End Gateway (block)

This article is about the block that teleports the player. For the portal, see End Gateway.

End Gateway

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)‌[BE only] N/A‌[JE only]
Tool	None
Blast resistance	3,600,000
Hardness	-1
Luminous	Yes (15)
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	29 COLOR_BLACK
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)

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

It is one of two blocks that use the starfield effect.

Obtaining

The End gateway block cannot be obtained as an item even by using the /give command. The item form doesn't exist in Java Edition, but it can be obtained through add-ons or external editors or by using bugs in Bedrock Edition.

The End gateway block can be placed using commands such as /fill or /setblock in Java Edition. It cannot be placed by such commands in Bedrock Edition but it can be placed using structure blocks.

Natural generation

More naturally generated gateways that transport the player back to the End platform can be found throughout the outer End islands. They will not create new gateways on the central island.

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.

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]}.

• exit_portal 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,exit_portal:[I;1,2,3]} replace

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

In Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education, the gateway placed by the player in the End teleports entities to (0, 0, 0), below the main island. In the Overworld or Nether, it acts as a solid block and cannot teleport entities.

Beam

When generated (either naturally as part of an End gateway or through commands), 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 2400 game ticks (2 minutes). This beam also lasts 40 game ticks (2 seconds) and disables teleportation of the gateway while it's visible.^[1]

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 the beam-emitting properties of the End gateway. The age of the block can be changed 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

An End gateway block cannot be pushed or pulled by pistons or sticky pistons.

Sounds

Generic

End gateway blocks use stone-like sounds, unlike nether portal blocks, which use glass sounds. Mojang have stated this will not be fixed.^[2]

Java Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	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​[until: JE 26.4]	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
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	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:

normal sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.27 [sound 1]	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.22	1.0

Unique

Java Edition:

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]	tile.end_gateway.name

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.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.9			15w31a				Added the End gateway block, part of the End gateway.
							This block completely ignores all types of fog.
			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.
							The animation is sometimes choppy, and on some operating systems may not move at all. This, however, is inconsistent.
							The beam of End gateway blocks have been changed to use a separate texture from the beacon beam.
1.10			16w20a				The background color has been changed from  #262626 to  #06191C.
1.11			16w39a				The entity-teleporting beam color of End gateway blocks has been changed from  #E5E533 to  #7B2FBE, matching the beam's color when the gateway is generated.
1.13			17w43a				The animation is now much smoother on all operating systems compared to before.
			pre3				The particles associated with this block now use the obsidian texture; previously, they used the missing texture.
1.15			19w39a				This version has an issue where starfields are rendered at the incorrect position or not at all.[3]
			19w40a				The above bug has been fixed.
							Perhaps as a result of this fix, end gateways are now affected by fog.
			19w41a				End gateways are once again completely unaffected by fog.
1.17			21w10a				The end sky texture is no longer skewed and repeated multiple times in a grid - it is now rendered only once, stretched to fit the screen, and flipped upside-down. In addition, the foreground particles are now larger.
			21w11a				The foreground particle size change has been reverted, but the background change persists.
1.21.5			25w07a				On some Windows computers (seemingly those with an AMD graphics processor), the starfield now only moves down, rather than in different directions as it previously did.[4] Computers with NVIDIA GPUs, as well as computers running macOS or Linux, appear unchanged from the previous version.
							End gateways are once again affected by fog, as was the case in 19w40a.[5]
26.1			Pre-Release 1				End gateway blocks will now render when specified as the block ID to use for block display entities, lit TNT entities, when held by endermen and when displayed as a custom block in minecarts. Previously, they would be entirely invisible in these situations.[6]
							Falling block entities representing the end gateway are still invisible.[7]

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Added End gateways.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.13			beta 1.2.13.5				End gateways now have dedicated item textures.
1.13.0			?				Now it is impossible to destroy the End gateway block by placing liquids in its location.[8]
1.14.0			?				Now the wither cannot destroy the End gateway block.[9]
1.19.70			?				The End gateway block cannot be used in Spectator mode now.[10]
?							The End gateway now has a name.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added End gateways.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10							Added End gateways.

Data history

Issues

Issues relating to "End Gateway" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed 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 End 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 central island.

References