Can i find obsidian in the nether

Unlike in Minecraft, real life obsidian is only mildly hard pickaxe five on the Mohs scale , and very brittle tnt. Obsidian is the hardest material in Minecraft. Sadly it takes roughly 10 seconds to mine out. Any other pickaxe will simply break the block after about a minute of mining. According to the Wiki it takes seconds or 4 min 10 sec to break obsidian by hand. Netherite blocks take 10 times as long to mine as Obsidian or 3 times if mined by a netherite pickaxe With an efficiency 5 diamond pickaxe, forget about it.

They can break a block of Obsidian in just a couple seconds, especially if they use a haste beacon outside your base to break in easier. Obsidian can only be destroyed through mining, which is what makes it such a potent base-building block. Ender pearls can now be obtained from bartering with piglins. SeniorCare2Share Care about seniors? Have knowledge? Care to share? Table of Contents. Cobblestone does not naturally generate in the nether and due to the dark colors, it "stands out" quit nicely, meaning it is hard to lose your way.

Prevention is the best cure GoodPie GoodPie 2, 8 8 gold badges 27 27 silver badges 47 47 bronze badges. F3 and writing down the coordinates is how I do it when I'm not using mapping mods. Well yes, but I am assuming SF is not using any mode and just playing vanilla minecraft. He has not mentioned any mods. As you should assume. One other reason this is great: Ghasts cant blow up cobblestone, so the only way it can disappear is by you or I guess world corruption.

Bring enough stuff to create a second portal. You will need the following: Flint And Steel to ignite the portal 10 Obsidian blocks for the frame of the portal Bring a compass When you get lost, simply build a portal and go through it. GoodPie 2, 8 8 gold badges 27 27 silver badges 47 47 bronze badges. Lorenzo Boccaccia Lorenzo Boccaccia 1 1 silver badge 4 4 bronze badges.

Difference is that compass works in the overworld. How is this not an option? This is what I do. You only actually need to bring 10 blocks of obsidian as well the corners of a portal don't have to be obsidian. I play on xbox version though where the over world is practically impossible to get lost in so long as you have a map because of it's relatively small size — Earlz. If a ghast extinguishes your original portal you're stuck deep up the same place That happened to me once.

Now, I always ensure I have a flint and steel and when I have a "base" setup in the nether, I ensure I have a chest with an extra flint and steel just in case SF. Show 4 more comments. The basic tactics involved in surviving on superflat mode are described below he did this with standard superflat, although the same tactics could be equally applied to other superflat modes : When you start, the very first thing to do is find a village.

Turn render distance to far , pick a direction, and start moving. Walk, don't run. If you see some sheep directly in your path, kill some to get 3 wool, then keep moving. Don't stop, even for night, until you come to a village, or you will probably starve before you get there. Once you arrive, immediately go to the blacksmith shop and loot the chest, then use your 3 wool to build a bed.

Inside the church tower is the safest place for now, so put the bed there, wait for night, and sleep. Next few days, loot as much of the village as is useful. Pick a direction not directly back the way you came and go until you find another village. Loot that village, too. Where do you find iron in Nether? Chests in nether fortresses can contain iron as possible loot. I think one of the mobs also has them as a rare drop. I didn't downvote but this is not very viable.

Nether fortresses are nothing like villages. They are both rare and dangerous. Even if the chest contain obsidian, the chance to find it is minor. To finding enough of them to find 10 blocks of obsidian you'd need to travel the Nether for months. By that time you'll be so far from the origin that even if you build the portal, you'll be beyond hope x8 distance! A solution that takes half a year? Also note in that "superflat challenge" the obsidian would be obtained from casting magma found in the forges, and most villages do have forges; the worst challenge being finding three diamonds for the pick to acquire it.

Can you confirm for sure obsidian happens in treasure chests of the fortresses at all? Show 3 more comments. This will give you a trail of breadcrumbs all the way back and it has the following advantages: It stands out since there's no natural cobblestone in the nether It can't be destroyed by ghasts It has a built in compass! It's very cheap. That's all fine and dandy providing you start doing this from moment one.

This question is "what if the cat is already out of the box? Seems a bit silly. ReallyGoodPie: Because you often realize it wasn't such a good idea only after you've done it. I ALWAYS yes, always leave a trail of something usually sea lanturns as I play on creative mode plus they are blue in contrast with red. Seems a bit silly, as I can just get build another portal, but I just don't feel like doing it.

John John 6, 14 14 gold badges 49 49 silver badges 91 91 bronze badges. Now instead of looking for the portal you're looking for the fortress : — SF. The intention went: "Place marker, look behind that hill, come back. Oh, not coming back yet, pretty glowstone!

Oh, what an amazing cave! Oh, more glowstone! I lost my first diamond items by stupidly bringing them with me the first time and falling off a cliff while fighting a ghast. Thanks everyone! I may do the note coordinates then die thing. I will be sad at losing my levels, so I'll try a few more things before I resort to suicide. Best if you have wood and can make a chest. Just keep walking and searching for yor portal.

If on a multiplayer server, have someone log in and enter your portal. Using those coordinates, you can get back.

Mark coordinates of portal once you enter. Good format creates the illusion of professionality. User Info: traveltheory. Except for the fact that no-one could see it? Unless you really close?

User Info: benjaminkc. Fire is everywhere in the nether. If you want visual markers, I find light-colored blocks even cobble stands out fairly well against the netherrack. Cobble has the added bonus of being immune to ghast explosions.

Stick a torch on it for added visibility. Though really, setting a waypoint in Rei's minimap or similar mod is the easiest and most effective way to mark your portal. User Info: wdfoster. Zan's minimap. Oh wait More topics from this board Why does minecraft keep restarting my computer?