How to Gather Nether Wood and Building Blocks in the Overworld

Every breach scar spreads matching Nether blocks into the surrounding Overworld terrain. You can harvest fireproof stems, blackstone, and decorative lighting on the surface before you are geared for a full Nether expedition.

Finding Crimson and Warped Blocks

The Crimson Forest and Warped Forest portals only generate in wooded Overworld biomes. Search these areas when you want massive warped tree structures and matching forest blocks:

• Temperate Forests: Forests, Flower Forests, Birch Forests, Dark Forests, and Cherry Groves.
• Cold and Lush Woods: Taigas, Old Growth Taigas, Snowy Taigas, and Jungles.
• Arid and Rare Woods: Wooded Badlands and Pale Gardens.

Bring an axe to chop stems and a hoe to clear wart blocks quickly as you dismantle the overgrown gateway.

Collecting Blackstone and Soul Lanterns

If you need dark stone palettes or soul lighting instead of wood, shift your search to open biomes like Savannas, Plains, Deserts, Badlands, or Windswept Gravelly Hills:

1. Look for blackstone fortress gates, giant skeleton ribcages, or large purple portals decorated with blackstone.

2. Bring a pickaxe to mine the blackstone blocks and harvest the hanging soul lanterns intact so they drop as items rather than breaking.