The Nether is the second dimension in Minecraft, and the most dangerous one. It is filled with lava and hostile creatures.

However, there are quite a few resources that can only be farmed in the Nether. In this article, Gurugamer is going to showcase the top 5 most useful mobs in Minecraft Nether.

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1. Blazes

Blazes are floating hostile mobs found in nether fortresses, and are the only source of blaze rods. These rods are essential in brewing and can serve as fuel for both brewing and smelting. Furthermore, blaze powder (from rods) is the other ingredient to create the eye of ender that leads the player to the End.
Blazes in Minecraft

It is actually pretty easy to farm blazes in Minecraft. Players can find blaze spawners inside nether fortresses. Using these spawners, players can create a blaze rod farm in Minecraft

2. Strider

The Strider is a unique mob that spawns only in the Nether. Because of that, when it comes to Nether travel, nothing beats it because of their immunity to lava. Unlike most mobs, striders can walk on top of lava without sinking. This allows players to navigate the Nether as they see fit, without having to worry about falling to their deaths.

They eat warped fungus, therefore, to control Striders, players need to put warped fungus on a stick and dangle it before their eyes. The player can ride on an adult strider using a saddle and can attach them to leads. Using the warped fungus on a stick while riding a Strider makes it run faster at the cost of 1 durability.

Strider in Minecraft

3. Ghasts

Ghasts are large white floating ghost-like hostile mobs in the Nether that shoots explosive fireballs at the player. They are amongst the most annoying mob in the game, with their combination of flying and a ranged attack. They drop ghast tears and gunpowder, which are high tier ingredients for brewing and crafting.

Ghasts in Minecraft

Players can create a ghast farm in the soul sand valley to farm ghast tear and gunpowder.

4. Wither Skeleton

Wither Skeleton can deal 5 damage per hit, but they also apply the Wither effect on you as well. The Wither effect will damage you continuously for 5 seconds and the damage is lethal, unlike poison. Wither Skeleton is aggressive and it will attack players on sight. This mob is the main source for the Wither Skeleton skull, which can be used to summon the Wither.

Wither Skeleton can apply Wither to you can drain your HP.

5. Enderman

While Enderman also appears in the Overworld, they also spawn a lot in the Nether, especially in Warped Forest. They can deal 4.5 damage per hit and have the teleport ability. Since there is no water in the Nether, it is really hard to get away from these guys.

The ender pearls from endermen are useful for a lot of reasons. It is required to create the Eye of Ender, which players need to acquire to access the End.

Enderman is also a threat in the Nether.

6. Piglin

Piglins are neutral mobs that spawn in crimson forests, nether wastes, and bastion remnants. Wear any piece of Gold armor to make them friendly with you. As piglins run away from zombified piglins, soul fire, soul torches, soul campfires, and soul lanterns, you can use one of those items to lead piglins toward your farm then cage them in with blocks.

A Piglin inspects a gold ingot for 6-8 seconds then toss an item at the player.

Afterward, give them a piece of gold armor or name tag them to prevent despawning. Unlike most hostile mobs, piglins do not despawn in peaceful mode, however, they still follow normal hostile mob despawning rules.

7. Hoglin

A hoglin is a breedable hostile mob found in the Nether, and a source of porkchops and leather. You can find herds of 3–4 hoglins in the Crimson Forest biome or in the Bastion Remnant.

The hoglin is the only hostile mob that can be bred, using Crimson Fungi.

If a hoglin spawns in or moves to the Overworld or the End, it shakes and then transforms into a zoglin after 15 seconds. Both Zoglins and Hoglins can be led with a lead despite the fact they are hostile.

8. Piglin Brutes

A piglin brute is a hostile and stronger variant of piglins that appears in all types of bastion remnants. Unlike normal piglins, they always attack the player on sight. Brutes do not barter, do not retreat, and cannot be distracted by gold. Similar to Vindicators, they also wield axes and can deal 13 to 19 damage each hit.

Piglin brutes call all nearby mobs to attack you.

If attacked by a mob or a player, piglin brutes will nearby piglins and other brutes. The worst part about brutes is that they have 50 HP - twice as much as a Vindicator. Their axes can also come out enchanted, which increases their damage even more.

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