Tutorial:Obsidian farming

Obsidian farming refers to methods of obtaining large quantities of obsidian. There are several places obsidian can be found:

The simplest and most common method is to pour water over lava source blocks to "drench" them, either in a naturally-occurring lava pool or transported in buckets. Lava is renewable using pointed dripstone and cauldrons.

Several structures can contain blocks of obsidian: Ruined portals (in the Overworld and Nether), the rare woodland mansion, and End ships all contain blocks of obsidian. Obsidian can also appear as items in several loot chests, notably in villages, ruined portals, and bastions. None of these are renewable.