Obsidian
Obsidian — block.
Obtaining
Obsidian forms when flowing water touches a lava source. It can be created in the world by natural springs and lava pools, and it also appears in ruined portals, End structures, woodland mansions, and selected ocean ruins. Bastion chests and piglin bartering provide additional generated sources.
The block is renewable in Survival: lava can be farmed with pointed dripstone and cauldrons, and a generated Nether portal or End platform can supply more obsidian. A block mined without a diamond or netherite pickaxe does not drop itself.
Loot tableObsidianDetailed drops are not published yet.| Water and lava | Flowing water touching a lava source |
|---|---|
| Natural structures | Ruined portals, ocean ruins and woodland mansions |
| End generation | Platform, pillars and End city structures |
| Bartering | Piglin bartering can return one block |
| Renewable | Lava farms, portals and End platforms |
- LavaBlock
- Pointed DripstoneBlock
- Ruined Portal
- The EndBiome
- Diamond PickaxeItem
- Netherite PickaxeItem
- PiglinMob
Breaking
Obsidian is mined with a pickaxe. It is one of the slowest common blocks to break and only drops when the pickaxe is diamond or netherite tier; other tools can finish the animation but return no block.
| Hardness | 50 |
|---|---|
| Blast resistance | 1200 |
| Tool | PickaxeTool |
| Correct tool required | Yes |
| Tool family | Pickaxe |
| Minimum tier | Diamond |
| Silk Touch | Drops obsidian directly |
Usage
The block occupies a standard full volume and is shown with an isometric preview.
Obsidian is the structural material for Nether portal frames and an ingredient in enchanting tables, ender chests, beacons, and end crystals. Its high blast resistance makes it a practical defensive block for bases, although the wither can destroy it with its special blue skulls and body attacks.
Pistons cannot push or pull obsidian. This immovability, together with its explosion resistance, is useful when a redstone build needs a permanent anchor.
| Shape | Full cube |
|---|---|
| Rendering | Isometric preview |
| Nether portal | Frame from 4×5 to 23×23 |
| End crystal | One of two valid supporting blocks |
| Wither | Blue skulls and body attacks can destroy it |
| Piston | Cannot push or pull |
Crafting ingredient
Obsidian is used in the recipes for an enchanting table, an ender chest, a beacon, and an end crystal. The block itself is not consumed by portal activation; a completed frame is ignited separately.
| Enchanting table | 4 obsidian |
|---|---|
| Ender chest | 8 obsidian |
| Beacon | 3 obsidian |
| End crystal | 1 obsidian |
Generated loot
The block loot table returns one obsidian block when the block survives the breaking event. Tool requirements still apply to the actual block break, so the table does not turn a wooden pickaxe into a valid mining tool.
| Block drop | 1 obsidian |
|---|---|
| Condition | Survives explosion |
| Required tool | Diamond or netherite pickaxe |
Sounds
Obsidian uses the stone block sound family for placement, breaking, stepping, and hitting. Its long breaking sound is a useful cue that a tool below diamond tier will not produce a drop.
| Note block instrument | basedrum |
|---|
Behavior
| Stack size | 64 |
|---|---|
| Solid block | Yes |
| Map color | color_black |
| Note block instrument | basedrum |
| State count | 1 |
Data values
The Java block identifier is `minecraft:obsidian`. Its block tags mark it as a pickaxe-mined block that needs a diamond-level tool and as immune to the Ender Dragon.
| Identifier | minecraft:obsidian |
|---|---|
| Version | Minecraft 26.2 |
| Blockstate | assets/minecraft/blockstates/obsidian.json |
| Loot table | ObsidianLoot table |
| Stack size | 64 |
| Mineable with | Pickaxe |
| Required tool tag | needs_diamond_tool |
| Blast resistance | 1,200 |
| Hardness | 50 |
| Dragon immunity | Yes |
History
Obsidian began as an exceptionally durable block, then became renewable when water-and-lava formation and Nether portals were introduced. End platforms, ruined portals, mansions, ocean ruins, bastions and piglin bartering later broadened its sources, while the blue wither skull remained its important exception to blast resistance.
- 26.2Block facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Trivia
Obsidian is a volcanic glass in the real world, while its in-game identity is defined by extreme durability. It is one of the strongest Survival-obtainable blocks and forms the contrast material for crying obsidian.
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See also
References
The page combines local recipes, the obsidian block loot table and mining tags with the public reference for renewable generation, structures, portal geometry, piston immovability and wither behaviour. The generated loot condition is shown separately from tool requirements.
| Source | Validated DeepMine snapshot |
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| Snapshot ID | 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5 |
| Digest | aa1544b22df740a2ce18d0e31d3b5d4a4272219ddd95bba3ab01daccfee63d6c |
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