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lava_source_conversion

booleanJava 26.2 only

Controls whether flowing lava can generate new lava source blocks — similar to how water sources are created. When true, two converging lava flows can form a new source, making lava renewable. Most useful in Dripstone Caves biomes.

Enable lava_source_conversion

Two adjacent lava flows can generate a new lava source block between them.

Java/gamerule lava_source_conversion true

Disable lava_source_conversion

Lava cannot create new source blocks — it drains rather than fills (default).

Java/gamerule lava_source_conversion false

Default: false. Restore with /gamerule lava_source_conversion false

What lava_source_conversion does

Controls whether flowing lava can generate new lava source blocks — similar to how water sources are created. When true, two converging lava flows can form a new source, making lava renewable. Most useful in Dripstone Caves biomes.

lava_source_conversion is a Java Edition-only gamerule and is not available in Bedrock.

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