Introduction

Minecraft is filled with various structures that generate naturally in different biomes. These structures provide valuable loot, unique challenges, and even powerful enemies. From mysterious temples hidden in the jungle to massive fortresses in the Nether, exploring structures is a key part of the game.

In this guide, we will cover every structure in Minecraft, explaining where to find them, what they contain, and why they are important.

1. Villages

Location: Plains, Desert, Savanna, Taiga, Snowy Tundra

Villages are settlements populated by villagers. They contain houses, farms, and workstations, making them an excellent place to trade, gather resources, and find shelter. Villages also have an Iron Golem for protection.

Loot: Villages contain chests with food, tools, armor, and sometimes enchanted books.

Special Features: Villages can be raided by pillagers if a player with the "Bad Omen" effect enters.

2. Pillager Outposts

Location: Plains, Savanna, Taiga, Snowy Tundra, Desert

Pillager Outposts are tall watchtowers surrounded by hostile pillagers. These structures often have cages with trapped iron golems or allays.

Loot: Crossbows, enchanted books, bottles of enchanting, and emeralds.

Special Features: Killing the leader (with a banner) gives the player the "Bad Omen" effect, which triggers a village raid.

3. Desert Temples

Location: Desert

Desert Temples are pyramid-like structures made of sandstone. Inside, there is a hidden treasure room with four chests. However, stepping on the pressure plate in the middle will activate TNT and destroy the loot.

Loot: Golden apples, enchanted books, emeralds, diamonds, and saddles.

Special Features: The TNT trap at the bottom of the treasure room.

4. Jungle Temples

Location: Jungle

Jungle Temples are ancient stone structures hidden in jungle biomes. They contain two hidden chests protected by arrow traps and a puzzle that must be solved to access the treasure.

Loot: Gold, diamonds, emeralds, redstone, and enchanted books.

Special Features: Traps that fire arrows when tripwires are triggered.

5. Igloos

Location: Snowy Tundra

Igloos are small ice houses, and some have a hidden basement that contains a villager and a zombie villager. This basement includes a brewing stand and a golden apple, which can be used to cure the zombie villager.

Loot: Golden apples, potions, and brewing stands.

Special Features: A secret basement with a villager curing tutorial.

6. Woodland Mansions

Location: Dark Forest

Woodland Mansions are massive, multi-floor buildings filled with hostile mobs like vindicators and evokers. They are one of the rarest structures and contain many secret rooms.

Loot: Enchanted books, golden apples, diamond armor, and totems of undying.

Special Features: Evokers drop totems of undying, which prevent death once.

7. Strongholds

Location: Underground, found using Eyes of Ender

Strongholds are underground fortress-like structures that contain the End Portal, which is required to access the End dimension.

Loot: Enchanted books, ender pearls, iron armor, and golden apples.

Special Features: Contains the End Portal, which requires 12 Eyes of Ender to activate.

8. Nether Fortresses

Location: Nether

Nether Fortresses are large dark structures filled with Blazes, Wither Skeletons, and other Nether mobs. They are necessary for gathering Blaze Rods, which are used to craft potions and Eyes of Ender.

Loot: Diamonds, gold ingots, saddles, nether wart, and horse armor.

Special Features: Blaze spawners can be found inside, making this the best place to farm Blaze Rods.

9. Bastion Remnants

Location: Nether

Bastion Remnants are ruined castle-like structures controlled by Piglins. They contain valuable treasure but are heavily guarded by Piglin Brutes, which are stronger than regular Piglins.

Loot: Netherite scraps, gold blocks, enchanted gear, and Pigstep music disc.

Special Features: Piglins become hostile if you open chests or mine gold inside the bastion.

10. Ruined Portals

Location: Overworld and Nether

Ruined Portals are broken Nether Portals that generate in both dimensions. They have chests with useful loot and crying obsidian blocks.

Loot: Gold armor, enchanted tools, obsidian, and flint and steel.

Special Features: Can be rebuilt into a working Nether Portal by adding missing obsidian blocks.

11. Ocean Monuments

Location: Deep Ocean

Ocean Monuments are massive underwater structures guarded by Guardians and Elder Guardians. They contain large amounts of prismarine blocks and sponges.

Loot: Gold blocks and sponges.

Special Features: The Elder Guardians inside apply Mining Fatigue, making it hard to break blocks.

12. Shipwrecks

Location: Ocean and Beach

Shipwrecks are sunken wooden structures that resemble broken ships. They contain one to three chests filled with valuable loot.

Loot: Treasure maps, emeralds, iron, gold, and enchanted leather armor.

Special Features: Some shipwrecks contain Buried Treasure Maps, leading to Heart of the Sea.

13. Buried Treasure

Location: Found using a Buried Treasure Map

Buried treasure is a hidden chest buried under sand or gravel. It always contains a Heart of the Sea, which is used to craft a Conduit.

Loot: Diamonds, TNT, iron, emeralds, and Heart of the Sea.

Special Features: The only place to find Heart of the Sea.

14. Ocean Ruins

Location: Ocean and Beach

Ocean Ruins are small underwater structures made of stone bricks or sandstone. They are often guarded by drowned mobs.

Loot: Treasure maps, coal, and fishing-related loot.

Special Features: Sometimes spawn Drowned mobs with tridents.

15. End Cities and End Ships

Location: The End, after defeating the Ender Dragon

End Cities are massive purple towers found in the End. End Ships float near some End Cities and contain Elytra wings.

Loot: Shulker boxes, enchanted diamond gear, and Elytra.

Special Features: The only way to get Elytra wings, which allow flight.

Conclusion

Structures in Minecraft add exploration, challenges, and valuable rewards. Whether you're searching for Elytra in the End or raiding a Woodland Mansion, these structures offer endless adventures.

Now that you know about every structure, which one will you explore next?