{{Block
|image=Nether Gold Ore.png
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=wooden pickaxe
|renewable=No
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}
'''Nether gold ore''' is a variant of [[gold ore]] found only in [[the Nether]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Natural generation ===

Nether gold ore generates in [[the Nether]] in the form of [[ore (feature)|ore blob]]s. Nether gold ore attempts to replace [[netherrack]] 10 times per [[chunk]] in blobs of size 0–16, from levels 10 to 117, in all Nether biomes. {{IN|java}}, in [[Basalt Deltas|basalt deltas]], nether gold ore attempts to generate 20 times per chunk instead, as there are fewer valid generation areas.

=== Breaking ===
Nether gold ore requires a pickaxe to be mined.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Nether Gold Ore|pickaxe|wood}}
Nether gold ore drops 2-6 [[gold nugget]]s when mined with any [[pickaxe]]. [[Fortune]] has a 33.3% chance to multiply the drops by 2, Fortune II has a 25% chance to multiply the drops by 2 or 3 and Fortune III has a 20% chance each to multiply the [[drops]] by 2, 3, or 4 for a maximum possible drop of 24 golden nuggets. The average number of nuggets from Fortune III is 8.8, which is less than an ingot; therefore it is slightly more efficient to mine nether gold ore with [[Silk Touch]] and smelt it into [[gold ingots]].
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[Drops]]
! colspan=5" | [[Fortune]] level 
|-
! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! 3
|-
| 2 || {{frac|1|5}} || {{frac|2|15}} || {{frac|2|20}} || {{frac|2|25}}
|-
| 3 || {{frac|1|5}} || {{frac|2|15}} || {{frac|2|20}} || {{frac|2|25}}
|-
| 4 || {{frac|1|5}} || {{frac|3|15}} || {{frac|3|20}} || {{frac|3|25}}
|-
| 5 || {{frac|1|5}} || {{frac|2|15}} || {{frac|2|20}} || {{frac|2|25}}
|-
| 6 || {{frac|1|5}} || {{frac|3|15}} || {{frac|4|20}} || {{frac|4|25}}
|-
| 8 || 0 || {{frac|1|15}} || {{frac|1|20}} || {{frac|2|25}}
|-
| 9 || 0 || 0 || {{frac|1|20}} || {{frac|1|25}}
|-
| 10 || 0 || {{frac|1|15}} || {{frac|1|20}} || {{frac|1|25}}
|-
| 12 || 0 || {{frac|1|15}} || {{frac|2|20}} || {{frac|3|25}}
|-
| 15 || 0 || 0 || {{frac|1|20}} || {{frac|1|25}}
|-
| 16 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{frac|1|25}}
|-
| 18 || 0 || 0 || {{frac|1|20}} || {{frac|1|25}}
|-
| 20 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{frac|1|25}}
|-
| 24 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{frac|1|25}}
|-
| Average || 4 || {{frac|5|1|3}} || 7 || {{frac|8|4|5}}
|}

Nether gold ore also drops {{xp|0|1}} when broken.

== Usage ==
=== Piglins ===
[[Piglin]]s become hostile toward [[player]]s that [[breaking|mine]] the ore, regardless if the player is wearing [[gold]] [[armor]] or is under the {{EffectLink|Invisibility}} effect. The same case applies if the player mines gold of any type, not just the ore. If any nether gold ore is dropped and in its [[Item (entity)|item]] form, piglins will run towards any nether gold ore and examine it for 6 to 8 seconds after picking it up.

=== Smelting ingredient ===

{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Nether Gold Ore
|Gold Ingot
|1
}}

=== Note Blocks ===
Nether gold ore can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sound.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Nether gold ore}}

== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nether Gold Ore
|spritetype=block
|nameid=nether_gold_ore
|blocktags=gold_ores, guarded_by_piglins, mineable/pickaxe
|itemtags=gold_ores, piglin_loved
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nether Gold Ore
|spritetype=block
|nameid=nether_gold_ore
|id=543
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Oooh&#44; shiny!}}
== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny}}

== History ==

{{History||February 14, 2020|link=https://clips.twitch.tv/ShyKawaiiAlfalfaTinyFace|[[Helen Zbihlyj|HelenAngel]] says there will not be [[gold ore]] in [[the Nether]].}}
{{History||February 28, 2020|link=https://clips.twitch.tv/CredulousAmazingSpaghettiBigBrother|HelenAngel says to upvote gold ore in the Nether on the [[Feedback site]]. She also states it's getting a lot of attention on there, so she has passed it off to the team.}}

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w11a|[[File:Nether Gold Ore JE1.png|32px]] Added nether gold ore.
|Like regular [[gold ore]], nether gold ore [[drops]] itself and can be [[breaking|mined]] only with an iron [[pickaxe]] or better.}}
{{History|||snap=March 11, 2020|slink={{tweet|JasperBoerstra|1237797821119635456}}|[[File:Nether Gold Ore JE2 BE1.png|32px]] A new texture for nether gold ore is shown.}}
{{History|||snap=20w12a|Nether gold ore now drops [[gold nugget]]s instead of itself.
|Nether gold ore can now be [[breaking|mined]] with any [[pickaxe]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w13a|[[File:Nether Gold Ore JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of nether gold ore has been changed.
|Nether gold ore now drops [[experience]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w17a|Nether gold ore now uses the same [[sound]]s as [[nether quartz ore]], but via a different sound event.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Nether gold ore now uses the "Nether" color on maps.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w14a|Nether gold ore can no longer be smelted.}}
{{History|||snap=21w15a|Nether gold ore can now be smelted.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[File:Nether Gold Ore JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added nether gold ore.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Nether Gold Ore (original suggestion).png|thumb|96px|Nether gold ore as it appeared in the original suggestion.]]
*In 2017, [[Jeb]] showed interest in a suggestion regarding nether gold ore that was posted on [[wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]].<ref>{{reddit|sub=minecraftsuggestions|5wzhty/rare_gold_ore_in_the_nether_concept_texture|deex5wk|I like this suggestion.  I would even go further and make the gold ore blocks appear in larger areas (as veins), and not speckled everywhere in [[the Nether]]. I agree on the aggro'ing of Pigman Zombies, it makes it more interesting.|jeb_|March 2, 2017}}</ref>
**This comment also suggested that nearby [[zombie pigmen]], the [[mob]] now currently known as [[zombified piglin]]s, should become angry at the [[player]] when they [[breaking|mine]] nether gold ore. Jeb also showed interest in this aspect of the suggestion, and this may have been the inspiration for [[piglin]]s becoming angry when gold of any type is mined near them.
**Nether Gold Ore requires a stone pickaxe or better to get gold, despite overworld [[Gold Ore]] needing an iron pickaxe or better.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Natural Nether Gold Ore.png|A 7 blob of nether gold ore generating naturally.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BlockLink|Gold Ore}}
*{{BlockLink|Gilded Blackstone}}
*{{BlockLink|Nether Quartz Ore}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Blocks|natural}}

[[Category:Ore]]
[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Nether blocks]]

[[de:Nethergolderz]]
[[es:Mena de oro del Nether]]
[[fr:Minerai d'or du Nether]]
[[ja:ネザー金鉱石]]
[[pl:Netherowe złoże złota]]
[[pt:Minério de ouro do Nether]]
[[ru:Золотая руда Нижнего мира]]
[[zh:下界金矿石]]
