End spike

End spike

Biomes	The End
Generates in existing chunks	Yes, while the ender dragon is respawning
Consists of	Air Bedrock Fire Iron Bars (in some cases) Obsidian End Crystal

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End spikes (also known as obsidian spikes, obsidian pillars, obsidian towers, and end pillars) are a feature in the End that are made of obsidian. There are ten end spikes per world, all generating on the central end island.

Generation

End spikes generate naturally the first time the player enters the End, and regenerate when the ender dragon is respawned.

When the ender dragon respawns, any blocks the player had placed within 10 blocks in all directions of the bedrock block at the top of the end spikes are deleted, as well as blocks inside the square containing the edge of the pillar down to Y=66.

Construction

End spikes are composed of obsidian, with a single bedrock block, a fire block, and an end crystal on top of each pillar. They have cylindrical forms.

The following 10 pillars generate in a 43-block radius circle around the exit portal in a random order (total of 40499 obsidian):

• A 3-block radius pillar ending at Y=76 (total of 1596 blocks of obsidian);
• A 3-block radius pillar with iron bars ending at Y=79 (total of 1659 blocks of obsidian);
• A 3-block radius pillar with iron bars ending at Y=82 (total of 1722 blocks of obsidian);
• A 4-block radius pillar ending at Y=85 (total of 3145 blocks of obsidian);
• A 4-block radius pillar ending at Y=88 (total of 3256 blocks of obsidian);
• A 4-block radius pillar ending at Y=91 (total of 3367 blocks of obsidian);
• A 5-block radius pillar ending at Y=94 (total of 5358 blocks of obsidian);
• A 5-block radius pillar ending at Y=97 (total of 5529 blocks of obsidian);
• A 5-block radius pillar ending at Y=100 (total of 5700 blocks of obsidian);
• A 6-block radius pillar ending at Y=103 (total of 9167 blocks of obsidian).

The bottom of all pillars are at Y level 0, which means that pillars are generated through the island. If the End biome is used in the Overworld, end spikes generate all the way down to Y=-64, replacing all other blocks, including bedrock.

The second and third shortest pillars include a cage comprised of 73 iron bars surrounding the end crystal, to protect it from projectiles.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Feature type	[hide]Identifier
[No displayed name]	end_spike

Configured feature	[hide]Identifier
[No displayed name]	end_spike

Bedrock Edition:

Feature	[hide]Identifier
[No displayed name]	[No ID]

Config

Java Edition:

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
  • [Boolean] crystal_invulnerable (optional, defaults to false) Whether the end crystals on it are invulnerable.
  • [NBT List / JSON Array] crystal_beam_target (optional) Block position of the beam target.
    • [Int] The X coordinate.
    • [Int] The Y coordinate.
    • [Int] The Z coordinate.
  • [NBT List / JSON Array] spikes (Required, but can be empty. If empty, uses the default random spikes) Configurations of each spike.
    • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] A spike.
      • [Int] centerX (optional, defaults to 0) The X coordinate.
      • [Int] centerZ (optional, defaults to 0) The Z coordinate.
      • [Int] radius (optional, defaults to 0) The radius of the spike.
      • [Int] height (optional, defaults to 0) The height of the spike.
      • [Boolean] guarded (optional, defaults to false) Whether to generate an iron bar cage around the crystal.

An example[show]

{
  "type": "minecraft:end_spike",
  "config": {
    "crystal_invulnerable": false,
    "spikes": []
  }
}

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4				Added end spikes and the End dimension.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				Added end crystals on top of the end spikes.
1.9			15w31a				The tallest end spikes now have iron bars around end crystals.
							The end spikes now generate in a circle around the exit portal.
							There are now exactly 10 end spikes, with end crystals at Y=76, 79, 82, 85, 88, 91, 94, 97, 100, and 103.
			15w33c				End spikes now regenerate upon resummoning the ender dragon.
			16w07a				The end spikes no longer generate with iron bars.
			pre1				Some of the shorter end spikes now generate with iron bars again.
1.18			Experimental Snapshot 1				End spikes no longer appear upon initial generation of the End, and only generate when the ender dragon is respawned. This is unintentional due to world generation changes in the Overworld accidentally causing changes in the Nether and the End.
			21w37a				End spikes appear upon initial generation of the End once again.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Added end spikes and the End dimension.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU9	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added end spikes and the End dimension.

Issues

Issues relating to "End spike", "Obsidian spike", "Obsidian pillar", "Obsidian tower", or "End pillar" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  End spikes in the End before end crystals were added. Endermen are also visible.

• 

  A square end spike (no longer possible since 1.9).

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  A square end spike naturally generating in 1.14.

See also

• Enderman
• End Stone
• Ender Dragon