Editing Lava Lift

|effect=Allows the player to cross gaps of otherwise uncrossable land

A '''Lava Lift''' or '''Skull Raft'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 28, page 16.</ref> is a raft of skulls that debuted in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It is the precursor to the [[segmented platform]].

[[File:SkullRaft.png|thumb|left|A Skull Raft in ''Super Mario World'']]

In ''Super Mario World'', Skull Rafts are used to help [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] cross the [[lava]] river. They are seen only in [[Vanilla Dome 3]] and [[Vanilla Dome 4]], where there are large areas filled with lava rivers. However, sometimes, [[Blargg]]s will jump out and try to attack Mario or Luigi, so he must [[jump]] to avoid them, then land back on the Skull Raft.

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Skull Rafts, now known as Lava Lifts, reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. This appearance is different than in ''Super Mario World''. They are able to move in air on top of moving in lava. They can be used in all four styles, featuring new sprites for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and a 2.5D model for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. A faster blue variant also exists, and it will not fall off the screen after a couple seconds. The rafts are generally used to follow [[track]]s.

Lava Lifts return in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where the blue ones are now referred to as '''Fast Lava Lifts'''.

[[File:SkullRaft.jpg|thumb|[[Luigi]] on a Skull Raft]]

In the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television series]], a Skull Raft appears in the episode "[[Mama Luigi]]." Here, it shows that the Skull Raft is made of both wood and skulls, not just skulls like in the video game. In Luigi's story, he gets attacked by a [[Sumo Bro|Fire Sumo]] and falls into the [[Lava Pits (Super Mario World television series)|Lava Pits]]. However, he lands on a Skull Raft, which saves his life. Unfortunately, the raft approaches a lava waterfall, and the two fall down. At the bottom, the Skull Raft floats away from the ground that Luigi lands on.

===Lava Rift===

|Jap=ドクロリフト<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section, page 61.</ref><br>''Dokuro Rifuto''<br>溶岩リフト<br>''Yōgan Rifuto''

|JapM=Skull Lift (''Super Mario World'')<br><br>Lava Lift (''Super Mario Maker 2'')

|Spa=Cráneo Balsa

|SpaM=Barge Skull

|Fra=Plateforme magma <small>(''Super Mario Maker 2'')</small>

|FraM=Magma platform

|FraE=Plate-forme à têtes de mort<ref>Soleil Productions. 2018. ''Super Mario Encyclopedia : Les 30 premières années''. ''Super Mario World'' section, page 61.</ref><br>Plate-forme magma <small>(''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, Super Mario Maker 2'')</small>

|FraEM=Skull Platform<br>Magma platform

|Ita=Piattaforma di lava<br>Zattera di teschi (''Super Mario World'' animated series)

|ItaM=Lava Platform<br>Skulls raft

|Chi=熔岩台

|ChiR=Róngyán Tái

|ChiM=Lava Platform

|Rom=Plută din cranii <small>(''Super Mario World'' television series)</small>

|RomM=Skull raft

|Fra=Plateforme magma rapide

|FraM=Fast lava platform