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Lets create Obsidian blocks in a few ways, including an unlimited generator.

making-obsidian

And since its such a premium item, why would it be easily available?

Naturally, it spawns in the Nether, the End, and the Overworld.

In a nutshell, I would suggest creating it as its much easier with minimum fuss.

lava-lake

Making Obsidian in Minecraft

You need a block of water and X blocks of lava.

Here, X is the number of Obsidian blocks you want to create.

And the third method is about Obsidian farming without any game rule modification.

creating-obsidian

Stay tuned as Ill discuss all these methods in detail.

Here, each lava contacting flowing water will turn into Obsidian.

Consequently, one water block is all you want.

obsidian-generator

But for lava, the number of source blocks equals the obsidian output you desire.

Therefore, its best to find a naturally occurring lava lake.

Afterward, pour the water on a high point and let it flow over the lake.

small-obsidian-farm

This is more of my personal experience, and its nowhere mentioned that lava lakes are an infinite source.

And, of course, the prior is easier of the two.

Regardless, well discuss both of them.

dripstone-cave

Method 1: With Gamerule

First, you have to set/gamerule LavaSourceConversiontotrue.

And as already stated, youll need a staircase, two lava, and water.

This is the fastest method.

obsidian-farm

However, move to the next one if you dont want to or cant change the game rules.

Consequently, it needs to be built at scale, matching the expected demand.

Raw Materials

As promised, this section entails recipes for the major items we have used.

bucket

you might check out how to find diamonds in Minecraft for a walkthrough.

hey note you could also mine Obsidian with a netherite pickaxe if you have one already.

Wrap up!

cauldron

Put simply; you need lots of lava and a single bucket of water.

Besides, Obsidian farming is fun, and the game rule thing makes it really effortless.

Now, if youre up for a little challenge, I dare you to trydefeating Warden in Minecraftsurvival.

staircase

diamond-pickaxe