Bedrock Edition guides/Ender Update

Ender Update
Edition

Bedrock Edition

Official name

Ender Update

Version(s)

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Ender Update (Bedrock Edition 1.0.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Boss Update (Bedrock Edition 0.16.x releases).

Mobs

New

Name Image Habitat Drops Note
Ender dragon

The End

  • 12XP,000
Defeating it activates the exit portal that allows return to the Overworld, spawns End gateways and leaves a dragon egg (defeating it twice).
Shulker

End City

  • Shulkers can be stood on like a block.
  • When attacking, shulkers open their shell and will shoot projectiles with the appearance of white sea urchins.
  • Shulkers do not despawn in Peaceful, but will not attack or target players.
Endermite N/A 5% chance it is spawned when an ender pearl lands.
Polar bear

Frozen River
Snowy Plains
Ice Spikes
Frozen Ocean
Deep Frozen Ocean
Snowy Slopes
Jagged Peaks
Frozen peaks

  • When hit, the adults will attack the player, the cubs will run away.
  • Adults will always attack the player when cubs are around.
  • Polar bear cubs will follow adults.
  • Polar bears can swim fast in water.

Changed

Name Image Changed
General
  • Lured mobs no longer push the player around when they're riding a pig/horse/mule/donkey.
  • "Dye" button is now displayed when attempting to dye a sheep.
  • Tweaked the slime/magma cube loot drops to the way they should be.
  • Mobs killed by tamed mobs will now drop experience.
Baby zombies Now drop loot upon death.
Snow golem Now attack silverfish.
Villager Now turn into zombie villagers when they are killed by a husk.
Cow Only adult cows can be milked.
Pig Potatoes and beetroots can once again be used to feed and breed it.
Wither No longer hostile to wither skeletons and strays.
Magma cube No longer take damage from water.
Endermen
  • Now drop 0-1 ender pearls upon death.
  • Negative effects from splash potions no longer affect endermen (as they teleport away quickly).
Horse,
donkey,
mule
Untamed horses/mules/donkeys no longer follow the player when they're holding food.
Blaze Tweaked the charge time for attacks to match other editions.

Blocks

New

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Chorus flower Can be found in the End at the top of chorus trees, in their fully-grown state Any tool, but using an axe is the quickest. Uses for farming, decoration.
Chorus plant The block form cannot be obtained in Survival mode, even with the Silk Touch enchantment. Any tool, but using an axe is the quickest. Decoration.
Ender chest Can be crafted by obsidian and eye of Ender.
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Obsidian +
Eye of Ender
Invicon Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Obsidian with description: ObsidianInvicon Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Obsidian with description: ObsidianInvicon Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Obsidian with description: ObsidianInvicon Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Obsidian with description: ObsidianInvicon Eye of Ender.png: Inventory sprite for Eye of Ender in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Eye of Ender with description: Eye of EnderInvicon Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Obsidian with description: ObsidianInvicon Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Obsidian with description: ObsidianInvicon Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Obsidian with description: ObsidianInvicon Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Obsidian with description: Obsidian
Invicon Ender Chest.png: Inventory sprite for Ender Chest in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Ender Chest with description: Ender Chest
  • Pickaxe
    • Drops itself when mined with a tool enchanted with Silk Touch, otherwise drops eight obsidian.
  • Can be used like normal chests, except all ender chests in the world are interconnected, including in different dimensions.
  • The ender chest's inventory is also separate for each player.
End gateway Cannot be obtained as an item even by using the /give command. Cannot be broken by any tools. Uses for End gateway feature.
End portal Cannot be obtained as an item. Cannot be broken by any tools. Uses for End portal.
End stone bricks Can be obtained by crafting with 4 End stone or found naturally as part of the structure of End cities and End ships.
Ingredients Crafting recipe
End Stone
Pickaxe Decoration.
End rod Can be obtained by crafting or found naturally as part of the structure of End cities.
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Blaze Rod +
Popped Chorus Fruit
Any tool Decoration.
Dragon egg Can be found on top of the exit portal when two ender dragons are defeated. None Decoration.
Purpur block,
purpur stairs, purpur slab

