Elytra

Elytra

Rarity color	Uncommon
Durability	432
Renewable	No
Stackable	No

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Elytra (/ˈɛl.ɪ.trə/ ᴇʟ-i-trə) are rare wings found only in end ships in the outer islands of the End. While worn as torso armor, they allow gliding by pressing jump while midair. Firework rockets can be used as propulsion while gliding, allowing for true flight.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Elytra are found only in end cities in item frames in the treasure room of the end ship. A shulker guards the elytra and the ship's two loot chests.

Repairing

Combining

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Damaged Elytra		The durability of the two pairs are added together, plus extra 21 points of durability.

Ingredients	Grinding recipe	Description
Damaged Elytra		The durability of the two pairs is added together, plus extra 21 points of durability.

Unit repair

Repair & NameDamaged Elytra

A pair of elytra can be repaired in an anvil by adding phantom membranes, with each membrane restoring 25% of the elytra's maximum durability, rounded down. Two pairs of elytra can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the elytra's enchantments.

Usage

Elytra are equipped in the chestplate slot, either by placing the item directly in the slot, by pressing use item while held in hand, or by firing a point-blank dispenser at a target. They are gray in color by default, but they adopt the design of any cape the player is wearing. They maintain their in-world texture design even when they're broken or enchanted.

Flying

To fly, the player must press the jump key while falling, and the elytra spread apart like a beetle's wings. The player can aim their view around to turn or adjust their pitch. Losing altitude increases speed, and gaining altitude decreases speed. Firework rockets can be used to increase speed. Additionally, speed is quickly lost from sharp changes in direction.

Directly hitting any surface while gliding too fast causes damage to the player and their armor proportional to flight speed (although this may be calculated from another factor). When a player dies in this way, they receive the death message "<player> experienced kinetic energy". The player does not take fall damage from colliding at a shallow angle or a low enough speed. The critical, damaging angle is about 50° with the collision surface, and the calculation for damage seems to be as if the player had fallen from their maximum potential glide height to the height of the struck surface.

A safe and simple cruise with the highest travel distance can be achieved by aiming directly at the horizon while at the glide's altitude limit. The player's speed is slow enough to allow them time to do other things during a long flight, like sort out their inventory.

In Creative mode or when the "mayfly" ability has been given, the player can alternatively hold the jump key to fly up,‌ or double press the jump key to move around freely.

Flight can be stopped by pressing the jump key.‌

Speed and altitude

Elytra have a minimum speed of about 7.2 m/s (obtained by gliding at the altitude cap with a strong upward pitch of 30°). If the diver drops to 0 speed, they quickly get accelerated back up to at least this minimum. The diver can increase speed by choosing to descend faster, but afterward, they do not regain nearly as much altitude. In the real world, drag increases with speed, and drag, in turn, slows the aircraft; Minecraft mimics this. To glide from cliff to cliff, a player's best bet is to aim slightly above the horizon.

Sharp turns are a fast way to lose speed. Quicker turns cause greater losses, while gentle movements have small effects. Making a hairpin turn can actually be used for making high-speed landings safe as well as for precise landings on small targets like rooftops. The player aims to glide just above the target, then as they're right over it they immediately reverse directions, then they make readjustments as necessary.

The lowest rate of altitude loss is about 1.5 m/sec, obtained by gliding at the altitude cap with a slight upward pitch (12° or 15°).

To get the best possible glide ratio (and thus the furthest distance out of their altitude), the diver pilot should aim directly at the horizon. This ratio is about 9.47 to 1.

Slow Falling potions greatly decrease the player's vertical (fall) speed, which also greatly decreases their horizontal speed (clearly, it depends on the vertical fall rate, as one might expect from flight modeling). The net result is that the player flies extremely slowly - but their elytra still takes durability damage at the usual rate (1 durability per second without Unbreaking, etc.). Due to this combination, elytra plus Slow Falling is largely a novelty that most players won't use. The Feather Falling enchantment does not affect elytra speed and does not reduce fall damage from hitting things with elytra.

