Elytra are wings you wear in your chestplate slot. With them you can glide through the sky, and with fireworks you can fly almost anywhere. They are only found in one place: End ships.
- Elytra
- Ender pearl
- Firework rocket
- Phantom membrane
- Diamond pickaxe
- Purpur block
- End stone
Step 1: Beat the Ender Dragon
When the dragon dies, a small portal called an End gateway appears near the edge of the main island. See our stronghold guide to reach the End.
Step 2: Go through the gateway
The gateway is too small to walk into. Stand next to it and throw an ender pearl into it. You are teleported to the outer islands, about 1,000 blocks away. Bring blocks, because you may land on a tiny island.
Step 3: Find an End city
The outer islands have tall purple towers called End cities. Some of them have a floating End ship next to them. Not every city has one, so you might have to check a few.
- Watch out for shulkers. Their bullets make you float. Bring a bucket of milk, or blocks to land on, and kill them for shulker shells.
- Bridge with blocks between islands. Do not fall into the void.
Step 4: Take the elytra
Inside the ship, the elytra hang in an item frame at the back. Hit the frame to drop them. The ship also has a dragon head and two chests with good loot.
How to fly
- Put the elytra in your chestplate slot.
- Jump off something high, then press jump again while falling to open the wings.
- Look down to speed up, look up to slow down.
- Use a firework rocket while gliding to boost forward. Craft rockets with paper and gunpowder. Do not add a firework star, or it will hurt you.
Repairing elytra
- Elytra have 432 durability and stop working when nearly broken, so you will not fall from the sky without warning.
- Repair them on an anvil with phantom membranes.
- Best option: put Mending and Unbreaking III on them. See the enchantments guide.
Safety tips
- Flying straight into a wall at high speed hurts a lot. Slow down before landing.
- Elytra take the place of your chestplate, so you have less armor.
- Carry a water bucket for emergency landings.
