How do you get Eye of Ender in Minecraft?

Eye of Ender is crafted from Ender Pearl and Blaze Powder at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

How many Eye of Ender can you stack?

64 Ender Pearl and 64 Blaze Powder is what 64 Eye of Ender costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

What is Eye of Ender used for?

Eye of Ender is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Ender Chest.

When was Eye of Ender added to Minecraft?

Eye of Ender was added in the 1.0 full release.

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Eye of Ender

Used to locate strongholds and activate the End portal. Thrown into the air, it floats toward the nearest stronghold.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Eye of Ender at a glance

Miscellaneous holds Eye of Ender: an item out of crafting. A single slot takes 64 Eye of Ender, a hotbar row 576, and 3456 fill a double chest.

Eye of Ender additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Ender Chest. It sits between Eye Armor Trim Smithing Template and Feather in Miscellaneous, number 43 of 147 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Ender Pearl
Blaze Powder
Eye of Ender
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Eye of Ender has the grid for Eye of Ender

Used to craft

Eye of Ender goes into one recipe, Ender Chest, and the link below shows the grid for it. The links below go straight to the recipes that take Eye of Ender.

Ender Chest

How to obtain

Crafting

Notes

Has a 20% chance of breaking when thrown. 12 are needed to fully activate an End Portal.

Frequently asked questions about Eye of Ender

How do you get Eye of Ender in Minecraft?
Eye of Ender is crafted from Ender Pearl and Blaze Powder at a Crafting Table, in a single step.
How many Eye of Ender can you stack?
64 Ender Pearl and 64 Blaze Powder is what 64 Eye of Ender costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.
What is Eye of Ender used for?
Eye of Ender is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Ender Chest.
When was Eye of Ender added to Minecraft?
Eye of Ender was added in the 1.0 full release.

Building with it

An ender pearl and blaze powder make an eye of ender. Thrown, it flies toward the nearest stronghold, and about one in five shatters instead of dropping back, so a stronghold hunt needs a dozen or more rather than the handful most players first bring.

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