Guide to Nether Wart in Minecraft: Finding and Growing

Nether Wart can only be found in the following locations:

• Nether Fortresses: Wart usually grows on Soul Sand near staircases.

• Bastion Remnants: It can be found in chests and sometimes growing on Soul Sand in certain rooms.

To enter the Nether, you need a Nether Portal made of obsidian.

No tools are required to harvest Nether Wart. It can be gathered by hand or with any item. Fully grown wart yields 2 to 4 units when harvested.

If you use a tool enchanted with “Fortune” (such as a pickaxe), the amount of Nether Wart collected increases:

• Fortune I – up to 5 units
• Fortune II – up to 6 units
• Fortune III – up to 7 units

For maximum yield, it is recommended to use a tool with the highest level of the “Fortune” enchantment.

• First stage: small sprout.
   
• Second stage: partially grown wart.
   
• Third stage: fully mature Nether Wart.
   

Make sure to harvest at the third growth stage to maximize yield.

To grow Nether Wart, follow these steps:

• Find Soul Sand — this is the only block where you can plant Nether Wart. It can be found in the Nether.
• Plant Nether Wart on Soul Sand blocks.
• Wait for the wart to grow. The growth speed is random and not affected by external factors.

Nether Wart does not require water and can grow anywhere, even in the Overworld.

Nether Wart cannot grow on Soul Soil despite the similar name. It only grows on Soul Sand.

No, bone meal does not work on Nether Wart. Unlike regular crops, its growth cannot be accelerated — it grows at a fixed random speed. The only way to get more wart is to create a large farm and harvest regularly.

• Brewing Potions: Nether Wart is the base ingredient for making Awkward Potion, which is required for most potions.
• Decoration: Nether Wart farms can be used as a decorative element for your base or farm.
• Crafting Blocks: Nether Wart can be used to craft building blocks:
  • Nether Wart Block: crafted from 9 units of Nether Wart in a crafting table.
    
  • Red Nether Bricks: crafted by combining 2 Nether Bricks and 2 Nether Warts in a crafting table.
    

Now you know everything about finding, growing, and using Nether Wart, its role in brewing, and crafting blocks. Use the “Fortune” enchantment to increase your yield, and remember that it only grows on Soul Sand.