Respawn Anchor

Respawn Anchor

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1,200
Hardness	50
Luminous	Charge 1, 2, 3, 4: Yes (3, 7, 11, 15) Not Charged: No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	29 COLOR_BLACK
Note block instrument	Bass Drum

The respawn anchor is a block that allows the player to set their spawn point in the Nether, provided it's fueled with glowstone blocks.

Obtaining

Breaking

The suitable tool to break a respawn anchor is a pickaxe. A respawn anchor needs to be broken using a diamond pickaxe or better, otherwise the breaking time will increase and the block drops nothing.

Block	Respawn Anchor
Hardness	50
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	1250.05 (JE) 250 (BE)
Wooden	1125.05 (JE) 125 (BE)
Stone	162.55 (JE) 62.5 (BE)
Copper	150 (JE) 50 (BE)
Iron	141.7 (JE) 41.7 (BE)
Diamond	19.4 (JE) 9.4 (BE)
Netherite	18.35 (JE) 8.35 (BE)
Golden	120.85 (JE) 20.85 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

A respawn anchor drops itself when destroyed, but resets glowstone charges back to 0 when broken.

Crafting

While the ingredients to craft a respawn anchor are all native to the Nether, they are also obtainable in the Overworld: glowstone can be obtained from trading with villagers or wandering traders, or crafted from glowstone dust dropped by witches; crying obsidian can be found in ruined portals.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Crying Obsidian + Glowstone

Usage

Like obsidian and crying obsidian, the respawn anchor can't be destroyed by the ender dragon.

Respawning

The respawn anchor is used to respawn in the Nether, even if the player leaves the Nether. Once the block is charged, it can be used to set the player's respawn location.

Charging

When crafted, a respawn anchor has no (zero) charge and can't yet be used until charged. Using a glowstone block (not glowstone dust) on it adds a charge. The anchor accepts up to 4 charges, and the charge level is indicated by a dial on the side of the block.

The first charge makes the respawn anchor glow with a light level of 3. Each glowstone after the first increases the light level by 4, up to a maximum of 15.

Setting respawn

To set the player's spawn location to the respawn anchor they must use it, just like one does with a bed. The anchor must at least have one charge, and it must be in the Nether. A confirmation appears when the player's respawn location is set. Other players can also set their spawn point to the same respawn anchor. Each respawn uses up one charge, even if used by another player.

Using a charged anchor overrides any other spawn location the player might have had, as with a bed. The respawn anchor does not serve as a backup spawn point to a missing or obstructed bed.

Respawn upon player death

Upon death, the player respawns next to the anchor, and it loses one charge. If a player's respawn anchor is destroyed, if its charges have been exhausted, or if the area around it is made unsuitable for respawning, a message appears saying "You have no home bed or charged Respawn Anchor, or it was obstructed"‌^{[Java Edition only]} or "Your respawn anchor was out of charges, missing, or obstructed"‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}, and the player respawns at the world spawn point. Returning through an End portal is not considered a respawn, and does not use any charges.

A respawn anchor can be shared among several players. When shared, remaining charges are shared as well. In Hardcore mode, the respawn anchor does not resurrect the player, but may still teleport them and consume charges.

Exploding

If the player attempts to set their spawn at a charged respawn anchor in the Overworld, the End, or custom dimensions in which they are disabled, the block explodes (and is destroyed) similar to when a bed is used in the Nether or the End. The explosion has a power of 5 and sets fire to surrounding blocks.

Upon death from a respawn anchor explosion, the message "(Player) was killed by [Intentional Game Design]" appears. In Bedrock Edition, respawn anchor explosions can be disabled by setting the gamerule respawnBlocksExplode to false which can be done with the following command: /gamerule respawnBlocksExplode; this still does not permit respawn anchors to be used in invalid dimensions.

Redstone component

When charged, a redstone comparator gives a signal depending on the number of charges: 3 for one charge, 7 for two charges, 11 for three charges, 15 for four charges. An empty anchor gives a signal of 0.

The respawn anchor can also be charged with a dispenser containing glowstone.

Hoglins

Hoglins flee from respawn anchors, even when uncharged.

Piston interactivity

Respawn anchors cannot be pushed or pulled by pistons or sticky pistons.

Sounds

Generic

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:

metal 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	1.1–1.2
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	1.2–1.25
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.3	0.75
	​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​	0.35	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:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Respawn Anchor	respawn_anchor	Block & Item	dragon_immune hoglin_repellents	block.minecraft.respawn_anchor

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Respawn Anchor	respawn_anchor	527	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.respawn_anchor.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Not Quite "Nine" Lives	Charge a Respawn Anchor to the maximum	—

Videos

History

Development

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.16			20w12a				Added the respawn anchor.
			20w13a				The respawn anchor can now be charged with a dispenser.
							Respawn anchor can no longer be destroyed by the ender dragon.
							Respawn anchors no longer consume charges when going into the exit portal.[2]
			20w20a				The Not Quite "Nine" Lives advancement has been added, which is completed by charging up a respawn anchor to the maximum level.
1.16.2			20w30a				Respawn anchors now prioritize cardinal directions over corners.
1.19.3			22w43a				Respawn anchor explosions can now be properly blocked by shields.[3]
1.21			24w20a				Respawn anchors consume charges when going into the exit portal again.[4]
1.21.2			24w33a				Respawn anchors no longer consume charges when going into the exit portal.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.57				Added the respawn anchor.
			beta 1.16.0.63				Respawn anchors can now be charged in the Overworld without them exploding.[5]
							A sound now plays when a respawn anchor charge is depleted.
							Blocks can now be placed to respawn anchors with no charges without them exploding.
							Respawn anchors now require a diamond or netherite pickaxe in order to be mined.[6]
							The Silk Touch enchantment now works on respawn anchors.
1.19.20			Preview 1.19.20.22				Respawn anchors can no longer be destroyed by the ender dragon.
1.19.60			Preview 1.19.60.23				Respawn anchors no longer keep their charges when broken by a tool enchanted with Silk Touch.
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.21				Increased the blast resistance of respawn anchors from 720 to 1,200.

Issues

Issues relating to "Respawn Anchor" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• The respawn anchor's ambient sound is the Nether portal's ambient sound played backward.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  An explosion comparison between (from left to right) the respawn anchor, a charged creeper, TNT, and a creeper

Mojang images

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  Crafting a respawn anchor
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  Respawn anchors in the Nether

References