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Template:Infobox item entity An End crystal is an entity that can be crafted or found on Minecraft:the End's main island, where it heals the ender dragon. It can be placed only on Minecraft:obsidian or Minecraft:bedrock, and it explodes instantly when attacked or damaged in most ways.

Spawning

Natural generation

An End crystal is found on the top of each obsidian pillar on the central island of the End, each on top of a Minecraft:bedrock block. There are 10 End crystals in total, two of which are protected in "cages" of iron bars. All End crystals respawn one after another as the respawning process of the ender dragon starts.

Obtaining

Crafting

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Usage

Healing the ender dragon

Their primary purpose is to recharge the health of the ender dragon, who gains a charge from the nearest crystal within a cuboid extending 32 blocks from the dragon in all directions. The dragon is healed Template:Hp each half-second. If multiple ender dragons are spawned, an End crystal can affect multiple dragons at the same time. Entities and blocks neither obstruct the healing beam nor diminish its power.

This healing can be manually created using the command Template:Cmd. The beam can be pointed in any direction, allowing it to mark locations or objects.

Respawning the ender dragon

File:End Crystals on the Exit portal.png

How to arrange End crystals on the exit portal to respawn the ender dragon.

As items, End crystals may be placed on bedrock and Minecraft:obsidian, as long as the two blocks above the bedrock or obsidian are air or replaceable blocks and no other entities intersect the area.

When an End crystal is placed in Minecraft:the End, a Minecraft:fire block is created at the End crystal location. If four are placed on the End exit portal, one on each of the flat sides, the crystals respawn the original End crystals on the obsidian pillars, resurrect the dragon, and then explode. The top of each pillar also explodes, destroying any player-placed blocks. This happens even if TNT explosions are turned off in settings.

If the exit portal is ever broken for any reason, End crystals can still be placed on obsidian blocks that are at the same location as where the exit portal would have been.

The end crystals need not be aligned to the central pillar.

The end crystals need not be aligned to the central pillar.
The end crystals may be placed on obsidian instead of bedrock.

The end crystals may be placed on obsidian instead of bedrock.

Explosions

End crystals explode when attacked or damaged in most ways, even by attacks that normally do zero damage. They are not affected by exploding fireworks, and if damaged by an explosion, they disappear instead of exploding.Template:Only<ref>Template:Bug</ref> The End crystal's explosion has an explosion power of 6, the same as a charged creeper. The End crystal's fire often remains after the crystal explodes. Any ender dragon charging from the crystal when it is destroyed takes Template:Hp damage.

Due to the high explosion power and damage, end crystals can be used in a form of PvP known as Crystal PvP.

An End crystal's explosion can be blocked by a Minecraft:shield.

Although an ender dragon damages most blocks and entities in its path, it cannot destroy End crystals.

Placing Minecraft:water on the End crystal neutralizes the blast effect but not the damage or knockback.

End crystals with obsidian or bedrock below them do not damage blocks below them when they explode because the center of the explosion center is at the bottom of the End crystal.

Template:IN, setting the game rule mobGriefing to false prevents the End crystal from destroying any blocks.

Properties

File:End Crystal (Slateless).gif

A baseless End crystal.

End crystals are of two kinds: the ones with a base beneath them are created either by game mechanism or by the Template:Cmd command; while the base-less ones are created by players by manually placing the crystal items on top of Minecraft:obsidian or Minecraft:bedrock.

The base appears to be made of bedrock, with a crystal hovering over it. While in the End, a crystal continually generates fire at its current position, one block above the base (directly on top of the block the base is embedded in), replacing any other block at that location. This fire is capable of spreading.

The End crystal entity is not solid and can be walked through freely. End crystals can be pushed by Minecraft:pistons, but they explode if moved while on fire. Because fire is checked only when an entity moves, End crystals do not normally take damage from their own fire unless moved.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

Template:Edition: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Entity data

End crystals have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

Template:El: Template:Main

Template:Nbt Entity data
- Template:Nbt inherit/entity
- Template:Nbt: The block location, as 3 integers, that its beam points to.
- Template:Nbt: 1 or 0 (true/false) – if true, the end crystal shows the bedrock slate underneath. Defaults to false when placing by hand, and true when naturally generated or using Template:Cmd.

Template:El:

See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

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Advancements

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History

The End crystal as seen in Java Edition 18w43a

The End crystal as seen in Java Edition 18w43a

Data history

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Issues

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Trivia

According to Jeb, the reason behind the current crafting recipe using glass as opposed to chorus fruit or any materials introduced in 1.9 is as a means for players to craft End crystals in older worlds that the dragon has already been killed in.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
A historical rendition of the Minecraft:beacon block featured an animated entity within it, which resembled a yellow miniaturized End crystal. The bedrock platform of the End crystal entity would also render below the beacon, though this would normally be hidden within the block below.

