Hello Minecrafters!!! This article is about the Nether and what you should and shouldn't do. I made this in mind for Noobs, so plz no comments like 'r u serious? everyone knows this!' because it hurts my feelings. Also some people don't know.

There is no way to place water in the Nether in a Survival game, besides the usage of a cauldron. Using water buckets will produce steam and an empty bucket. Ice can be picked up using Silk Touch, but will not produce water when broken or melted in the Nether.


Trees grow normally, and their leaves take a dead-looking brownish color like in dry biomes. Care should be taken when planting trees, since the abundance of fire and lava can ignite them very easily.


It is always a good idea to bring an empty map into the Nether and activate it there, as getting lost is easy and can happen frequently. Note that maps do not work as expected in the Nether. Since maps plot down from the top of the region, the scenery will be covered by the Nether's ceiling. The player's direction will be spinning randomly and not provide any use. Nonetheless, maps can still be used to see where the player is in a specific area and can help them backtrack the way they came. For maps to display the Nether, they must be activated there. Alternatively, since the Nether uses coordinates, PC users can press F3 . Record the coordinates of the portal you created and find your way back with those.
Compasses and clocks can be brought in freely or crafted in the Nether, but they will not will not work correctly.

If you want to leave the void, do this.

1. Kill yourself. You will spawn at your spawn point.
   
2. Build a nether portal. Keep in mind that this is a one-way portal; portals in the Overworld will not send you to portals above y=128.
   
3. Use Creative mode to drill a hole in the bedrock.
   

Nether Mobs

The Nether is home to its own share of mobs. Nether mobs are completely fire-proof and can often be seen wandering into lava, where it will take them a while to get out due to the slowdown it causes on movement.
-Ghasts, huge, awesome jellyfish-like creatures, will lazily hover around. They are 4×4×4 blocks large, and have 9 tentacles hanging from them. If they spot the player, in survival they will shoot fireballs at them, which can be deflected by shooting arrows at them, punching them or hitting them with any tool. The reflected fireballs will instantly kill the Ghast, if it is hit. These will explode and often leave craters, if the blast-site is weak enough. They make screeching and whimpering noises, something like a purring kitten or an angry baby and can be heard from great distances. Also, they can be killed by firin
g 2 arrows and hitting the Ghast. If killed, they drop gunpowder and/or ghast tears, used in brewing. FWI, I think they are majorly cute. I really want to ride one.
-Do: Keep your distance, no matter how cute they are.
-Don't: Hurt them. Golden Rule.
-Zombie Pigmen spawn in groups and wander aimlessly. They will not harm the player unless attacked. If they are, all Pigmen within a 32 block radius become hostile, and will rush the player (sprinting speed) if they move within 16 blocks. This often causes ambushes from behind as the player attempts to attack while fleeing. If killed, they drop rotten flesh and sometimes a gold nugget, and even more rarely, a gold ingot. They may also drop their golden swords, which may have one or two low-level enchantments, commonly Sharpness and Knockback enchantments, though rarely Fire Aspect and even rarer, Looting, may be found. Other golden objects may also drop, like a helmet.
-Do: Try to find a cute baby. Keep your distance.
-Don't: Hurt one. Again, Golden Rule.
-Blazes are found in Nether fortresses and are primarily spawned through monster spawners found inside the fortresses. They are able to float and shoot 3 fireballs at the player in quick succession. They appear to catch fire just before shooting fireballs, then "cool down" until they can shoot again. If you kill one, good job , and they drop Blaze rods which you can use to make brewing stands.-
-Do: KEEP YOUR DISTANCE!!!
-Don't: Provoke it unless you are brave, stupid, or possibly both.
-Magma Cubes are spring-like fiery mobs that are the Nether version of Slimes. If killed, they split into 2-3 smaller versions of the original one. Magma Cubes are moderately rare. If killed, they drop magma cream, used in Brewing.
-Do: Try to kill it.
-Don't: Try to get squashed.-
-Wither Skeletons are the Nether equivalent of Skeletons and spawn in Nether fortresses. Unlike skeletons, however, Wither Skeletons use stone swords and are over two blocks tall. When hit by a Wither Skeleton, the player may be inflicted with the "Wither" effect for a few seconds, darkening the health bar and further damaging the player. When killed, the mob may drop coal and bones, and rarely drop a wither skeleton skull and the stone sword. The skulls are the key items to creating the Wither.
-Do: You rarely find these spawned naturally in the Nether, so if you do, just don't provoke it.-
-Don't: Provoke it.
-Skeletons rarely spawn in Nether Fortresses in place of Wither Skeletons. They are the only mobs that naturally spawn in The Nether that are not fireproof.
-Do: Just wander or hide from them.
-Don't: Hit them.