Respawn Anchor

Respawn Anchor

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	1,200
Hardness	50
Luminant	Charge 1, 2, 3, 4: Yes (3, 7, 11, 15) Not Charged: No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

The respawn anchor is a block that allows players to set their spawn point in The Nether.

Obtaining

Breaking

Respawn anchors can be harvested with any pickaxe at or above diamond tier (diamond/netherite). In Bedrock Edition, if harvested with a tool enchanted with Silk Touch, the respawn anchor keeps its current level of charges. This also works with the creative Pick Block option, and it is unique in the fact that this does not work on blocks with different states like the redstone lamp or daylight sensor.

Block	Respawn Anchor
Hardness	50
Tool
Breaking time
Default	250
Wooden	125
Stone	62.5
Iron	41.7
Diamond	9.4
Netherite	8.35
Golden	20.85

Crafting

While the ingredients to craft a respawn anchor are all native to the Nether, they are also obtainable in the Overworld: glowstone can be obtained from trading with villagers or wandering trader, or crafted from glowstone dust dropped by witches; crying obsidian can be found in ruined portals and obtained with piglin bartering.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Crying Obsidian + Glowstone

Usage

Respawning

Tile priority in where the anchor looks to respawn the player (with 1 being the highest). The minimum area required to be valid is 1×2×1. Respawn attempts are made per column for layer1 and layer2, layer3 is used when attempts for all columns fail for layer1 and layer2; e.g. column1-layer2 has priority over column2-layer1, and column8-layer1 has priority over column1-layer3.

The respawn anchor is used to respawn in the Nether, even if the player leaves the Nether. Once the block is charged, it can be used to set the player's respawn location.

Charging

When crafted, a respawn anchor has no (zero) charge and can't yet be used until charged. When a glowstone block (not glowstone dust) is used with it, a charge is added, the texture of the block changes, and it starts emitting a light level of 3. Up to four glowstone blocks can be used to charge the anchor. The charge is indicated by a dial on the side of the block. Each additional piece of glowstone after the first increases the light level by four, up to a maximum of 15.

Setting respawn

To set the player's spawn location to the respawn anchor they must right click on it, just like one does with a bed, and the Anchor must at least have one charge at the time of the click. A confirmation appears when the player's respawn location is set. Other players can also set their respawning to the same respawn anchor. Each respawning uses up one charge, even if used by another player.

Respawn upon player death

Upon death, the player respawns next to the anchor, and its charge is decremented. If a player's respawn anchor is destroyed, or its charges have been exhausted, or if the area around it is made unsuitable for respawning, a message appears saying "You have no home bed or charged Respawn Anchor, or it was obstructed", and the player respawns at the world spawn point. Returning through an End portal is not counted as a respawn against the charges.

A respawn anchor can be shared among several players. When shared, remaining charges are shared as well. In Hardcore mode, the respawn anchor does not resurrect the player, but may still teleport them and consume charges.

Exploding

If the player attempts to set their spawn at a charged respawn anchor in the Overworld, the End, or custom dimensions in which they are disabled, the block explodes (and is destroyed) similar to when a bed is used in the Nether or the End. The explosion has a power of 5 and sets fire to surrounding blocks.

Redstone component

When charged, a redstone comparator gives a signal depending on the number of charges: 3 for one charge, 7 for two charges, 11 for three charges, 15 for four charges. An empty anchor gives a signal of 0.

The respawn anchor can also be charged with a dispenser.

The respawn anchor cannot be pushed by a piston.

Mobs

Hoglins run away from respawn anchors.

Note blocks

Respawn anchors can be placed under note blocks to produce the "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

Sound	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	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	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

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
	Respawn anchor is charged	Blocks	?	block.respawn_anchor.charge	subtitles.block.respawn_anchor.charge	1.0	?	16
	Respawn anchor depletes	Blocks	When a player respawns in the Nether	block.respawn_anchor.deplete	subtitles.block.respawn_anchor.deplete	1.0	?	16
	Respawn anchor sets spawn	Blocks	?	block.respawn_anchor.set_spawn	subtitles.block.respawn_anchor.set_spawn	1.0	?	16
	Portal whooshes	Blocks	?	block.respawn_anchor.ambient	subtitles.block.portal.ambient	1.0	?	7
	Explosion	?	Explosions created by this	entity.generic.explode	subtitles.entity.generic.explode	?	(<1.0)	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Respawn Anchor	respawn_anchor	Block & Item	dragon_immune hoglin_repellents	block.minecraft.respawn_anchor

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Respawn Anchor	respawn_anchor	527	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.respawn_anchor.name

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
charges	0	0 1 2 3 4	How many charges the Respawn Anchor has left.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
respawn_anchor_charge	0x1 0x2 0x4	0	0 1 2 3 4	0 1 2 3 4	How many charges the Respawn Anchor has left.

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Not Quite "Nine" Lives	Charge a Respawn Anchor to the maximum	Who is Cutting Onions?	—	nether/charge_respawn_anchor

History

Java Edition
1.16		20w12a			Added the respawn anchor.
		20w13a			The respawn anchor can now be charged with a dispenser.
					Respawn anchor can no longer be destroyed by the ender dragon.
		20w20a			The Not Quite "Nine" Lives advancement has been added, which is completed by charging up a respawn anchor to the maximum level.
1.16.2		20w30a			Respawn anchors now prioritize cardinal directions over corners.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Added the respawn anchor.
		beta 1.16.0.63			Respawn anchors can now be charged in the Overworld without them exploding.
					A sound now plays when a respawn anchor charge is depleted.
					Blocks can now be placed to respawn anchors with no charges without them exploding.
					Respawn anchors now require a diamond or netherite pickaxe in order to be mined.
					The Silk Touch enchantment now works on respawn anchors.

Issues

Issues relating to "Respawn Anchor" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• The active respawn anchor's top texture is actually translucent, as this texture is a direct modification of the nether portal block texture. This translucency is not visible in-game as solid blocks with transparent pixels are always rendered as opaque.
• The respawn anchor's ambient sound is in fact the Nether Portal's ambient sound played backward.

Gallery

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  An explosion comparison between (from left to right) the respawn anchor, a charged Creeper, TNT, and a creeper.