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# Void Essence

Void Essence is a type of shadow material used as a crafting ingredient in many other recipes.

The main way to obtain it is by creating a [Void Altar](/allura/multi-block-structures/intro-to-multi-block-structures/void-altar.md) and sacrificing some Black Dyed Sculk to it. 

Alternatively, it has a high chance to be dropped by the ender dragon.

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