Minecraft:Shimmering Key

Template:Hatnote Template:Message boxTemplate:Article other Template:Infobox item A shimmering key is an item added in 25w14craftmine in Java Edition.

Obtaining

Beating a special mine spawns a random shimmering key from the mine crafter block.

Beating a normal mine has a 1 in 10 chance to spawn a shimmering key, this gives the player the possibility to obtain keys more than every 5th mine.

Alternatively, a player can obtain a specific Shimmering Key with Template:Cmd, where <structure> is one of the structure presets created for this snapshot.

Usage

Shimmering keys can be used on a shimmering door, which opens a menu. If the given key is valid and there is space behind the door to spawn the room it is trying to create, it then spawns a new room based on the key provided.

The keys tooltip shows the player which room type is created upon unlocking a shimmering door.

Structures

When a new shimmering key is spawned from the mine crafter block, it comes with one of these structure presets in its minecraft:instant_door component:

Structure IDs

Name	Description	Image	Structure
barrels	Opens "Storage (barrels)"	9x9 with 1 door on each side	File:Craftmine structure barrels.png
boiler	Opens "Boiler Room"	7 by 9 with 2 doors; both on the right of the front / back walls	File:Craftmine structure boiler.png
carpet	Opens "Relax Room"	15 by 15 with 1 door on each side	File:Craftmine structure carpet.png
corridor_simple	Opens "Boring Corridor"	7 by 11 with 1 door on each side	File:Craftmine structure corridor simple.png
fountain	Opens "Fountain"	15 by 15 with 1 door on each side	File:Fountain Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
grassy_h	Opens "Junction (grass)"	9 by 9 with 2 doors on opposing sides in an H-like fashion	File:Grassy H Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
hanging	Opens "Storage (hanging barrels)"	15 by 15 with 1 door on each side	File:Hanging Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
house	Opens "Wow, A Whole House? At This Price?"	13 by 16 with 1 door on each side, although offset by 1 block each	File:House Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png Inside of this house is a lectern saying "Dear Bob I hope you are doing well! I heard some disturbing news and I wanted to ask what happened to".
labyrinth	Opens "Labyrinth"	11 by 11 with a door on opposing sides, although one is misaligned by 1 block	File:Labyrinth Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png Entrance and exit are marked with froglights and the chest contains 18 diamond lightning mob trophies.
pool	Opens "Deep Pool"	File:Pool Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png	File:Deep Pool Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
ship	Opens "Ship"	A picture of the ship's layout	File:Ship Structure Image (April Fools Update 2025).png
simple	Opens "Test Room Please Ignore"	File:Test Room Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Test-Simple Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
stairs	Opens "Stairs"	File:Stairs Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Stairs Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png In the center of these stairs is a netherite mob trophy of llama spit.
storage1	Opens "Storage (simple)"	File:Storage 1 Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Storage 1 Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
storage2	Opens "Storage (less simple)"	File:Storage 2 Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Storage 2 Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png Above this structure are signs saying to "fill this empty space" and a diamond block.
sugar_h	Opens "Junction (cane)"	File:Sugar H Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Sugar H Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
test	Opens "room.minecraft.test"	File:Test Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Test Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
tree	Opens "Tree"	File:Tree Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Tree Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
trophy	Opens "Vintage Trophy Room"	File:Trophy Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Trophy Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
tunnel	Opens "Line"	File:Tunnel Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Tunnel Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
useless	Opens "Useless Room"	File:Useless Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Useless Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png A useless pyramid for a beacon with sky blocks above it, preventing the beacon from functioning.
wheat_h	Opens "Junction (wheat)"	File:Wheat H Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Wheat H Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png
workshop	Opens "Workshop"	File:Workshop Structure Layout (April Fools 2025).png	File:Workshop Structure Image (April Fools 2025).png

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Trivia

• In the creative inventory, the Shimmering Key is in the Functional Blocks tab, despite being an item.
• Manually spawning a new Shimmering Key item with a valid minecraft:instant_room component allows the player to create a new room from a shimmering door, as long as there's enough space to place the room. The room created is entirely dependent on the value of the component; without it, the key does not work.

Gallery

• An error caused by a key from the creative inventory or if there is no space to put the room.
  An error caused by a key from the creative inventory or if there is no space to put the room.
• An Easter egg above the "Storage 2" structure.
  An Easter egg above the "Storage 2" structure.

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