Minecraft Nether Fortress Finder
Find every Nether Fortress on your Minecraft seed — Java 26.3 & Bedrock 1.26.51, any seed, free, no sign-up.
Quick answer: Nether Fortresses generate throughout the Nether and are the main source of Blazes and Nether Wart — essential for brewing. Half of worlds have one within 300 blocks of the Nether’s 0, 0 on Java and 350 on Bedrock. This finder marks them at 99% accuracy on Java and 99% on Bedrock.
Where do Nether Fortresses generate?
Nether Fortresses generate across all Nether biomes as large bridge-and-corridor structures. They appear in coordinate bands, so a seed usually has several; they share generation regions with Bastion Remnants, where one or the other appears.
How far is the nearest Nether Fortress?
Measured from 0, 0 in the Nether — the Nether has no spawn point of its own — half of 200 random worlds had a fortress within 300 blocks on Java and 9 in 10 had one within 450; on Bedrock the same figures are 350 and 650. A portal lit near your Overworld spawn opens close to the Nether’s 0, 0, so these are roughly the distances you walk from it. Open a marker for coordinates, and bring fire resistance — fortresses are home to Blazes and Wither Skeletons.
| How close | Java 26.3 | Bedrock 1.26.51 |
|---|---|---|
| Half of worlds have one within | 300 blocks | 350 blocks |
| 9 worlds in 10 have one within | 450 blocks | 650 blocks |
| Worlds with one within 1,000 blocks | Every world tested | Every world tested |
| How many within 1,000 blocks, on average | About 8 | About 4 |
Measured with this finder on 200 random worlds in each edition, from 0, 0 in the Nether. Distances are rounded.
Why do I need a Nether Fortress?
It is the only structure with Blaze spawners — Blaze Rods power brewing stands and craft into Eyes of Ender — and the main source of Nether Wart for potions. Wither Skeletons here drop the skulls needed to summon the Wither.
Are Nether Fortresses easier to find on Java or Bedrock?
Java. It averages about 8 fortresses within 1,000 blocks of the Nether’s 0, 0 and Bedrock about 4, and the same seed puts them in different places on each edition, so pick your edition above before you read coordinates. The finder covers Minecraft 26.3 on Java and 1.26.51 on Bedrock, and markers read 99% accurate on Java and 99% on Bedrock.
Nether Fortress at a glance
| Generates in | Spacing / separation | Version added | Finder accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throughout the Nether (all biomes) | Common in the Nether; share generation regions with Bastion Remnants | Java Beta 1.9 · Bedrock 1.0 | 99% (Java & Bedrock) |
What's inside: Blaze spawners (Blaze Rods), Nether Wart, Wither Skeletons (skulls for the Wither), and loot chests
Marker precision
| Java | Exact centre — verified July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Bedrock | Area estimate — the marker points into the structure's area |
