Crying Obsidian

Crying obsidian was an abandoned project of Jeb trying to make a respawn point, reimplemented in the Snapshot 20w09a. It is a luminous variant of obsidian, with only decorative purposes and needed to make a respawn anchor, currently obtained only via bartering.

From block loot
Crying obsidian can be harvested only with a diamond pickaxe or better.

From bartering
Piglins may barter 1–3 crying obsidian when given a gold ingot.

Info
Similarly to obsidian, crying obsidian is a very resilient building block. It has a blast resistance of 1,200. In addition, it cannot be pushed by pistons or destroyed by the ender dragon. It is used to make respawn anchors, a block that have the function of let the players respawn in the Nether (That was the old function of Crying Obsidian).

When placed, crying obsidian occasionally produces purple dripping particles. These droplets are purely aesthetic.

Unlike obsidian, crying obsidian cannot be used as a portal frame.

Breaking
Crying obsidian can be harvested only with a diamond pickaxe or better.

Sounds
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