How to Locate a Nether Fortress in Minecraft (With & Without Cheats)

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Find a Nether Fortress with ease using these tips & tricks
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Are you trying to find a Nether Fortress in Minecraft? These structures are difficult to find, especially since the Nether is so dangerous. If you want to find one, you'll have to go into the Nether and start searching for one. However, there are also a couple of simple ways to find a Nether Fortress using cheats. We go over all the methods in the article below.

Ways to Find a Nether Fortress

To find a Nether Fortress without cheats, you must go to the Nether and start looking. If you want to use in-game cheats, you can use the /locate cheat to find a Nether Fortress, or you can use Chunkbase's Nether Fortress Finder app. You can then teleport directly to the fortress, or find it yourself.

Section 1 of 4:

Finding a Nether Fortress Without Cheats

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  1. They are huge structures found within any Nether biome and are constructed of nether bricks. The only way to find a Nether Fortress without cheats is to enter the Nether and look for one. [1]
    • Nether Fortresses tend to spawn on the positive side of the X-axis. To find one, move north or south while keeping the X-axis positive.
    • Nether Fortresses can spawn within a 368x368 block section in Java Edition or a 416x416 block section in Bedrock Edition. A Nether Fortress will not spawn in the same block section as a Bastion Remnant .
    • Turn up your game brightness to make Nether Fortresses easier to see in the moody lighting of the Nether.
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Using Cheats to Find Nether Fortresses

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  1. If you don't feel like looking around for a Nether Fortress yourself, you can use a cheat to locate the nearest Nether Fortress. Simply type /locate structure minecraft:fortress to get the coordinates to a Nether Fortress.
    • You must be playing on a server that allows cheats. If your current game doesn't allow cheats, you won't be able to use this method.
    • Open the console by pressing T or / . Using the forward-slash button will auto-fill a forward slash into the console, which can save you a little time when writing your cheat command. Then type the cheat command and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return .
    • If you want to teleport directly to the Nether Fortress, you can do so with another cheat. Type execute as [username] in minecraft:the_nether run teleport [coordinates] in Java Edition and execute as [username] in the_nether run teleport [coordinates] in Bedrock Edition, where [username] is your username and [coordinates] are the coordinates of the Nether Fortress.
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Using Chunkbase to Find Nether Fortresses

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  1. Chunkbase, a popular site for Minecraft tutorials, mods, and more, has a Nether Fortress Finder tool that will locate all of the Nether Fortresses in your world.
  2. If you don't know how to get your Minecraft world seed , simply type /seed into the chat console on Java edition. You must have permission to use commands in the server to get the seed in this way.
    • If you don't want to get the seed of your server (or you can't due to server permissions) you can also load your seed from a save file. Simply click the Load from Save… button and select the level.dat file for your game (which is a small file located in the folder for your Minecraft saved game).
    • You can also press the Random button to put a random seed into the Ancient City Finder. Alternatively, you can find a seed for an interesting-looking Minecraft world ] and check to see where any Ancient Cities are located.
  3. Make sure to select the correct version for either your Java or Bedrock Edition game.
  4. The dots on the map are all Nether Fortress locations. Hover over a nearby dot, and the coordinates to the Nether Fortress will be under the map.
    • Lining up your mouse to get the coordinates can be tricky, so zoom all the way in if you're not able to find the coordinates to the ancient city.
  5. If you prefer to not use cheat codes, you can manually navigate in your Minecraft game to the coordinates provided by Chunkbase. Otherwise, type execute as [username] in minecraft:the_nether run teleport [coordinates] in Java Edition and execute as [username] in the_nether run teleport [coordinates] in Bedrock Edition, where [username] is your username and [coordinates] are the coordinates of the Nether Fortress.
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Nether Fortress Overview

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  1. There are 5 possible mob spawns in a Nether Fortress:
    • Blazes are a mob exclusive to Nether Fortresses. They have a 35% chance of spawning, and spawn in groups of 2 to 3.
    • Wither Skeletons are another exclusive mob to Nether Fortresses. They have a 28% spawn chance and spawn in groups of 5.
    • Zombified Piglins have a 17% chance of spawning and spawn in groups of 4.
    • Magma Cubes have a 10% chance of spawning and spawn in groups of 4.
    • Skeletons have a 7% chance of spawning and spawn in groups of 5.
  2. Chests in Nether Fortresses can contain a variety of items:
    • Gold Ingot (49% chance)
    • Saddle (35% chance)
    • Golden Horse Armor (29% chance)
    • Nether Wart (19% chance)
    • Iron Ingot (19% chance)
    • Diamond (19% chance)
    • Flint and Steel (19% chance)
    • Iron Horse Armor (19% chance)
    • Golden Sword (19% chance)
    • Golden Chestplate (19% chance)
    • Diamond Horse Armor (12% chance)
    • Obsidian (8% chance)
    • Rib Armor Trim Smithing Template (7% chance)
  3. In order to successfully defeat a Nether Fortress, make sure to bring the following items:
    • Iron Sword (or better)
    • Shield
    • Iron Axe (or better)
    • Iron Pickaxe (or better)
    • Flint and Steel
    • Bow
    • A stack of Arrows
    • A full set of Iron Armor (or better)
      • Bring one piece of Gold Armor if you only have all Iron Armor pieces, if possible.
    • A Golden Apple (optional, but recommended)
    • Half a stack (or more) of Cooked Porkchops, Steak, or another highly nutritious food
    • 2 stacks of Cobblestone or Blackstone
    • 2 stacks of Torches
      • Alternatively, you can bring Coal to craft more Torches as you go.
    • 16 Logs
    • 12 Glowstone
      • Used for disabling Blaze Monster Spawners (and recharging a Respawn Anchor, if you bring one).
    • A Crafting Table, Chests, and a Furnace (optional)
      • These items are to set up a temporary base.
    • Potions of Fire Resistance (optional)
    • Totems of Undying (optional)
    • Cauldron (optional)
    • 2 to 4 Buckets (optional)
      • If bringing a Cauldron, make sure a couple of buckets are filled with water.
    • 10 Obsidian (optional)
      • This is to make a new portal.
    • Respawn Anchor (optional)
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      1. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Nether_Fortress

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