Hunting for Ancient Debris in the Nether

Preparing for a Nether Mining Run

Pack a diamond or netherite pickaxe, fire protection gear or potions, and stacks of spare blocks before stepping through a Nether portal. Once inside the Nether, open Options > Video Settings > Shader Packs and make sure Elysium X Ray is selected. Because the shader runs lightly on your graphics card, performance stays smooth even around particle-heavy lava lakes and dense Nether terrain. Dig down to the lower depths of the dimension where ancient debris generates inside solid rock.

Digging Safely Toward Ancient Debris

Carve a forward tunnel and sweep your camera across the surrounding solid terrain to look for highlighted ancient debris. Elysium X Ray preserves clean vanilla visuals and default lighting, which means the blocks around your character remain easy to read and flowing lava stays clearly visible instead of blending into empty space. Whenever you spot ancient debris lit up through the walls or ceiling, approach from a few blocks back rather than mining directly underneath or above yourself. Clear the adjacent blocks carefully to check for hidden lava pockets before breaking and collecting the debris.