Warped Nylium - Minecraft Block Guide | Properties, Recipe & Uses (2025)

What is Warped Nylium in Minecraft?

Warped nylium is a strange, living block that forms the ground of the warped forest biome in the Nether. It looks like a block of netherrack with a bluish green, mossy top layer that constantly drips blue spores. Its main purpose is to be the special "grass block" of the warped forest. It is the only block on which warped fungi, warped roots, and twisting vines can grow naturally. Players can use warped nylium to create their own custom warped forest biomes or to farm the unique plants that grow there. It is a key block for bringing the strange and beautiful nature of the warped forest into your own builds.

How to get Warped Nylium in Minecraft

There are two main ways to get warped nylium. The first way is to find it. Warped nylium generates as the top layer of ground all over the warped forest biome in the Nether. To collect the warped nylium block itself, you must mine it with a tool that has the Silk Touch enchantment. A Silk Touch pickaxe is the best tool for the job. If you break it with a regular tool, it will just drop a regular block of netherrack. The second way is to create it. If you place a block of netherrack next to an existing warped nylium block, the nylium will slowly spread onto the netherrack. You can also use bone meal on a warped nylium block to spread it to nearby netherrack instantly.

How to use Warped Nylium in Minecraft

The main use for warped nylium is for farming warped forest plants. You can place a warped fungus on it and use bone meal to grow a giant warped fungus, which is a great source of warped wood. You can also use bone meal on a warped nylium block to instantly grow a patch of warped roots and warped fungi, which you can then harvest. This is the best way to farm these items. As a decorative block, warped nylium is fantastic for creating alien landscapes or for adding a touch of the Nether to your builds. Its constant dripping spore particles add a lot of atmosphere to a room.

How to craft Warped Nylium in Minecraft

No recipes for this block.

What can Warped Nylium make in Minecraft

No items can be crafted.

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