Is there a way to get obsidian without lava?

Yes, there are alternative methods to obtain obsidian without the need for lava, such as creating a Nether portal and using a trick to generate infinite obsidian or finding lava pools that have been naturally converted to obsidian by waterfalls. Additionally, players can also obtain obsidian by bartering with Piglin mobs in the Nether Realm, although this method is not very reliable and has a low success rate, or by using the infinite water trick to create obsidian without directly interacting with lava.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Obsidian FAQs

1. Can I mine obsidian with an iron pickaxe?: No, obsidian can only be collected with a diamond pickaxe, as any other pickaxe will break the block after about a minute of mining.
2. How do you make obsidian with a bucket?: To make obsidian using a bucket, fill it with water, locate a source of lava, pour the water over the lava, and then mine the resulting obsidian with a diamond pickaxe.
3. Can you make a portal with crying obsidian?: No, crying obsidian cannot be used as a Nether portal frame, unlike regular obsidian.

Crying Obsidian FAQs

4. How rare is crying obsidian?: Crying obsidian is relatively rare, with only three ways to obtain it, all of which are not very reliable.
5. What’s the fastest way to get crying obsidian?: The fastest way to get crying obsidian is by bartering with a Piglin, which has a 9% chance of giving crying obsidian to the player in exchange for a gold ingot.
6. What is crying obsidian used for?: The main use of crying obsidian is as a crafting material to create a Respawn Anchor, which allows players to respawn in the Nether.

Obsidian Farming and Mining FAQs

7. Can you break crying obsidian with any pickaxe?: No, crying obsidian can only be harvested with a diamond or netherite pickaxe.
8. Does obsidian respawn?: No, obsidian deposits do not respawn, making it necessary for players to explore and find new sources.
9. Can you make an obsidian farm?: While most methods of obsidian farming require manual mining, players can enchant a pickaxe with Efficiency to speed up the farming process.

Lava and TNT FAQs

10. Can TNT destroy obsidian?: No, TNT cannot destroy obsidian due to its high blast resistance, which requires a large amount of TNT to break.
11. How many TNT can break obsidian?: It would take approximately 562 blocks of TNT surrounding the obsidian to break it.
12. Does the infinite water trick work on lava in Minecraft?: Yes, the infinite water trick can be used to create an infinite lava source in Minecraft.

Miscellaneous FAQs

13. Is crying obsidian weaker than obsidian?: Currently, both obsidian and crying obsidian have the same hardness, but crying obsidian cannot be used to make a Nether portal.
14. Can I craft crying obsidian?: No, there is no way to convert normal obsidian into crying obsidian.
15. How to build a lava farm?: To build a lava farm, players need a contained lava source with a pointed dripstone block and a cauldron underneath, using non-flammable blocks to contain the lava.