To get an Eye of Ender in Minecraft, you must craft it using an Ender Pearl and Blaze Powder at a crafting table. This valuable item is crucial for locating strongholds and activating the End Portal.
Crafting the Eye of Ender
The Eye of Ender is a crafted item, meaning you cannot find it naturally in the game world, but rather must combine specific ingredients.
Required Ingredients
Before you can craft an Eye of Ender, you'll need to gather two distinct ingredients:
- Ender Pearl: These elusive items are dropped by Endermen when defeated. Endermen are tall, dark creatures found in various biomes, including the Overworld, Nether, and The End.
- Blaze Powder: This item is crafted from Blaze Rods. Blaze Rods are exclusively dropped by Blazes within Nether Fortresses in the Nether. To convert a Blaze Rod into Blaze Powder, simply place a Blaze Rod anywhere in your crafting grid. One Blaze Rod yields two Blaze Powder.
Step-by-Step Crafting Guide
Once you have both an Ender Pearl and Blaze Powder, follow these steps to craft your Eye of Ender:
- Open a Crafting Table: Place a Crafting Table down and right-click it to open its 3x3 crafting grid.
- Place the Ender Pearl: Drop the Ender Pearl into the middle square of the crafting grid.
- Place the Blaze Powder: Place the Blaze Powder in the square directly to the left of the middle square.
- Combine Items: Once correctly placed, the Eye of Ender will appear in the result slot on the right. Simply drag it into your inventory.
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Blaze Powder | Ender Pearl | Eye of Ender |
Note: The specific placement in the crafting grid (Ender Pearl in the middle, Blaze Powder to its left) is essential for successful crafting.
Uses of the Eye of Ender
The Eye of Ender serves two primary functions in Minecraft, both related to progression towards The End:
Locating Strongholds
The most common use of the Eye of Ender is to find a Stronghold, which houses the End Portal. To do this, hold the Eye of Ender in your hand and right-click (use) it. The Eye of Ender will float into the air in the direction of the nearest Stronghold, leaving a purple trail, and then drop back down. You can pick it up and repeat the process until it leads you underground, indicating you are directly above the Stronghold. Each use has a small chance (20%) of breaking the Eye of Ender.
Activating the End Portal
Once you've located a Stronghold and found its End Portal room, you'll notice the portal frame. To activate it, you need to place Eyes of Ender into any empty frame blocks. An End Portal frame consists of 12 blocks, and usually, several are already filled with Eyes of Ender when you discover it. You will need to fill the remaining empty slots by right-clicking with an Eye of Ender in hand on each empty frame block. Once all 12 frames have an Eye of Ender, the portal will activate, allowing you to jump in and travel to The End dimension.
