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This article is about the fluid. For the bucket, see Lava Bucket.

Lava

Lavais a light-emitting fluidthat causes fire damage, mostly found in the lower reachesof the Overworldand the Nether.

Obtaining[]

Lava blocks do not exist as items (at least in Java Edition), but can be retrieved with a bucket. In Bedrock Edition, they may be obtained as an item via glitches (in old versions), add-ons or inventory editing.

Lava may be obtained renewably from cauldrons, as pointed dripstone with a lava source above it can slowly fill a cauldron with lava.

Natural generation[]

During world generation, lava replaces air blocks generated in caves and canyons between Y=-55 and Y=-63.

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Aquifers are sometimes filled with lava below Y=0. Lava does not replace air blocks inside mineshafts, monster rooms, amethyst geodes, or strongholds.

Lava can also occur as lava flows from a single spring block, pouring down walls into pools.

The spring block

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