Gallery

Screenshots

Using End crystals to respawn the ender dragon.

Using End crystals to respawn the ender dragon.
An ender dragon being hit with the "healing beam" of an End crystal.

An ender dragon being hit with the "healing beam" of an End crystal.
An End crystal.

An End crystal.
An End crystal in the Overworld spawned using Template:Cmd.

An End crystal in the Overworld spawned using Template:Cmd.
End crystals respawning the ender dragon.

End crystals respawning the ender dragon.
A caged End crystal.

A caged End crystal.
A player trying to respawn the ender dragon.

A player trying to respawn the ender dragon.

In other media

Official artwork of an End crystal, pictured without its base.

Official artwork of an End crystal, pictured without its base.
A duo dressed as a Minecraft:piston and end crystal

A duo dressed as a Minecraft:piston and end crystal

References

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Navigation

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de:Enderkristall el:Κρύσταλλος του Ender es:Cristal del End fr:Cristal de l'End it:Cristallo dell'End ja:エンドクリスタル ko:엔드 수정 nl:Endkristal pl:Kryształ Endu pt:Cristal do End ru:Кристалл Края th:ผลึกเอนด์ uk:Кристал Енду zh:末地水晶

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+{{About|the item in {{MC}}|the item in {{MCSM}}|MCSM:Ender Crystal|the booster in ''Minecraft Blast''|Boosters (Blast)}}
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-An '''End crystal''' is an [[Minecraft:entity]] that can be [[Minecraft:crafted]] or found on [[Minecraft:the End]]'s main island, where it heals the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]]. It can be placed only on [[Minecraft:obsidian]] or [[Minecraft:bedrock]], and it [[Minecraft:explode]]s instantly when attacked or damaged in most ways.
+An '''End crystal''' is an entity that can be crafted or found on [[Minecraft:the End]]'s main island, where it heals the ender dragon. It can be placed only on [[Minecraft:obsidian]] or [[Minecraft:bedrock]], and it explodes instantly when attacked or damaged in most ways.
 == Spawning ==
 === Natural generation ===
-An End crystal is found on the top of each [[Minecraft:obsidian pillar]] on the central island of the End, each on top of a [[Minecraft:bedrock]] block. There are 10 End crystals in total, two of which are protected in "cages" of [[Minecraft:iron bars]]. All End crystals respawn one after another as the respawning process of the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]] starts.
+An End crystal is found on the top of each obsidian pillar on the central island of the End, each on top of a [[Minecraft:bedrock]] block. There are 10 End crystals in total, two of which are protected in "cages" of iron bars. All End crystals respawn one after another as the respawning process of the ender dragon starts.
 == Obtaining ==
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 As items, End crystals may be placed on bedrock and [[Minecraft:obsidian]], as long as the two blocks above the bedrock or obsidian are air or replaceable blocks and no other entities intersect the area.
-When an End crystal is placed in [[Minecraft:the End]], a [[Minecraft:fire]] block is created at the End crystal location. If four are placed on the End [[Minecraft:exit portal]], one on each of the flat sides, the crystals respawn the original End crystals on the [[Minecraft:obsidian pillar]]s,  resurrect the dragon, and then explode. The top of each pillar also explodes, destroying any player-placed blocks. This happens even if TNT explosions are turned off in settings.
+When an End crystal is placed in [[Minecraft:the End]], a [[Minecraft:fire]] block is created at the End crystal location. If four are placed on the End exit portal, one on each of the flat sides, the crystals respawn the original End crystals on the obsidian pillars,  resurrect the dragon, and then explode. The top of each pillar also explodes, destroying any player-placed blocks. This happens even if TNT explosions are turned off in settings.
 If the exit portal is ever broken for any reason, End crystals can still be placed on obsidian blocks that are at the same location as where the exit portal would have been.
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 === Explosions ===
-End crystals explode when attacked or damaged in most ways, even by attacks that normally do zero damage. They are not affected by exploding fireworks, and if damaged by an explosion, they disappear instead of exploding.{{Only|Java}}<ref>{{bug|MC-118429||End crystals don't explode when destroyed by nearby explosions}}</ref> The End crystal's [[Minecraft:explosion]] has an [[Minecraft:Explosion#Causes|explosion power]] of 6, the same as a [[Minecraft:charged creeper]]. The End crystal's fire often remains after the crystal explodes. Any ender dragon charging from the crystal when it is destroyed takes {{hp|10}} damage.
+End crystals explode when attacked or damaged in most ways, even by attacks that normally do zero damage. They are not affected by exploding fireworks, and if damaged by an explosion, they disappear instead of exploding.{{Only|Java}}<ref>{{bug|MC-118429||End crystals don't explode when destroyed by nearby explosions}}</ref> The End crystal's explosion has an explosion power of 6, the same as a charged creeper. The End crystal's fire often remains after the crystal explodes. Any ender dragon charging from the crystal when it is destroyed takes {{hp|10}} damage.