It is possible to calculate the glide range by dividing the altitude by tan of the glide angle (altitude/tan(glide angle)). For example, if the player glides from an altitude of 64 blocks above ground with a glide angle of 15 degrees, they can glide for 237 blocks (assume that they are on superflat), since floor(64 / tan(15)) is 237.

Stalling

Trying for too high a pitch reduces the player's lift. At a pitch of 30° above the horizon, the player has the lowest possible airspeed of 7.2 m/sec. Above that, the player might be considered to be in a stall. Increasing the pitch gets closer to a free-fall, and stalled flight at 60° is enough to cause fall damage. Stalling at 90° is a true free-fall.

Recovering from a stall is done by readjusting to any safe pitch as quickly as the player likes. This can be just changing to look at the horizon.

Powered flight

Firework rockets are used for speed boosts while gliding.

Firework rockets can be used for propulsion during flight by placing it in either hand and using. Using a firework rocket while gliding quickly maximizes the player's speed for a time similar to the rocket's flight duration.

If the rocket is equipped with firework stars, it explodes at the end of its flight, inflicting damage based on the number of stars.

It is possible to gain altitude during powered flight. This makes it possible to glide for extreme distances and had been used extensively by far lands/World Border challenges.

Durability

A broken pair of elytra.

Durability decreases by one point each second when gliding. A pair of elytra has 432 durability, allowing 7 minutes and 12 seconds of gliding time without enchantments, providing more than 10,000 blocks of transport distance. It is possible to apply the Unbreaking enchantment using an anvil and an enchanted book, which affects the elytra, in the same way it does to tools. Unbreaking III increases elytra's flight time to about four seconds per durability point, a total of 28 minutes and 44 seconds.

When the durability reaches 1, elytra stop working until they are repaired, adopting a tattered texture in the inventory. The damage ends at durability 1, so they can never fully break.

Enchantments

Elytra can receive the following enchantments:

Name	Description	Max level	Method	Weight
Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Anvil	5
Mending	Repairs the elytra when obtaining experience.	I	Anvil	2
Curse of Vanishing	The elytra vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Anvil	1
Curse of Binding	Removes the ability to de-equip the elytra.	I	Anvil	1

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Elytra rustles	Players	When a pair of elytra is equipped	item.armor.equip_elytra	subtitles.item.armor.equip_elytra	1.0	1.0	16 { "pitch": "1.0", "subtitle": "Elytra rustles", "source": "Players", "id": "item.armor.equip_elytra", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a pair of elytra is equipped", "sounds": [ "Equip leather1.ogg", "Equip leather2.ogg", "Equip leather3.ogg", "Equip leather4.ogg", "Equip leather5.ogg", "Equip leather6.ogg" ], "volume": "1.0", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.item.armor.equip_elytra" }
	None	Players	While flying with a pair of elytra	item.elytra.flying	None	0.0-1.0	1.0	16 { "pitch": "1.0 '\"`UNIQ--ref-00000025-QINU`\"'", "subtitle": "''None'''\"`UNIQ--ref-00000026-QINU`\"'", "source": "Players", "id": "item.elytra.flying", "distance": "16", "desc": "While flying with a pair of elytra", "sounds": [ "Elytra loop.ogg" ], "volume": "0.0-1.0 '\"`UNIQ--ref-00000024-QINU`\"'", "java": "1" }
	Item breaks	Entity-Dependent	When a pair of elytra's durability is exhausted	entity.item.break	subtitles.entity.item.break	0.8	0.8-1.2	16 { "pitch": "0.8-1.2", "subtitle": "Item breaks", "source": "''[[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|Entity-Dependent]]''", "id": "entity.item.break", "distance": "16", "desc": "When a pair of elytra's durability is exhausted", "sounds": [ "Random break.ogg" ], "volume": "0.8", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.item.break" }

