Ruined Portal
Ruined Portal is a generated structure in Minecraft. Its chests can contain Lodestone, Iron Nugget, Flint, Obsidian, and Fire Charge.
Ruined Portals are broken Nether portals found in both the Overworld and the Nether, making them the only structure to generate in two dimensions. They appear in nearly all biomes (except deep dark), often surrounded by netherrack, lava, and stone. Portals can generate above ground, underground, or underwater, with terrain-based variations like mossy blocks or vines in jungles.
Each portal consists of damaged obsidian frames, sometimes mixed with crying obsidian (which cannot activate a portal), and is surrounded by debris such as stone bricks, iron bars, and blackstone in the Nether. A loot chest usually generates nearby, containing items like obsidian, gold tools/armor, gold nuggets, flint and steel, and rare items like enchanted golden apples or lodestones.
There are 13 portal variants: 10 small and 3 giant. Giant Ruined Portals have a 5% chance to spawn and are more elaborate, often with more gold blocks and lava. Some Ruined Portals lie flat or appear incomplete, suggesting age or destruction. Most contain enough obsidian to complete a working Nether portal if players remove any crying obsidian.
Ruined Portals offer a reliable early-game source of Nether materials and gold loot.
What loot is inside Ruined Portal?
Loot Table
Loot Table
35
~4.9
~13.7
ItemThe item this chest can contain. Follow it for its own page. ChanceHow likely this appears — the bar compares it at a glance. Avg. per ChestThe average number you'll collect per chest opened, counting the empty ones. Avg. Chests to SearchRoughly how many chests of this type you'd open before finding one. | |||
| 66.7% | 1.00 | ~1.5 | |
| 46.4% | 8.14 | ~2.2 | |
| 46.4% | 1.51 | ~2.2 | |
| 46.4% | 0.91 | ~2.2 | |
| 46.4% | 0.60 | ~2.2 | |
| 46.4% | 0.60 | ~2.2 | |
| 20.5% | 3.17 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 20.5% | 0.23 | ~4.9 | |
| 7.3% | 0.60 | ~13.7 | |
| 7.3% | 0.60 | ~13.7 | |
| 7.3% | 0.38 | ~13.7 | |
| 7.3% | 0.07 | ~13.7 | |
| 7.3% | 0.07 | ~13.7 | |
| 7.3% | 0.07 | ~13.7 | |
| 1.5% | 0.02 | ~66.8 | |
| 1.5% | 0.01 | ~66.8 | |
| 1.5% | 0.01 | ~66.8 | |
What biomes does Ruined Portal generate in?
Biomes
What blocks make up Ruined Portal?
Consists of
Ruined Portal FAQ
Quick answers
Enter your world seed into the interactive seed-map finder on this page and it will plot every Ruined Portal with exact X/Z coordinates. Ruined Portals are common, so the map usually shows several near spawn in both the Overworld and the Nether.
Ruined Portals are the only structure that generates in both the Overworld and the Nether, and they can appear in nearly every biome. In the Overworld they may be buried underground, submerged in oceans, or sitting on the surface, with 10 small and 3 giant variants in total.
The nearby chest commonly holds gold items like golden tools and armor, plus flint and steel and obsidian, with a rare chance of an enchanted golden apple. The portal frame is made of damaged obsidian and gold blocks, though crying obsidian variants cannot be lit with flint and steel.
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