Obsidian

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Obsidian is a block found naturally in all dimensions, and created when water flows over a lava source in the Overworld, or as part of structures in the Nether and the End. It has high hardness and blast resistance, making it immune to normal explosions. Obsidian can be used to craft beacons, enchanting tables, and ender chests, and build the frame of a Nether portal. Obsidian is only obtainable with a diamond or netherite pickaxe.

The suitable tool to break obsidian is the pickaxe. Obsidian needs to be broken using a diamond pickaxe or better, otherwise the breaking time will increase and the block drops nothing.

8 obsidian blocks are dropped by an ender chest when broken without a tool enchanted with Silk Touch.

Obsidian is formed when flowing water touches a lava source block, and it can be found naturally where water from a spring or aquifer has flowed over a nearby lava pool. This provides a renewable way of obtaining obsidian, as lava can be farmed via cauldrons under pointed dripstone.

Obsidian is created when a Nether portal is generated in the Nether or the Overworld. This portal can then be mined, providing another way of obtaining obsidian renewably. In Java Edition, if a Nether portal is generated midair, 4 extra obsidian is generated at the bottom of the portal.

When an entity enters the End via an End portal, it always spawns on a platform consisting of 25 obsidian. This platform can then be mined, and regenerates whenever an entity enters the End, providing another way of obtaining obsidian renewably. Obsidian pillars also regenerate when the ender dragon respawns.

Obsidian generates naturally in all dimensions:

• Overworld:
  • Obsidian generates as part of ruined portals.
  • A single obsidian block generates in some types of cold ocean ruin buildings.
  • Obsidian generates in woodland mansions with a diamond block concealed by it. These are found in the secret "obsidian room" and "lava room", on the 2nd or 3rd floors.
• The Nether:
  • Obsidian generates as part of ruined portals.
• The End:
  • Solid End spikes can be found on the End's main island, generating all the way down to Y=0.
  • 26 blocks of obsidian generate as a part of the End ship in an End city.

{ "item": "Obsidian", "stacksize": "4–6", "chance": 0.24372395924512447, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }

{ "item": "Obsidian", "stacksize": "2–4", "chance": 0.07475948885952421, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }

{ "item": "Obsidian", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.46437576826185156, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }

{ "item": "Obsidian", "stacksize": "3–7", "chance": 0.22884863260948196, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }

Piglins may barter a block of obsidian when given a gold ingot with a chance of ~8.53% (⁴⁰⁄₄₆₉).

Obsidian is useful for building explosion-resistant structures as it has a blast resistance of 1,200, the highest of all blocks obtainable in Survival mode (tied with crying obsidian, anvils, and netherite blocks). Obsidian also cannot be destroyed by the ender dragon. These qualities make obsidian an extremely effective defensive block, and it is commonly used in many bases in multiplayer servers as protection from griefers.

Obsidian is, however, not immune to the wither. Although black wither skulls have merely the explosive power of a ghast fireball, blue wither skulls ignore blast resistance, which means they can destroy obsidian. The wither's body can also destroy obsidian, either through block-breaking behavior upon taking damage, or its dash attack‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}. The wither is the only mob in the game that can break obsidian.

Obsidian is one of the two blocks an End crystal can be placed on; the other is bedrock.

Obsidian is used to create a Nether portal frame, which is then ignited using fire. The frame must be a vertical rectangle any size from 4×5 to 23×23. The corners of the frame are not required for an operational portal.

Obsidian cannot be pushed by pistons. It also cannot be pushed nor pulled by sticky pistons.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

• 👁 The first released screenshot of the End, featuring obsidian in obsidian pillars.
  
  The first released screenshot of the End, featuring obsidian in obsidian pillars.
• 👁 The brightened version of the first image featuring obsidian.
  
  The brightened version of the first image featuring obsidian.
• 👁 A naturally generated obsidian wall from Infdev.
  
  A naturally generated obsidian wall from Infdev.
• 👁 A comparison between glowing obsidian (left), crying obsidian (middle), and regular obsidian (right).
  
  A comparison between glowing obsidian (left), crying obsidian (middle), and regular obsidian (right).

Issues relating to "Obsidian" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• Obsidian is one of the hardest blocks to destroy in Minecraft. In reality, obsidian has characteristics similar to glass, being a brittle material.
• Geologically, obsidian is a volcanic glass that forms when lava is flash-cooled. It is the only igneous rock that's glassy.
  • Other volcanic rocks in the game are andesite, basalt, and tuff.
• 71.25 times the explosive power of TNT would be required to destroy a block of obsidian; however, additional TNT increases the blast radius, not explosive power. It is possible to /summon an explosion strong enough to destroy obsidian.
• While working on the Texture Update, Jasper Boerstra expressed great difficulty over redesigning obsidian.^[1]
• During the writing of Minecraft: The Lost Journals, Mur Lafferty unknowingly made obsidian too easy to break, and had to rewrite several important scenes to correct this.^[2]

• 👁 Naturally generated obsidian as found in a snowy biome
  
  Naturally generated obsidian as found in a snowy biome
• 👁 More naturally generated obsidian pillars as seen in the End
  
  More naturally generated obsidian pillars as seen in the End
• 👁 Obsidian as used to shield from explosions
  
  Obsidian as used to shield from explosions
• 👁 Makena failing to make a cobblestone generator, getting obsidian instead
  
  Makena failing to make a cobblestone generator, getting obsidian instead

• 👁 Obsidian as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
  
  Obsidian as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
• 👁 A bowl of candies, with obsidian
  
  A bowl of candies, with obsidian
• 👁 Obsidian as it appeared in the 2022 Mob Vote Event
  
  Obsidian as it appeared in the 2022 Mob Vote Event
• 👁 Eve in a cage made of obsidian
  
  Eve in a cage made of obsidian
• 👁 Obsidian as it appears in A Minecraft Movie
  
  Obsidian as it appears in A Minecraft Movie
• 👁 A gamerpic of obsidian
  
  A gamerpic of obsidian
• 👁 Cubeez of obsidian
  
  Cubeez of obsidian
• 👁 Obsidian as seen in Choose Your Mode
  
  Obsidian as seen in Choose Your Mode
• 👁 Image
  

• 👁 Image
  Obsidian wall
• 👁 Image
  Crying Obsidian
• 👁 Image
  Glowing Obsidian
• 👁 Image
  Nether portal

• "Block of the Week: Obsidian" by Alex Wiltshire – Minecraft.net, January 27, 2017.