Pillager Outpost

Pillager Outposts are semi-rare structures inhabited by pillagers, found in many overworld biomes including plains, taiga, savanna, and various mountain and snowy biomes. They always include a central watchtower, sometimes surrounded by up to four smaller structures like tents, cages, log piles, and target dummies.

Pillagers, including captains, spawn regularly around outposts. Killing a captain gives the Bad Omen effect, which can trigger a raid when entering a village. Outposts may also generate with iron golems or allays trapped in cages.

The watchtower contains a loot chest at the top, with items like crossbows, iron ingots, arrows, wheat, goat horns, and sentry armor trim. In Java Edition, pillagers spawn in a large area centered on the tower. In Bedrock Edition, they spawn in specific columns depending on the tower's orientation.

Outposts can appear on elevated terrain or floating over water, generating platforms to support them. While they’re dangerous, pillager outposts are a good source of combat, loot, and key items for triggering raids and unlocking achievements.