End City in Minecraft, shown for the The City at the End of the Game advancement (The End tab) — End City in Minecraft, shown here for The City at the End of the Game in the The End tab. Image: ATaleOfTwoCities.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

The EndHard

The City at the End of the Game

Go on in, what could happen?

Requirements: Find an End City in the outer End islands.

The City at the End of the Game advancement icon in Minecraft

Advancement Made!The City at the End of the Game

Overview

The City at the End of the Game is a task advancement in the End tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Go on in, what could happen." It branches directly off Remote Getaway, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The End tab covers advancements for the End dimension, from slaying the Ender Dragon to finding End Cities and the Elytra. The City at the End of the Game was added in Minecraft 1.12 and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.

It is rated Hard difficulty on this site: requires significant effort, rare resources, or dangerous encounters. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. 2 further advancements branch out of it: Sky's the Limit and Great View From Up Here.

In tree terms, The City at the End of the Game sits third along its line: the full path from the End root reads The End -> Free the End -> Remote Getaway -> The City at the End of the Game. That means 3 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and The City at the End of the Game is one of 9 total advancements in the End tab. No other advancement shares its parent, so it is the only thing that branches from Remote Getaway.

How to Complete The City at the End of the Game

Earning The City at the End of the Game comes down to the following, performed in order:

Find an End City in the outer End islands.
After using an End gateway, explore the outer islands to find these tall purpur structures.
They contain valuable loot including shulker shells and sometimes elytra in End Ships.

Tips & Fastest Route

Fastest route: Use an end gateway to reach the outer islands and find a purpur End City.
Fly with an elytra over the outer islands; the tall purpur towers are visible from a distance.
Shulkers guard the loot, so bring milk for the Levitation effect they inflict.
Make sure Remote Getaway is already ticked off before you start, otherwise The City at the End of the Game will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
At Hard difficulty, The City at the End of the Game rewards preparation over speed: line up the items and conditions in the steps first rather than improvising mid-attempt.

Common Mistakes

Remember that The City at the End of the Game will not appear as available until Remote Getaway is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

The City at the End of the Game grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.

Earning it unlocks 2 follow-on advancements, Sky's the Limit and Great View From Up Here, each of which becomes trackable only once The City at the End of the Game is complete.

Details

Advancement ID: minecraft:end/find_end_city
Icon Item: Purpur Block
Category: The End
Difficulty: Hard
XP Reward: None
Version Added: 1.12

Advancement Tree

Parent Advancement

Remote Getaway

Escape the island

Child Advancements (2)

Sky's the Limit

Find Elytra

Great View From Up Here

Challenge

Levitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker

Related Resources

Items Database Mobs Database Biomes Database Structures Database

The City at the End of the Game Advancement FAQ

Which action earns The City at the End of the Game?

Use an end gateway to reach the outer islands and find a purpur End City. Do that and you earn The City at the End of the Game on the spot.

How hard does The City at the End of the Game play?

The City at the End of the Game comes out hard, the rating 6 of 9 in the End tab carry.

Has The City at the End of the Game always existed?

Java Edition 1.12, when advancements replaced achievements. The City at the End of the Game is one of 54 from that day.

Next after The City at the End of the Game?

2 of them: Sky's the Limit and Great View From Up Here. The City at the End of the Game opens all of them below it.

Where does The City at the End of the Game happen?

End only. The City at the End of the Game sits behind the longest run-up of any tab here, with 9 entries.

The City at the End of the Game did not trigger?

Check Remote Getaway first, then the wording: find an End City in the outer End islands.

How deep is The City at the End of the Game?

3 steps under The End: Free the End and Remote Getaway, then The City at the End of the Game.

A shortcut for The City at the End of the Game?

Fly with an elytra over the outer islands; the tall purpur towers are visible from a distance.

Anything to prepare for The City at the End of the Game?

Only Remote Getaway. After that The City at the End of the Game asks this: find an End City in the outer End islands.

The City at the End of the Game: which tab?

The End tab, as minecraft:end/find_end_city. The City at the End of the Game is number 7 of 9 there.

How much does The City at the End of the Game give you?

The City at the End of the Game awards zero. Access, not XP, is what The City at the End of the Game gives you.

Every figure here is The City at the End of the Game: minecraft:end/find_end_city, 0 XP, 1.12.