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I followed all of the instructions, but my portal can't open. What should I do?

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They can be rather finicky. Try standing in one spot in the middle of where you'd like the portal, then placing down the end portal frames around yourself.

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How do you get out of the end?

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Usually, if you want to get out of the end, you need to stay in there long enough that the portal back home will finally show up.

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I tried to do this on my Xbox but I did not have something. Luckily, one villager traded something with me to light it up. Can you tell me what he possibly traded me? PS, I forgot that item name.

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He may have traded an Eye of Ender with you. Those are the things you put on the portal frame to make the portal open. Remember to put it so that it's on the inside looking out!

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Mine didn't work, what should I do?

Gavin Yun

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Stand in the center and build a row of three frames. Then, turn to your left or right, and build three more frames. After that, turn whatever direction you turned previously, and build another row. Turn the same direction, and close off the frame. Step out of the portal, and activate it with eyes of ender.

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What if I am in survival mode?

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If you are in survival mode, you cannot obtain end portal frames without using cheats. You can find the naturally spawned end portal by crafting eyes of ender and pressing the 'use' button so they fly in the direction of the portal, follow the eyes and keep using them until they go underground, then dig and you will find the portal. If you have cheats enabled on your world, you can type '/give (username) minecraft:end_portal_frame 12' and '/give (username) minecraft:ender_eye 12', make sure to replace (username) with your in game name.

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If I'm in survival, can't I just block up the lava pool in the stronghold, destroy the silverfish spawner, and mine the portal frames?

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Like bedrock, you cannot mine or otherwise obtain end portal frames in survival mode.

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My end portal did not light. Could I possibly use a flint and steel to light it?

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No, a flint and steel will not light your end portal. Basically the only way to light an end portal is with eyes of ender.

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Can I make a return portal without having to kill anyone?

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No, the only way to get a return portal in the end is to kill the enderdragon. Otherwise, you'd have to die in order to get back to the overworld.

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What if I die in survival mode in the end?

Niek Vogelaar

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If you die, it is basically just as if you die in the overworld. You lose items, and respawn.

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Do you put lava under it? I tried everything except that, does it work?

Niek Vogelaar

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It does, there are end portals already there in the world, you always see that lava is put beneath.

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I tried to build an end portal with all your steps but it just stubbornly refuses to light! What should I do?

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Check the eye of ender. It has to be straight, facing the place where the portal would appear.

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If it doesn't open how do I do it?

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Make sure that you are in the middle block. Build the end portal with correct spacing, then hop out of the spot to put in the eyes of ender. Once they are all in, it should open.

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Can I mine an end portal?

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You used to be able to but you can't anymore due to Minecraft updates. Mojang has realised you can do it, so they prevented it from happening. If you mean the end portal frames, you can't. It's like bedrock.

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I tried this in my Nintendo switch, but it did not work. What should I do?

Seth Stosberg

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You have to find one of the underground strongholds when you do, look all over until you find the portal, and then you add the eyes, then you light it. And that will get you your end portal. Here's a tip too –– the ender dragon is very dangerous.

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