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Players	When a pair of elytra is equipped	armor.equip_leather	1.0	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Equip leather1.ogg", "Equip leather2.ogg", "Equip leather3.ogg", "Equip leather4.ogg", "Equip leather5.ogg", "Equip leather6.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "1.0", "id": "armor.equip_leather", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a pair of elytra is equipped" }
	Players	While flying with a pair of elytra	elytra.loop	Depends	1.0 { "sounds": [ "Elytra loop.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "''Depends'' <sup class=\"noprint nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">&#91;<i>[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Talk:Elytra <span title=\"This needs to be verified by looking into Minecraft's code.\" >check the code</span>]</i>&#93;</sup>[[Category:Check the code]]", "id": "elytra.loop", "pitch": "1.0", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "While flying with a pair of elytra" }
	Players	When a pair of elytra's durability is exhausted	random.break	1.0	0.9 { "sounds": [ "Random break.ogg" ], "source": "Players", "volume": "1.0", "id": "random.break", "pitch": "0.9", "bedrock": "1", "desc": "When a pair of elytra's durability is exhausted" }

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Elytra	elytra	Item	item.minecraft.elytra

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Elytra	elytra	564	Item	item.elytra.name

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other
		Super Sonic { "anchor": "", "title": "Super Sonic", "icon": "", "title": "Super Sonic", "description": "Use [[Elytra]] to fly through a 1 by 1 gap while moving faster than 40 m/s ", "requirements": " ", "gamerscore": "30G ", "trophytype": "Gold ", "rewards": "" }	Use Elytra to fly through a 1 by 1 gap while moving faster than 40 m/s	—	30G	Gold

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Sky's the Limit	Find Elytra	The City at the End of the Game	Have a pair of elytra in the inventory.	end/elytra {"anchor": "", "title": "Sky's the Limit", "icon": "Elytra ", "icon-style": "oval", "title": "Sky's the Limit", "description": "Find Elytra ", "parent": "The City at the End of the Game ", "requirements": "Have a pair of [[elytra]] in the inventory. ", "resourcelocation": "end/elytra ", "rewards": "— " }

