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Obsidian

Block ID: 49

Obsidian is the hardest material in Minecraft. It can be collected only with a DIAMOND PICKAXE.Sadly it takes roughly 10 seconds to mine out. Any other pickaxe will simply break the block after about a minute of mining.

Obsidian is created when a source Lava block comes in contact with a flowing Water block. If the water comes in contact with a flowing lava block then Cobblestone is created. Although Obsidian is not naturally created in the map of Minecraft, if a Lava and Water spring are in close enough proximity, obsidian will form without player interaction.

Video below is a walkthrough of how to make Obsidian and also near the end using the material to create a Nether Portal

Tips

  • The most useful aspect of Obsidian is in the creation of Nether Portals that transport the player to The Nether.
  • Another very useful aspect of obsidian is that it is TNT resistant. So if you wish to build a safer, less grief friendly house on a server it is the recommended building material.
  • On MCPE (MineCraft Pocket Edition) it only takes 6 seconds to mine obsidian. Lucky You.

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