Respawn Anchor

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The respawn anchor is a block that allows the player to set their spawn point in the Nether. It only works when fueled using glowstone blocks.

The suitable tool to break a respawn anchor is a pickaxe. A respawn anchor needs to be broken using a diamond pickaxe or better, otherwise the breaking time will increase and the block drops nothing.

A respawn anchor drops itself when destroyed, but resets glowstone charges back to 0 when broken.

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 traders, or crafted from glowstone dust dropped by witches; crying obsidian can be found in ruined portals.

Like obsidian and crying obsidian, the respawn anchor can't be destroyed by the ender dragon.

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. Using a glowstone block (not glowstone dust) on it adds a charge. The anchor accepts up to 4 charges, and the charge level is indicated by a dial on the side of the block.

The first charge makes the respawn anchor glow with a light level of 3. Each glowstone after the first increases the light level by 4, up to a maximum of 15.

Setting respawn

To set the player's spawn location to the respawn anchor they must use it, just like one does with a bed. The anchor must at least have one charge, and it must be in the Nether. A confirmation appears when the player's respawn location is set. Other players can also set their spawn point to the same respawn anchor. Each respawn uses up one charge, even if used by another player.

Using a charged anchor overrides any other spawn location the player might have had, as with a bed. The respawn anchor does not serve as a backup spawn point to a missing or obstructed bed.

Respawn upon player death

Upon death, the player respawns next to the anchor, and it loses one charge. If a player's respawn anchor is destroyed, if 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"‌^{[Java Edition only]} or "Your respawn anchor was out of charges, missing, or obstructed"‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}, and the player respawns at the world spawn point. Returning through an End portal is not considered a respawn, and does not use 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 does not resurrect the player, but may still teleport them and consume charges.

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.

Upon death from a respawn anchor explosion, the message "(Player) was killed by [Intentional Game Design]" appears. In Bedrock Edition, respawn anchor explosions can be disabled by setting the gamerule respawnBlocksExplode to false which can be done with the following command: /gamerule respawnBlocksExplode; this still does not permit respawn anchors to be used in invalid dimensions.

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 containing glowstone.

Hoglins run away from respawn anchors, regardless of charge.

Respawn anchors cannot be pushed or pulled by pistons or sticky pistons.

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Issues relating to "Respawn Anchor" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• The respawn anchor's ambient sound is in fact the Nether portal's ambient sound played backward.

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

• 👁 Crafting a respawn anchor.
  
  Crafting a respawn anchor.
• 👁 Respawn anchors in the Nether.
  
  Respawn anchors in the Nether.