History

Java Edition
1.9		October 5, 2015			Tommaso Checchi tweets that Jeb is working on a secret feature for Minecraft Java Edition, saying "it's like Mario 64." {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "October 5, 2015", "content": "(link to Tommaso Checchi article, displayed as Tommaso Checchi) tweets that (link to Jeb article, displayed as Jeb) is working on a secret feature for Minecraft Java Edition, saying \"it's like (link to wikipedia:Super Mario 64 article, displayed as Mario 64).\""}
		October 6, 2015			Jeb tweets a animated GIF revealing a player gliding around an end city. Elytra have a dragon-wing texture. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "October 6, 2015", "content": "(link to Jeb article, displayed as Jeb) tweets a [https://web.archive.org/web/20230820173231/https://gfycat.com/serpentinehighlevelamurminnow-minecraftsuggestions-ethoslab animated GIF] revealing a (link to player article, displayed as player) gliding around an (link to end city article, displayed as end city). Elytra have a dragon-wing texture."}
		October 6, 2015			Jeb tweets an image of folded wings, which replace the cape the player is wearing. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "October 6, 2015", "content": "Jeb tweets an [https://web.archive.org/web/20230219045525/https://i.imgur.com/LBgZCyW.png image] of folded wings, which replace the cape the player is wearing."}
		October 6, 2015			Jeb tweets another animated GIF of his character with Mojang-themed elytra, gliding along a river through a taiga forest. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "October 6, 2015", "content": "Jeb tweets another [https://web.archive.org/web/20230820083025/https://gfycat.com/leadingindolentgangesdolphin animated GIF] of his character with Mojang-themed elytra, gliding along a (link to river article, displayed as river) through a (link to taiga article, displayed as taiga) forest."}
		15w41a			Added elytra. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "15w41a", "content": "(link to File:Elytra JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) <br>(link to File:Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Broken Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added elytra."}
					Elytra are currently repaired with leather when using anvil. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "15w41a", "content": "Elytra are currently repaired with (link to leather article, displayed as leather) when using (link to anvil article, displayed as anvil)."}
		15w42a			Elytra now spread slightly when the player crouches. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "15w42a", "content": "Elytra now spread slightly when the (link to player article, displayed as player) crouches."}
					The player can now take damage from gliding into walls, and crashing into a wall now has its own death message. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "15w42a", "content": "The player can now take (link to damage article, displayed as damage) from gliding into walls, and crashing into a wall now has its own (link to death message article, displayed as death message)."}
					When flying with elytra, players are only 0.6 blocks tall. They, therefore, can now fit through 1-block gaps while gliding. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "15w42a", "content": "When flying with elytra, players are only 0.6 blocks tall. They, therefore, can now fit through 1-block gaps while gliding."}
					The player can no longer go higher than the starting point of the glide. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "15w42a", "content": "The (link to player article, displayed as player) can no longer go higher than the starting point of the glide."}
		15w43a			The player's point of view now shifts while gliding. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "15w43a", "content": "The player's point of view now shifts while gliding."}
		16w06a			Elytra now recognize the player's cape and adopt a different elytron design for every official cape (see Gallery). In addition, Jeb is working on a feature to allow players to change the elytron design like regular player skins. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "16w06a", "content": "Elytra now recognize the (link to player article, displayed as player)'s (link to cape article, displayed as cape) and adopt a different elytron design for every official cape (see (link to #Gallery article, displayed as Gallery)). In addition, Jeb is working on a feature to allow players to change the elytron design like regular player skins."}
		16w07a			Elytra are now activated by jumping mid-air. The player no longer glides automatically when falling. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "16w07a", "content": "Elytra are now activated by jumping mid-air. The player no longer glides automatically when falling."}
					The cape option in the options menu now also disables custom elytra textures. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "16w07a", "content": "The cape option in the (link to options article, displayed as options menu) now also disables custom elytra textures."}
					Added the game rule disableElytraMovementCheck. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "16w07a", "content": "Added the (link to game rule article, displayed as game rule) <code style=\"word-break:break-all\">disableElytraMovementCheck</code>."}
1.9.1		pre1			Sounds while gliding with elytra have been added. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9.1", "exp": "", "snap": "pre1", "content": "(link to Sound article, displayed as Sounds) while gliding with elytra have been added."}
1.11		16w32a			Elytra can now be placed on armor stands, just like any other chestplate. {"type": "java", "version": "1.11", "exp": "", "snap": "16w32a", "content": "Elytra can now be placed on (link to armor stand article, displayed as armor stands), just like any other (link to chestplate article, displayed as chestplate)."}
		16w38a			Elytra are now visible on zombies, skeletons, and armor stands. {"type": "java", "version": "1.11", "exp": "", "snap": "16w38a", "content": "Elytra are now visible on (link to zombie article, displayed as zombies), (link to skeleton article, displayed as skeletons), and armor stands."}
		16w41a			Elytra now have their own sound when equipped. {"type": "java", "version": "1.11", "exp": "", "snap": "16w41a", "content": "Elytra now have their own (link to sound article, displayed as sound) when equipped."}
1.11.1		16w50a			Elytra can now be propelled through the air by using firework rockets. {"type": "java", "version": "1.11.1", "exp": "", "snap": "16w50a", "content": "Elytra can now be propelled through the (link to air article, displayed as air) by using (link to firework rocket article, displayed as firework rockets)."}
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 443. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "17w47a", "content": "Prior to (link to 1.13/Flattening article, displayed as ''The Flattening''), this (link to item article, displayed as item)'s numeral ID was 443."}
