What Are Shared Ender Pearls?
In vanilla Minecraft, an ender pearl is a simple yet powerful tool — throw it, and you teleport to its landing spot, taking a bit of fall damage along the way. But what if you could bind that pearl to a specific player, creating a direct teleport link between two characters? That’s exactly what the Shared Ender Pearls plugin introduces. It transforms the standard ender pearl into a Bound Ender Pearl, a craftable item that lets you instantly warp to a targeted player, bypassing the usual cooldowns and fall damage if configured correctly.
How Bound Ender Pearls Work
The core mechanic is simple. Hold a regular ender pearl in your main hand, then Shift + Right-click while looking at another player. The pearl transforms into a Bound Ender Pearl, permanently linked to that specific player. When you throw this bound pearl, you won’t teleport to its impact point — instead, you’ll instantly appear next to the bound player, no matter where they are in the world. This opens up incredible possibilities for team play, base defense, and rapid travel across servers.
If the server allows crafting, you can also create Bound Ender Pearls using a player head. Place the head in a crafting grid along with an ender pearl, and the result is a pearl bound to the head’s owner. This method is perfect for setting up permanent teleport networks between friends or faction members without needing them to be online for the initial binding.
Commands and Permissions
All configuration is handled through the /sep command. Server operators can tweak every aspect of the plugin’s behavior to fit their gameplay style. The command brings up a menu or accepts direct arguments to toggle settings on or off. Here are the key configurable options:
- canBeCrafted — Allows crafting Bound Ender Pearls using player heads. Default: false.
- canStealPearls — Lets players bind a pearl to someone else by Shift + Left-clicking them with an ender pearl. Default: false.
- cannotStealFromOPs — Prevents stealing from operators. Default: true.
- disableCooldown — Removes the vanilla ender pearl cooldown for bound pearls. Default: false.
- disablePearlDamage — Negates the standard teleport fall damage. Default: true.
- disablePostTeleportDamage — Grants 5 seconds of invulnerability after teleporting. Default: false.
- disablePostTeleportFallDamage — Nullifies the next fall damage specifically. Default: false.
- doSpawnEndermites — Controls whether endermites spawn on teleport. Default: false.
- dropPearls — Uses world.dropItem() instead of adding directly to inventory. Default: false.
- enabled — Master toggle for the entire plugin. Default: true.
- gravity — Enables or disables gravity for bound pearls. Default: true.
- instant — Makes bound pearls teleport instantly without projectile travel. Default: false.
- keepHeadAfterCrafting — If true, the player head is not consumed during crafting. Default: false.
These settings give server owners fine-grained control. For example, a hardcore survival server might keep fall damage enabled, while a minigame hub could turn on instant teleport and invulnerability. The plugin also checks for updates automatically, ensuring you always have the latest features and fixes.
Practical Uses on Multiplayer Servers
Bound ender pearls shine in cooperative and competitive environments. Imagine a faction server where each member carries a pearl bound to their leader — during a raid, the leader can summon reinforcements instantly. On a building server, architects can link pearls to a central hub, allowing quick travel between distant projects without nether portals or long minecart rides.
For PvP arenas, the ability to steal pearls adds a layer of strategy. If canStealPearls is enabled, a player can sneak up and Shift + Left-click an opponent to bind the opponent’s pearl to themselves, effectively hijacking their teleport network. Server admins can protect staff by enabling cannotStealFromOPs, ensuring moderators aren’t accidentally dragged into combat.
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Installation and Setup
Setting up Shared Ender Pearls is straightforward. Download the plugin JAR and place it into your server’s plugins folder. After a server restart, the plugin generates a default configuration file. You can then use /sep in-game or edit the config.yml directly to adjust settings. The plugin is lightweight and compatible with most Spigot and Paper servers, requiring no additional dependencies.
For crafting to work, ensure canBeCrafted is set to true. Players will need a player head — obtainable through mob drops, other plugins, or commands — and a standard ender pearl. The recipe is shapeless, so the two items can be placed anywhere in the crafting grid. If keepHeadAfterCrafting is enabled, the head remains, making mass production economical.
Advanced Configuration Tips
To create a truly unique teleportation system, consider combining settings. For a “rescue pearl” mechanic, enable disablePostTeleportDamage and disablePearlDamage so the teleported player arrives safely even if the bound player is falling. If you want pearls to behave more like vanilla projectiles but still target players, keep gravity true and instant false — the pearl will fly through the air before warping the thrower to the bound player’s location.
Server owners running large networks often disable dropPearls to prevent item duplication bugs, while minigame servers might enable it for dramatic effect. The plugin’s update checker can be toggled in the config if you prefer manual version control.
Why This Plugin Stands Out
Unlike simple teleport commands, Shared Ender Pearls integrates seamlessly into survival gameplay. It uses existing items and mechanics, so players don’t need to learn new interfaces. The binding process feels intuitive — just a shift-click — and the pearl remains a physical inventory item, subject to loss on death unless keepInventory is active. This adds risk and reward: losing a bound pearl means losing your quick travel link to a teammate.
The plugin also respects vanilla balance. By default, ender pearl damage and cooldowns are preserved, so you can’t spam teleports without consequences. Server admins can tweak these to create anything from a hardcore survival experience to a casual creative mode teleport network.
Conclusion
Shared Ender Pearls reimagines a classic Minecraft item into a versatile team-based tool. With simple shift-click binding, extensive configuration options, and seamless integration into existing gameplay, it adds a new layer of strategy and convenience. Whether you’re running a faction server, a cooperative building world, or a competitive PvP arena, this plugin offers a fresh way to connect players. The ability to craft pearls from player heads, steal bindings, or disable damage makes it adaptable to almost any server style. Give your players a new reason to carry ender pearls — and watch how it changes the way they explore, fight, and collaborate.