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Respawn Anchor in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Respawn Anchor is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Diamond Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Respawn Anchor.

What is Respawn Anchor?

Respawn Anchor is a Minecraft block classified under the Requires better than wooden tool material group. It has a hardness of 50 and a blast resistance of 1200. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Respawn Anchor does not emit light. Respawn Anchor filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:respawn_anchor. Command: /give @p minecraft:respawn_anchor 1.

How to mine Respawn Anchor

Respawn Anchor requires one of the following tools to drop its item — mining with a lower tier or by hand destroys it:

Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):

  • With the correct tool: approximately 75 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 250 seconds

Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.

Respawn Anchor drops

When broken, Respawn Anchor drops:

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Requires Tool
  • Craftable

Respawn Anchor technical properties

  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: Yes — luminance 1

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Respawn Anchor (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:respawn_anchor
  • Material family: Requires better than wooden tool
  • Hardness: 50
  • Blast resistance: 1200
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 15
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:respawn_anchor 1

Overview

Respawn Anchor is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Respawn Anchor with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Respawn Anchor once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Respawn Anchor with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Respawn Anchor once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 75s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 250s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:respawn_anchor 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
  • Carry a spare tool of the correct tier - breaking with the wrong one wastes the drop.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Estimated time per run: 5-20 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Respawn Anchor?

You need one of: Diamond Pickaxe, Netherite Pickaxe. Mining with a lower tier tool (or by hand) will break the block without dropping its item.

What does Respawn Anchor drop when mined?

Breaking Respawn Anchor drops Respawn Anchor.

How hard is Respawn Anchor to mine?

Respawn Anchor has a hardness value of 50. That works out to roughly 75s with the correct tool or 250s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Respawn Anchor?

Yes - this page lists 1 known crafting recipe for Respawn Anchor.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Respawn Anchor?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:respawn_anchor, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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