Despite having amassed an active player base of more than 126 million worldwide, many players haven't officially "completed" Minecraft. It's largely accepted that you have "completed" the game upon defeating the Ender Dragon in the End dimension, although, being a sandbox game, this is completely optional. But what else is there to do in the End?
Once you've defeated the Ender Dragon, you can find the Ender City using an Eye of Ender and obtain the Elytra, a pair of wings used to fly. It seems like the End simply exists to "complete" the game, rather than an area of its own for players to enjoy. If you're looking for that unique experience in the End, then look to the modding community, which has created a wide range of mods that focus on improving the player's experience in the End dimension.
10 Bad Wither No Cookie - Reloaded
This mod is a must-have for big servers, or for servers where everyone splits up to do their own things. Bad Wither No Cookie silences the world-wide broadcasts triggered by events such as facing a Wither or the Ender Dragon, plus other intrusive noises such as thunder and wandering traders. It can also be configured to silence any new noises added from other mods. Sometimes you just want to defeat the Ender Dragon in peace, without announcing your fight to the whole server, and that's where this mod comes in handy.
9 Progressive Bosses
Progressive Bosses adds a scaling difficulty to the end-game content in Minecraft, increasing the difficulty of Wither and End Dragon fights each time the player defeats them. This can also work in multiplayer, with the difficulty of the boss being scaled to the average of all players nearby.
This mod gives both the Wither and End Dragon new abilities with each level increase, as well as increased stats. For example, in the second fight, the Wither will be able to summon Wither Minions, or Wither Skeletons, which will attack any nearby living entities.
8 Pomarf's Dimensional Ores
Pomarf's Dimensional Ores adds all the vanilla ores, like iron, redstone, and diamond, to both the Nether and End dimensions and adds four brand new ores to each dimension. There's not much more to do in the End after defeating the Ender Dragon and obtaining an Elytra, so this mod adds a bit more playability to the end, without straying too far from the traditional Minecraft experience. With the addition of the new ores, players can also create new tools, weapons, and armor that scale to be stronger than any vanilla ores.
7 The Endergetic Expansion
A work-in-progress mod from Team Abnormal, The Endergetic Expansion aims to expand upon the existing theme of the End dimension, adding new biomes and creatures to improve upon the environment. So far, the Poise Forest is the most notable feature, which can sometimes be found on the outer edges of the End, adding a new biome to explore, including passive mobs such as the Booflo, a new creature to be tamed, and the Puff Bug. This mod also adds a bunch of new blocks to build with, including a new wood type and brick type, alongside some new plants and flowers.
6 BetterEnd
BetterEnd adds more than 10 new biomes to the End dimension, each with unique blocks and stunning visuals. From the Blossoming Spires filled with Silk Moths to the Sulphur Springs in which the glowing End Fish can be found, these new environments will have you wandering the End for hours just to take in the view. But watch out for the Shadow Walkers known to slowly stalk players in the Shadow Forest. With so many new biomes, filled with new blocks, flora, and fauna, there's so much more to explore in the End.
5 The Outer End
The Outer End mod adds two new biomes, the Azure Forest and the Crystal Crag, and multiple new structures and mobs. Players can explore the Catacombs, guarded by the Entombed, or journey through the End Tower, guarded by Purpur Golems, and underneath it, through a labyrinth of loot and swarms of hostile Himmelites. Both structures can contain some of the best loot, with the Elytra appearing rarely in the End Tower's labyrinths. Luckily, this mod is compatible with both The Endergetic Expansion and BetterEnd, so you can combine all three if you really want to dive into the End dimension.
4 End Remastered
The End Remastered mod is all about changing the way players can find and access the End Portal. The first, and most significant, change is the separation of the vanilla Ender Eyes into 11 unique eyes that can only be obtained by exploring, mining, and fighting your way through the Overworld. Some Eyes can be found in certain biomes, whilst others can only be obtained by defeating specific creatures, such as the Wither or Evoker. There are also two new, massive, structures that can house the End Portal; the End Castle can be found using a map and is a beautifully generated castle containing a Portal Room, and The Dungeon is a procedurally generated dungeon, found by throwing and following one of the Eyes (which do not smash like vanilla Ender Eyes), containing 9 puzzle rooms, of which 3 must be completed to find the Portal Room.
3 The End Expansion Mod 2
The End Expansion Mod 2 looks to expand upon the existing idea of the End dimension, with a whole new host of hostile mobs being added, such as the new types of Enderman and Ender Serpents.
New structures can also be found across the end, such as Ender Villager Houses, Destroyed Ender Ships, and Purpur Towers. On top of that, new Ender tools can be crafted by upgrading existing Netherite tools with Ender Gems, and new armor can be crafted using Eyes of Ender.
2 The Desertic End
The Desertic End largely builds upon the vanilla End dimension concept of a desert-type landscape, with the exceptions of the Warped Forest and Flowering Hills. Various plants, such as End Delium and Ender Cactus, add some vegetation to the desert, with the Ender Cactus flowers acting as a cure for levitation which is caused by the End Delium. Players can also grow a new plant called the Ender Fern which can be crafted to receive Ender Pearls. Additionally, this mod adds Enderite, a new ore with teleportation properties, but be careful when gathering this ore as, when mined, it will cause the player to float until destroyed.
1 End: Reborn
Another mod that sticks closely to the vanilla style of the End dimension, End: Reborn reworks the overall look of the End, filling it with more foliage and different blocks, whilst adding new structures such as the End Crypt and the End Shipwreck, in which you can find some great loot. Alongside these new places to explore, this mod adds the ability to use a Purpur Navigator to find the End City, rather than an Eye of Ender that has a chance to break, and the ability to access your Ender Chest from anywhere with an Ender Transmitter. Like many other End-themed mods, this mod also includes new materials to craft tools, weapons, and armor from, but its most notable feature is the Ender Boots that will teleport the wearer a short distance upon taking damage.