Respawn Anchor

Respawn Anchor

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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, Silk Touch enchant can work on a respawn anchor, and it will keep 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

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Crying Obsidian + Glowstone

Usage

Respawning

File:Respawn anchor logic2.png

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. The anchor must have a direct line of sight to the space in order to respawn the player (if respawning below the anchor).

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 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 the Respawn Anchor

To set the player's spawn location to the Respawn Anchor they must click on it, just like one does with a bed, and the Anchor must have a charge at the time of the click. A confirmation that the player's respawn location is set will appear. Other players can also set their respawning to the same Respawn Anchor - note each respawning will use up one charge, even if it's done by another player.

Respawn upon player death

Each time the player dies, they respawn next to the anchor, and its charge decreases by 1. 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 is displayed saying "You have no home bed or charged Respawn Anchor, or it was obstructed”, and the player respawns at the world spawn point. (Note: Returning through an end portal is not counted as a respawn and thus does not deplete any charges.)

A Respawn Anchor can be shared among several players. When shared, remaining charges are shared as well. In Hardcore mode, the Respawn Anchor will 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 (after it is fully charged) 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 anchor can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	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
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	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
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Unique

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Respawn anchor charge1.oggFile:Respawn anchor charge2.oggFile:Respawn anchor charge3.ogg	Respawn anchor is charged	Blocks	?	block.respawn_anchor.charge	subtitles.block.respawn_anchor.charge	1.0	?	16
File:Respawn anchor deplete1.oggFile:Respawn anchor deplete2.ogg	Respawn anchor depletes	Blocks	When a player respawns in the Nether	block.respawn_anchor.deplete	subtitles.block.respawn_anchor.deplete	1.0	?	16
File:Respawn anchor set spawn1.oggFile:Respawn anchor set spawn2.oggFile:Respawn anchor set spawn3.ogg	Respawn anchor sets spawn	Blocks	?	block.respawn_anchor.set_spawn	subtitles.block.respawn_anchor.set_spawn	1.0	?	16
File:Respawn anchor ambient1.oggFile:Respawn anchor ambient2.oggFile:Respawn anchor ambient3.ogg	Portal whooshes	Blocks	?	block.respawn_anchor.ambient	subtitles.block.portal.ambient	1.0	?	7
File:Explosion1.oggFile:Explosion2.oggFile:Explosion3.oggFile:Explosion4.ogg	Explosion	?	Explosions created by this	entity.generic.explode	subtitles.entity.generic.explode	?	(<1.0)	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Respawn Anchor	respawn_anchor	dragon_immune hoglin_repellents	Block & Item	block.minecraft.respawn_anchor

Bedrock Edition:

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

Metadata

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, respawn anchors use the following data values:

Block states

See also: Block states

History

Java Edition
1.16		20w12a			32px32px32px32px32px 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			32px32px32px32px32px 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 light level emitted by the respawn anchor is congruent with the redstone signal strength given by a comparator.
• 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 backwards.

Gallery

• Explosion comparasion.png

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