		18w14a			Elytra now require phantom membrane to be repaired, instead of leather. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w14a", "content": "Elytra now require (link to phantom membrane article, displayed as phantom membrane) to be repaired, instead of (link to leather article, displayed as leather)."}
1.14		18w43a			The textures of the elytra have been changed. {"type": "java", "version": "1.14", "exp": "", "snap": "18w43a", "content": "(link to File:Elytra JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) <br>(link to File:Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Broken Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The textures of the elytra have been changed."}
1.15		19w39a			The deployment animation of elytra causes player blinks when the deployment events has overlapped. {"type": "java", "version": "1.15", "exp": "", "snap": "19w39a", "content": "The deployment animation of elytra causes (link to player article, displayed as player) blinks when the deployment events has overlapped."}
		19w42a			The deployment and folding animations of elytra have been improved and become smoother. {"type": "java", "version": "1.15", "exp": "", "snap": "19w42a", "content": "The deployment and folding animations of elytra have been improved and become smoother."}
					Elytra can now start to glide immediately after a jump, not only during falls. {"type": "java", "version": "1.15", "exp": "", "snap": "19w42a", "content": "Elytra can now start to glide immediately after a jump, not only during falls."}
1.18		experimental snapshot 7			Elytra no longer use up durability when gliding regularly. Durability is now only consumed when a firework rocket is used. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 7", "content": "Elytra no longer use up durability when gliding regularly. Durability is now only consumed when a (link to firework rocket article, displayed as firework rocket) is used."}
					Speed boosts from firework rockets are slightly weaker. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 7", "content": "Speed boosts from firework rockets are slightly weaker."}
					Now break when the item reaches 0 durability. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 7", "content": "Now break when the item reaches 0 durability."}
		21w37a			The elytra changes in experimental snapshot 7 have been reverted. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "21w37a", "content": "The elytra changes in experimental snapshot 7 have been reverted."}
1.19		Pre-release 1			Equipping elytra through the inventory now plays a sound. {"type": "java", "version": "1.19", "exp": "", "snap": "Pre-release 1", "content": "Equipping elytra through the inventory now plays a sound."}
1.19.4		23w05a			Equipping elytra while held with an item already in the chestplate slot now swaps the two items. {"type": "java", "version": "1.19.4", "exp": "", "snap": "23w05a", "content": "Equipping elytra while held with an item already in the chestplate slot now swaps the two items."}
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Added elytra. In-game, they are known as elytra wings. {"type": "pocket", "version": "1.0.0", "exp": "", "snap": "alpha 0.17.0.1", "content": "(link to File:Elytra JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) <br>(link to File:Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Broken Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added elytra. In-game, they are known as ''elytra wings''."}
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Elytra can now be propelled through the air by using firework rockets. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.2.0", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.2.0.2", "content": "Elytra can now be propelled through the (link to air article, displayed as air) by using (link to firework rocket article, displayed as firework rockets)."}
1.2.3		beta 1.2.3.3			Elytra Wings have been renamed to Elytra. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.2.3", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.2.3.3", "content": "''Elytra Wings'' have been renamed to ''Elytra''."}
1.6.0		beta 1.6.0.5			Elytra can now be repaired in an anvil using phantom membrane, instead of leather. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.6.0", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.6.0.5", "content": "Elytra can now be repaired in an (link to anvil article, displayed as anvil) using (link to phantom membrane article, displayed as phantom membrane), instead of (link to leather article, displayed as leather)."}
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of elytra have been changed. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.10.0", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.10.0.3", "content": "(link to File:Elytra JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) <br>(link to File:Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Broken Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The textures of elytra have been changed."}
Legacy Console Edition
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added elytra. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU46", "xbone": "CU36", "ps": "1.38", "wiiu": "Patch 15", "switch": "1.0.1", "content": "(link to File:Elytra JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) <br>(link to File:Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Broken Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added elytra."}
TU53	CU43	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Elytra can now be propelled through the air by using firework rockets. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU53", "xbone": "CU43", "ps": "1.49", "wiiu": "Patch 23", "switch": "1.0.3", "content": "Elytra can now be propelled through the (link to air article, displayed as air) by using (link to firework rocket article, displayed as firework rockets)."}
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Elytra are now repaired on the anvil using phantom membrane instead of leather. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU69", "xbone": "none", "ps": "1.76", "wiiu": "Patch 38", "switch": "none", "content": "Elytra are now repaired on the (link to anvil article, displayed as anvil) using (link to phantom membrane article, displayed as phantom membrane) instead of (link to leather article, displayed as leather)."}
		1.90			The textures of elytra have been changed. {"type": "console", "xbox": "none", "xbone": "none", "ps": "1.90", "wiiu": "none", "switch": "none", "content": "(link to File:Elytra JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) <br>(link to File:Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Broken Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The textures of elytra have been changed."}
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10					Added elytra. {"type": "new3ds", "version": "1.7.10", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Elytra JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) <br>(link to File:Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Broken Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added elytra."}

