Nether Star Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a nether star with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a nether star is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

Let’s explore how to add a nether star to your inventory.

Where to find a Nether Star in Creative Mode

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.11	Materials
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.12 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	Ingredient

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get a Nether Star in Survival Mode

You add a nether star to your inventory in Survival mode by killing a wither boss. So let’s get started!

A wither boss does not spawn naturally in the game so you need to either build a wither boss or summon a wither boss.

Once you have spawned a wither boss, you need to attack it. When you attack the wither boss, it will turn pink as it takes damage.

Continue to chase and attack the wither boss. You will see its health bar go down as you attack it.

Once you have killed the wither boss, it will drop a nether star.

Make sure you pick up the nether star before it disappears.

A nether star is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a nether star has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Nether Star (minecraft:nether_star)	399	0	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Nether Star (minecraft:nether_star)	399		64	Java	1.13 – 1.19.3

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Nether Star

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Nether Star is:

/give @p nether_star 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Nether Star is:

/give @p nether_star 1 0

Things to Make with Nether Star

You can use nether stars to make items in Minecraft such as:

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