Minecraft:Ruined Portal

Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox structure A ruined portal is a Minecraft:structure resembling a damaged Minecraft:Nether portal, which generates commonly in both Minecraft:the Nether and the Minecraft:Overworld. It contains some decoration and a loot chest around it.

Generation

File:Ruined Portal underside in water.png

Underside of a ruined portal

Ruined portals are the only structures that generate in more than one dimension; they generate in all Minecraft:biomes in both the Nether and the Overworld, except the Minecraft:deep dark. They can spawn underground, underwater, or exposed to the air. If they generate underground, they have air pockets around them. Natural terrain around ruined portals generates as Minecraft:netherrack. They also generate a mass of netherrack underneath them (including "stalactite"-like shapes, and this may contain Minecraft:blackstone deposits in the Nether). Giant ruined portals have 3 distinct designs, and normal ruined portals have 10 designs. When a ruined portal generates, it has a 5% chance to be a giant ruined portal, for about a 1.67% chance per giant portal design. This gives normal ruined portals a 95% chance, for a 9.5% chance per normal ruined portal design.

Ruined portals generate in a grid of squares 25 chunks (400 blocks) wide with 15 chunks (240 blocks) of buffer space between the squares. In other words, a ruined portal can generate at X and Z coordinates between 0 and 399 mod 640. One ruined portal generates per square.

	Biome
	Standard		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Ocean	Nether
Vertical placement	Underground (50%)	Surface (50%)	Partly buried	Surface	Surface	Inside mountain (50%)	Surface (50%)	Ocean floor	Nether
Template:Tooltip	0.2		0	0.8	0.5	0.2		0.8	0
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:Tooltip	colspan=2 Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	colspan=2 Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:Tooltip	colspan = 2 Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	colspan = 2 Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Template:Tooltip	colspan = 2 Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	colspan = 2 Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc

Ruined portals that generate underground do so at Y-level from 15 to Template:Cd, where Template:Cd is the highest block at the point of generation and Template:Cd is the height of the ruined portal structure. This means the terrain is always higher than or level with the top of the structure. Some ruined portal variants are short enough to generate completely on the surface.

Ruined portals that generate in windswept hills generate at y-level from 70 to Template:Cd.

Ruined portals that generate partially buried do so at y-level Template:Cd, plus a random integer from 2 to 8. This means that the structure has 2 to 8 layers raised above the surface.

In the Nether, ruined portals with air pockets generate from Y-level 32 to 100. Ruined portals without air pockets have a 50% chance to spawn from Y-level 27 to 29, and a 50% chance to spawn from Y-level 29 to 100.

Many blocks in ruined portals are replaced upon generation. A ruined portal is in a cold biome if the temperature is less than 0.15.

Original Block	Replacing Block	Template:Tooltip
Template:BlockLink	Template:BlockLink	30%
Template:BlockLink	Template:BlockLink	On ocean floor: 100% Not on ocean floor: 20% Cold: 0%
	Template:BlockLink	Not cold: 0% Cold: 100%
Template:BlockLink<ref group="n" name="netherrack">This includes netherrack generated as part of the netherrack "spread" through nearby terrain.</ref>	Template:BlockLink	Not cold: 7% Cold: 0%
Template:BlockLink	Template:BlockLink	15% Template:Only 20% Template:Only
Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	50%×(1-Mossiness)
	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	50%×Mossiness
Any Minecraft:slabs	Template:BlockLink	Mossiness
Any Minecraft:stairs	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	50%×(1-Mossiness)
	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	50%×Mossiness
Any Minecraft:walls	Template:BlockLink	Mossiness

Structure

Ruined portals generate damaged portal frames composed of Minecraft:obsidian, sometimes along with Minecraft:crying obsidian, although Nether portals cannot be activated with crying obsidian in the frame.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> Some frames generate flat on the ground, as if they toppled over. Others are free-standing separately, as if still being assembled/attached.

All ruined portals generate with a Minecraft:chest Template:In, but Template:In, the chest may be replaced if terrain overrides it (often lava). Each chest contains various gold items and items used to build portals, such as Minecraft:obsidian and Minecraft:flint and steel.

Any ruined portal generated in the Minecraft:Overworld is surrounded with structures made of Minecraft:stone, Minecraft:stone bricks, and Minecraft:iron bars; in the Nether, it is surrounded by Minecraft:blackstone variants and Minecraft:chains. However, both the jungle and swamp variants of Template:Cd may spawn without their stone brick slab foundations.

There are 13 variants: 10 normal size portals and 3 giant portals in varying states of decay.

Template:IN, ruined portals can be generated by the player by loading Template:Cd or Template:Cd with a Minecraft:structure block. These ruined portals generate as they are stored, meaning they are not modified as detailed in the Generation section above. All portals generated this way create air pockets if generated in other blocks.

Overworld

Note that some blocks can be replaced with others (such as crying obsidian) upon generation. A full list can be seen below.

