As shown in the next gif, start by placing a block at the edge of a lava pool.You will only need at least 6 blocks, a water bucket, a lava pool, and a flint and steel(or other lighting method). Nether portals can be built without the use of a diamond or netherite pickaxe to mine obsidian by placing lava in a mold of other blocks and then pouring water over it to turn it into obsidian.ĭirty Nether Portal Guide ( view on YouTube)Ī quick, simple method using a lava pool, water bucket, and some blocks Mobs such as creepers are especially bad to handle in the Nether due to the soft nature of netherrack and the abundance of lava to fall into.Ĭreating a portal without getting obsidian These creatures can accumulate over time in the Nether not only is there no sunlight to burn undead, but without a player present, time will barely pass for them (15 seconds for each new entry) so they may not have time to despawn. Portals built in the Overworld should be secured in order to prevent wandering monsters from entering the portal. Furthermore, a portal can spawn on a one-block thick ledge or floor, or on a Soul Sand outcrop. There is also no check whether a lava source (created with the landscape) is destined to send lava flowing over the portal. Thus, a new portal from the Overworld has a disproportionate chance of being next to an abyss, lava lake, or netherrack wall. Portals try to avoid spawning over lava, in midair, or inside rock, but they do so by spawning nearby. 4.3 Non-exploit water ladder replacement.3.4 Spawning a portal in the air or buried.2.2.1 A quick, simple method using a lava pool, water bucket, and some blocks.2.2 Creating a portal without getting obsidian.1.1 Portals can accumulate Overworld mobs.

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