
The vertical axis remains the same for both dimensions. In other words, every one block moved horizontally in the Nether is eight blocks in the Overworld. The only difference is that the Nether is scaled down by an eighth of the Overworld. The Overworld and the Nether are both based on the same coordinate system which can be found by pressing F3. If you want to light your portal with style, fireballs shot by a Ghast or Blaze will also light a Nether Portal! How-To Change the Location of Your Nether Portal It's a bit tricky to get this to work and it may take a while for the portal to catch on fire, but you are able to place flammable blocks like wood in front of the portal and place lava in a position where it can catch the wood on fire. Nether Portals can also be lit by the normal spread of fire. It is also worth noting that if you accidentally break your portal and find yourself stuck in the Nether, all the materials needed for a Fire Charge can be obtained from mobs within the Nether. Using these items on the Obsidian frame will light the portal.Ī Flint and Steel is crafted with Flint and an Iron Ingot, while a Fire Charge is crafted with Blaze Powder, Gunpowder, and either Coal or Charcoal.īoth of these items can be crafted in the inventory crafting window and do not require a Crafting Table to make. The easiest options are either to craft a Flint and Steel or a Fire Charge. There are many options for lighting your very own Nether Portal. The corner blocks aren't needed for a functioning Nether Portal, however, the portal that spawns in the other dimension when a portal is created will contain the corner blocks. Once you have obtained your Obsidian and decided where to place your portal, all you need to do is construct a 4x5 rectangle as shown below. These pillars can be mined out fully and will be automatically generated again if a player respawns the Ender Dragon. Obsidian can also be found in the giant Obsidian pillars in the End. Obsidian forms when lava comes in contact with source blocks or flowing water and can only be mined using a Diamond Pickaxe.

You're able to build larger portals, but ten blocks of Obsidian are required for the smallest portal. Nether Portals are built out of at least ten blocks of Obsidian. When a player builds a Nether Portal in the Overworld, a corresponding Nether Portal appears in the Nether, and vice versa. How-To Make a Nether PortalĪ Nether Portal is a player-constructed gateway that links the Overworld and the Nether. Learn how-to make a Nether Portal in Minecraft using a variety of methods in this easy to follow guide! Step-by-step, we'll show you how-to gather the materials needed to build a Nether Portal, how-to light a Nether Portal, and even how-to change the location of your Nether Portal.