Structure name	Description	Consists of	Images
Template:Cd	A large incomplete portal with the top left and bottom right corners complete.	263 Template:BlockLink 63 Template:BlockLink 38 Template:BlockLink 31 Template:BlockLink 20 Template:BlockLink 18 Template:BlockLink 11 Template:BlockLink 4 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld Giant portal 1.png
Template:Cd	A large incomplete portal.	237 Template:BlockLink 55 Template:BlockLink 30 Template:BlockLink 29 Template:BlockLink 22 Template:BlockLink 19 Template:BlockLink 18 Template:BlockLink 6 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld Giant portal 2.png
Template:Cd	A large incomplete portal, with the most gold blocks. Obsidian is randomly spread through the ruined portal.	324 Template:BlockLink 51 Template:BlockLink 40 Template:BlockLink 33 Template:BlockLink 25 Template:BlockLink 22 Template:BlockLink 6 Template:BlockLink 6 Template:BlockLink 6 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld Giant portal 3.png
Template:Cd	A small incomplete portal, with stone slabs and no lava. These are one of the most common portals.	55 Template:BlockLink 11 Template:BlockLink 10 Template:BlockLink 9 Template:BlockLink 7 Template:BlockLink 6 Template:BlockLink 3 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 1.png
Template:Cd	A hanging incomplete portal.	115 Template:BlockLink 26 Template:BlockLink 19 Template:BlockLink 14 Template:BlockLink 11 Template:BlockLink 10 Template:BlockLink 4 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 2.png
Template:Cd	A small incomplete portal, with no gold block.	132 Template:BlockLink 36 Template:BlockLink 16 Template:BlockLink 11 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 3.png
Template:Cd	A small incomplete portal.	130 Template:BlockLink 36 Template:BlockLink 16 Template:BlockLink 11 Template:BlockLink 3 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 4.png
Template:Cd	A small portal, where the top of the portal has fallen over.	145 Template:BlockLink 22 Template:BlockLink 15 Template:BlockLink 12 Template:BlockLink 6 Template:BlockLink 5 Template:BlockLink 3 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 5.png
Template:Cd	A 5×5 portal, where the top center block is misplaced.	41 Template:BlockLink 16 Template:BlockLink 4 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 6.png
Template:Cd	An incomplete portal submerged in lava.	92 Template:BlockLink 21 Template:BlockLink 12 Template:BlockLink 3 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 7.png
Template:Cd	An incomplete portal at the top of a staircase. The top has fallen into lava.	144 Template:BlockLink 26 Template:BlockLink 17 Template:BlockLink 14 Template:BlockLink 6 Template:BlockLink 4 Template:BlockLink 3 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 8.png
Template:Cd	A small incomplete portal.	63 Template:BlockLink 12 Template:BlockLink 11 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 9.png
Template:Cd	An incomplete portal that has fallen backward into lava.	123 Template:BlockLink 19 Template:BlockLink 13 Template:BlockLink 13 Template:BlockLink 3 Template:BlockLink 3 Template:BlockLink 3 Template:BlockLink 2 Template:BlockLink 1 Template:BlockLink	File:Overworld portal 10.png

Blocks

All ruined portals	Overworld	Nether
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Loot

Template:LootChestTemplate:Notelist Most ruined portal structures contain enough obsidian to make a complete portal, although in the smaller portals, there may not enough because each obsidian has a 15%Template:Only or 20%Template:Only chance to be replaced by Minecraft:crying obsidian.

Data values

ID

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Template:El: Template:ID table

Config

Template:El:

<section begin="config"/>

• Template:Nbt Structure configuration
  • Template:Nbt: Template:Cd
  • Template:Nbt inherit/structure
  • Template:Nbt: (Cannot be empty) A list of ruined portal setups to randomly choose one from it.
    • Template:Nbt: The weight this ruined portal setup is chosen.
    • Template:Nbt: Either on_land_surface, partly_buried, on_ocean_floor, in_mountain, underground, in_nether. Determines how the ruined portal is placed.
    • Template:Nbt: The probability that the ruined portal generates an air pocket around it. Value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt: Determines how mossy the ruined portal is, as an argument for minecraft:block_age processor. Value between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive).
    • Template:Nbt: Determines whether or not jungle leaves generate.
    • Template:Nbt: Determines whether or not vines generate on the ruined portal.
    • Template:Nbt: Determines whether or not lava and magma can be replaced with netherrack.
    • Template:Nbt: Determines whether or not stone bricks in the ruined portal are replaced with their blackstone equivalents.

