Tips and FAQ
Answers to common questions.
Can I teleport straight to the Swift?
Yes, with cheats on: /swift:visit takes you there. It builds no arrival gate, so to come back use /swift:rift, which opens a rift home, or the vanilla /execute in overworld run tp @s <x> <y> <z>. Without cheats, light a Deep Dark portal or step through a rift.
How do I get home?
Walk back into the arrival gate you came through. It always leads to the portal you used. If you came by rift, use the return rift within 30 seconds, before it closes. Or use a Soul Block: it opens a rift home. Getting home has every way back.
Why can’t I sleep in the Swift?
The Swift hums too loudly to rest here. Beds and respawn anchors don’t work there, and if you die you respawn in the Overworld.
I played five notes and nothing happened.
The notes must be five different pitches, played within 12 seconds, on note blocks within about 12 blocks of the frame. Notes must be played by a player, not by redstone.
Where do I get Echo Shards?
Ancient city chests, the chests of humbler husks and the Sculker Nest, sometimes the sculkers (hunters, scavengers, trappers and stalkers) and lootkins, and Monarchs and Twisted Wardens.
Where do I get Soul Blocks?
See Soul Blocks: excavations, Lullaby Circles, the Sculker Nest, the Echo Den, humbler husks, bosses, echo golems, or craft them.
My Soul Block went dim.
It opened a rift and drained. Place it in the Swift during the Thrive tide (the day) to recharge it.
Why are some monsters on fire with blue flames?
They’re soul corrupted. During Endure, half the monsters that spawn are tougher and burning, freezing or swift. The corruption fades when the tide turns.
My blub won’t follow me.
Only tamed blubs follow you. Keep feeding it Chimebells; each one has a 1 in 3 chance. Tamed pets can’t follow you between dimensions.
A warden found me at the portal!
A Singer’s song calms wardens for 30 seconds. Otherwise, sneak, avoid sculk shriekers, and have the melody ready before you start.
How do I stop burning after touching ichor?
Get out of the ichor. Water puts the flames out, and so does a slabber’s lick. Fire Resistance keeps them off.
My arrival gate went dark.
Note blocks and Singers can’t light a portal in the Swift, but its echo golems can: wake four of them by the gate during Thrive and they relight it. See getting home.
Why can’t I make a white willow sign or boat?
Bedrock add-ons can’t add signs, hanging signs, shelves or boats, so the add-on has none. The Java Edition mod has all of them.
Commands
These need cheats and operator permission, except for /swift:advancements. Structures: lullaby_circle, monarch_court (the Sculker Nest), echo_den, humbler_husk, soul_excavation and dartback_arena.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/swift:visit | Travel to the Swift. |
/swift:tide [flow|thrive|endure] | Show the tide, or skip ahead to the start of one. |
/swift:findstructure <structure> | Find the nearest Swift structure. |
/swift:rift | Open a rift in front of you (in the Swift, a rift home). |
/swift:advancements | Show your advancement progress (no cheats needed). |