How to Craft Respawn Anchor in Minecraft

The Respawn Anchor sets your respawn point in the Nether. It holds up to 4 glowstone charges, using one per respawn.

Overview

The Respawn Anchor sets your respawn point in the Nether. It holds up to 4 glowstone charges, using one per respawn. Respawn Anchor uses a shaped recipe, meaning the ingredients must sit in the exact pattern shown in the grid above; placing them in the wrong cells will not produce the item. A Crafting Table gives you the full 3x3 grid, which you need for any recipe larger than 2x2. You can craft one from four planks, and most bases keep one near the furnaces.

The recipe was added in Minecraft 1.16 and still works the same way in version 1.21. Each craft yields a single Respawn Anchor.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with crying obsidian (found in ruined portals or bartered from piglins) and glowstone (craft from glowstone dust). If any of those are not already in your stores, gather them first, because the craft itself takes only a moment once everything is in the grid. With the ingredients on hand and a Crafting Table placed, Respawn Anchor is one of the quicker things to add to your inventory.

Crafting Recipe

Crafting Table

Respawn Anchor

Materials Needed

Item	Amount	Where to Find
Crying Obsidian	6	Found in ruined portals or bartered from piglins
Glowstone	3	Craft from glowstone dust

To make Respawn Anchor you will gather 6x Crying Obsidian (found in ruined portals or bartered from piglins) and 3x Glowstone (craft from glowstone dust). Lining these up before you open the Crafting Table saves a trip back to storage, especially if you plan to craft several at once.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Open your Crafting Table to access the 3x3 crafting grid.
Arrange the ingredients in the crafting grid following the pattern shown above.
Place Crying Obsidian in: row 1, column 1; row 1, column 2; row 1, column 3; row 3, column 1; row 3, column 2; row 3, column 3.
Place Glowstone in: row 2, column 1; row 2, column 2; row 2, column 3.
Collect your Respawn Anchor from the output slot.

Tips & Notes

If the output slot stays empty, double-check the pattern against the grid above; a shaped recipe fails silently when even one ingredient is in the wrong cell.

Uses for Respawn Anchor

Setting spawn point in the Nether
Charges with glowstone blocks

How Respawn Anchor Fits Your World

Decoration blocks add detail and atmosphere without changing how a build functions. Banners can be layered with patterns at a loom, signs and item frames label and display, and candles, lanterns, and flower pots add lighting and life to a room. These are the finishing touches that turn a plain box into a place that feels lived in. For Respawn Anchor specifically, that means it is most valuable for setting spawn point in the Nether and charges with glowstone blocks.

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Respawn Anchor on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Respawn Anchor?

You need 6 Crying Obsidian, 3 Glowstone, made at a Crafting Table. Gather all of the materials first, then arrange them in the exact grid pattern shown above to produce the Respawn Anchor.

How many Respawn Anchor does the recipe produce?

The recipe produces a single Respawn Anchor per craft.

What is Respawn Anchor used for?

Respawn Anchor is used for several things: Setting spawn point in the Nether; Charges with glowstone blocks.

What version of Minecraft added Respawn Anchor?

Respawn Anchor was added in Minecraft 1.16 and works the same way in the current 1.21 release. Recipes for it are identical across Java and Bedrock Edition unless noted otherwise.

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