How do you make obsidian glow in Minecraft?

Glowing obsidian is generated from the conversion of the blocks that make up the reactor (nether reactor core, cobblestone and gold blocks) upon activation. Glowing obsidian cannot be retrieved as a drop, instead regular obsidian is dropped.
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What is the purpose of crying obsidian?

It is used to make the respawn anchor, a block that has the function of letting players respawn in the Nether. When placed, crying obsidian occasionally produces purple dripping particles, as if it is "crying".
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Can crying obsidian make a portal?

Crying obsidian takes four glowstone to charge fully, and therefore allows you to respawn four times in the Nether, unless you recharge it. In survival mode, crying obsidian can only be mined with a diamond or netherite pickaxe, so be careful about that. Crying obsidian can't be used to make a nether portal.
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Is crying obsidian real?

Crying obsidian is a decorative block that is used to create respawn anchors. They appear like purple blocks and these blocks produce purple dripping particles as if it is "crying".
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What blocks can't the Wither break?

Blue wither skulls break all breakable blocks (including obsidian, ancient debris, and blocks of netherite), but cannot break unbreakable blocks like bedrock, end portal frames and reinforced deepslate. In Education Edition, blue wither skulls deal increased damage, but with the same explosion radius.
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What does a lodestone compass do in Minecraft?

Lodestone is a block that lets you alter the place compasses point to, and it can be used in all three dimensions, making it suddenly worth taking a compass with you again.
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How do you cure crying obsidian?

This block is used to allow the player to respawn in the Nether, but it must be charged with Glowstone blocks. Every time the player dies, one Glowstone is used up, and the player must continue to to recharge it by placing more Glowstone in it (it can hold up to four total).
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Can a nether portal be any shape?

Minecraft Nether Portal Rules

The portal must be rectangular. If you want a different shape (like a circle), you must use multiple rectangular portals to make the shape. The smallest Minecraft nether portal size is 5×4 blocks, and the maximum size is 23×23.
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Why do all my nether portals go to the same place?

The key is that the game looks for the closest portal in the destination dimension, so if you build both portals in the "right" places (overworld x and z divided by 8 in the nether), before lighting either of them (Obviously you need an original set of portals to do this), then you can connect them properly.
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How do you make obsidian with water and lava?

How to Make Obsidian in Minecraft
  1. Make or find a bucket, and fill it with water.
  2. Locate a source of lava.
  3. Stand next to the lava, and use the water bucket. ...
  4. Wait for the water to spread over the lava. ...
  5. With the bucket still equipped, put the water back in the bucket using the same button you used to dump it out.
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Can mobs spawn on crying obsidian?

Crying obsidian increases hostile mob spawn rates.
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Can you build multiple Nether portals?

To set up pairs of Nether portals properly so that they reliably travel to each other, it is best to build both portals manually. Build at desired location X,Y,Z in the Overworld. Then travel to the Nether. And then dig your way to X/8, Y, Z/8, and build a portal there.
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What does a respawn anchor do?

Respawn anchors allow you to set a respawn point when you are in the Nether. To set a respawn point in the Overworld, you simply need to click on a bed. Doing so will set a respawn point in case you die in the future.
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What does a fletching table do in Minecraft?

A fletching table is a fletcher's job site block that can generate naturally in villages. The fletching table is used to turn an unemployed villager into a Fletcher.
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Is Crying obsidian wither proof?

Crying obsidian should have a blast resistance so high that withers can't blow it up, so that you can safely battle withers in pure survival mode.
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How do you get a wither Rose?

Wither Roses cannot be obtained when playing on the peaceful difficulty in Survival. They can only be obtained either from the Creative inventory or when the Wither kills a mob (depending on the location the mob was when it was killed by the Wither).
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How do you make an automatic obsidian generator in Minecraft?

Place a bed and take a nap at night to reset your spawn point, and then clamber through the portal to travel to the Nether. This creates a portal at your destination, automatically spawning the obsidian blocks required for the frame.
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