Can you make a nether portal in the end?
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No, you cannot make a Nether portal in the End because Nether portals can only be activated in the Overworld or the Nether, and attempting to create one in the End will not work. The End is a separate dimension in Minecraft with its own unique characteristics and rules, and it does not allow for the creation of Nether portals.
Related FAQs
About Nether Portals and the End
- Can you make a portal in the End in Minecraft?: You can make an End Portal in Minecraft by adding twelve Eyes of Ender to a broken portal, which can be found in underground strongholds scattered across the world.
- Can you make a portal while in the Nether?: Yes, you can create another Nether portal in the Nether next to or inside the blaze spawner, and it will create another portal for you in the Overworld.
- What is the little portal in the End?: End gateways are intradimensional portals generated in the End, some of which are spawned around the central island after each death of the ender dragon, while others are randomly generated throughout the outer islands.
About Crying Obsidian and Nether Portals
- Can crying obsidian make a Nether portal?: No, crying obsidian cannot be used as a Nether portal frame, unlike regular obsidian, which is required to create a Nether portal.
- Why can’t you use crying obsidian?: Crying obsidian represents regular obsidian that has been used for Nether transport too much, resulting in its crying appearance, and it is not suitable for creating Nether portals.
- How rare is crying obsidian?: Crying obsidian is relatively rare, as there are only three ways to obtain it, and all three of these methods are not very reliable.
About End Portals and Strongholds
- Is it possible to have no End portal in Stronghold?: In Java edition, every stronghold has an End portal, but in Bedrock edition, only some of them do, although every world contains 128 different strongholds, giving you a good chance of finding one eventually.
- Can you destroy the End portal in Survival?: No, End portals cannot be destroyed or created in Survival mode, and to acquire one, you’ll need to either use Creative mode‘s inventory system or use commands.
- Can the End portal be underwater?: Yes, the End portal room can generate underwater if necessary, although strongholds prefer to generate in biomes above sea level.
About Respawn Points and the End
- Can you set a Respawn point in the End?: After beating the ender dragon, you can set your spawn point in the End or the Nether.
- What happens when you go through a Nether portal in the End?: Attempting to light a Nether portal in the End should produce the same effect as a bed, causing the entire portal to be destroyed, but the explosion should not be powerful enough to destroy obsidian outside of the portal.
About Miscellaneous Topics
- Can a stone pickaxe break crying obsidian?: No, obsidian is the hardest material in Minecraft and can only be collected with a diamond pickaxe, as any other pickaxe will simply break the block after about a minute of mining.
- Can I craft crying obsidian?: There is no way to convert normal obsidian into crying obsidian.
- How rare is a full End portal in Minecraft?: There is a one in 1 trillion chance for all 12 End portal frames to contain an eye of ender, activating the portal upon initial generation.
- Can an eye of ender be wrong?: Yes, the eyes may point to an incorrect location if the target chunks were generated with a different biomes map in an older version or through different generation settings.