ender_pearls_vanish_on_death

booleanJava 26.2 only

Controls whether in-flight ender pearls are destroyed when the player who threw them dies. When false, pearls continue flying after the thrower's death and still teleport on impact.

Enable ender_pearls_vanish_on_death

Ender pearls thrown by a player are destroyed on that player's death.

Java/gamerule ender_pearls_vanish_on_death true

Disable ender_pearls_vanish_on_death

Ender pearls persist after the thrower dies and still teleport on landing.

Java/gamerule ender_pearls_vanish_on_death false

Default: true. Restore with /gamerule ender_pearls_vanish_on_death true

What ender_pearls_vanish_on_death does

Controls whether in-flight ender pearls are destroyed when the player who threw them dies. When false, pearls continue flying after the thrower's death and still teleport on impact.

ender_pearls_vanish_on_death is a Java Edition-only gamerule and is not available in Bedrock.

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