How to use the Ruined Portal Finder
Ruined portals are the quickest way into the Nether: repair the frame with obsidian from the chest and light it. This finder shows Overworld portals, and switches to the Nether dimension to show Nether-side portals.
- Type or paste your seed in the seed box (numbers and text seeds both work), then pick your edition and version.
- Ruined portals 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 ruined portals generate
Ruined portals (1.16+) generate in every dimension except the End. On Java they use regions of 40×40 chunks with a 15-chunk separation. Since 1.18 the Nether shares that grid, so each Nether ruined portal sits on the same X and Z as an Overworld one; Java 1.16–1.17 worlds and Bedrock give the Nether its own, denser grid of 25×25-chunk regions. The biome picks a variant: standard portals on land, jungle and swamp portals overgrown with vines and moss, desert portals half buried in sand, mountain portals set into cliffs, and ocean portals on the sea floor.
Some portals generate buried underground or as giant portals with larger frames. Netherrack, magma blocks and lava pools around the frame give them away from a distance.
Loot and how to use one
The chest next to a ruined portal holds obsidian, flint and steel or a fire charge, iron nuggets, gold nuggets and ingots, golden tools and armor (often enchanted), golden carrots, glistering melon, clocks and occasionally an enchanted golden apple or a block of gold. It's a speedrunner favourite for an early Nether trip.
Count the missing obsidian in the frame. If the chest doesn't have enough, you can make the rest with a bucket and lava, or by pouring water on the lava pool next to the portal.
Editions and versions
| Dimension | Overworld |
|---|---|
| Java Edition | 1.16.1 – 26.3, exact positions |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.18 – 26.3, exact positions |
Questions
Are ruined portals underground?
Some are. The popup marks portals that generate buried or as giant variants when the engine can determine it.
Is the portal chest always there?
Usually, but it can be buried nearby or underwater. Look for the netherrack and lava patch around the frame.
Does the finder show Nether ruined portals?
Yes. Switch the map to the Nether dimension to see Nether-side ruined portals, which share the Overworld grid on Java 1.18+ and have their own on Bedrock and older Java.
Are ruined portals exact on Bedrock?
Yes, in both the Overworld and the Nether. Pick Bedrock in the edition selector.
How much obsidian is missing?
It varies by portal. Most need between one and six blocks to complete the frame, and the chest often has some obsidian to help.
Updated · data for Minecraft Java & Bedrock up to 26.3