You can summon an ender crystal whenever you want using a cheat (game command) in Minecraft. This is done using the /summon command. Ender crystals are found naturally in the End dimension.
Let's explore how to do this.
The command to summon an ender crystal is available in the following versions of Minecraft:
* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.
- Java
- PE
- Xbox
- PS
- Nintendo
- Win10
- Edu
Summon Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender crystal using the /summon command is:
/summon end_crystal [pos] [nbt]
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11, 1.12 and 1.13, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [pos] [nbt]
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon EnderCrystal [x] [y] [z] [dataTag]
Definitions
- pos or x y z is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender crystal should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender crystal will spawn in the current location.
- nbt or dataTag is optional. It is a compound NBT tag (formerly called data tag) that sets a property for the ender crystal such as BeamTarget:{X:12,Y:32,Z:256}. See NBT tags for ender crystal.
Summon Command in Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender crystal using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender crystal should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender crystal will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender crystal.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender crystal. It will appear as a nametag above the ender crystal.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Xbox One Edition
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender crystal using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender crystal should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender crystal will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender crystal.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender crystal. It will appear as a nametag above the ender crystal.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft PS4 Edition
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender crystal using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft PS4 Edition 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender crystal should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender crystal will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender crystal.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender crystal. It will appear as a nametag above the ender crystal.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender crystal using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender crystal should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender crystal will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender crystal.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender crystal. It will appear as a nametag above the ender crystal.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.20, the syntax to summon an ender crystal using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [yRot] [xRot] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtEntity> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] facing <lookAtPosition> [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.12, 1.13 and 1.14, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender crystal should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender crystal will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender crystal.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender crystal. It will appear as a nametag above the ender crystal.
- xRot is the x-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. Positive values look downward and negative values look upward. 0=facing forward, 90=facing straight down, -90=facing straight up.
- yRot is the y-rotation that the ender crystal is facing in degrees. 0=South, 90=West, 180=North, 270=East.
- lookAtEntity is the name of a player (or a target selector) that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
- lookAtPositon is a set of x y z coordinates that the ender crystal will face when spawned.
Summon Command in Minecraft Education Edition
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.14.31, 1.17.30 and 1.18.32, the syntax to summon an ender crystal using the /summon command is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent] [nameTag]
/summon ender_crystal <nameTag> [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.12, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos] [spawnEvent]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.4, 1.7 and 1.9, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon ender_crystal [spawnPos]
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.0, the syntax to summon an ender crystal is:
/summon endercrystal [spawnPos]
Definitions
- spawnPos is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the ender crystal should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the ender crystal will spawn in the current location.
- spawnEvent is optional. It is the name of a game event for the ender crystal.
- nameTag is the custom name to assign to the ender crystal. It will appear as a nametag above the ender crystal.
- Java
- PE
- Xbox
- PS
- Nintendo
- Win10
- Edu
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:
/summon end_crystal
To summon an ender crystal that has a beam targeted at the coordinates (-116,70,9):
/summon end_crystal ~ ~2 ~ {BeamTarget:{X:-116,Y:70,Z:9}}
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11, 1.12 and 1.13
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft 1.11, 1.12 and 1.13:
/summon ender_crystal
To summon an ender crystal that has a beam targeted at the coordinates (80,64,-45):
/summon ender_crystal ~ ~2 ~ {BeamTarget:{X:80,Y:64,Z:-45}}
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10:
/summon EnderCrystal
To summon an ender crystal that has a beam targeted at the coordinates (12,32,256):
/summon EnderCrystal ~ ~2 ~ {BeamTarget:{X:12,Y:32,Z:256}}
Example in Pocket Edition (PE)
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft PE 1.1 and higher:
/summon ender_crystal
To summon an ender crystal at the coordinates (12, 65, -8):
/summon ender_crystal 12 65 -8
Example in Pocket Edition (PE) 1.0
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft PE 1.0:
/summon endercrystal
Example in Xbox One Edition
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft Xbox One Edition:
/summon ender_crystal
To summon an ender crystal that is 4 blocks West of your current position:
/summon ender_crystal ~-4 ~ ~
Example in PS4 Edition
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft PS4 Edition:
/summon ender_crystal
To summon an ender crystal at the coordinates (8, 67, 100):
/summon ender_crystal 8 67 100
Example in Nintendo Switch Edition
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition:
/summon ender_crystal
To summon an ender crystal at the coordinates (8, 72, 100):
/summon ender_crystal 8 72 100
Example in Windows 10 Edition
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.1 and higher:
/summon ender_crystal
To summon an ender crystal that is 1 block above your current position:
/summon ender_crystal ~ ~1 ~
Example in Windows 10 Edition 1.0
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition 1.0:
/summon endercrystal
Example in Education Edition
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft Education Edition 1.0.18 and higher:
/summon ender_crystal
Example in Education Edition 1.0
To summon an ender crystal in Minecraft Education Edition 1.0:
/summon endercrystal
In this example, we are going to summon an ender crystal in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.20 with the following command:
Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.
Once the cheat has been entered, the ender crystal will spawn and appear in your world:
If you hit the ender crystal or shoot an arrow at it, the ender crystal will blow up and cause a huge explosion.
Congratulations, you have summoned an ender crystal in Minecraft.
If you need help with /summon commands, you can use these tools to automatically generate commands for you: