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Ender Chests are a type of chest that can store items. They function the same as normal chests, except that their contents are shared across all other Ender Chests placed anywhere, even in different dimensions.

Ender Chests do not drop their contents when broken. Items placed inside will remain present even if all instances of them are destroyed, and can be accessed by placing a new Ender Chest. Ender Chests have half the blast resistance of obsidian, making them still immune to explosions. They also emit light and a particle effect similar to that of an Enderman and Nether Portal. In SMP, Ender Chests have a separate inventory for each player. Destroying one will only drop 8 obsidian (unless broken using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch), meaning another Eye of Ender would be required to be crafted again.[1]

Ender Chests cannot be made into double chests and thus can be placed adjacent to each other normally.[2]

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Obsidian +
Eye of Ender

Usage

  • Since items are persistent even when all Ender Chests are broken, the player can use them to recover items from anywhere safely, even if they destroy the chest.
  • Ender Chests can be very useful in Survival or Hardcore if the player is able to obtain the resources required to make one. At the cost of one inventory slot for the chest, the player gains another 27 extra slots, for a net gain of 26, adding up to a total inventory space of 62 different stacks you can carry.
  • Alternatively, they can be used for bulk supplies. This allows you to have your stockpiles of rare items (diamond and emerald blocks, Blaze Rods and other brewing supplies, etc.) available at every major base. Not to mention stacks of iron and gold blocks, and other sundries. Note that a stack each of flint and feathers costs 2 slots, but with just 8 logs, they will make 4 stacks of arrows. Similarly, including eggs, saplings, various seeds, and even building supplies, will make it much easier to start up new bases.
  • They can be placed at each station of a railway — toss in a minecart, and you'll always have a minecart handy. (Optionally, Powered and Storage minecarts as well.)
  • If placed in a new cave or mine, they can safely stash ores or valuables as those are acquired.
  • Broken Ender Chests drop 8 obsidian, losing the Eye of Ender. There are 3 methods to continue using chests.
    • Bring a Silk Touch pickaxe when mining (or stash one in the chest), and break the chest with it. This will drop the broken ender chest as an item.
    • If you bring multiple Ender Chests, you can place and break each of them, and if you bring 8 or fewer, inventory space is not wasted, as one inventory slot will be 64 or fewer obsidian.
    • Place some Eyes of Ender and a crafting table in the Ender Chest. This will allow you to easily retrieve those items before breaking it and crafting another Ender Chest.
  • Similar to obsidian and chests, Ender Chests cannot be moved by pistons.
  • Ender chests work between dimensions. This can be useful for carrying large inventories or valuables to or from the Nether or the End.
  • In SMP Ender Chests can be used as banks or "safe deposit boxes". Placed in towns and bases, they'll allow players to get at their stuff without risk of theft, "mugging", or griefing. They are commonly placed in spawn points.
  • An empty Ender Chest can be a useful last resort if you get hopelessly trapped or lost while exploring. Place the chest, load your inventory into it, then kill yourself. Using another Chest at home, whether already existing or newly crafted, this method will let you salvage most or all of your stuff.

History

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1.3.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Charcoal|Charcoal]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Charcoal.png
|type=
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Charcoal''' is an [[item]] obtained by smelting [[log]]s or [[wood]]. It is used as fuel, or for crafting [[torch]]es and [[campfire]]s. Unlike [[coal]], charcoal cannot be traded with [[villager]]s or crafted into a [[block of coal]]. Coal and charcoal also cannot stack together. It can be used as a substitute for coal, as both charcoal and coal have an equivalent duration when smelted.

== Obtaining == 

=== Breaking ===

A [[campfire]] broken without the [[Silk Touch]] enchantment drops 2 charcoal.

=== Smelting ===

{{Smelting
 |Any Log; Any Stripped Log; Any Wood; Any Stripped Wood
 |Charcoal
 |foot=1
 |0,15
}}

=== Compound creation ===

Charcoal can be created from its base [[element]]s, using the [[compound creator]].{{only|bedrock|education}}

{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Elements
!Example recipe
|- <!-- Temporarily using crafting grid as substitute for compound creator (template not yet available), since the layout is the same, even if the appearance is different -->
!Charcoal
|7 Carbon<br>4 Hydrogen<br>1 Oxygen
|{{Crafting Table
|shapeless= 1
|A2=Carbon,7 |B2=Hydrogen,4 |C2=Oxygen
|Output=Charcoal}}
|}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Charcoal}}
{{Crafting
|B1= Stick
|A2= Stick
|B2= Coal; Charcoal
|C2= Stick
|A3= Any Log or Stem; Any Stripped Log or Stem; Any Wood or Hyphae; Any Stripped Wood or Hyphae
|B3= Any Log or Stem; Any Stripped Log or Stem; Any Wood or Hyphae; Any Stripped Wood or Hyphae
|C3= Any Log or Stem; Any Stripped Log or Stem; Any Wood or Hyphae; Any Stripped Wood or Hyphae
|Output= Campfire
}}