-Due to the high explosion power and damage, end crystals can be used in a form of PvP known as [[Minecraft:Crystal PvP]].
+Due to the high explosion power and damage, end crystals can be used in a form of PvP known as Crystal PvP.
-An End crystal's explosion can be [[Minecraft:blocked]] by a [[Minecraft:shield]].
+An End crystal's explosion can be blocked by a [[Minecraft:shield]].
 Although an ender dragon damages most blocks and entities in its path, it cannot destroy End crystals.
-Placing [[Minecraft:water]] on the End crystal neutralizes the blast effect but not the [[Minecraft:damage]] or knockback.
+Placing [[Minecraft:water]] on the End crystal neutralizes the blast effect but not the damage or knockback.
 End crystals with obsidian or bedrock below them do not damage blocks below them when they explode because the center of the explosion center is at the bottom of the End crystal.
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 |{{HistoryLine|java}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|[[File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added ender crystals.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w04a|Previously, ender crystals could be spawned using [[Minecraft:spawn egg]]s with ID 200 (in a [[Minecraft:server]], these were created using {{cmd|give 383 1 200}}). The spawned crystal would be positioned where a natural crystal would be if there was a bedrock block at the location. It was still possible until 1.9 to obtain an End crystal spawn egg, but it would not spawn anything.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w04a|Previously, ender crystals could be spawned using spawn eggs with ID 200 (in a [[Minecraft:server]], these were created using {{cmd|give 383 1 200}}). The spawned crystal would be positioned where a natural crystal would be if there was a bedrock block at the location. It was still possible until 1.9 to obtain an End crystal spawn egg, but it would not spawn anything.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Ender crystals can now be spawned with the {{cmd|summon}} command.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Ender crystals now generate one [[Minecraft:block]] lower. The fire they generate destroys the [[Minecraft:bedrock]] block that is supposed to be underneath (see {{bug|MC-47526}}).}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44a|"Ender crystals" have been renamed to "End crystals".
 |[[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] End crystals can now be obtained as an item.
-|End crystals now drop from [[Minecraft:skeleton trap]] horses and can be placed only on [[Minecraft:obsidian]] or bedrock. Placing several of them atop the End exit portal respawns the ender dragon.}}
+|End crystals now drop from skeleton trap horses and can be placed only on [[Minecraft:obsidian]] or bedrock. Placing several of them atop the End exit portal respawns the ender dragon.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44b|End crystals are no longer dropped by [[Minecraft:skeleton horse]]s.
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44b|End crystals are no longer dropped by skeleton horses.
-|Added crafting recipe for End crystals, making End crystals [[Minecraft:renewable]].}}
+|Added crafting recipe for End crystals, making End crystals renewable.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w49a|End crystals now require [[Minecraft:air]]/replaceable [[Minecraft:block]]s and lack of [[Minecraft:entities]] for placement.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w49a|End crystals now require [[Minecraft:air]]/replaceable [[Minecraft:block]]s and lack of entities for placement.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w51a|End crystals can no longer be placed in [[Minecraft:Adventure mode]].}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w51a|End crystals can no longer be placed in Adventure mode.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w20b|Renamed to "End Crystal".}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w21a|The rarity of End crystals has been changed from "Common" to "Rare".}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:End Crystal JE2 BE4.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of End crystals and the End crystal [[Minecraft:item]] have been changed.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=22w43a|End crystal explosions can now be [[Minecraft:blocked]] by [[Minecraft:shield]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-188247||Explosions from end crystals can't be blocked by shields|Fixed}}</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=22w43a|End crystal explosions can now be blocked by [[Minecraft:shield]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-188247||Explosions from end crystals can't be blocked by shields|Fixed}}</ref>}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w13a|[[Minecraft:Wind charge]]s no longer collide with End crystals.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w13a|Wind charges no longer collide with End crystals.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=pre1|In this version, End crystals were vulnerable to their own fire, and would immediately explode when placed.<ref>{{bug|MC-272550|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|The previous bug was fixed.<ref>{{bug|MC-272550|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|"Ender crystals" have been renamed to "End crystals".
