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Respawn Anchor

A block that allows you to set your respawn point in the Nether. Charged with glowstone to store up to 4 respawn charges.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.16

Item ID

respawn_anchor

Respawn Anchor at a glance

Respawn Anchor, a block out of crafting, sits under Utility Blocks. 64 Respawn Anchor fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Respawn Anchor is a 50-hardness block. Blast resistance is a different story at 1200: creepers and TNT leave it standing. Anything below diamond destroys Respawn Anchor without a drop. It lights its surroundings at level 15. It sits between Red Wool and Sand in Utility Blocks, number 273 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Crying ObsidianCrying Obsidian
Crying ObsidianCrying Obsidian
Crying ObsidianCrying Obsidian
GlowstoneGlowstone
GlowstoneGlowstone
GlowstoneGlowstone
Crying ObsidianCrying Obsidian
Crying ObsidianCrying Obsidian
Crying ObsidianCrying Obsidian
Respawn AnchorRespawn Anchor

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Explodes if used in the Overworld or End. Each use consumes one glowstone charge.

Frequently asked questions about Respawn Anchor

  1. Crying Obsidian, Glowstone going into Respawn Anchor, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Respawn Anchor in Minecraft?

    Respawn Anchor is crafted from Crying Obsidian and Glowstone at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. Respawn Anchor on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Respawn Anchor used for?

    A block that allows you to set your respawn point in the Nether. Charged with glowstone to store up to 4 respawn charges.

  3. 64 Respawn Anchor drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Respawn Anchor can you stack?

    64 Respawn Anchor fill one slot, and filling it costs 384 Crying Obsidian and 192 Glowstone: 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once. A double chest of Respawn Anchor comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  4. Respawn Anchor as a block, next to the pickaxe its 50 hardness asks for

    How long does Respawn Anchor take to break?

    The block data for Respawn Anchor holds 50 for hardness on it and 1200 for blast resistance. The gap on Respawn Anchor is the point: It mines slowly and survives blasts that clear everything beside it. Anything below diamond destroys Respawn Anchor without a drop. Light level 15 comes with Respawn Anchor. Java 26.2 gives Respawn Anchor these numbers, and no stopwatch was held to it.

  5. Respawn Anchor coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.16

    When was Respawn Anchor added to Minecraft?

    Respawn Anchor was added in version 1.16.

Building with it

Six crying obsidian and three glowstone make the only spawn point the Nether accepts. Each glowstone charge is one respawn, and it holds four. Use it in the Overworld or the End and it explodes with about the force of a charged creeper, which is a mistake most players make exactly once.

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