Even with Ancient cities in Minecraft, the End cities are still one of the best structures to loot in the game. Moreover, these structures are the only source for special items like Elytra or ingredients for a Shulker box. But all of its amazing treasures come at a cost, which is the fact that they are tiringly hard to find. However, we have a few ways to make your exploration easier. So, follow this guide to find all the easy steps of locating an End City in Minecraft.

What is an End City and End Ship in Minecraft

An End City is a group of Minecraft structures that spawn on floating islands in the End dimension. They only appear on the outer islands of the End, far from the main island where the Ender Dragon resides. The End cities are made up of various small towers, skyscrapers, and, if you’re lucky enough, you might spot a rare loot structure too. Now that you’ve arrived at the end, you can learn how to hatch an Ender Dragon egg as well.

The rare loot structure we discussed earlier is called an End Ship, which spawns right alongside the End cities. Similar to any large ship, it holds one of the best treasures in the game. In our guide, we are simply treating them as a part of the End Cities. So, it all comes down to random chances that you might find an End Ship next to the city.

Best Methods to Find End City in Minecraft

If you don’t want to use cheats or special tools to find End cities, here’s the traditional way to explore and find an End city in Minecraft, followed by all the ways of using commands and maps to get there:

Method 1: Exploration

  • Image Credit: Minecraft/Mojang (Screenshot by Udayveer Singh/ Beebom)
  • Image Credit: Minecraft/Mojang (Screenshot by Udayveer Singh/ Beebom)
  • Image Credit: Minecraft/Mojang (Screenshot by Udayveer Singh/ Beebom)
  • Image Credit: Minecraft/Mojang (Screenshot by Udayveer Singh/ Beebom)
  • First, go to the End dimension through the Minecraft End portal, which spawns in a stronghold. We already have a guide in place to help you easily find a stronghold in Minecraft and use Eyes of Ender to activate the portal.
  • Then, you need to kill the Ender Dragon if you haven’t defeated it already.
  • Once the dragon is dead, you need to search for the End gateway portals. They are small floating structures made of bedrock with a small portal in the middle.
  • Go near one of these gateways and throw an Ender pearl into the small portal.
  • It’s too small to directly walk into, so you have to rely on the Ender pearls to use it, or use a trapdoor to sneak yourself in that small space.

The gateway portal will teleport you to the outskirts of the End dimension. Here, you have to build bridges between floating islands until you find the End cities. We suggest you skip the smaller islands as they don’t have anything useful to offer.

Method 2: Using Commands and Cheats

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  • Image Credit: Minecraft/Mojang (Screenshot by Udayveer Singh/ Beebom)

If you want to skip the exploration and don’t mind using cheats, follow the steps below to find and reach the End city in Minecraft using commands in no time:

  • First, turn on the cheats in your Minecraft world.
  • Find the “Activate Cheats” toggle in world settings on Minecraft Bedrock edition and the “Allow Cheats” option in the LAN World settings on the Java edition.
  • Then, go to the End dimension in Minecraft and make sure that the Ender dragon is no more.
  • Finally, use the following command to find the coordinates of the closest End City: ‘/locate structure minecraft:end_city ‘
  • Finally, you can manually travel to those coordinates or teleport to those coordinates in Minecraft to reach the End city with ease.
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Method 3: Use End City Finder Tool

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The last and final way to locate End Cities is by using a third-party tool, which is Chunkbase. Follow these steps to use the End city finder tool to easily locate the End city in Minecraft:

  • First, you need to find the seed code of your Minecraft world by using the following command on the Java edition ‘/seed‘.
  • Meanwhile, on the Bedrock edition, you can find your seed code under the world settings in the pause menu.
  • After that, open your favorite internet browser on Windows and navigate to the Chunkbase site.
  • Enter your world seed code in the “seed” textbox, select your game’s version from the dropdown list, and select ‘The End’ dimension from the list.
  • Then, go to the End City map on the same page and click on the purple boxes. Each box represents a different End city.
  • While clicking on a single box, the coordinates for that particular End city will appear at its top.
  • Now you can click on the copy icon to get the command for teleporting directly to those coordinates. So, paste it in your game’s chat and teleport to that city.
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Uses of End City in Minecraft

Other than looking like one of the best structures in Minecraft, End Cities also feature a ton of interesting and exciting loot. Here are all the items you can find in an End City:

  • Elytra
  • Dragon Head
  • End Stone block family
  • Purpur block family
  • Shulkers
  • End Rods
  • Brewing Stand
  • Instant Health Potion
  • Magenta banners and stained glass
  • Enchanted tools and weapons
  • Enchanted armor
  • Diamonds, Iron, Gold, and Emeralds
  • Horse Armor
  • Beetroot seeds
What is the fastest way to find the End city?

The locate command in Minecraft is the fastest way to find the End city in Minecraft, and we have described it in detail in our guide.

How rare is an End city?

Because of their random spawning, End cities are quite rare. You can travel hundreds of blocks without encountering one.

How many Elytras can you get?

You can find as many Elytras as the number of End cities you come across in the End Dimension. There is no upper limit to the same, so you can practically get unlimited Elytras.

What should I bring to the End city?

While exploring the End, you are bound to come across Endermen. To avoid getting killed by them, we suggest you carry some food and weapons with you. Moreover, you should also bring some items to avoid fall damage in Minecraft while fighting Shulker hostile mobs in Minecraft.

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