Elytra are the best way to travel in Minecraft. There is only one place they spawn: End Ships next to End Cities.
Got your first Elytra? Tell us how many End Cities it took.
Step by step
- Beat the Ender Dragon. Bring a bow, blocks, a water bucket, golden apples and pumpkins (or a carved pumpkin) to avoid Endermen.
- After the fight an End Gateway portal appears near the edge of the main island. Throw an Ender Pearl into it to get to the outer islands.
- Build bridges and explore until you find an End City (tall purple towers). Not every city has a ship, so check several.
- On the End Ship, the Elytra is in an item frame near the back, guarded by a Shulker. Break the frame to take it. The chests also have the best enchanted diamond gear.
Survival kit for the outer End
- Lots of blocks and a stack of Ender Pearls
- Milk buckets – drink one to cancel Shulker levitation
- Slow falling potions, if you have them
- Don't build towers to fly from yet; the void is below you.
Flying
- Jump, then press jump again in the air to open the wings.
- Use Firework Rockets (paper + gunpowder) to speed up. Rockets without firework stars don't hurt you; more gunpowder means a longer boost.
- Repair with Phantom Membrane on an anvil, or put Mending on it.
- Put Feather Falling IV on your boots for the landings that go wrong.
- Never fly into a wall at full speed – kinetic damage is real.
Got your first Elytra? Tell us how many End Cities it took.