Minecraft:Respawn Anchor

The respawn anchor is a Minecraft:block that allows the Minecraft:player to set their Minecraft:spawn point in Minecraft:the Nether. It only works when fueled using Minecraft:glowstone blocks.

Obtaining

Breaking

The suitable tool to break a respawn anchor is a Minecraft:pickaxe. A respawn anchor needs to be broken using a Minecraft:diamond pickaxe or better, otherwise the breaking time will increase and the block drops nothing. Template:Breaking row A respawn anchor drops itself when destroyed, but resets glowstone charges back to 0 when broken.

Crafting

While the ingredients to craft a respawn anchor are all native to the Nether, they are also obtainable in the Overworld: Minecraft:glowstone can be obtained from Minecraft:trading with Minecraft:villagers or Minecraft:wandering traders, or crafted from Minecraft:glowstone dust dropped by Minecraft:witches; crying obsidian can be found in Minecraft:ruined portals.

Usage

Like Minecraft:obsidian and Minecraft:crying obsidian, the respawn anchor can't be destroyed by the Minecraft:ender dragon.

Respawning

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Tile priority in where the anchor looks to respawn the player (with 1 being the highest). The minimum area required to be valid is 1×2×1. Respawn attempts are made per column for layer1 and layer2, layer3 is used when attempts for all columns fail for layer1 and layer2; e.g. column1-layer2 has priority over column2-layer1, and column8-layer1 has priority over column1-layer3.

The respawn anchor is used to respawn in the Nether, even if the player leaves the Nether. Once the block is charged, it can be Template:Control to set the player's respawn location.

Charging

When crafted, a respawn anchor has no (zero) charge and can't yet be used until charged. Template:Control a Minecraft:glowstone block (not Minecraft:glowstone dust) on it adds a charge. The anchor accepts up to 4 charges, and the charge level is indicated by a dial on the side of the block.

The first charge makes the respawn anchor glow with a light level of 3. Each glowstone after the first increases the light level by 4, up to a maximum of 15.

Setting respawn

To set the player's spawn location to the respawn anchor they must Template:Control it, just like one does with a bed. The anchor must at least have one charge, and it must be in the Nether. A confirmation appears when the player's respawn location is set. Other players can also set their spawn point to the same respawn anchor. Each respawn uses up one charge, even if used by another player.

Using a charged anchor overrides any other spawn location the player might have had, as with a bed. The respawn anchor does not serve as a backup spawn point to a missing or obstructed bed.

Respawn upon player death

Upon death, the player respawns next to the anchor, and it loses one charge. If a player's respawn anchor is destroyed, if its charges have been exhausted, or if the area around it is made unsuitable for respawning, a message appears saying "You have no home bed or charged Respawn Anchor, or it was obstructed"Template:Only or "Your respawn anchor was out of charges, missing, or obstructed"Template:Only, and the player respawns at the world spawn point. Returning through an End portal is not considered a respawn, and does not use any charges.

A respawn anchor can be shared among several players. When shared, remaining charges are shared as well. In Minecraft:Hardcore mode, the respawn anchor does not resurrect the player, but may still teleport them and consume charges.

Exploding

If the player attempts to set their spawn at a charged respawn anchor in the Minecraft:Overworld, Minecraft:the End, or Minecraft:custom dimensions in which they are disabled, the block Minecraft:explodes (and is destroyed) similar to when a Minecraft:bed is used in the Nether or the End. The explosion has a power of 5 and sets fire to surrounding blocks.

Upon death from a respawn anchor explosion, the message "(Player) was killed by Template:Bug" appears. Template:IN, respawn anchor explosions can be disabled by setting the gamerule respawnBlocksExplode to false which can be done with the following command: Template:Cmd; this still does not permit respawn anchors to be used in invalid dimensions.

Redstone component

When charged, a Minecraft:redstone comparator gives a signal depending on the number of charges: 3 for one charge, 7 for two charges, 11 for three charges, 15 for four charges. An empty anchor gives a signal of 0.

The respawn anchor can also be charged with a Minecraft:dispenser containing glowstone.

Hoglins

Minecraft:Hoglins run away from respawn anchors, regardless of charge.

Piston interactivity

Respawn anchors cannot be pushed or pulled by Minecraft:pistons or Minecraft:sticky pistons.

Sounds

Generic

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Unique

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Data values

ID

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Block states

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History

Trivia

• The respawn anchor's ambient sound is in fact the Minecraft:Nether portal's ambient sound played backward.

Gallery

Screenshots

• An explosion comparison between (from left to right) the respawn anchor, a charged Minecraft:creeper, Minecraft:TNT, and a creeper.
  An explosion comparison between (from left to right) the respawn anchor, a charged Minecraft:creeper, Minecraft:TNT, and a creeper.

Mojang images

• Crafting a respawn anchor.
  Crafting a respawn anchor.
• Respawn anchors in the Nether.
  Respawn anchors in the Nether.