<section end="config"/>

History

Gallery

Screenshots

Overworld

• A ruined portal in a Minecraft:taiga biome
  A ruined portal in a Minecraft:taiga biome
• A ruined portal found underground
  A ruined portal found underground
• A giant ruined portal generated in a savannah next to a desert
  A giant ruined portal generated in a savannah next to a desert
• A ruined portal that generated in an abandoned desert village
  A ruined portal that generated in an abandoned desert village
• A ruined Nether portal generated next to a Minecraft:shipwreck
  A ruined Nether portal generated next to a Minecraft:shipwreck
• Ruined portal in badlands biome with a Minecraft:mineshaft behind it
  Ruined portal in badlands biome with a Minecraft:mineshaft behind it
• Ruined portal on the bottom of a river
  Ruined portal on the bottom of a river
• Jungle temple destroyed by a ruined portal
  Jungle temple destroyed by a ruined portal
• A ruined portal, which generated inside the hill
  A ruined portal, which generated inside the hill
• A portal that generated on a Minecraft:river
  A portal that generated on a Minecraft:river
• A ruined portal that generated on an iceberg in a Minecraft:frozen ocean
  A ruined portal that generated on an iceberg in a Minecraft:frozen ocean
• A ruined portal chest containing an enchanted golden apple
  A ruined portal chest containing an enchanted golden apple
• Snowy plains village reaching to the neighboring Minecraft:savanna. There is also a ruined portal nearby
  Snowy plains village reaching to the neighboring Minecraft:savanna. There is also a ruined portal nearby
• Huge village along with the ruined portal, just near the world spawn
  Huge village along with the ruined portal, just near the world spawn
• A ruined portal in a village, next to a Minecraft:pillager outpost
  A ruined portal in a village, next to a Minecraft:pillager outpost
• Ruined portal generated in Minecraft:wooded badlands
  Ruined portal generated in Minecraft:wooded badlands
• Huge ruined portal next to a savanna village
  Huge ruined portal next to a savanna village
• Huge ruined portal with a lot of animals nearby
  Huge ruined portal with a lot of animals nearby
• A ruined portal generated in mountain meadow hill
  A ruined portal generated in mountain meadow hill
• A ruined portal next to pillagers' tents
  A ruined portal next to pillagers' tents
• A ruined portal generated along with a mineshaft
  A ruined portal generated along with a mineshaft
• A ruined portal that is sticking out of a Minecraft:warm ocean
  A ruined portal that is sticking out of a Minecraft:warm ocean
• A ruined portal that generated close to the bottom of a river
  A ruined portal that generated close to the bottom of a river
• A ruined portal in a Minecraft:mushroom fields biome
  A ruined portal in a Minecraft:mushroom fields biome
• Ruined portal in a village
  Ruined portal in a village
• A ruined portal generated near a Minecraft:coral reef
  A ruined portal generated near a Minecraft:coral reef
• A ruined portal in a Minecraft:badlands biome
  A ruined portal in a Minecraft:badlands biome
• Minecraft:Efe examining a ruined portal from below
  Minecraft:Efe examining a ruined portal from below
• A ruined portal generated partially buried in a desert
  A ruined portal generated partially buried in a desert
• An underground ruined portal that created a pocket of air at the bottom of a river
  An underground ruined portal that created a pocket of air at the bottom of a river
• A ruined portal generated over a canyon
  A ruined portal generated over a canyon
• Jungle leaves generated over a ruined portal. Some leaves caught fire from lava.
  Jungle leaves generated over a ruined portal. Some leaves caught fire from lava.
• Ruined portal generated in jungle biome. Notice the starting forest fire.
  Ruined portal generated in jungle biome. Notice the starting forest fire.
• Ruined portal that generated in the air
  Ruined portal that generated in the air
• Ruined portal broken by a shipwreck
  Ruined portal broken by a shipwreck
• A leaf-covered ruined portal floating on the surface of the ocean
  A leaf-covered ruined portal floating on the surface of the ocean
• Minecraft:Noor next to an almost perfectly buried ruined portal
  Minecraft:Noor next to an almost perfectly buried ruined portal
• A ruined portal on December 24th, with chests that look like christmas presents
  A ruined portal on December 24th, with chests that look like christmas presents
• A ruined portal in the desert
  A ruined portal in the desert
• A Minecraft:zombie horseman in front of a ruined portal
  A Minecraft:zombie horseman in front of a ruined portal
• A repaired ruined portal
  A repaired ruined portal

The Nether

• A giant ruined portal in a Minecraft:crimson forest
  A giant ruined portal in a Minecraft:crimson forest
• A portal in a Minecraft:warped forest
  A portal in a Minecraft:warped forest
• A giant ruined portal in a Minecraft:soul sand valley
  A giant ruined portal in a Minecraft:soul sand valley
• Ruined portal in the Minecraft:basalt deltas biome, with features cutting through the structure
  Ruined portal in the Minecraft:basalt deltas biome, with features cutting through the structure
• A cave ruined portal in the Nether
  A cave ruined portal in the Nether
• A ruined portal generated in Minecraft:lava
  A ruined portal generated in Minecraft:lava
• A ruined portal completely submerged into lava
  A ruined portal completely submerged into lava
• A ruined portal enveloped by Minecraft:basalt columns
  A ruined portal enveloped by Minecraft:basalt columns
• A completely buried Nether ruined portal
  A completely buried Nether ruined portal
• A ruined portal generated within a Minecraft:bastion remnant
  A ruined portal generated within a Minecraft:bastion remnant

Mojang screenshots

• A ruined portal in a mangrove swamp
  A ruined portal in a mangrove swamp
• A large ruined portal in badlands
  A large ruined portal in badlands

External links

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