=== Lab table ingredient ===

Charcoal is one of the [[lab table]] ingredients needed to produce the [[heat block]].{{only|education}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Result
! Materials Needed
|-
!rowspan=2|{{slot|Heat Block.gif}}<br>[[Heat Block]]
|{{slot}}{{slot|Iron|link=Element}}{{slot|Water (compound)|link=Compound}}{{slot|Charcoal}}{{slot|Salt|link=Compound}}{{slot}}
|-
|<center>[[Element|Iron]], [[Water (compound)|Water]], Charcoal, [[Compound|Salt]]</center>
|}

=== Fuel ===

When used in a [[furnace]] as a fuel, a piece of charcoal lasts 80 seconds (smelting up to 8 items), the same as coal. Charcoal used as fuel lasts more than 5 times longer than [[wood planks]] or [[wood]] logs used as fuel, being more efficient than any other use of wood for smelting in ''[[Java Edition]]'', but outstripped by [[wooden slabs]] in Bedrock. 

Coal and charcoal are also the only fuels accepted by [[Minecart with Furnace|furnace minecarts]]. They provide approximately four minutes of transit each.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Charcoal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=charcoal
|itemtags=coals
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Charcoal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=charcoal
|aliasid=coal / 1
|id=303
|itemtags=minecraft:coals
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Renewable Energy}}

== History ==

{{History|java beta}}
{{History||December 25, 2010|link=http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/131047-lantern-update-incoming/page__st__20#entry1986964| In 0.3.2, charcoal was suggested to [[Markus Persson|Notch]] by [https://twitter.com/Moleculor @Moleculor] on [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] as a writing implement.}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Charcoal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added charcoal, with the same texture as coal.
|Charcoal is not used as a writing implement.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w04a|Charcoal can now be used to craft [[fire charge]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=?|Charcoal is now directly available in the creative inventory.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Charcoal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|[[File:Charcoal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Charcoal can no longer be [[trading|traded]] from [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the {{code|coal}} ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 263.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Charcoal JE4 BE4.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Charcoal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Charcoal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added charcoal, with the same texture as coal. It is not yet obtainable.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|Charcoal is now obtainable by smelting [[log|wood]] in a furnace.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Charcoal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||v0.8.1|[[File:Charcoal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.13.8|Added [[stripped log]] variants, which can be [[smelting|smelted]] to obtain charcoal.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Charcoal now can be crafted using 7 Carbon, 4 Hydrogen, and an Oxygen in a [[compound creator]].
|Charcoal can now be used in the [[lab table]] to create a [[heat block]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Charcoal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.
|[[File:Charcoal JE4 BE4.png|32px]] The textures of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Charcoal are now used to craft [[soul fire torch]]es.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of charcoal has been changed from {{code|coal/1}} to {{code|charcoal}}.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Charcoal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added charcoal.}}
{{History||?|[[File:Charcoal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Charcoal JE4 BE4.png|32px]] The texture of charcoal has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Charcoal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] Added charcoal.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Charcoal}}

== How it's renewable ==
Charcoal comes from smelting log. Logs are renewable and charcoal can be used as fuel to smelt logs{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Holzkohle]]
[[fr:Charbon (objet)#Charbon de bois]]
[[hu:Faszén]]
[[it:Carbonella]]
[[ko:목탄]]
[[pt:Carvão#Carvão vegetal]]
[[nl:Steenkool#Houtskool]]
[[ru:Уголь#Древесный уголь]]
[[zh:木炭]]</li><li>[[Kelp|Kelp]]<br/>{{About|the plant|the dried variant|Dried Kelp}}
{{For}}
{{Block
|image=Kelp.gif
|invimage=Kelp
|transparent=Yes
|tool=Any
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
|light=No
|hardness=0}}

'''Kelp''' is an underwater plant that generates in most [[ocean]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Natural generation ===

Kelp naturally generates in any [[ocean]] [[biome]]s (except in [[Frozen Ocean|frozen]], [[Deep Frozen Ocean|deep frozen]] and [[Warm Ocean|warm]]), near and around [[seagrass]]. Each chunk has {{frac|1|18}} chance to generate a [[vegetation]] of kelp.

=== Breaking ===

Kelp can be mined instantly with any [[tool]] or with the player's fist. Removing water from the kelp block destroys the kelp. Breaking one part of a kelp stalk destroys all kelp [[block]]s above it. Each block drops a kelp [[item (entity)|item]].

=== Trading ===

Kelp can be bought from [[wandering trader]]s for 3 emeralds.

