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{{Infobox structure<br />
| image = Desert Well.png<br />
| biome = {{BiomeLink|Desert}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Desert Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Desert Lakes}}{{only|be|short=1}}<br />
| blocks =<br />
* {{BlockLink|Sand}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Sandstone}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Sandstone Slab}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Suspicious Sand}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Water}}<br />
|canspawn=No<br />
}}<br />
'''Desert wells''' are structure-like [[Minecraft:feature]]s consisting mostly of [[Minecraft:sandstone]].<br />
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== Generation ==<br />
Desert wells generate in [[Minecraft:desert]] biomes. They have a {{frac|1|1000}}{{only|java|short=1}} or {{frac|1|500}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}} chance to be generated in the given chunk. It is possible for a well to generate around a [[Minecraft:cactus]]. The well is considered a [[Minecraft:feature]] rather than a [[Minecraft:structure]], and therefore it generates with the "Generate Structures" option disabled.<ref>{{bug|MC-143151}}</ref><br />
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The game always tries to place the desert well on top of the first non-air block at a given position. For the generation to succeed, said block must be sand<!-- only regular sand is allowed, i.e., no sandstone & also no red sand --> situated on solid ground in a 5-by-5 radius. In practice, none of the 25 positions in the radius are allowed to be only air on the two y-levels below the central sand block.<!-- cf. "DesertWellFeature.class" --><br />
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The same requirements apply for {{cmd|place feature minecraft:desert_well}} to succeed.<br />
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{{Calculator|chunkbase|pois=Dw|zoom=0.25}}<br />
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== Construction ==<br />
{{main|Desert Well/Structure}}<br />
Desert wells are built of [[Minecraft:sandstone]] blocks and [[Minecraft:slab]]s with a [[Minecraft:water]] source inside. Underneath the water source are two [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] blocks that can be [[Minecraft:brush]]ed to get various items. The first suspicious sand generates directly below the water source blocks, and the second generates below that layer.<br />
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== Loot ==<br />
{{LootChest|brushable-desert-well}}<br />
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== Data values ==<br />
=== ID ===<br />
{{el|je}}:<br />
{{ID table<br />
|firstcolumnname=Feature type<br />
|displayname=[No displayed name]<br />
|spritename=desert-well<br />
|spritetype=env<br />
|nameid=desert_well<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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{{ID table<br />
|firstcolumnname=Configured feature<br />
|displayname=[No displayed name]<br />
|spritename=desert-well<br />
|spritetype=env<br />
|nameid=desert_well<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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{{el|be}}:<br />
{{ID table<br />
|firstcolumnname=Feature<br />
|displayname=[No displayed name]<br />
|spritename=desert-well<br />
|spritetype=env<br />
|nameid=desert_well_feature<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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=== Config ===<br />
{{main|Configured feature}}<br />
{{el|java}}:<br />
<section begin="config"/><div class="treeview"><br />
* {{nbt|compound|config}}: Empty<br />
</div><section end="config"/><br />
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{{Collapse|title=An example|head=1}}<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="json"><br />
{<br />
"type": "minecraft:desert_well",<br />
"config": {}<br />
}<br />
</syntaxhighlight><br />
{{Collapse|tail=1}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== ''Java Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|java}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w04a|[[File:Desert Well JE1 BE1.png|50px]] Added desert wells.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|Desert wells now include [[Minecraft:sand]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] under its [[Minecraft:water]].<br />
|The suspicious sand may contain arms up [[Minecraft:pottery sherd]]s, [[Minecraft:brick]], [[Minecraft:stick]]s, [[Minecraft:suspicious stew]], and [[Minecraft:emerald]]s.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|The loot of the suspicious sand in desert wells has been changed.<br />
|[[Minecraft:Brewer pottery sherd]]s now spawn in desert wells with the probability of 1/4.<br />
|The probability of arms up pottery sherds spawning in desert wells is now 1/4, and the probability of other items spawning in desert wells is now 1/8.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Desert Well JE1 BE1.png|50px]] Desert wells were intended to be added in this version, but they did not generate at all.<ref>{{citation|url=https://mojang.com/2014/06/pocket-edition-0-9-0-snapshot-biggest-update-ever/|title=Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610064558/https://mojang.com/2014/06/pocket-edition-0-9-0-snapshot-biggest-update-ever/|website=Mojang.com|date=June 9, 2014}}</ref>}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Desert Well JE2 BE2.png|50px]] The textures of desert wells has been changed.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=?|Desert wells can now generate on terrain higher than Y{{=}}128.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.70|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.70.23|Desert wells now include [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] under its [[Minecraft:water]].}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== Legacy Console Edition ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|console}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Desert Well JE1 BE1.png|50px]] Added desert wells.}}<br />
}}<br />
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== Issues ==<br />
{{Issue list}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
=== Screenshots ===<br />
<gallery><br />
Desert Well by Ocean.png|A desert well<br />
DeadBushWell.png|Another desert well<br />
WellAndDungeon.png|The well feature found near a caved-in dungeon<br />
Excavated desert well.png|An excavated well<br />
Buried Well.png|A well partially buried in sand<br />
Two Wells Separated by a Hill.png|Two desert wells generated close to each other<br />
Desert Well by River.jpg|Another example of a desert well<br />
</gallery><br />
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=== In other media ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Peter-sheff-03-zombie.jpg|A [[Minecraft:zombie villager]] chasing a [[Minecraft:baby villager]] by a well<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also == <br />
* [[Minecraft:Feature]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Mcnet|desert-well|Building Blocks: Desert Well|September 16, 2025|Duncan Geere}}<br />
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== Navigation ==<br />
{{Navbox desert}}<br />
{{Navbox generated features}}<br />
{{Mojang featured|https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/desert-pyramid}}<br />
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[[Minecraft:de:Wüstenbrunnen]]<br />
[[Minecraft:es:Fuente del desierto]]<br />
[[Minecraft:fr:Puits du désert]]<br />
[[Minecraft:it:Pozzo del deserto]]<br />
[[Minecraft:ja:砂漠の井戸]]<br />
[[Minecraft:lzh:漠井]]<br />
[[Minecraft:pl:Pustynna studnia]]<br />
[[Minecraft:pt:Poço do Deserto]]<br />
[[Minecraft:ru:Колодец]]<br />
[[Minecraft:th:บ่อน้ำทะเลทราย]]<br />
[[Minecraft:uk:Пустельний колодязь]]<br />
[[Minecraft:zh:沙漠水井]]</div>SyncBot