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How to Craft Ender Pearl in Minecraft

Ender Pearl in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. This one cannot be crafted. Kill endermen. Minecraft has used the name Ender Pearl since Beta 1.8.

Ender Pearl cannot be crafted in any grid. The only way to get one is this: kill endermen. A stack of Ender Pearls tops out at 16, not at 64.

Ender Pearl Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Ender Pearl is minecraft:ender_pearl. In commands the namespace may be left off, so ender_pearl works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p ender_pearl
Give a full stack of 16
/give @p ender_pearl 16
Give it to a named player
/give Steve ender_pearl 1

Cheats have to be on for Ender Pearl to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

Ender Pearls teleport you to where they land when thrown. They deal 5 fall damage on arrival. Rather than being crafted at a workbench, ender pearl is obtained through gameplay: kill endermen. From there you use it directly in the world or as an ingredient in other recipes.

Once you have it, ender pearl is used for teleportation on throw and crafting eyes of ender. Because there is no recipe to fall back on, it is worth collecting more than you think you need whenever you come across a source, so a shortage never stalls a project mid-way.

Items like this that are gathered rather than crafted tend to gate progress: you cannot simply assemble more from raw blocks, so each one represents time spent exploring, fighting, or searching the right structure. Plan a dedicated trip to its source, bring the gear that trip demands, and bank a comfortable surplus while you are there. That way ender pearl is never the thing standing between you and the recipe or task that needs it.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Ender PearlEnder PearlEnder Pearl1xKill endermen

The only thing you need is Ender Pearl (kill endermen). Keep a few spare in your inventory, since this item is consumed wherever it is used.

Ender Pearl in Minecraft. It has no crafting recipe. Kill endermen.

Tips & Notes

  • Because Ender Pearl cannot be crafted, stockpile it whenever you get the chance rather than going looking for more at the moment you need it.

Uses for Ender Pearl

  • Teleportation on throw
  • Crafting eyes of ender

What Ender Pearl Goes Into

One other recipe on this site lists Ender Pearl as an ingredient.

Eye of EnderEye of EnderEye of EnderCrafting Table

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Ender Pearl on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Ender Pearl in Minecraft?
An Ender Pearl is not crafted at a station. You obtain it directly: kill endermen. Once you have it, you can use it in the world or as an ingredient in other recipes.
What can you make with Ender Pearl?
Ender Pearl is an ingredient in 1 other recipe on this site, including Eye of Ender. The section above links to each of them.
What is the item ID for Ender Pearl in Minecraft?
Ender Pearl is registered as minecraft:ender_pearl. Commands accept the short form ender_pearl as well, and Bedrock spells it the same. Checked against Java 26.2.
Can you farm everything you need for an Ender Pearl?
Ender Pearl needs nothing you have to go find: ender pearl from endermen. Set those up once and you can keep making ender pearl.
What is the give command for Ender Pearl?
Use /give @p ender_pearl to put an Ender Pearl in your own inventory, or /give @p ender_pearl 16 for a full stack of 16. Cheats have to be on.
How many Ender Pearls fit in one stack?
An Ender Pearl stacks to 16, so a full inventory of 36 slots holds 576 of them.
What version of Minecraft added the Ender Pearl?
Minecraft Beta 1.8 is the oldest release that calls the ender pearl by that name. The current release still makes an Ender Pearl exactly that way.

Sources

How far back it goes
The name appears in Minecraft Java Beta 1.8 and in nothing older. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
That the ingredients come back
What drops, what villagers trade and what farms regrow in Minecraft Java, followed through the recipes to see what those ingredients can be turned into.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.

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