Obsidian is a sturdy Minecraft building block that is vital to creating things like Nether Portals, enchantment tables, and Ender Chests. Nether Portals are necessary for Survival Mode players to ...

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Obsidian is one of the toughest blocks that can be mined in survival Minecraft. When lava comes in contact with water, it turns into an obsidian block. To mine an obsidian block, players need a ...

Some Minecraft blocks can take surprisingly long to mine in survival mode. Obsidian, for example, requires around 9–10 seconds per block even with a diamond pickaxe, making large-scale building and ...