Eye of Ender
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The Eye of Ender (or Ender Eye) is a craftable item used to locate and activate End Portals. Eyes can be used to activate End Portals by being placed into empty End Portal Frames until the entire ring of 12 frames is filled, thereby activating the End Portal. They are used as an aid in finding the End Portal by leading the player to an End Portal inside of a Stronghold by right-clicking while it is in your hand, which will throw the Eye of Ender in the direction of the closest End Portal Frame. Eyes of Ender are also used in the crafting of an Ender Chest. The Eye of Ender resembles a cat's eye with a constricted pupil. They can be obtained by trading with a level 5 librarian.
Uses
Eyes of Ender can be used to locate and activate End Portals or to craft an Ender Chest.
When held and used an Eye of Ender will fly upwards and out in the direction of the nearest End Portal. It will travel through any blocks and leave a trail of purple particles. The Eye floats in the air for a few seconds before falling and either becoming collectible or shattering. Unlike Vanilla, Eyes of Ender will not randomly shatter. Instead, they will have a 5 durability, breaking on the 5th throw. Partially used Eyes of Ender can still be used in the portal, so make sure to save them!
Crafting
| Ingredients | Input » Output | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian + Eye of Ender |
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Bugs
- Sometimes when trying to locate a stronghold, the eyes will lead you in circles, even though you may be up to 1000 blocks away from the stronghold. This bug can make it difficult to find a stronghold. The best way to fix this is to walk a ways past this circle in the way the eyes first led you. Then throw the eye again.
Trivia
- If the world is generated with the "Generate structures" option disabled, the Eye of Ender will lead you to the place where the Stronghold would have been generated.
- The Eye of Ender's right-click function only works in the Overworld in normal worlds. It does nothing in the Nether, the End, or in Superflat worlds, as there are no Strongholds there.
- When in 2nd or 3rd person view, the Eyes of Ender go out of The Player's forehead instead of from their hand.