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Quick answer
- Find Crying obsidian in ruined portals and bastions, or barter for it with piglins.
- It's used to craft a
Respawn anchor. - It can't be used in a Nether portal frame.
Crying obsidian looks like obsidian with purple tears. It glows a little and is mainly used for respawn anchors.
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Where to find it
- Ruined portals in the Overworld and Nether.
- Bastion remnants.
- Piglin bartering: throw a gold ingot to a piglin.
Mining it
Like obsidian, it needs a diamond or netherite pickaxe and takes a while to break.
Uses
6 crying obsidian and 3 glowstone make a respawn anchor, which sets your spawn in the Nether. It also gives off light level 10.
Not for portalsA ruined portal with crying obsidian in its frame won't light. Swap those blocks for normal obsidian.
Cheat sheet
- Ruined portals, bastions, bartering
- Diamond pickaxe to mine
- 6 for a respawn anchor
- Can't make portals
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