== Usage ==

Kelp can be placed underwater by hand, or anywhere by the use of [[commands]] such as {{cmd|setblock}}. Placing it by hand gives it a random {{code|age}} value between 0 and 24. Kelp can be placed only in [[water]] source blocks or downward-flowing water, not horizontally flowing water.

When placed in downward-flowing water, the flowing water transforms into a water source block,<ref>{{bug|MC-134229}}</ref> which is useful for faster [[bubble column]] elevator creation.

Any building block can be placed on top of a kelp plant, which is useful for building structures over a deep ocean without needing to build from the ocean floor (see also [[lily pad]]).

=== Cooking ingredient ===

{{smelting
| showname = 1
| Kelp
| Dried Kelp
| 0.1
}}

=== Composting ===

Placing kelp into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

=== Growth mechanics ===

Kelp can be planted on a broad variety of blocks. It grows underwater if it has either a source block of water or, {{in|Java}}, flowing water above it.<ref>{{bug|MC-133354}}</ref> Neither [[player]]s nor [[dispenser]]s can remove the water source block that kelp grows in without breaking the kelp first.

Kelp does not require any [[light]] level to grow. Kelp also grows without having [[sky]] access. [[Bone meal]] can be used to grow kelp by 1 block on each use.

Kelp, when planted, is generated with a randomly chosen age value, which can be checked when pressing [[Debug screen|<kbd>F3</kbd>]]{{only|java}}. The age value of a newly planted kelp plant varies randomly from 0 to 24. Each time the kelp grows in height by one block, the newly generated top of the kelp plant increases its age by 1. When the top block of the kelp plant reaches an age of 25, it stops growing. This means that kelp can naturally grow to a height between 2 (if the first kelp plant had an age of 24) and 26 blocks (if the first kelp plant had an age of 0). 

When a kelp plant block is broken, the age of the kelp plant block underneath is randomized to a value from 0 to 24 and the kelp continues growing until it reaches age 25. It is possible to use this mechanic to cultivate a kelp plant to increase its growth height beyond its natural maximum height of 26 blocks. This can be done by breaking the top-most block of the kelp plant each time it reaches age 25. A kelp plant cultivated by a player in this way repeatedly grows until it reaches the water surface.

Each time it receives a [[random tick]], kelp has a 14% chance of growing.

If [[shears]] are used on the topmost block of kelp, that block automatically sets its {{cd|age}} value to {{cd|25}} and stop growing.{{only|JE}}

=== Farming ===
{{Main|Tutorials/Kelp farming}}
Kelp farming is similar to farming [[sugar cane]], although kelp must be placed underwater. Automation of harvest is easier because items float up in water.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Wet grass}}
=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Shear.ogg
|subtitle=Plant cropped
|source=block
|description=When the tip of kelp is cropped with [[Shears#Cropping growing plants|shears]]
|id=block.growing_plant.crop
|translationkey=subtitles.block.growing_plant.crop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}: ''None''

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Kelp
|spritetype=block
|nameid=kelp}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Kelp Plant
|spritetype=block
|nameid=kelp_plant
|form=block
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Kelp
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Item
|spritename=kelp
|spritetype=item
|nameid=kelp
|id=382
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block
|spritename=kelp
|spritetype=block
|nameid=kelp
|id=393
|form=block
|itemform=item.kelp
|translationkey=-
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

