Survival & combat
Sleeping and Spawn Points
Skip nights and control respawn locations with beds and anchors. This guide summarizes the stable core rules and identifies where edition or version checks are required.
Sleeping and Spawn Points- System
- Sleeping and Spawn Points
- Category
- Survival & combat
- Coverage
- Core rules and edition notes
Core rules
- Beds set Overworld respawn points when used successfully.
- Respawn anchors require glowstone charges and work in the Nether.
- Using the wrong respawn block in a dimension causes an explosion.
Edition and version notes
The core concept exists in the current game, but exact timings, update order, available recipes, commands and edge cases can differ between Java and Bedrock or change between releases. Use the versioned data pages for identifiers and the Java-vs-Bedrock guides for known edition differences.