End Rod

An end rod is a decorative light source that emits white particles.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

End rods can be obtained by any tool or block.

They drop as an item when water flows over them or when lava flows over them in Java Edition.

Natural generation[]

End rods generate naturally all over end cities. They may spawn upright on the outside of towers, and they may spawn sideways inside of towers.

Crafting[]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Blaze Rod + Popped Chorus Fruit	4

Usage[]

EndRodPositions — End rods in various positions on purpur blocks.

End rods are primarily used as light sources and decoration. They can be placed on any surface of any block, including other end rods. They do not break if their supporting block is broken. Gravity-affected blocks like sand or gravel do not break if they fall onto an end rod oriented vertically, but they do break on a rod oriented horizontally. End rods can be pushed and pulled by pistons, no matter the orientation.

Inside some end city towers, they are positioned so the player may use them to climb the tower, similar to a spiral staircase.

Helmet[]

While an end rod cannot be equipped in the head slot in survival mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear like a unicorn horn. This can be done with the /item replace command.

Light[]

End rods emit a light level of 14 (equal to torches), melting snow layers and ice within a 2-block radius.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

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

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Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.wood`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.wood`	1.0	0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.wood`	0.23	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.wood`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.wood`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.wood`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.wood`	0.18	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
End Rod	`end_rod`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.end_rod`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
End Rod	`end_rod`	`208`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.end_rod.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`up`	`down` `east` `north` `south` `up` `west`	The direction to the end rod, from the block it is attached to; also the direction the white end points. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing an end rod, and opposite from the wider end.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
facing_direction	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5`	`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5`	The direction to the end rod, from the block it is attached to; also the direction the white end points. 0: Facing down 1: Facing up 2: Facing north 3: Facing south 4: Facing west 5: Facing east

History[]

Java Edition
1.9		15w31a			Added end rods.
		15w38a			Height of the end rod, when placed sideways, has now been changed from 0.5625 of a block to 0.625, now matching its model.
		15w38a			The end rod can no longer be stepped up onto without jumping.
		15w44b			Added crafting recipe for end rods.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 198.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of end rods has now been changed. Notably, the base was made gray instead of purple.
1.14		19w03c			End rods now use correct cullface arguments, and a redundant face was deleted.^{[is this the correct version?]}
1.19		22w11a			Removed unused pixels in its texture.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Added end rods.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of end rods has now been changed.
1.13.0		beta 1.13.0.9			End rods with data value 6 are converted into light blocks.
Legacy Console Edition
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added end rods.
		1.90			The texture of end rods has now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10					Added end rods.