Obsidian is every Minecraft player's least favorite block. Due to its excruciatingly long mining times, most players never have any Obsidian to spare.

To mine an obsidian block, players need a diamond or netherite pickaxe. It also has the highest breaking time in Minecraft. Obsidian gives access to nether-exclusive blocks and mobs.

Breaking Obsidian in Minecraft Obsidian can be broken with a Diamond Pickaxe or a Netherite Pickaxe. Using either of these items will break Obsidian down quickly and allow you to collect the blocks.

Obtaining obsidian with tools is quite difficult because it can take a lot of time. To be precise, it will take you 9.4 seconds if your diamond pickaxe doesn't have any efficiency enchantments.

A new block, the Crying Obsidian, has been added to Minecraft with its recent Nether Update. This block is unique in a lot of ways, and has some interesting uses. While this may be exciting to ...