Minecraft Java Edition – How to Respawn the Ender Dragon

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I have a server and the Ender dragon has been defeated. However, returning to The End does not respawn the Ender Dragon. How can I get the final boss back on a vanilla server without using mods?

Best Answer

Minecraft 1.9 and higher

To respawn the Ender Dragon, you must craft 4 End Crystals:

End Crystal crafting recipe

Place them around the End portal like so:

End crystal placement

A respawning sequence will begin, refreshing the obsidian towers and original ender crystals, and then the dragon is spawned above the portal.