Can Gold Blocks Spawn in Ruined Portal Chests?

Yes, gold blocks can indeed spawn in ruined portal chests, as these chests can contain various golden items and other valuable resources. The presence of a gold block in a ruined portal chest is a rare but exciting find for players exploring the world of Minecraft.

Frequently Asked Questions

About Ruined Portals and Their Chests

1. What is the chance of finding a bell in a ruined portal chest? There is a 1.5 percent chance that a bell will be inside a ruined portal’s chest, making it a very rare but possible find.

2. What blocks are used in a ruined portal? Ruined portals are surrounded by structures made of stone, stone bricks, and iron bars in the Overworld, and by blackstone variants and chains in the Nether.

3. Should you repair a ruined portal in Minecraft? Yes, you can easily repair a ruined portal so that it can be used again as a working Nether Portal to transport you between the Overworld and Nether.

4. Does crying obsidian work for Nether portals? No, crying obsidian cannot be used as a Nether portal frame, unlike regular obsidian.

5. What is a ruined portal in Minecraft? A ruined portal is a unique generated structure that can appear in any biome in either the Overworld or the Nether, representing an incomplete Nether Portal in various states of decay.

About Crying Obsidian

6. Can you move crying obsidian with a piston? No, crying obsidian cannot be pushed or pulled by pistons or sticky pistons.

7. Is crying obsidian stronger than obsidian? Both obsidian and crying obsidian have a hardness of 50, making them equally resistant to breakage, and they can only be broken by diamond and netherite tools.

8. Do ruined portals always have gold? While ruined portals often generate with a chest containing golden items, the presence of gold is not guaranteed, especially on Java Edition where the chest may be replaced by terrain.

About Portal Mechanics

9. How rare is a giant ruined portal in Minecraft? There is a 5% chance for a ruined portal to be a giant ruined portal, offering a unique and larger structure compared to normal ruined portals.

10. What is a giant ruined portal in Minecraft? A giant ruined portal is a larger version of a ruined portal, still an incomplete Nether Portal but with a greater scale and more resources potentially available.

11. Why can’t crying obsidian make a portal? Crying obsidian represents obsidian that has been used too much for Nether transport, resulting in its distinctive appearance, and it cannot be used to build functional Nether Portals.

About End Portals

12. Can you destroy end portal blocks? End Portal blocks can be destroyed in Creative Mode, but this does not affect adjacent End Portal blocks, and they have a unique, layered starfield pattern as their texture.

13. How rare is a 12-eye end portal? There is a one in a trillion chance for all 12 end portal frames to contain an eye of ender, fully activating the portal upon initial generation.

14. What is crying obsidian used for? The main use of crying obsidian is as a crafting material to make a Respawn Anchor, which allows players to respawn in the Nether when charged with Glowstone blocks.

15. Can ruined portals spawn full? While ruined portals often contain enough obsidian to make a complete portal, this is not guaranteed, and players may need to gather additional resources to repair the portal fully.