Issues

Issues relating to "Elytra" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• The singular form of elytra is an elytron.
• In reality, elytra are not used for flight. They are the tough forewings of beetles and earwigs that cover the wings they actually use for flight. However, like Minecraft elytra, in beetles they can be used for gliding.
• A flying player has a shorter hitbox than usual: A 0.6 block cube centered on the player's feet.
• In Java Edition if the player glides into deep water with elytra equipped, the animation does not stop, giving it the appearance of a swimming animation. The animation stops once the player touches the ground. Additionally, firework rockets can be used with elytra underwater with a short boost duration.
• Elytra do not deactivate when the player flies into lava.
• Elytra can be equipped onto some mobs using commands. This has no effect unless the mob has the FallFlying tag set to 1b. Except for squids, mobs glide forward, unable to control the movement before landing, at which time they regain their AI.
  • Exceptions to this are squids as the squid's AI causes it to attempt swimming in midair, making it fall straight down because it conflicts with the elytra mechanics.
  • Because chickens fall slowly, they can move more distance.
  • Endermen, tamed wolves and tamed cats that are not sitting cannot teleport until they hit the ground.
  • Because mobs do not regain control until they hit the ground, vexes fall until they die or despawn as they cannot touch the ground.
  • Mobs capable of flying, such as parrots or vexes can steer in air, though they cannot travel up or down. Dolphins also have this ability.
• 4J Studios created an elytron-centered tutorial map for console edition when elytra were first introduced to this platform, this map is themed as "ruins of an ancient civilization of Minecraft worshipers" and showcases the new amplified terrain generation. This map can be seen behind the scenes. On 28 March 2017, 4J Studios added an elytron-themed Mini Games for Legacy Console Edition called "Glide;" it consists of Time Attack and Score Attack mode.
• A player who jumps with both elytra and the Slow Falling effect travels slightly upward, which is a cheap but time-consuming alternative to fireworks and Riptide-enchanted tridents.
• Mojang has considered the suggestion of combining elytra with a chestplate, but eventually decided against it, stating that elytra taking up armor is an intentional decision of game balancing.

Gallery

First elytra designs created by jeb_ fitting to the official capes and posted on Reddit.

Renders

Worn

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  Steve gliding with elytra.

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  Alex gliding with elytra.

Capes

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  Old Mojang cape

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  New Mojang cape

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  Mojang Studios cape

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  Crowdin Translator cape

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  dannyBstyle's cape

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  JulianClark's cape

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  Millionth Customer cape

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  MINECON 2011 Attendees cape

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  MINECON 2012 Attendees cape

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  MINECON 2013 Attendees cape

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  MINECON 2015 Attendees cape

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  Scrapped elytra design for MINECON 2015 cape

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  MINECON 2016 Attendees cape

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  MINECON Live 2019 Founder's cape

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  Mojira Moderator cape

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  MrMessiah's cape

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  Prismarine cape

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  Realms mapmaker's cape

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  Cobalt cape

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  Scrolls cape

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  Turtle cape

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  Pancape cape

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  Migrator cape

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  Gr8_Escape's cape

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  Valentine cape

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  Vanilla cape‌

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  Vanilla cape‌

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  Cherry Blossom Cape‌

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  Cherry Cape‌

Item

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  A pair of enchanted elytra.

Screenshots

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  The first image of elytra, tweeted by Jeb. Click to play.

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  Folded elytra, which resembles the cape the user is wearing.

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  The minecon 2015 cape elytra.

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  Dinnerbone flying upside down.

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  Elytra in an end ship.

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  A player wearing elytra.

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  A player using elytra.

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  Elytra with only 1 durability.

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  Elytra designs fitting to the official capes, posted by Jeb on Reddit.

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  A player gliding while blocking with a shield.

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  Screenshot of Glide mini-games.

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  Another screenshot of Glide mini-games.

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  Official elytra themed tutorial map.

In other media

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  An image of players using elytra.

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  Glide launch poster.

External links

• Taking Inventory: Elytra – Minecraft.net on December 14, 2019