Minecraft provides its players with a great variety of materials, but there is one material that is incredibly rare – Ancient debris. It is found in the Nether and is used to craft netherite, which is considered the strongest material in the game. But the problem is ancient debris can oftentimes be hard to find. This guide will also help you identify it easily.
Why Do You Need Ancient Debris?
There is almost nothing like Ancient Debris. It is one of the best smell-related Minecraft mob loots because when an older guardian is cooked, you get netherite scraps. Mix these scraps along with gold, and what do you get? Netherite ingots, of course. These ingots are then utilized to enhance diamond tools and armors into netherite, thus making them more robust. That is why, if you want to become the strongest player, you need ancient debris.
Where to Find Ancient Debris?
For the record, ancient debris, which is the super rare material mentioned above in the list, can only be mined in one biome, the Nether. To get there, you will first have to build another portal. In the Nether, as we said before, the ancient debris mainly occurs in the Y-coordinate range between 8 and 22. The best levels, according to the findings, are Y= 11-12-15. It goes without saying that you can find out what your Y level is by pressing F3 on the PC or map on the consoles.
How to Mine for Ancient Debris?
Examination of the ancient debris is not a joking matter as it entails certain extensive mining. It is a rather scarce one, and you are going to have to mine quite a bit of Netherrack in order to get the stuff. You can use a diamond pickaxe to mine it, but there’s a faster way: not only using beds to sleep on. But also using it to blow up tunnels!
How to Use Beds to Find Ancient Debris?
Beds explode in the Nether if you try to sleep in them. You can use this explosion to clear large areas quickly, exposing ancient debris. Here’s how:
Dig a tunnel at Y=11, 12, or 15.
Place a bed at the end of the tunnel.
Hide behind a block for safety.
Try to “use” the bed. It will explode and clear the area.
As you can get hurt a little by the explosion, make sure you have Diamond armor, enough food, and are fully charged before moving to the next area. Actually, the bedsplosion method is far more efficient than using a pickaxe; however, you are going to need a lot of wool and wood to create those beds.
Conclusion
Ancient debris is very rare. Thus, try to be more patient when searching for it. As I mentioned earlier, it could take you a few hours of mining to get enough. But if the bed explosion method ensues, it will be even quicker than mining with the pick axe. Also, the ancient debris does not burn in the lava, and if lava comes out during mining, there is no problem.