== History ==
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding a "[[seaweed]]" [[block]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||November 18, 2017|link={{YouTubeLink|mAapz_nIC_Y}}|Kelp plants were shown in a clip of [[MineCon Earth]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w07a|[[File:Kelp JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] [[File:Kelp (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added kelp.}}
{{History|||snap=18w07b|Kelp now behaves more like [[water]], meaning [[mob]]s can no longer spawn within the plant under water nor can they replenish their breath by [[swimming]] through it.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|[[File:Kelp JE2.gif|32px]] The texture for kelp has been overhauled.}}
{{History|||snap=18w14a|[[File:Kelp.gif|32px]] Top of the kelp textures have been shifted slightly downward.
|The generation rules for kelp have been changed, it now mainly generates in [[cold ocean]] [[biome]]s and can no longer generate in [[warm ocean]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w20a|The {{cd|kelp_top}} has been changed ID to {{cd|kelp}} and {{cd|kelp}} has been changed to {{cd|kelp_plant}}, for both the [[block]] and [[item]] forms.}}
{{History|||snap=pre2|Kelp is now destroyed by [[sponge]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-127111}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=pre6|Added 5 new [[sound]] events that apply to kelp: <code>block.wet_grass.break</code>, <code>block.wet_grass.fall</code>, <code>block.wet_grass.hit</code>, <code>block.wet_grass.place</code>, and <code>block.wet_grass.step</code>.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=19w03a|Placing kelp into the new [[composter]] has a 10% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Kelp now has a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
|Added [[Wandering Trader|wandering trader]]s, which sell kelp.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w11a|Kelp can now be grown with [[bone meal]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w13a|Kelp has been moved from the Miscellaneous tab to the Decoration Blocks tab in the [[Creative inventory]].<ref name="misc decoration">https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-174434</ref>}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w46a|Kelp no longer generates on magma blocks.<ref>{{Bug|MC-185605|resolution=Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w37a|Kelp now stops growing if [[shears]] are used on the tip.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|[[File:Kelp JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] [[File:Kelp (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added kelp.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:Kelp (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] The kelp [[item]] texture has been updated to the {{el|je}}'s.}}
{{History||1.5.0|snap=beta 1.5.0.4|[[File:Kelp.gif|32px]] The texture of the kelp plant has been updated.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Kelp can now be bought from [[wandering trader]]s for 3 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Kelp can now be used to fill [[composter]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Kelp.gif|32px]] [[File:Kelp (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added kelp.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* In real life, [[wikipedia:kelp|kelp]] is not considered a [[wikipedia:plant|plant]]. It is classified by scientists as a [[wikipedia:Brown algae|brown algae]].
** Kelp in real life absorbs nutrients directly from the water, instead of through its root-like structure, [[wikipedia:Holdfast (biology)|holdfast]], which merely attaches it to the seabed. This is in accordance with kelp being able to grow on almost any solid block in ''Minecraft''.

== Gallery ==
<gallery heights="60">
SeaPlantsMineConEarth2017.jpg|Kelp shown in a clip from MINECON Earth 2017. 
Kelp in ocean with Jappa textures.jpg|Naturally generated kelp in an [[ocean]] biome.
Kelp on shoreline.png|Naturally generated kelp near the shore.
Ocean life.png|An ocean with kelp visible in the far distance.
Kelp on Land.png|Kelp placed outside of [[water]] using the {{cmd|setblock}} command before 18w07b.
Waterless kelp.png|What kelp looks like without water (water removed using a [[resource pack]]).
Coral reef at night.png|Kelp within a [[coral reef]].
Floating Kelp.png|Kelp that generated in mid-air due to an [[ocean monument]]'s water cutting through it.
Kelp in ocean.jpg|Multiple kelps.
Kelp 255 blocks tall.png|Without obstacles, kelp can grow all the way to building limit.
ArgoMajor Kelp.jpg|First image of kelp in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Blocks|vegetation}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[de:Seetang]]
[[es:Alga]]
[[fr:Algue]]
[[ja:コンブ]]
[[ko:켈프]]
[[pl:Wodorosty]]
[[pt:Alga]]
[[ru:Ламинария]]
[[th:สาหร่ายทะเล]]
[[zh:海带]]</li></ul>
12w21aThe Ender Chest was added to the game and shared 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.[3]
The Ender Chest was based off a suggestion thread on Reddit.[4][5] This idea was previously made into a mod by Ecu and ChickenBones.[6]
In response to some users' feelings on the functionality of Ender Chests, Jeb planned to test a feature he has yet to specify in relation to them.[7]
12w24aEnder Chests now work per-player in multiplayer (holds an inventory per player instead of shared across the world).
Ender Chests drop 8 obsidian when destroyed, except when mined with a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • If you put an item in an Ender Chest, and destroy the chest, the item does not pop out but when you place a ender chest again the item will be there, so only 1 ender chest is required, 2 are not needed to teleport items unless you are unable to carry around the ender chest. This acts sort of like when you could put items in a normal chest, break the chest and bring it with you for more inventory space. Although if you get lost, this is not a good idea because you will not be able to retrieve your stuff when you respawn unless you build another ender chest.
  • Despite being made out of obsidian, Ender Chests can be broken with any kind of pickaxe, just like an enchantment table.
    • For the same reason, the Ender Dragon can destroy the Ender Chest.
    • Also, actual Obsidian has twice the blast resistance.
  • Ender Chest contents do not interact with Hoppers, Droppers or Command Block's, presumably because in multi-player the hopper and dropper are impersonal machines and would be confused by the chest's player-specific inventories. Also the game code defines the player's ender chest contents as being contained inside the player not the Ender Chest. Like the crafting table, the Ender Chest simply allows you to access something contained inside you, not the block. This also makes it unable to be checked by testforblock commands.
  • An Ender Chest's particles exist only in a 1-block radius, so if the Chest is placed next to a wall its particles will not be seen on the other side.
  • Unlike Chests, changes to an Ender Chest's name are not reflected in its inventory GUI. This is probably because it will not be able to connect to other Ender Chests.
  • Like the Flower Pot and Item Frame, its idea was suggested by a reddit post.

Gallery

References

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