Best Y Level for Nether Gold in Minecraft
Nether gold ore is spread evenly from Y 10 to Y 114, so mine any netherrack you can reach.
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Any level from Y 10 to Y 114. Nether gold ore is spread evenly through the netherrack, so no level in that band beats another.
2 to 6 gold nuggets. Fortune multiplies that, so Fortune III can drop up to 24. You need 9 nuggets for 1 gold ingot.
Any pickaxe, even a wooden one.
Yes. Piglins within 16 blocks get angry when you mine it, even if they can't see you and you wear gold armor.