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Ender chests are a type of chest that can store items, and whose contents can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

Obtaining

Natural generation

An ender chest naturally generates alongside a chest in certain end city treasure rooms.

Breaking

Ender chests require a pickaxe to be mined. Otherwise, they drop nothing. Unless the pickaxe is enchanted with Silk Touch, the ender chest will drop 8 obsidian. Any pickaxe will allow the ender chest to drop either itself or 8 obsidian, despite it being made up mostly of obsidian; this has been confirmed by Mojang to be intentional.[1]

Block Ender Chest
Hardness 22.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 112.5
Wooden 16.9
Stone 8.45
Iron 5.65
Diamond 4.25
Netherite 3.75
Golden 2.85
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Block loot

Ender chests can be reclaimed only by mining them using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, or it drops 8 blocks of obsidian if mined with a regular pickaxe. If it is mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Template:Loot table

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Obsidian +
Eye of Ender

Usage

Ender chests can be opened by pressing the use control. If a solid block is placed above an ender chest, it cannot open.

Ender chests can be used like normal chests, except all ender chests in the world are interconnected, including in different dimensions. The ender chest's inventory is also separate for each player; consequently, items stored in an ender chest cannot be seen or taken by other players.

Ender chests contain 27 slots for storage and can be placed next to other ender chests without joining; they cannot be combined into double chests.

Ender chests cannot be moved by pistons and do not interact with hoppers, droppers, or comparators.

Ender chests emit a light level of 7.

Despite being comprised largely of obsidian, they are not immune to destruction by the ender dragon, which Mojang has confirmed to be intentional.[2]

Piglins

‌In Java Edition 1.16 and Bedrock Edition 1.16.0[upcoming], piglins will become hostile towards players who open or mine an ender chest.

Sounds

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
None[3]BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallNone0.50.7516
Block breakingBlocksMining the blockblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
Chest closes??block.ender_chest.closesubtitles.block.chest.close??16
Chest opens??block.ender_chest.opensubtitles.block.chest.open??16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Ender Chestender_chestblock.minecraft.ender_chest
NameIdentifier
Block entityender_chest

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Ender Chestender_chest130tile.ender_chest.name
NameSavegame ID
Block entityEnderChest

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, ender chests use the following data values:

Bits Values
0x1
0x2
0x4

A three-bit field storing a value from 2 to 5:

  • 2: Chest facing north
  • 3: Chest facing south
  • 4: Chest facing west
  • 5: Chest facing east

Invalid values default to 2.

0x8 Unused.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west
The direction the ender chest's latch is on.
The opposite from the direction the player faces when placing an ender chest.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this ender chest.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
facing_direction
(Hidden‌[upcoming: BE 1.20.40])
0x1
0x2
0x4
22
3
4
5
2
3
4
5
The direction the chest's latch is on.
  • 2: Chest facing north
  • 3: Chest facing south
  • 4: Chest facing west
  • 5: Chest facing east
0
1
0
1
Unused
minecraft:cardinal_direction‌[upcoming: BE 1.20.40]Not Supportednortheast
north
south
west
UnsupportedThe direction the ender chest's latch is on.
The opposite from the direction the player faces when placing an ender chest.

Block entity

An ender chest has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

  • Block entity data
    • Tags common to all block entities

History

Java Edition
1.3.112w21aEnder Chest JE1 BE1 Added ender chests.
Ender chests currently share the same inventory for all players on a server. Jeb stated that this would be changed to a separate inventory for every player in snapshot 12w24a.[4]
Ender chests are based on a suggestion thread on Reddit.[5][6] This idea was previously made into a mod by Ecu and ChickenBones.[7]
In response to some users' feelings on the functionality of ender chests, Jeb plans to test a feature he has yet to specify in relation to them.[8]
12w24aEnder chests now work per-player in multiplayer (holds an inventory per player instead of shared across the world).
Ender chests now drop 8 obsidian when destroyed, except when mined with a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch.
1.814w29aEnder chests now show the cracking animation.
1.915w31aEnder chests now naturally generate in end cities.
The item model of ender chests has now been rotated, to have the front face in view of the player.
1.10pre2Ender chests now have unique sound effects.
1.1116w32aThe tile entity ID has now been changed from EnderChest to ender_chest.
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 130.
17w50aFile:Xmas chest.png File:Xmas large chest.png Ender chests now look like presents between December 24 and 26 to suit Christmas.
18w10dWater can now be placed on the same block as an ender chest.
1.1418w43aEnder Chest JE2 BE2 The texture of ender chests has now been changed.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Ender Chest JE1 BE1 Added ender chests.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.13beta 1.2.13.5Ender chests now have unique sound effects.
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.1Water can now be placed on the same block as an ender chest.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Ender Chest JE2 BE2 The texture of ender chests has now been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14CU1 1.04 Patch 1Ender Chest JE1 BE1 Added ender chests.
1.90 Ender Chest JE2 BE2 The texture of ender chests has now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10Ender Chest JE1 BE1 Added ender chests.

Issues

Issues relating to "Ender Chest" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • An ender chest's particles exist only in the 1 block radius around the chest, so if the chest is placed next to a wall its particles are not seen on the other side.
  • Unlike chests, changes to an ender chest's name are not reflected in its inventory GUI.
  • Unlike chests, when broken, it does not drop the items inside it, due to the fact that the items aren't only in that chest.
  • If all ender chests are broken, the items inside are inaccessible until a new ender chest is placed.
  • Ender chests render as a full block when in the inventory, but not when held or placed.‌[Bedrock Edition only][9]

Gallery

References

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