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End Portal Frame

End Portal Frame

An End portal frame is an indestructible block, 12 of which form an End portal. Eyes of ender must be inserted into all 12 empty frames (if not already…

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Blocks Stackable resources Generated structure blocks Non-renewable resources Utility blocks Light sources Readable by comparators End blocks
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Contents (24)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Natural generation
  3. Usage
  4. Redstone
  5. Light source
  6. Piston interactivity
  7. Sounds
  8. Generic
  9. Unique
  10. Data values
  11. ID
  12. Block states
  13. History
  14. Java Edition
  15. Bedrock Edition
  16. Legacy Console Edition
  17. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  18. Data history
  19. Issues
  20. Trivia
  21. Gallery
  22. Screenshots
  23. References
  24. External links
This article is about the block. For the structure, see End portal.
End Portal Frame
End Portal Frame (S).png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'End Portal Frame'
Filled End Portal Frame (S).png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'End Portal Frame'
Invicon End Portal Frame.png: Inventory sprite for End Portal Frame in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: End Portal Frame
Renewable No
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool None
Blast resistance 3,600,000
Hardness -1
Luminous JE: Yes (1)
BE: No
Transparent Partial (does not block light)
Waterloggable JE: No
BE: Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 27 COLOR_GREEN
Note block instrument Bass Drum

An End portal frame is an indestructible block, 12 of which form an End portal. Eyes of ender must be inserted into all 12 empty frames (if not already present upon generation) for the portal to activate and allow passage into the End dimension.

Obtaining

End portal frames, like bedrock, are unobtainable and unbreakable in Survival or Adventure mode. It can be obtained only by accessing the creative inventory or commands.

Natural generation

End portal generation design

12 End portal frames generate naturally to form the End portal in each stronghold End portal room, over a pool of lava with a staircase containing a silverfish monster spawner. The frames generate in a 5×5 square formation, with 3 frames on each side, without the corners. Each End portal frame generates facing inward, with a 10% chance of containing an eye of ender.

Each stronghold contains an End portal. In Java Edition, each world contains exactly 128 strongholds, so a total of 1,536 End portal frames are generated. In Bedrock Edition, there are infinitely many strongholds in each world, so the number of End portal frames that may generate is also infinite. In Legacy Console Edition, there was only one End portal per world, so 12 End portal frames were generated.

There is an extremely low chance (10-12 or 10-10% or one in a trillion) for all twelve End portal frames to be filled in strongholds.

The chart below shows the probability of having each number of eyes of ender filled in (some values may be rounded).

End portal frame generation
Frames filled Probability Probability ≥
0 28.24 % 1 : 3.54 100 % 1 : 1
1 37.66 % 1 : 2.66 71.76 % 1 : 1.39
2 23.01 % 1 : 4.35 34.10 % 1 : 2.93
3 8.52 % 1 : 11.7 11.09 % 1 : 9.02
4 2.13 % 1 : 46.9 2.56 % 1 : 39
5 0.38 % 1 : 264 0.43 % 1 : 231
6 4.91⨯10-4 1 : 2,036 5.41⨯10-4 1 : 1,848
7 4.68⨯10-5 1 : 21,383 5.02⨯10-5 1 : 19,928
8 3.25⨯10-6 1 : 307,911 3.41⨯10-6 1 : 292,952
9 1.60⨯10-7 1 : 6,235,191 1.66⨯10-7 1 : 6,030,090
10 5.35⨯10-9 1 : 187,055,743 5.45⨯10-9 1 : 183,318,064
11 1.08⨯10-10 1 : 9,259,259,259 1.09⨯10-10 1 : 9,174,327,988
12 10-12 1 : 1,000,000,000,000 10-12 1 : 1,000,000,000,000

Calculating the chance for a specific amount of eyes generating is done with the probability mass function:

P(X=number of eyes) = with k being the number of eyes.

Usage

Using eyes of ender on End portal frames inserts them to the top of the frame if it is not inserted previously.

An End portal frame has a front face that faces the player when placed. Although the facing is almost invisible (one can distinguish only 2 rotations of End portal frames), all End portal frames must be placed correctly and face inward in order to be able to activate the End portal, and if all of the frames have eyes of ender inserted, the portal activates, replacing the inner 3×3 space with End portal blocks.

If an End portal is built in the End, entities are teleported back to the world spawn point in the Overworld, similar to the exit portal.

Redstone

End portal frames output a redstone comparator signal of 15 when an eye is present. If there is no eye in the frame, it outputs a signal of 0.

Light source

End portals frames emit a light level of 1.

Piston interactivity

End portal frames cannot be pushed by pistons. They also cannot be pushed nor pulled by sticky pistons.

