Covering end cities throughout Minecraft, end rods are a helpful light source that emit small white particles, almost giving off the appearance of fluorescent lights.
Though they can be broken and retrieved within end cities, end rods can also be crafted through the use of blaze rods and popped chorus fruit in the crafting menu. End rods are versatile and are capable of being placed on most blocks from multiple angles. They can be left suspended in-air if the block holding them is broken.
In some end cities, players may notice that end rods can even be used as staircase steps when they are oriented horizontally.
Minecraft: Finding materials for end rods
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Chorus fruit on the other hand may be new for some players, as they are exclusive to the End. Chorus fruits are obtained from the chorus plant, which can be found on the outer islands of the End and possesses a purple, rectangular form.
Similar to blaze rods, each block of a chorus plant has a 50 percent chance to drop a chorus fruit when it is broken. However, simply receiving the chorus fruit isn’t enough, it still needs to be popped before it can be used to make end rods.
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In order to pop these fruits in Minecraft, players will need to smelt chorus fruit in a furnace.
Once Minecraft players have both materials on-hand, they can use one blaze rod in the center of the crafting grid with a popped chorus fruit in the slot below it to create an end rod.