End Gateway (block)

The end gateway is a block that forms a part of end gateways, which teleport the player between the main island and the outer islands in the End.

Obtaining[]

The end gateway block cannot be obtained as an item and can be placed in Java Edition only by using block placement commands such as /setblock or /fill.

In Bedrock Edition, it may be obtained as an item via inventory editing or add-ons. It cannot be placed by block placement commands in this edition, but it can be placed using structure blocks.

Post-generation[]

End gateway blocks form the functional part of end gateways. Each time the ender dragon is defeated, one end gateway spawns around the central island in the End, up to 20 times. Activating each of them spawns one additional gateway in the outer islands.

Natural generation[]

More naturally generated gateways that transport the player back to the obsidian platform can be found throughout the outer End islands.

Usage[]

End gateway blocks in their original form can be used to teleport to the outer islands of the end. End gateway blocks can be used as a custom teleporter using NBT tags‌^{[Java Edition only]}.

• ExitPortal tag holds a set of X/Y/Z coordinates to determine the general location the player can be "safely" teleported to when entering.
• Setting ExactTeleport to 1 teleports entities to the specified coordinates exactly instead of at a safer location around those coordinates.
• Age determines how long the gateway has existed. This is used to determine when the beam is rendered.
• Example: /setblock ~ ~-1 ~1 minecraft:end_gateway{Age:180,ExactTeleport:1,ExitPortal:{X:1,Y:2,Z:3}} replace

When created in a dimension other than the End without ExitPortal NBT data, it does not teleport entities but still activates its beam effect when an entity enters.

In Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education, when the gateway is placed and entered in the End, it teleports the user to coordinates 0, 0, 0, below the main island. In the Overworld or Nether, it acts as a solid block and cannot be entered. Gateways have a small chance to teleport the player directly into the void at y=0.

Beam[]

When generated (either naturally as part of an end gateway, or through /setblock‌^{[Java Edition only]} ), the block emits a
 magenta beam of light vertically from its top and bottom, lasting for 200 game ticks (10 seconds) while fading in and out.

An end gateway block also emits a
 purple beam of light vertically from the top and bottom when an entity enters it. During the 40 game ticks (2 seconds) this beam is visible, no additional entities can be teleported.

It also emits the
 purple teleport beam every 3600 game ticks (3 minutes).

The creation beam extends from around Y=0 through the block up to Y=256; the teleport beam goes 50 blocks above and below the gateway block. The beam is visible from roughly the same distance as a single ordinary stack of blocks. If a render distance of 16 chunks is set, the beam of light is visible from up to 255 blocks away. Unlike the beam of a beacon, this beam does not change color if the player puts stained glass over it.

It is not possible to disable either of the beams entirely. However, it is possible to edit the age of the block to a negative value, effectively delaying beam-emitting properties of the end gateway. You can change the age of the block by entering the command (for example) as follows: /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:end_gateway{Age:-9223372036854775808L}. This will last for 14,993,257,186 years, effectively disabling the beam.

Piston interactivity[]

End gateway blocks cannot be interacted with pistons or sticky pistons.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None[sound 1]	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.27 [sound 1]	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Unique[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Explosion	Blocks	When an end gateway is spawned on the central End island	block.end_gateway.spawn	subtitles.entity.generic.explosion	1.0	0.5-0.9	16

Bedrock Edition: None

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
End Gateway	end_gateway	Block	dragon_immune portals wither_immune invalid_spawn_inside	block.minecraft.end_gateway

Name	Identifier
Block entity	end_gateway

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
End Gateway	end_gateway	209	Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	—

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	EndGateway

Block data[]

An end gateway block has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

History[]

Java Edition
1.9		15w31a			Added the end gateway block, part of the end gateway.
		15w33a			The texture of the end gateway block's starfield pattern has been changed, so that it does not change with respect to the viewer.
					Added ExactTeleport NBT tag to end gateway blocks.
					The beam of end gateway blocks have been changed to use a separate texture from the beacon beam.
1.11		16w32a			The block entity ID has been changed from EndGateway to end_gateway.
		16w39a			The entity-teleporting beam color of end gateway blocks has been changed from  #DECF2A to  #7B2FBE, matching the beam's color when the gateway is generated.[verify]
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 209.
		pre3			The particles of end gateway blocks have been changed to those of obsidian.
1.19.3		22w42a			Added the invalid_spawn_inside tag.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Added end gateways.
Legacy Console Edition
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added end gateways.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10					Added end gateways.

End gateway "item"[]

The following content is transcluded from Technical blocks/End Gateway.

Bedrock Edition
?					End gateways exist as an item.
1.2.13					It is possible to obtain end gateways as an item simply by replacing them with water using a bucket.[1]
?					End gateways can no longer be obtained through replacement by water.

Appearances[]

Bedrock Edition
?					The end gateway item uses this texture.[2]
?					The end gateway item uses this texture.

Names[]

Bedrock Edition

• ? - ?: tile.end_gateway.name

Issues[]

Issues relating to "End Gateway" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery[]

• 

  An End gateway block emitting a magenta beam after being created.

• 

  An End gateway block emitting a purple beam after teleporting an entity.

• 

  Comparison between the magenta (left) and purple (right) beams.

• 

  An End gateway block emitting a yellow beam after teleporting an entity (before Java Edition 1.11).

• 

  An interior view of an End gateway block.

• 

  Comparison of the historically emitted yellow beam with a yellow-tinted beacon beam.

Trivia[]

• In Bedrock Edition if one manages to place an end gateway at the center of the obsidian platform, it teleports the player before the platform regenerates. As a result, the platform appears in a different location than it should, like below the main island.

References[]