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Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

BlockSprite glass.png: Sprite image for glass in Minecraft glass sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.glass.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.glass.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.glass.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.glass.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.glass.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite glass.png: Sprite image for glass in Minecraft glass sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenrandom.glasssubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.40.6
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0


Unique

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Eye of Ender attachesBlocksWhen an eye of ender is placed in an End portal frameblock.end_portal_frame.fillsubtitles.block.end_portal_frame.fill​1.01.016

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksWhen an eye of ender is placed in an End portal frameblock.end_portal_frame.fill​ ?0.3varies [sound 1]
  1. ↑ Can be 1.0, 0.9, or 1.1

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite end-portal-frame.png: Sprite image for end-portal-frame in Minecraft End Portal Frameend_portal_frameBlock & Itemdragon_immune
wither_immune
features_cannot_replace
lava_pool_stone_cannot_replace		 block.minecraft.end_portal_frame

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite end-portal-frame.png: Sprite image for end-portal-frame in Minecraft End Portal Frameend_portal_frame120Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.end_portal_frame.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
eyefalsefalse
true		If true, the portal frame block contains an eye of ender.
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction of the end portal frame block.
The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the block.
In order to activate a portal, all 12 blocks must be facing inward;
for example, the northern three blocks must all face south.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
end_portal_eye_bit0x4falsefalse
true		0
1		If the portal frame block contains an eye of ender.
minecraft:cardinal_directionNot Supportedsoutheast
north
south
west		UnsupportedThe direction of the end portal frame block.
The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the block.
In order to activate a portal, all 12 blocks must be facing inward;
for example, the northern three blocks must all face south.
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History

There is an associated page listing all historical changes related to the appearance and/or sounds associated with this block in further detail than below; see /Asset history.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 Added End portal frames. Frames have a cross model and filled End portal frames have a cube model; both have a full cube hitbox.
The block emits a light at level 15.
It can drop as an item due to explosions.
The item form of the End portal is a flat texture of the filled frame, and has an empty tooltip.
This item is one of four given to all players upon world creation or respawning in the pre-reupload.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 The End portal now has a dark green and yellow texture. The unrepaired version is visually 13⁄16 of a block high, and the repaired version sits a full block high with the addition of a 3⁄16-block-high eye of ender in its middle.
The End portal now emits its light of level 1.
The End portal can no longer be broken by explosions.
The texture of the End portal item has been changed.
1.3.112w18a As a result of singleplayer being changed to an internal server, placing an eye of ender into an end portal frame no longer emits particles.
12w23a The End portal is now available in the Creative inventory and with the pick block option, with the tooltip 'End Portal'.
The End portal now renders correctly as an item.
1.6.113w18a The End portal now gives off a redstone signal to redstone comparators based on whether there is an eye of ender in it.
1.814w10a End portal frames now appear to use the incorrect textures in several places.
14w10c End portals now use the right textures again.[1]
1.915w46a End portal frames no longer suffocate the player.
1.1217w17a Putting an eye of ender in an End portal now plays a dinging sound.
1.1317w47a "End Portal" has now been renamed to "End Portal Frame".
? End portal frames now cull the top faces of blocks below them.
1.1418w43a The textures of End portal frames have now been changed.
18w50a The bottom texture has been changed.
19w03c End portal frames now use correct cullface arguments.
19w14a Putting an eye of ender into an End portal frame now emits particles again.[2]
1.1922w11a The side texture of an End portal frame has been slightly changed, to make better transition with the End stone texture.
1.21.525w02a End portal frames can no longer be destroyed by using bone meal on nearby mushrooms, due to addition of the #replaceable_by_mushrooms block tag.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1 Added End portal frames.
End portal frames have no collision box, allowing entities to move through them. They are considered a solid block in all other aspects.
The item form of the End portal frame is a flat texture of an unfilled frame, with the tooltip ".name<".
build 4 Filled and unfilled End portal frames are now available in the Creative inventory, both with the tooltip "End Portal".
End portal frames now have a collision box.
End portal frames now render correctly as an item.
build 7 The filled End portal frame has been removed from the Creative inventory.
v0.12.1build 11 End portals now rotate based on the direction they are placed.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1 Added the End, with some eye of enders filling it up.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of End portals have now been changed.
1.19.0beta 1.19.0.20 The side texture of End portal has been changed.
1.19.20Preview 1.19.20.20 Renamed "End Portal" to "End Portal Frame".
1.20.70Preview 1.20.70.22 End portal frames have been moved from the "Items" to the "Nature" category in the Creative inventory.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU7CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added End portal frames. They can't be filled with eyes of ender.
TU9 End portal frames can now be used to access the End.
TU19CU71.121.121.12 The End portal frame now gives off a redstone signal to redstone comparators based on whether there is an eye of ender in it.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3 End portal frames have been added to the custom superflat block selection menu, alongside all types of logs.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13 Putting an eye of ender into an End portal frame now emits particles.
TU46CU361.381.381.38Patch 15 Removed End portal frames from the custom superflat block selection menu.
TU53CU431.491.501.49Patch 231.0.3 Putting an eye of ender in an End portal now plays a dinging sound.
1.90 The textures of End portal frames have now been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added End portal frames.

Data history

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1317w47a Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 120.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.20.30Preview 1.20.30.20 End portal frames now use the minecraft:cardinal_direction block state instead of facing_direction.

Issues

Issues relating to "End Portal Frame" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • End portal frames were obtainable and could be placed facing in different directions in the April Fools' snapshot 22w13oneBlockAtATime.
  • The End stone portion of the End portal frame side texture does not match up with the End stone block texture.

Screenshots

  • An inactive End portal
    An inactive End portal
  • An End portal, which had been activated by a player
    An End portal, which had been activated by a player
  • Minecart with chest generated on top of an End portal frame, because there is a mineshaft behind the wall
    Minecart with chest generated on top of an End portal frame, because there is a mineshaft behind the wall
  • Beacon beam going through an End portal frame block
    Beacon beam going through an End portal frame block

References

  1. ↑ MC-50235
  2. ↑ MC-10369
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