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Chorus in Minecraft, shown for the The End... Again... advancement (The End tab)
Chorus in Minecraft, shown here for The End... Again... in the The End tab. Image: Chorus disambiguation.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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The End... Again... advancement icon in Minecraft, End Crystal in hard difficulty

The End... Again...

Respawn the Ender Dragon

Requirements: Place 4 end crystals on the exit portal in the End, one on each side of the portal.

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Overview

The End... Again... is a goal advancement in the End tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Respawn the Ender Dragon." It branches directly off Free the End, 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 End... Again... 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 is classed as a goal advancement, which renders with the rounded goal frame in the menu and marks a notable objective along the way rather than a trivial step. Nothing else in the tree depends on it, so it is a leaf at the tip of its branch.

In tree terms, The End... Again... sits second along its line: the full path from the End root reads The End -> Free the End -> The End... Again.... That means 2 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and The End... Again... is one of 9 total advancements in the End tab. It shares its parent with 3 sibling advancements (The Next Generation, Remote Getaway, and You Need a Mint), all of which open from the same point in the tree.

How to Complete The End... Again...

Earning The End... Again... comes down to the following, performed in order:

  1. Place 4 end crystals on the exit portal in the End, one on each side of the portal.
  2. Craft end crystals from 1 eye of ender, 1 ghast tear, and 7 glass.
  3. The dragon will respawn with new obsidian pillars and crystals.

Tips & Fastest Route

  • Fastest route: Place 4 end crystals, one centred on each side of the exit portal, to resummon the dragon.
  • Each end crystal needs 1 eye of ender, 1 ghast tear and 7 glass, so stock up before the trip.
  • New obsidian pillars and crystals regenerate along with the dragon.
  • Make sure Free the End is already ticked off before you start, otherwise The End... Again... will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
  • At Hard difficulty, The End... Again... rewards preparation over speed: line up the items and conditions in the steps first rather than improvising mid-attempt.

Common Mistakes

  • Remember that The End... Again... will not appear as available until Free the End is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

The End... Again... grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.

It is a leaf advancement, so nothing further unlocks from it; it stands as a completed tip of its branch.

Details

Advancement ID
minecraft:end/respawn_dragon
Icon Item
End Crystal
Category
The End
Difficulty
Hard
XP Reward
None
Version Added
1.12

Advancement Tree

Parent Advancement

Free the End
Good luck

Child Advancements

Leaf advancement (no children)