Crying Obsidian

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Crying obsidian is an upcoming block, only available in the Nether Update snapshots. It is a decorative block that is used to create respawn anchors. It is currently only obtainable via trading with a piglin,.^[1]Ruined Portals, and Bastion remnants. Piglins have a 9% possibility to give the player 1~3 crying obsidian when given a gold ingot. This block cannot be used to make a nether portal. Crying obsidian always releases purple particles, which lights up a small area. Crying obsidian can only be mined using a diamond pickaxe or netherite pickaxe. 

History

Crying obsidian was originally a leaked, abandoned project by Jeb^[2] to implement a change-spawn obelisk.^[3] They appear as blue-detailed obsidian blocks that look as if they are crying or bleeding on its old texture, but were abandoned after the creation of beds in Minecraft.

This texture was added in Beta 1.3 but was never used in the game. The old texture closely resembles obsidian and also appears to be sandstone or a bedrock texture modified to look like obsidian. It is also known as "bleeding obsidian" among many members for its appearance instead of its official name, crying obsidian. This block's original intended use was to set the spawn point at the given place but was scrapped with the introduction of beds. However, this block can be added to the game through mods, although these blocks will not appear in multiplayer worlds unless the multiplayer server has the same mod installed.

In Beta 1.5, the texture slot for crying obsidian was replaced by a gray-scale replacement of the side of grassy dirt blocks which is used for biome-compliant grassy dirt block sides, such as mycelium.

On February 26, 2020, snapshot 20w09a was released which added crying obsidian back into the game with a new texture and it had no functionality.^[4] On March 18, 2020, snapshot 20w12a was released which allowed it to be made into the respawn anchor, which will help you set your spawn in the Nether.^[5]

Crafting

Respawn Anchor
Crying Obsidian	Crying Obsidian	Crying Obsidian
Glowstone	Glowstone	Glowstone
Crying Obsidian	Crying Obsidian	Crying Obsidian

Trivia

• In February 2012, Jeb received a message saying: "Will you bring back crying obsidian?" and Jeb replied: "When I make more preparations for texture space."^[6]
• The pirate language term for obsidian is "Rock o' Tears", which is possibly a reference to crying obsidian.
• Crying obsidian takes slightly shorter to mine than regular obsidian.
• Crying obsidian actually emits light, unlike regular obsidian.
• Crying obsidian can be turned into a respawn anchor by using six crying obsidian and three glowstone which will help you set your spawn in the Nether.^[7]
• Crying obsidian cannot be made into a nether portal.^[8]
• Crying Obsidian generates naturally in the Ruined Portal structures with regular Obsidian and some other Blocks.
• An easter egg exists in the Minecraft Programmer Art resource pack where Crying Obsidian's texture is changed to the texture of the old Crying Obsidian.

References

Blocks
Natural	Air • Stone • Granite • Andesite • Diorite • Bedrock • Clay ( Terracotta) • Cobblestone ( Moss) • Cobweb • Dirt • Gravel • Coarse Dirt • Bone • Ice ( Packed • Blue) • Spawner • Sand ( Red) • Sandstone ( Red) • Obsidian • Snow • Sponge • Wet Sponge • Stone Bricks ( Cracked • Mossy • Chiseled) • Prismarine ( Dark • Brick) • Sea Lantern • Pumpkin • Bee Nest • Grass Path • Infested Block • Snowier Snow
Manufactured	Bookshelf • Bricks • Wool ( Carpet) • Concrete( Powder) • Conduit • Dried Kelp Block • Fence • Glass ( Pane) • Stained Glass ( Pane) • Glazed Terracotta • Hay Bale • Iron Bars • Jack o' Lantern • Ladder • Painting • Scaffolding • Slab • Smooth Stone • Cut Sandstone • Smooth Quartz • Smooth Red Sandstone • Slime • Snow • Stairs • Walls • Wood Planks • Wood • Beehive • Honey Block • Honeycomb Block • Polished Diorite • Polished Granite • Polished Andesite • Red Nether Brick • Quartz Bricks
Ore	Coal Ore • Diamond Ore • Emerald Ore • Gold Ore ( Nether) • Iron Ore • Lapis Lazuli Ore • Redstone Ore • Ruby Ore • Nether Quartz Ore • Ancient Debris
Mineral Blocks	Block of Diamond • Block of Emerald • Block of Gold • Block of Iron • Lapis Lazuli Block • Block of Quartz • Block of Redstone • Block of Coal • Block of Netherite • Block of Ruby
Utility	Bed • Brewing Stand • Cake • Cauldron • Chest • Shulker Box • Crafting Table • Enchantment Table • Furnace • Jukebox • TNT • Anvil • Blast Furnace • Barrel • Bell • Campfire • Cartography Table • Composter • Fletching Table • Grindstone • Lantern • Lectern • Loom • Smithing Table • Smoker • Stonecutter • Target • Respawn Anchor • Lodestone
Bartering with piglins only	Crying Obsidian
Redstone/Travel	Button • Dispenser • Redstone Lamp • Door • Fence Gate • Lever • Note • Piston ( Sticky) • Pressure Plate • Rail ( Powered • Detector • Activator) • Redstone ( Wire • Torch • Repeater • Comparator) • Trapdoor ( Iron Trapdoor) • Trapped Chest • Hopper • Dropper • Daylight Detector • Tripwire Hook • Observer • Redstone Ore • Block of Redstone
Plants	Cactus • Dead Bush • Chorus Plant • Flowers • Wither Rose • Grass( Grass • Fern) • Leaves • Lily Pad • Melon • Mushrooms( Huge)  • Mycelium • Podzol • Nylium • Pumpkin • Saplings • Sugar Cane • Vines • Cocoa Pods • Wheat • Log • Corals • Kelp • Sweet Berry Bush • Nether Roots • Fungus • Weeping Vines • Twisting Vines
Liquids	Lava • Water
Non-Solid	Fire ( Soul Fire) • Sign • Torch ( Soul Fire) • Banner
The Nether	Glowstone • Shroomlight • Netherrack • Nylium • Nether Brick ( Fence) • Nether Quartz • Nether Gold • Ancient Debris • Nether Wart • Nether Roots • Weeping Vines • Twisting Vines • Fungus • Soul Sand • Soul Soil • Basalt • Magma Block
The End	Dragon Egg • End Stone • Purpur( Purpur Pillar) • Endstone Brick • End Rod • Dragon Head • Ender Crystal
Creative only	Barrier • Structure Block • Jigsaw • Command Block ( Repeating • Chain)
Bedrock Edition only	Stonecutter (old) • Nether Reactor • Light Block • Glowing Obsidian
Technical	Piston Arm • Block 36 • Burning Furnace • Glowing Redstone Ore • Off-state Redstone Torch • Active Redstone Repeater • Flowing Water • Flowing Lava • Farmland • Pumpkin Stem • Melon Stem • Block 97 • Portal • End Portal Frame • End Portal • End Gateway (block) • Missing Texture Block
Unused	Locked Chest
Removed	Cog • Dirt Slab • Cyan Flower • Camera(BE) • Wax Block
Unimplemented	Crying Obsidian (old) • Wax Block
Education Edition only	Element Constructor • Material Reducer • Compound Creator • Hardened Glass • Border • Underwater TNT