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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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 ...