How to make nether portal with one bucket of lava

The traditional way of building a Nether Portal involves diamonds, mining obsidian, and often a lot of time.

In this guide, I'll teach you a quick, unconventional method for building a Nether Portal without using any diamonds.

Making a Nether Portal in Minecraft Using Only Water and Lava

To build a Nether Portal using this method, you'll only need two buckets, a nearby lava pool, and a source of water.

It's a four-step method that'll get you to the Nether as fast as a speedrunner.

Step One: Prepare your resources

To start off this method, you'll need to craft buckets.

How to make nether portal with lava pool speedrun

You could make do with only one, but that has a higher chance of the lava spreading too far before you can place the water on it. I recommend two buckets to minimize the resources used while keeping you as safe as possible. They can be crafted using three iron ingots each.

Next, you'll want to find a lava pool.

It's best to find one with at least 15 lava source blocks to ensure that you'll have enough.

Lastly, you'

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