Buried Treasure
Look for the Buried Treasure in Beach, Snowy Beach. It generates about once every 16 blocks at most, and its 1 loot tables can hold Heart of the Sea (100%), Diamond (53.1%), Emerald (53.1%); exact chances per container are below, from the Java 26.3 game files.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Biomes
- 2Beach, Snowy Beach
- How often
- every ~16 blocks1×1 chunks
- Loot tables
- 1
- Best loot
- Heart of the Sea100%
Beach
Snowy BeachBuried Treasure: how rare is it?
Calculated- Placement grid
- 1×1 chunks
- Minimum gap
- 0×0 chunks
- Average distance
- every ~16 blocks
Each grid cell gets one attempt, placed at least the minimum gap from the cell edge; it only succeeds in a valid biome and spot.
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- Live coordinates and biome
- Every recipe a search away
- Mob drops and enchantments
Buried Treasure loot
CalculatedEvery chest, barrel and suspicious block, with the exact chance each item appears in one container.
Buried treasure chest 10–18 item stacks · 17 items
| Item | Chance | Count | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
 Heart of the Sea | 100% | 1 | 1 |
 Iron Ingot | 99.4% | 1–32 | 9.29 |
 Gold Ingot | 88% | 1–32 | 4.64 |
 Cooked Cod | 75% | 2–8 | 3 |
 Cooked Salmon | 75% | 2–8 | 3 |
 Potion | 66.7% | 1–2 | 1 |
 TNT | 62.7% | 1–16 | 1.39 |
 Diamond | 53.1% | 1–6 | 1 |
 Emerald | 53.1% | 4–24 | 4 |
 Prismarine Crystals | 53.1% | 1–15 | 2 |
 Iron Spear | 16.7% | 1 | 0.17 |
 Iron Sword | 16.7% | 1 | 0.17 |
 Leather Tunic | 16.7% | 1 | 0.17 |
 Copper Nautilus Armor | 10.8% | 1 | 0.11 |
 Iron Nautilus Armor | 5.41% | 1 | 0.05 |
 Golden Nautilus Armor | 2.7% | 1 | 0.03 |
 Diamond Nautilus Armor | 1.08% | 1 | 0.01 |
Chances are per container. Enchanted items get a random enchantment when the chest is first opened.
Find it with a command
With cheats on, this prints the coordinates of the nearest one:
/locate structure minecraft:buried_treasureData: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
The Buried Treasure is a structure (Overworld) found in Beach, Snowy Beach. It gets one try per 1×1 chunk area, so about one every 16 blocks. Its loot can include Heart of the Sea (100%), Diamond (53.1%), Emerald (53.1%).
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Buried Treasure FAQ (Java 26.3)
Where do you find the Buried Treasure in Minecraft?
It generates in Beach, Snowy Beach.
How rare is the Buried Treasure structure?
It gets one attempt per 1×1 chunks (~16 blocks), with at least 0 chunks between attempts.
What loot is in the Buried Treasure?
The best finds are Heart of the Sea (100%), Diamond (53.1%), Emerald (53.1%) (chance per container). See every chest above.
How do I find the Buried Treasure fast?
Buy an explorer map from a cartographer villager, or use /locate structure minecraft:buried_treasure with cheats.