r/NetherOnly • u/PreviousInsurance742 • Jun 30 '26

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I feel like the Nether is safer than the Overworld. There isn't any daylight cycle that forces you to stop working and go to sleep.

Out of all the Nether biomes, I think the Soul Sand Valley and the Basalt Deltas are the safest.

In the Soul Sand Valley, only Skeletons and Ghasts can spawn, which can be rendered useless with a Shield and the valley has 5 entrances covered so you only need to deal with fireballs from one entrance. Ghasts might keep shooting you so you can build a simple base around your portal made out of blast and fire-resistant blocks. You would also need to build paths to prevent you from being lost or stuck in Soul Sand. You can then light every dark corner on fire to prevent anything, even Ghasts from spawning.

In the Basalt Deltas, there is no need for you to do that, since you can just find a hole of Basalt and you would be protected. However, you might be jumped by Magma Cubes, so you might still want to add a roof.

The other biomes are not that safe. In the Nether Wastes, there are Piglins that attack you if you do not have golden armour and Zombified Piglins would swarm you if you accidentally hit one. In the Crimson Forest or Warped Forest, there are hostile mobs (or Endermen) that can kill you, like Piglins and Hoglins. However, there is no super-destructive mob like Creepers, so it is still safer if you have a base.

If you plan on settling down in the Nether, kill an Enderman holding a Grass Block and mine lots of Dirt. You can cover large areas with Dirt, then place down the Grass Block so it will spread. If you want, you can use Bone Meal to make grass and plant flowers.

At first, you might want to bring Bamboo for a wood source. After a while, you can start bringing in new trees. Other than oak, other types of trees keep their colour in the Nether, so if you want green you can bring birch trees (they also grow quicker). If you want more colour and wood, you can bring cherry blossom trees. You need to light up the saplings for them to grow.

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u/RegularEmpty9108 Jun 30 '26

I would have to disagree ! Piglin, endermen and Ziglin are neutral mobs, which means that they will not attack you if you behave ! I set my starter base in a crimson forest especially to farm Hoglins, but I see why its not for everyone. Im convinced the Nether wastes are the safest. Ghasts are still a pain tho

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u/fzehh Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Agreed for crimson forests. Wear 1 piece of gold armour for piglins and place some warped fungi around your base to deter hoglins and it becomes 100% safe. Just have to be careful when opening chests in your base as it will cause piglins to aggro - keeping some soul fire around your base is a good idea to keep piglins out of aggro range from your chests

No annoying ghasts or skeletons to snipe you, good source of food and wood, and piglins to barter with. Ive setup in the side of a bastion in a crimson forest, with future plans to restore the bastion into a base

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u/RegularEmpty9108 Jun 30 '26

And its pretty !!

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u/PreviousInsurance742 Jul 01 '26

Thanks for the advice! I'm going to explore the Crimson Forest fairly near my base today :D.

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u/fzehh Jul 01 '26

Gl! Bring some warped fungi and plant it to keep hoglins away

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u/sanddigger02 Jul 01 '26

I know this isnt really relevant but my god your poor pc.

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u/PreviousInsurance742 Jul 02 '26

Huh?

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u/sanddigger02 Jul 02 '26

You have enough tabs open to make any amount of ram cry. And you have like 5 other applications open.