Cracked Nether Bricks
Block

Cracked Nether Bricks

Namespaced ID
minecraft:cracked_nether_bricks
Stack size
64
Edition
Java & Bedrock

/give command

Run in chat or a command block. Replace @p with a player name to target someone specific.

Command builder

Set the count, custom name, lore, and enchantments to generate a ready-to-paste /give command for Cracked Nether Bricks.

Shown above the item in the inventory.
Italic text shown below the item name. One line per row.
1 compatible with Cracked Nether Bricks.

Component syntax for Minecraft 1.21.8.

Block properties

Hardness
2
Blast resistance
6
Material
mineable / pickaxe
Diggable
Yes
Transparent
No
Light emitted
0 / 15
Light filtered
15 / 15
Block state IDs
21783

Mining time

Break time per pickaxe tier (no haste, on ground, full air). Tools that can't harvest the block take 5× longer and won't drop the item.

PickaxeBreak timeDrops?
Wooden1.50s✓
Stone0.75s✓
Iron0.50s✓
Golden0.25s✓
Diamond0.38s✓
Netherite0.33s✓

Drops

Obtained from

Blocks that drop Cracked Nether Bricks when broken.

Obtained by smelting

Items that smelt into Cracked Nether Bricks.

Nether Bricks→Cracked Nether Bricks
Furnace10s0.10 xp

Across versions

Legacy numeric ID
None recorded — use the namespaced ID minecraft:cracked_nether_bricks.
Modern ID (1.13+)
minecraft:cracked_nether_bricks (numeric IDs were removed in 1.13 — not usable in commands)
Editions
Java & Bedrock

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About Cracked Nether Bricks

Where do you get Cracked Nether Bricks in Minecraft?

Cracked Nether Bricks can be obtained by breaking Cracked Nether Bricks, or by smelting Nether Bricks.

What is the Minecraft ID for Cracked Nether Bricks?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:cracked_nether_bricks, used in the /give command: /give @p minecraft:cracked_nether_bricks 1. Numeric item IDs were removed in the 1.13 "Flattening", so modern versions only use the namespaced ID.

How do you mine Cracked Nether Bricks in Minecraft?

Cracked Nether Bricks has hardness 2 and requires a specific pickaxe tier to drop. See the Mining time table above for exact break times per pickaxe (wood, stone, iron, golden, diamond, netherite). Mining without the correct tool takes 5× longer and produces no drops.