How to use the Bastion Remnant Finder
Bastion remnants generate in every Nether biome except basalt deltas and compete with fortresses for the same regions. Find the closest one for gold, netherite upgrades and Pigstep.
- Type or paste your seed in the seed box (numbers and text seeds both work), then pick your edition and version.
- Bastion remnants are marked on the map automatically. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and hover an icon to see its coordinates.
- Click an icon to copy the coordinates or a ready-made /tp command, and tick "Completed" to keep track of the ones you have visited.
- Use the "Nearest" list in the sidebar to jump straight to the closest ones to spawn or to any X/Z you enter.
Where bastions generate
Bastions (1.16+) share the Nether's structure regions with fortresses. On Java each region picks one of the two, and bastions are the more common outcome. They can appear in nether wastes, crimson forest, warped forest and soul sand valley, but never in basalt deltas, so a basalt-heavy area can push the nearest bastion far away.
The four types and their loot
Each bastion is one of four layouts: bridge, hoglin stables, housing units or treasure room. The treasure room has the best loot, with a central chest that can hold netherite pieces, ancient debris and enchanted diamond gear, along with blocks of gold and a magma cube spawner.
Every bastion chest can contain the netherite upgrade smithing template (needed since 1.20 to make netherite gear) and the snout armor trim. The Pigstep music disc is also bastion-only loot. Duplicate the netherite template with diamonds and netherrack before you use it.
Staying alive
Wear at least one piece of gold armor so regular piglins stay neutral. Piglin brutes ignore gold and hit hard. Opening chests or breaking gold blocks angers nearby piglins, so clear the area or bring blocks to wall yourself in.
Editions and versions
| Dimension | Nether |
|---|---|
| Java Edition | 1.16.1 – 26.3, exact positions |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.18 – 26.3, approximate positions (about 9 in 10 markers are confirmed in-game (43/48; no biome check possible); no real bastion is missing.) |
Questions
Which type of bastion is it?
There are four types (bridge, hoglin stables, housing units and treasure room), chosen when the structure is placed. The popup shows the type when the engine can determine it.
Can bastions and fortresses be next to each other?
Each Nether structure region gets either a fortress or a bastion, so they never share a region, but neighbouring regions can contain one of each.
Are bastions shown for Bedrock?
Yes, approximately. About 9 in 10 Bedrock markers are confirmed in-game, and no real bastion is missing from the map.
Where is the netherite upgrade template?
In bastion chests: the treasure room chest always has one, and other bastion chests can roll one. You need it to upgrade diamond gear to netherite at a smithing table.
Why is there no bastion in basalt deltas?
Basalt deltas are excluded from the bastion biome list, so a region whose chosen spot falls in a delta gets no bastion.
Updated · data for Minecraft Java & Bedrock up to 26.3