 |[[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] End crystals can now be obtained as an [[Minecraft:item]].
-|Placing several End crystals atop the [[Minecraft:exit portal]] respawns the ender dragon.
+|Placing several End crystals atop the exit portal respawns the ender dragon.
 |Added a crafting recipe for End crystals.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps3=1.64|psvita=1.64|ps4=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|[[File:End Crystal BE2.png|32px]] [[File:End Crystal BE2.gif|32px]] The model of the End crystals has been changed. It now only has 1 glass cube instead of 2, no longer matching ''Java Edition''.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU63|xbone=CU53|ps3=1.67|psvita=1.67|ps4=1.67|wiiu=Patch 32|switch=1.0.13|Added chat message to inform users once they reach the [[Minecraft:spawn limit|maximum number]] of End crystals in a world.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU63|xbone=CU53|ps3=1.67|psvita=1.67|ps4=1.67|wiiu=Patch 32|switch=1.0.13|Added chat message to inform users once they reach the maximum number of End crystals in a world.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:End Crystal JE2 BE4.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of End crystals and the End crystal item have been changed.}}
 }}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w33c|Added the tag {{cd|BeamTarget}}.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from {{cd|EnderCrystal}} to {{cd|ender_crystal}}.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this item's numeral ID was 426.{{info needed|what was the entity's?}}}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to ''The Flattening'', this item's numeral ID was 426.{{info needed|what was the entity's?}}}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|Entity ID has been changed to {{cd|end_crystal}}.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w06a|{{cd|BeamTarget}} in End crystals has been renamed to {{cd|beam_target}}.}}
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 == Trivia ==
-* According to [[Minecraft:Jeb]], the reason behind the current crafting recipe using glass as opposed to [[Minecraft:chorus fruit]] or any materials introduced in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.9|1.9]] is as a means for players to craft End crystals in older worlds that the dragon has already been killed in.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|667000226524372992|The problem is that you need to be able to craft the crystals on worlds in which the dragon has been destroyed already|November 18, 2015}}</ref>
+* According to Jeb, the reason behind the current crafting recipe using glass as opposed to chorus fruit or any materials introduced in 1.9 is as a means for players to craft End crystals in older worlds that the dragon has already been killed in.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|667000226524372992|The problem is that you need to be able to craft the crystals on worlds in which the dragon has been destroyed already|November 18, 2015}}</ref>
-* A [[Minecraft::File:Beacon JE2.gif|historical rendition]] of the [[Minecraft:beacon]] block featured an animated entity within it, which resembled a yellow miniaturized End crystal. The bedrock platform of the End crystal entity would also render below the beacon, though this would normally be hidden within the block below.
+* A historical rendition of the [[Minecraft:beacon]] block featured an animated entity within it, which resembled a yellow miniaturized End crystal. The bedrock platform of the End crystal entity would also render below the beacon, though this would normally be hidden within the block below.
 == Gallery ==
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 File:Ender Dragon Revival.png|End crystals respawning the ender dragon.
 File:CagedEnderCrystal.png|A caged End crystal.
-File:Respawn ender dragon.png|A [[Minecraft:player]] trying to respawn the ender dragon.
+File:Respawn ender dragon.png|A player trying to respawn the ender dragon.
 </gallery>
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 [[Category:The End|C]]
-[[Minecraft:de:Enderkristall]]
+de:Enderkristall
-[[Minecraft:el:Κρύσταλλος του Ender]]
+el:Κρύσταλλος του Ender
-[[Minecraft:es:Cristal del End]]
+es:Cristal del End
-[[Minecraft:fr:Cristal de l'End]]
+fr:Cristal de l'End
-[[Minecraft:it:Cristallo dell'End]]
+it:Cristallo dell'End
-[[Minecraft:ja:エンドクリスタル]]
+ja:エンドクリスタル
-[[Minecraft:ko:엔드 수정]]
+ko:엔드 수정
-[[Minecraft:nl:Endkristal]]
+nl:Endkristal
-[[Minecraft:pl:Kryształ Endu]]
+pl:Kryształ Endu
-[[Minecraft:pt:Cristal do End]]
+pt:Cristal do End
-[[Minecraft:ru:Кристалл Края]]
+ru:Кристалл Края
-[[Minecraft:th:ผลึกเอนด์]]
+th:ผลึกเอนด์
-[[Minecraft:uk:Кристал Енду]]
+uk:Кристал Енду
-[[Minecraft:zh:末地水晶]]
+zh:末地水晶