the maximum number of Ancient Debris blocks you are able to find in one chunk (64×64 block section of the world) is five. But, technically, it is possible for up to 13 ancient debris to be found in a single chunk. Adjacent chunks are able to generate veins on the border with up to 2 blocks spawning in an adjacent chunk. Ancient debris never generates naturally exposed to air and it is only able to replace netherrack, basalt, and blackstone. On average, y-level 15 owns the most ancient debris.
Also, Ancient Debris is able to only spawn completely covered by other blocks or lava which means that you will need to begin a Nether mineshaft. And, you will not run into any while sauntering across the surface of Nether.
The official usage of ancient debris is for smelting to make Netherite scraps which is able to be used to make netherite ingots. But, in case you are a player who is very rich, you are able to use Ancient Debris for decorative purposes such as pillars. If you want to harvest ancient debris, you will need a diamond or netherite pickaxe. If you do not use it, it will drop nothing.
Now, you may want to know about how much Ancient Debris for a full set of Netherite Armor. Well, for a full set of Netherite Armor, you will need 16 Ancient Debris. Also, you will need 16 Gold Ingots and 24 Diamonds. You are able to read some sources about it to know more. Alternatively, you are also able to ask about it in a forum. There, you are able to ask about it and any other things related to Minecraft that you do not know.
Watching some videos also can help you to know more about Ancient Debris. Some videos about Ancient Debris that you are able to watch are:
- A video of silentwisperer entitled Minecraft Bedrock: How To Get Ancient Debris! The Fastest and Easiest Method which was uploaded on June 18th, 2020.
- A video of OMGcraft – Minecraft Tips & Tutorials entitled The Best Way To Find Ancient Debris in Minecraft 1.16 which was uploaded on February 12th, 2020.
- A video of gnembon entitled How To Find Ancient Debris in Minecraft 1.16 – Easy Mode which was uploaded on February 13th, 2020.
- A video of ibxtoycat entitled How To Find Netherite – Best & Fastest Ancient Debris Mining which was uploaded on June 24th, 2020.
- A video of Stelth entitled Minecraft 1.16 Searching For Ancient Debris! How To Make Netherite which premiered on June 29th, 2020.
