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How to Craft Netherite Scrap in Minecraft

Netherite Scrap in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Crafting netherite ingots. The recipe first appears in the game's files in Minecraft 1.16.

1 Ancient Debris goes into the top of a Furnace with fuel underneath, and Netherite Scrap comes out. What comes out is 1 Netherite Scrap.

Netherite Scrap Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Netherite Scrap is minecraft:netherite_scrap. In commands the namespace may be left off, so netherite_scrap works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p netherite_scrap
Give a full stack of 64
/give @p netherite_scrap 64
Give it to a named player
/give Steve netherite_scrap 1

Cheats have to be on for Netherite Scrap to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

Netherite Scrap is smelted from ancient debris. Four scraps plus four gold ingots make one netherite ingot. Netherite Scrap is produced by smelting in a Furnace rather than by arranging items in a grid.

This recipe first appears in the game's own data files in Minecraft 1.16, and not in the release before it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with ancient debris (mine ancient debris in the Nether at Y 15).

Counting The Stack

Stack sum: 64 over 1 is 64 crafts, times 1 is 64 netherite scraps. Nothing is wasted: craft 64 takes the rest.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Ancient Debris1xMine ancient debris in the Nether at Y 15

For Netherite Scrap: Ancient Debris (mine ancient debris in the Nether at Y 15), brought to a Furnace.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Open your Furnace interface.
  2. Place Ancient Debris in the top input slot.
  3. Add fuel (coal, charcoal, wood, etc.) to the bottom fuel slot.
  4. Wait for the smelting progress bar to complete. Collect your Netherite Scrap from the output slot.
Minecraft crafting recipe for Netherite Scrap: 1 x Ancient Debris in a furnace, making 1 Netherite Scrap.

Tips & Notes

  • Line up 1x Ancient Debris before you open the Furnace. Ancient Debris: mine ancient debris in the Nether at Y 15.
  • Work out the fuel before you start: eight Netherite Scrap per coal, twenty per dried kelp block, and a lava bucket runs for a hundred.
  • There is more than one way to get Netherite Scrap: the alternative methods further down this page can be quicker depending on what you already have.

Alternative Methods

Blast Furnace
Netherite ScrapNetherite Scrap
Method 2

Uses for Netherite Scrap

  • Crafting netherite ingots

What Netherite Scrap Goes Into

One other recipe on this site lists Netherite Scrap as an ingredient.

Netherite IngotNetherite IngotNetherite IngotCrafting Table

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Netherite Scrap on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Netherite Scrap in Minecraft?
To craft Netherite Scrap you need 1 Ancient Debris at a Furnace. Put the input in the top slot and fuel underneath, and one craft produces one Netherite Scrap.
What can you make with Netherite Scrap?
Netherite Scrap is an ingredient in 1 other recipe on this site, including Netherite Ingot. The section above links to each of them.
Where do you find the materials for Netherite Scrap?
The materials for Netherite Scrap each come from somewhere different. Ancient Debris: mine ancient debris in the Nether at Y 15.
How much Netherite Scrap do you get from one craft?
The Netherite Scrap recipe makes one Netherite Scrap per craft.
What is the item ID for Netherite Scrap in Minecraft?
The Netherite Scrap item ID is minecraft:netherite_scrap, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write netherite_scrap on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Netherite Scrap?
Use /give @p netherite_scrap to put Netherite Scrap in your own inventory, or /give @p netherite_scrap 64 for a full stack of 64. Cheats have to be on.
Is the Netherite Scrap recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
No difference to worry about: Netherite Scrap takes 1 Ancient Debris at a Furnace on Java and on Bedrock alike, one at a time.
How do you unlock the Netherite Scrap recipe in the recipe book?
The Netherite Scrap recipe appears in your recipe book the moment you pick up Ancient Debris in Java Edition. Until then it stays hidden, even though the craft itself works if you already know the grid.
What version of Minecraft added Netherite Scrap?
For the netherite scrap the answer is Minecraft 1.16, and it is not a guess: that release carries the recipe, the one before it does not. The Netherite Scrap recipe above matches the current release.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
1 Ancient Debris in, 1 Netherite Scrap out, Furnace. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
Minecraft Java 1.16 describes this recipe and the release before it does not. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 Netherite Scrap per craft against the stack size.

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