Nether Fortress Blaze Farming
MediumNetherEfficiently kill blazes in a nether fortress to collect blaze rods. Blaze rods are essential for crafting eyes of ender. Optimal farming involves using the fortress spawner platforms and beds for quick kills.
When to Use
In every speedrun category that requires entering The End (all categories except some meme categories).
Estimated Time Save
Core mechanic, speed depends on spawner luck
Step-by-Step Guide
Locate the fortress
Travel in one direction in the nether. Fortresses generate in specific regions, check all nether biomes except basalt deltas.
Find blaze spawners
Navigate to the blaze spawner platforms, typically on the fortress bridges.
Set up kill zone
Block yourself in near the spawner to prevent blazes from flying away and ghast interference.
Kill blazes efficiently
Use a sword with sweeping edge or beds. Blazes drop 0-1 rods each, so kill at least 7-10.
Collect rods
Pick up blaze rods. You need at least 7 (6 for eyes + 1 for brewing stand if needed).
Pros
- +Blaze rods are essential, cannot skip this step
- +Spawners provide consistent blaze spawns
- +Bed explosions can kill multiple blazes at once
- +Wither skeletons in fortresses drop skulls for All Bosses category
Cons
- -Fortresses can be hard to find
- -Blazes deal fire damage and can overwhelm you
- -Other hostile mobs (wither skeletons, magma cubes) interfere
- -Fire resistance potions recommended but not always available