How to Summon an Ender Crystal
Ender crystals are those floating purple blocks that hang out on top of obsidian pillars in the End. You can spawn them yourself anytime with a simple chat command. Here’s everything you need to know.
What You Need
Cheats have to be turned on in your world. That’s it. Load your world, press T to open chat, and you’re ready to go.
The Command
Minecraft Java Edition 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, and 1.20
The basic command is super simple:
/summon end_crystal
This spawns an ender crystal right where you’re standing. If you want it somewhere else, add coordinates:
/summon end_crystal 100 64 200
You can also use relative coordinates with the tilde symbol. This command puts one two blocks above your head:
/summon end_crystal ~ ~2 ~
Minecraft Java Edition 1.11, 1.12, and 1.13
The entity name is different in these versions:
/summon ender_crystal
/summon ender_crystal 100 64 200
/summon ender_crystal ~ ~2 ~ {BeamTarget:{X:80,Y:64,Z:-45}}
Minecraft Java Edition 1.8, 1.9, and 1.10
Older versions use a different syntax entirely:
/summon EnderCrystal
/summon EnderCrystal 100 64 200
/summon EnderCrystal ~ ~2 ~ {BeamTarget:{X:12,Y:32,Z:256}}
What Do Those Parameters Mean?
X Y Z coordinates: Where the crystal spawns. You can skip these and it’ll spawn on you. The tilde (~) means “relative to where I am,” so ~ ~2 ~ means the same X and Z but 2 blocks higher.
BeamTarget: That optional part at the end makes the crystal point a beam at specific coordinates. It looks cool but doesn’t do anything special. Not available in version 1.14+.
How to Actually Do It
Step 1: Open Chat
Press T on Java Edition (PC or Mac). The chat box appears in the bottom left.
Step 2: Type Your Command
Type the command you want. For example:
/summon end_crystal
Step 3: Hit Enter
The crystal appears. You’ll see a message saying “Summoned new End Crystal” in the chat. Sometimes it spawns behind you so look around if you don’t see it immediately.
Tips and Tricks
If you hit an ender crystal or shoot it with an arrow, it explodes. Like, really explodes. Big damage. Useful for combat but watch yourself in survival mode.
Ender crystals don’t need obsidian underneath to exist, but they spawn naturally on top of the obsidian pillars in the End dimension.
You can add the beam target even in newer versions, it just won’t show the beam. The syntax still works if you’re feeling nostalgic.