Strip-mining for Ancient Debris with pickaxes wastes hours and diamonds. Learn how to exploit high blast resistance at Y:15 with wool beds, block explosions with cobblestone, and farm a full Netherite armor set in one afternoon.
Press F3 (or check Coordinates on Bedrock) and dig down to Y:15 in any Nether Wastes or Soul Sand Valley biome. This layer marks the statistical peak of the primary Ancient Debris generation curve.
Dig a 1x2 tunnel 5 blocks forward. Place your bed at the far end of the tunnel with the head facing away from your character.
Place a solid stone, deepslate, or cobblestone block at eye level between your character and the bed. Explosions check line of sight from your character's feet and head; a single intervening block mitigates over 85% of explosion damage.
Right-click the bed with Fire Resistance active. The bed detonates violently, clearing a 5x5 sphere of Netherrack while Ancient Debris remains completely immune and floating in place.
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You need 36 Ancient Debris (4 debris per ingot x 9 items). At an average rate of 1.2 debris per 2 beds at Y:15, approximately 50 to 60 beds are sufficient for a complete gear upgrade.
No! Fortune does not increase Ancient Debris drops. Ancient Debris always drops as an item block that must be smelted into Netherite Scraps in a furnace or blast furnace.