Can be obtained by crafting or found naturally as part of the structure of End cities and End ships.
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Popped Chorus Fruit
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Any Purpur Block
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Purpur Block
Pickaxe Decoration.
Purpur pillar Can be obtained by crafting or found naturally as part of the structure of End cities and End ships.
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Purpur Slab
Invicon Purpur Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purpur Slab with description: Purpur SlabInvicon Purpur Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purpur Slab with description: Purpur Slab
Invicon Purpur Pillar.png: Inventory sprite for Purpur Pillar in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purpur Pillar with description: Purpur Pillar
Pickaxe Decoration.
Stained glass,
stained glass pane

Stained glasses and stained glass panes are currently unobtainable and use the regular glass texture.
  • Can be obtained using a tool enchanted with Silk Touch.
    • If one is broken without a Silk Touch enchantment, it drops nothing.
Decoration.
Command block Can be obtained by using various commands, such as /give or /setblock. None.
  • Runs editable commands when triggered by redstone.
  • Intended for adventure maps.
  • Can only be edited by ops in Creative mode, as long as enable-command-block in server.properties is enabled.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Bed "Your home bed was missing or obstructed" message now appears if the player dies and their bed was destroyed.

Items

New

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Chorus fruit Chorus fruits can be obtained by breaking chorus plants.
  • Chorus fruits give 4 (🍗🍗) hunger points when eaten.
  • Chorus fruits will teleport entity to a random nearby location when eaten, like an enderman.
  • Chorus fruits can be eaten even if the player's hunger bar is full, similar to golden apples.
  • Chorus fruits can be cooked in the furnace to obtain popped chorus fruits.
Dragon's breath The dragon's breath can be obtained by scooping up the ender dragon's breath attack or dragon fireball clouds in an empty bottle. The dragon's breath can be used to brew lingering potions with a splash potion.
Elytra Elytra can be found on End ships within an item frame.
  • Players can enter to glide when equipped in the "chestplate" slot.
  • Elytra take damage at a rate of 1/s when working.
  • When durability reaches 1, the elytra stop working until they are repaired. Elytra will never fully break.
  • The elytra texture defaults to the cape texture if the player owns a cape.
End crystal
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Glass +
Eye of Ender +
Ghast Tear
Invicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Eye of Ender.png: Inventory sprite for Eye of Ender in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Eye of Ender with description: Eye of EnderInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon Ghast Tear.png: Inventory sprite for Ghast Tear in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Ghast Tear with description: Ghast TearInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: Glass
Invicon End Crystal.png: Inventory sprite for End Crystal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to End Crystal with description: End Crystal
  • The item form of End crystal.
  • It will summon an End crystal when using it on bedrock or obsidian.
    • Summoned End crystals have no bottom plate, unlike normal End crystals.
Eye of ender
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Blaze Powder +
Ender Pearl
Invicon Blaze Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Blaze Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blaze Powder with description: Blaze PowderInvicon Ender Pearl.png: Inventory sprite for Ender Pearl in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Ender Pearl with description: Ender Pearl
Invicon Eye of Ender.png: Inventory sprite for Eye of Ender in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Eye of Ender with description: Eye of Ender
  • When thrown, flies in the direction of the stronghold.
  • Used to activate the End Portal.
Popped chorus fruit
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Chorus Fruit +
Any fuel
Invicon Chorus Fruit.png: Inventory sprite for Chorus Fruit in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chorus Fruit with description: Chorus Fruit
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal

Invicon Popped Chorus Fruit.png: Inventory sprite for Popped Chorus Fruit in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Popped Chorus Fruit with description: Popped Chorus Fruit
  • Popped chorus fruits are no longer be edible.
  • Popped chorus fruits can be used to craft purpur blocks.
Shulker shell Has a 50% chance of being dropped by a shulker upon death To make shulker boxes
Spawn eggs Available in the creative inventory. Can be used to spawn shulkers, endermites, and polar bears.

