Do Endermen teleport along valid paths?

When an Enderman teleports, either by accident or after being angered, does it follow a continuous path to the destination? If so, what are the requirements for such a path?

Minecraft wiki made me think that they teleport similar to spawning, only with limited range. Like they pick a spot within 32 blocks, then disappear and appear at that spot. However, after some in-game observation, I'm now under the impression that their teleportation is the same as any mob's movement, only very fast (and perhaps with the ability to jump a little higher).

To give more specific example:

there's a room with ceiling 3 blocks above (enough to fit an Enderman)
the room is well-lit (mobs can't spawn)
walls are made of cobblestone (Endermen can't grief their way through)
one side is open, but a deep ravine (let's say, 70 block deep and 4 block wide) with no way around it lies between the room and a place where Endermen can spawn

Will they be able to teleport into this room? If true, then I suppose they don't need a path after all.

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Best Answer

Endermen can teleport to any air block which has a solid block beneath it (provided they can fit there and avoiding water and lava) within 32 blocks of their original location, measured not as a sphere, but as a 64x64x64 cube centered on the original location. To make sure no Enderman will ever appear in your room you need to make sure no Enderman can get closer than 32 blocks to the room (either by using water or by filling all air blocks or by making all ceilings only 2 high, etc.).

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Where can endermen not teleport?

Endermen can teleport through any type of block if there is ample space on the other side. What you could do is cover the ground outside with blocks they can not teleport on top of. As far as my understanding goes, the only blocks they can't teleport to are water lava and transparent blocks. (Source).

Is there a way to keep an enderman from teleporting?

I can confirm right now that they can teleport onto half slabs, btw.

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