A Stronghold is one of the most important structures in Minecraft, acting as a portal for players to reach the end, the last dimension of the game. Even though the game is a sandbox, its survival mode still has a basic story that has an ending. Players must collect resources, explore everything, and finally enter the final dimension from the Stronghold.
Here’s everything to know about one of the last creations to be discovered in Minecraft.
How to Prepare for a Stronghold in Minecraft
First, players need to stock up on some items and blocks to be ready to find and conquer the stronghold. Here is a list of items needed to properly locate and activate the final portal and connect the Stronghold to other known nether portals.
- Basic fighting and mining gears
- A stack of building blocks
- A stack of torches
- A stack of any good food stuff
- A few golden apples
- a bed
- At least 20 eyes of Ender
- 10 Obsidian Blocks
- A flint and steel
How to find a Stronghold in Minecraft
When Eyes of Ender are used in the overworld, they will inevitably direct players to where the Stronghold is. By right-clicking and using the eye, players can throw the eye. The closest Stronghold would be located in the direction Ender’s Eye would slowly float towards.
Players will be able to decide which way to go to find the structure, thanks to this. They can shift their movements in the blink of an eye after moving a few hundred blocks. The item will eventually begin to descend from the surface. By digging down, one can find the stronghold.
Dangers Inside Strongholds in Minecraft
Players should always be careful when exploring Strongholds as many hostile mobs hide within these structures. Being one of the last formations players discover, the spawn rate of hordes such as zombies, skeletons, creepers, spiders and more is extremely high.
In the portal room itself, there is a spawner that constantly summons pesky silverfish. These hard-to-hit insects can also spawn primarily from infested blocks around strongholds.
What can you find in a fortress in Minecraft?
Since strongholds are one of the final and most difficult structures to explore and raid, they offer loads of valuable loot. Players can usually find Ender Pearl and Iron Gear. Some of the rare items include an eye piercing specimen, a diamond, a music disc, an enchanted book, a saddle, diamond horse armor and more.
Here is a list of everything that can be found in chests in Stronghold:
- Manzana
- Bread
- Iron ingot
- Ander Pearl
- Redstone Dust
- A gold bar
- Iron pickaxes
- Iron sword
- Iron helmet
- Iron Chestplate
- Iron leggings
- Iron Boots
- Eye armor trim
- diamond
- Music disc
- The Enchanted Book
- the saddle
- Iron Horse Armor
- Golden Horse Armor
- Diamond Horse Armor
All rooms in Stronghold
Players will notice that the fortress has many rooms. Each and every Stronghold that spawns will have a unique room generation, which will be different and include special loot.
Almost every fortress will have a library, filled with bookshelves. There may also be more than one library that will provide loads of books and chests. Another fascinating place is the prison. There aren’t many things in a prison other than a few cells that can hold certain organisms.
Of course, each stronghold will have a final portal room, which will be the most important area. It has three small lava pools, a silverfish spawner, and a final portal.
How to find the final portal room in Stronghold
After entering the Stronghold, players must search for and secure the final portal room so as not to spawn any hostile mobs. At times, the structure can be extremely difficult to navigate due to its size, making it very challenging for players to find portal rooms. To avoid wandering in circles, players must set torches and close off areas and hallways they have already visited.
Once the final portal room is found, players can create a nether portal and connect it to other portals to transport players to their base.