Changed

Name Image Changed
General
  • The player can now auto-equip armor by tapping and holding.
  • Transferring items between containers should be faster now.
  • There is now an animation for throwing items.
Tipped arrow The method to get tipped arrows like in Java 1.9 is added; however, it still works with cauldrons.
Enchanted golden apple Tweaked so they have the correct amount of absorption health points.
Pumpkin Wearing one now prevents endermen from becoming aggressive after being looked at.
Milk bucket Can now be consumed in Creative mode.
Beetroot and
Beetroot soup

Now appear in the Creative inventory.

Non-mob Entities

New

Name Image Creation Drops Note
Minecart with command block Can be obtained only through commands. Functions much like a command block, but is mobile, and can be activated by activator rails.

Effects

New

Name Image Causes Description
Levitation The Levitation received when hit by shulker projectiles. Makes entity involuntarily float high into the air.

Potions

New

Name Obtaining Effects
Lingering Potion
Ingredients Brewing recipe
Dragon's Breath +
Any Splash Potion

Invicon Dragon's Breath.png: Inventory sprite for Dragon's Breath in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dragon's Breath with description:

Invicon Awkward Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Awkward Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Awkward Potion with description: Awkward Potion No Effects


Invicon Lingering Water Bottle.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Water Bottle in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Water Bottle with description: Lingering Water Bottle No EffectsInvicon Awkward Lingering Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Awkward Lingering Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Awkward Lingering Potion with description: Awkward Lingering Potion No EffectsInvicon Thick Lingering Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Thick Lingering Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Thick Lingering Potion with description: Thick Lingering Potion No EffectsInvicon Mundane Lingering Potion.png: Inventory sprite for Mundane Lingering Potion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mundane Lingering Potion with description: Mundane Lingering Potion No EffectsInvicon Lingering Potion of Regeneration.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Regeneration in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Regeneration with description: Lingering Potion of Regeneration Regeneration (00:11)Invicon Lingering Potion of Swiftness.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Swiftness in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Swiftness with description: Lingering Potion of Swiftness Speed (00:45) When Applied: +20% SpeedInvicon Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance with description: Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance Fire Resistance (00:45)Invicon Lingering Potion of Poison.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Poison in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Poison with description: Lingering Potion of Poison Poison (00:11)Invicon Lingering Potion of Healing.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Healing in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Healing with description: Lingering Potion of Healing Instant HealthInvicon Lingering Potion of Night Vision.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Night Vision in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Night Vision with description: Lingering Potion of Night Vision Night Vision (00:45)Invicon Lingering Potion of Weakness.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Weakness in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Weakness with description: Lingering Potion of Weakness Weakness (00:22) When Applied: -4 Attack DamageInvicon Lingering Potion of Strength.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Strength in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Strength with description: Lingering Potion of Strength Strength (00:45) When Applied: +3 Attack DamageInvicon Lingering Potion of Slowness.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Slowness in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Slowness with description: Lingering Potion of Slowness Slowness (00:22) When Applied: -15% SpeedInvicon Lingering Potion of Leaping.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Leaping in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Leaping with description: Lingering Potion of Leaping Jump Boost (00:45) When Applied: +1 Safe Fall DistanceInvicon Lingering Potion of Harming.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Harming in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Harming with description: Lingering Potion of Harming Instant DamageInvicon Lingering Potion of Water Breathing.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Water Breathing in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Water Breathing with description: Lingering Potion of Water Breathing Water Breathing (00:45)Invicon Lingering Potion of Invisibility.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Invisibility in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Invisibility with description: Lingering Potion of Invisibility Invisibility (00:45)Invicon Lingering Potion of Slow Falling.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Slow Falling in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Slow Falling with description: Lingering Potion of Slow Falling Slow Falling (00:22)Invicon Lingering Potion of Luck.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Luck in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Luck with description: Lingering Potion of Luck Luck (01:15) When Applied: +1 LuckInvicon Lingering Potion of Decay.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Decay in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Decay with description: Lingering Potion of Decay Wither II (00:10)Invicon Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master with description: Lingering Potion of the Turtle Master Slowness IV (00:05) Resistance III (00:05) When Applied: -60% SpeedInvicon Lingering Potion of Oozing.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Oozing in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Oozing with description: Lingering Potion of Oozing Oozing (00:45)Invicon Lingering Potion of Infestation.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Infestation in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Infestation with description: Lingering Potion of Infestation Infested (00:45)Invicon Lingering Potion of Weaving.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Weaving in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Weaving with description: Lingering Potion of Weaving Weaving (00:45)Invicon Lingering Potion of Wind Charging.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Wind Charging in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Wind Charging with description: Lingering Potion of Wind Charging Wind Charged (00:45)Invicon Lingering Potion of Big.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Big in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Big with description: Lingering Potion of Big Big (00:45) When Applied: +1 Entity ScaleInvicon Lingering Potion of Small.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Small in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Small with description: Lingering Potion of Small Small (00:45) When Applied: -0.5 Entity ScaleInvicon Lingering Potion of Sticky.png: Inventory sprite for Lingering Potion of Sticky in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lingering Potion of Sticky with description: Lingering Potion of Sticky Sticky (00:22)
  • The effect is the same as the original splash potion.
  • Thrown like a splash potion.
    • Leaves a patch of the potion particle effect on impact.
      • Entities that walk into it get the effect.

