How To Get End Gateway Block

This article is about block. For the structure, see End gateway.

The end gateway is a block that appears as part of end gateways, which teleport the player between the main island and the other islands in the End.

1 Obtaining
2 Usage
- 2.1 Beam
- 2.2 Piston interactivity
3 Sounds
- 3.1 Generic
- 3.2 Unique
4 Data values
- 4.1 ID
- 4.2 Block data
5 History
- 5.1 End gateway "item"
  - 5.1.1 Appearances
  - 5.1.2 Names
6 Issues
7 Gallery
8 Trivia
9 References

Obtaining [ ]

The end gateway block cannot be obtained as an item and can be placed in Java Edition only by using block placement commands such as /setblock or /fill.

They generate naturally as part of end gateways.

In Bedrock Edition, it may be obtained as an item via inventory editing or add-ons. It cannot be placed by block placement commands in this edition, but it can be placed using structure blocks.

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 ]}.

ExitPortal 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,ExitPortal:{X:1,Y:2,Z:3}} replace

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

In Bedrock and Education editions, when the gateway is placed and entered in the End, it teleports the user to coordinates 0, 0, 0, below the main island. In the Overworld or Nether, it acts as a solid block and cannot be entered.

Gateways have a small chance to teleport the player directly into the void at y=0.

Beam [ ]

When generated (either naturally as part of an end gateway, or through /setblock ‌^{[ Java Edition only ]} ), 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) without an entity being teleported.^[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 beam. 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 beam-emitting properties of the end gateway. You can change the age of the Block by entering the command (for example) as follows: /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:end_gateway{Age:-999999999}.

Piston interactivity [ ]

End gateway blocks cannot be interacted with Pistons or Sticky Pistons.

Sounds [ ]

Generic [ ]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	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
None ^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.stone.fall`	None ^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	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
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.stone.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.stone.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`use.stone`	1.0	0.8

Unique [ ]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Explosion	?	?	`block.end_gateway.spawn`	`subtitles.entity.generic.explosion`	?	?	16

Data values [ ]

This section is missing information about block tags.

Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.

ID [ ]

Java Edition:

Name	Resource location	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
End Gateway	`end_gateway`	`dragon_immune` `portals` `wither_immune`	Block	`block.minecraft.end_gateway`

Name	Resource location
Block entity	`end_gateway`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
End Gateway	`end_gateway`	`209`	Block	`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:

Block entity data
- Age: Age of the portal, in ticks. This is used to determine when the beam is rendered.
- ExactTeleport: 1 or 0 (true/false) - Teleports entities directly to the ExitPortal coordinates instead of near them.
- ExitPortal: Location entities are teleported to when entering the portal.
  - X: X coordinate of target location.
  - Y: Y coordinate of target location.
  - Z: Z coordinate of target location.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

History [ ]

Java Edition
1.9		15w31a			Added the end gateway block, part of the end gateway.
		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.
					Added `ExactTeleport` NBT tag to end gateway blocks.
					The beam of end gateway blocks have been changed to use a separate texture from the beacon beam.
1.11		16w32a			The block entity ID has been changed from `EndGateway` to `end_gateway`.
1.11		16w39a			The entity-teleporting beam color of end gateway blocks has been changed from #DECF2A to #7B2FBE, matching the beam's color when the gateway is generated.^{[ verify ]}
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 209.
1.13		?			The particles of end gateway blocks have been changed to those of obsidian.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Added end gateway.
Legacy Console Edition
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added end gateway.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10					Added end gateway.

End gateway "item" [ ]

The following content is transcluded from Technical blocks/End Gateway.

Bedrock Edition
?					End gateways exist as an item.
?					It is possible to obtain end gateways as an item simply by replacing them with water using a bucket.^[2]
?					End gateways can no longer be obtained through replacement by water.

Appearances [ ]

Bedrock Edition
?					The end gateway item uses this texture.^[3]
?					The end gateway item uses this texture.

Names [ ]

Bedrock Edition

? - ?: tile.end_gateway.name

Issues [ ]

Issues relating to "End Gateway" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues 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 obsidian 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 main island.

References [ ]

↑ MC-107824
↑ https://youtu.be/BzCkjqN9P7Y?t=12m
↑ https://youtu.be/2WOBsLF7Ooc?t=1m49s