One of the main goals in Minecraft is to defeat the ender dragon, a powerful mob that lives in the end dimension. But once you’ve defeated the ender dragon, is there really anything else left to do? The answer is yes. Minecraft is one of the best sandbox games out there and gives players nearly unlimited freedom to pursue whatever they want.
Though you might have finished the ‘main’ quest, there are plenty of miscellaneous and interesting tasks that you can channel your energy into completing. From getting endgame gear that changes the way you play the game to creating inspiring art pieces, here are some things to do after beating the ender dragon.
10 Acquire An Elytra
After beating the ender dragon, a small end portal frame will spawn around the end island, which can only be accessed by throwing an ender pearl in it. The player will then be teleported to a new section of The End with a plethora of floating islands. On one of these islands is a floating ship, which is where players can find the Elytra wings. But beware, the city is guarded by shulkers, which shoot projectiles that make the player levitate.
Elytra wings are often regarded as one of the best items in the game, as they allow the player to glide through the air when worn. When it comes to exploring the world and traveling from place to place, the Elytra wings are a must-have. However, they can become damaged over time. To repair your wings, you’ll need to kill phantoms and acquire phantom membranes.
9 Make An Advanced Mob Farm
Mob farms are structures that spawn and kill mobs automatically, giving tons of loot and experience. The end portal can be used to drop mobs into the Overworld, or you can use the Endermen in the end dimension to make an efficient XP farm.
First, create a dark room near your base where mobs can spawn. Then use water, pistons, or other mechanisms to push them into a killing chamber. Lava, cactus, fall damage, or other methods to kill them will work and collect their drops. Using hoppers and chests to store the items is far from mandatory, but it makes farms a little more automatic.
8 Acquire Netherite Gear
Netherite is a rare material that can be found in the nether, and it can be used to upgrade diamond tools and armor. Netherite gear has higher durability, enchantability, and more knockback resistance than diamond gear. It is also fireproof, which means it will not burn in lava or fire.
To get Netherite, players need to mine ancient debris, which are blocks that spawn in the lower levels of the Nether. Then, you can smelt them into Netherite scraps and combine four scraps with four gold ingots to make one Netherite ingot. Finally, find the smithing template for each individual armor set and tools, then use the smithing table to combine them to make Netherite armor and tools.
7 Build Unique Architectures
Minecraft is a sandbox game, which means there is an endless amount of possibilities when it comes to creating new structures. You can use your creativity and imagination to make amazing structures, such as castles, skyscrapers, pixel art, statues, and more. You can also use different materials, colors, shapes, and styles to make your buildings more unique and realistic.
You can also add details, such as windows, doors, furniture, lighting, and decorations, to make your buildings more functional and aesthetic. One of the most fun parts of the game is playing around with Redstone circuitry. You can use it to add automation and interactivity to your buildings, adding a whole new dimension of complexity to your world.
6 Respawn The Ender Dragon
The ender dragon can be respawned by placing four end crystals on the edges of the exit portal in the end dimension. Killing the dragon for a second time will give you XP (albeit much less than the first time), a dragon’s breath, and a new end gateway portal to explore more outer islands.
Dragon’s breath is a useful item that can be used to craft lingering potions, which are potions that create an area of effect when thrown. End gateway portals are portals that teleport you to a random location on the outer islands of the end dimension. You can use them to find more end cities and find more Elytras.
5 Make Advanced Farms
Farms are essential for survival in Minecraft, as they provide food, resources, and other items. Players can make farms for crops, animals, villagers, iron golems, honey, slime, bamboo, cactus, and much more.
To make a farm, you need to create a suitable environment for your plants or animals to grow or breed. You also need to provide them with water, lighting, and protection from mobs. You can also use Redstone devices or other mechanisms to automate your farms and make them more efficient.
4 Expand Your Base
Expanding your Minecraft base is the perfect way to relax after taking out the ender dragon. Your base isn’t just a place to store your items, craft your tools, or rest your head, it’s somewhere to decorate and expand with the plethora of different blocks available in the game.
You can also use different themes, styles, and materials to make your base more personalized and attractive. You can also add features, such as farms, brewing stands, enchanting tables, beacons, and portals to make your base more useful and convenient.
3 Play With Your Friends
Minecraft is the sort of game that becomes infinitely more fun when you play with others. You can invite your friends to join your world and collaborate on projects, explore together, or compete against each other. You can also chat with them, trade with them, prank them, or fight them. You can also play mini-games from multiplayer servers such as parkour, spleef, bed wars, sky wars, and more.
To invite your friends into your world, you need to either host a LAN game, join a server, or use a realm. You can communicate with them via the in-game text chat or use third-party software, such as Discord or Skype, to get into voice calls for a better experience.
2 Increase The Difficulty
If you find Minecraft too easy after killing the ender dragon, you can increase the challenge by changing the difficulty setting or adding some mods. Higher difficulty levels will make mobs stronger and more aggressive and reduce your health regeneration.
If the base game doesn’t seem fun anymore, you can also try the incredible library of user-made mods available for Minecraft. Everything from more complex mechanics and graphic improvements to an adaptation of Pokemon in the Minecraft world is there for your experimentation. Furthermore, new updates roll around relatively frequently for Minecraft that add new elements to the game quite often.
1 Defeat The Wither
If you haven’t already, the Wither is also quite a challenge to defeat, especially on bedrock. The Wither can be summoned by using soul sands, and three wither skulls. It is a three-headed monstrous mob that floats and uses explosive projectiles that obliterate the area and inflict withering damage, which gives players damage over time effect that’s even deadlier than the poison effect.
By killing the Wither, you can obtain a Nether star which is a powerful item that is used to craft a beacon. Beacons can be made by using iron, gold, emerald, diamond, or Netherite blocks. When powering the beacon, you can choose from many effects that have permanent duration and have a 50 block range for a fully powered beacon.