Structures

New

Name Image Generates Chests Mobs Description
End gateway A new End gateway generates near the edge of the main island each time the ender dragon is defeated. None None
  • The way to the outer islands.
  • Up to 20 gateways can be generated.
Chorus tree Chorus trees generate on the outer islands of the End. None None
  • They consist of chorus plants and chorus flowers; A chorus flower will generate at the top of each branch.
  • The player can grow a new chorus tree by planting a flower on a block of End stone.
End city End cities generate on the outer islands of the End. Yes End cities are dungeon-type structure fashioned like a branching tower.
End ship
End ship has an 80% chance of being generated with an End city. Yes End ships appear to sail away from what appears to be a pier.
Obsidian platform The End No None Where players entering The End always spawn.
Obsidian pillar The End No None
  • Generate throughout the End's central island.
  • Are capped by an End crystal that heals the ender dragon.
Exit portal The End No None
Igloo
Igloos spawn randomly in ice plains and cold taiga (but not the Hills variant). Yes
  • Igloos can be a shelter for the player.
  • Some igloos have a stone brick basement.
    • A cleric villager and a cleric zombie villager always spawn in the iron bars.
    • Always spawns a splash potion of Weakness and a golden apple. It hinting the player to use these on the zombie to turn him into the villager.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Stronghold Now generate randomly in new chunks.
Village A chest may spawn in the back of large houses which contains farming equipment.
Huge mushroom Now be made from regular mushrooms.

Biome

New

Name Image Description Structures
The End A new dimension containing the ender dragon.

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Beam Me UpTeleport over 100 meters from a single throw of an Ender Pearl.Throw an ender pearl 100 blocks in any direction20Silver
Great View From Up HereLevitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a ShulkerAscend at least 50 blocks while under the levitation effect from a shulker.20Bronze
Super SonicUse Elytra to fly through a 1 by 1 gap while moving faster than 40 m/s30Gold
The EndKill the Enderdragon [sic]Enter the end exit portal.40Bronze
The End... Again...Respawn the Enderdragon [sic]30Silver
The End?Enter an End PortalEnter a stronghold End Portal activated with all twelve eyes of ender.20Gold
You Need a MintCollect dragons [sic] breath in a glass bottleHave a dragon's breath bottle in your inventory.30Silver

See also