Bonus Chest

For other uses, see Chest (disambiguation).
Bonus Chest
Bonus Chest.png: Infobox image for Bonus Chest the structure in Minecraft
Biomes

Any

Generates in
existing chunks

No

Consists of

The bonus chest is a structure-like feature that appears near the player's spawn if the "Bonus Chest" option is toggled on the "Create New World" screen. It generates with a semi-random collection of basic items to help the player survive early on and gather necessary resources, including tools, blocks, and food.

Generation

If the "Bonus Chest" option is set to "ON" in the "More World Options..." in Java Edition or "Game Settings" in Bedrock Edition part of the "Create New World" screen, a single bonus chest is generated in the world, no matter how many players there are. It appears somewhere near the player's initial spawn point, within the chunk at the world spawn point, with up to four torches generated around it on adjacent blocks. It always generates on the highest block, and cannot generate naturally nor with the /place command if it reaches the build limit.

The Bonus Chest option is not available in hardcore mode, thus making the bonus chest unavailable as well.

In Java Edition, on servers, the bonus chest can be enabled by running the server with the --bonusChest argument.

Construction

Bonus chests contain a single chest surrounded by four torches. The torches may be overridden if the torch locations are obstructed by other blocks such as uneven ground, trees, or leaves, or they may instead float.

Loot

ChestInvicon Apple.png: Inventory sprite for Apple in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Apple with description: AppleInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak Planks2Invicon Dark Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Log with description: Dark Oak LogInvicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Inventory sprite for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Wooden Pickaxe with description: Wooden Pickaxe When in Main Hand:  2 Attack Damage  1.2 Attack SpeedInvicon Dark Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Log with description: Dark Oak LogInvicon Raw Salmon.png: Inventory sprite for Raw Salmon in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Raw Salmon with description: Raw SalmonInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak Planks4Invicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Bread.png: Inventory sprite for Bread in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bread with description: BreadInvicon Bread.png: Inventory sprite for Bread in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bread with description: BreadInvicon Jungle Log.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Log with description: Jungle LogInvicon Jungle Log.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Log with description: Jungle LogInvicon Wooden Axe.png: Inventory sprite for Wooden Axe in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Wooden Axe with description: Wooden Axe When in Main Hand:  7 Attack Damage  0.8 Attack Speed
Example of loot in a bonus chest.

In Java Edition, each bonus chest contains items drawn from 4 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size [A] Weight [B] Chance [C] Avg.
per chest
[D]
Avg. # chests
to search
[E]
Apple 1–251183.8%2.0451.2
Wooden Axe 13475.0%0.7501.3
Wooden Pickaxe 13475.0%0.7501.3
Oak Planks 1–12104167.3%6.3411.5
Stick 1–12104167.3%6.3411.5
Bread 1–231161.5%1.2271.6
Raw Salmon 1–231161.5%1.2271.6
Acacia Log 1–334126.2%0.5853.8
Birch Log 1–334126.2%0.5853.8
Dark Oak Log 1–334126.2%0.5853.8
Jungle Log 1–334126.2%0.5853.8
Mangrove Log 1–334126.2%0.5853.8
Oak Log 1–334126.2%0.5853.8
Spruce Log 1–334126.2%0.5853.8
Stone Axe 11425.0%0.2504.0
Stone Pickaxe 11425.0%0.2504.0
  1. The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
  2. The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
  3. The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
  4. The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
  5. The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

In Bedrock Edition, each bonus chest contains items drawn from 14 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Chance [A] Avg.
per chest
[B]
Avg. # chests
to search
[C]
Oak Planks 100.0%6.5001.0
Stick 100.0%6.5001.0
Apple 100.0%1.5001.0
Bread 100.0%1.5001.0
Brown Mushroom 100.0%1.5001.0
Raw Salmon 100.0%1.5001.0
Wooden Axe 75.0%0.7501.3
Wooden Pickaxe 75.0%0.7501.3
Cactus 60.0%0.9001.7
Carrot 50.0%0.7502.0
Potato 50.0%0.7502.0
Cocoa Beans 40.0%0.6002.5
Acacia Log 33.3%0.6673.0
Dark Oak Log 33.3%0.6673.0
Mangrove Log 33.3%0.6673.0
Beetroot Seeds 33.3%0.5003.0
Melon Seeds 33.3%0.5003.0
Pumpkin Seeds 33.3%0.5003.0
Jungle Sapling 28.6%1.1433.5
Birch Log 25.0%0.5004.0
Jungle Log 25.0%0.5004.0
Oak Log 25.0%0.5004.0
Spruce Log 25.0%0.5004.0
Stone Axe 25.0%0.2504.0
Stone Pickaxe 25.0%0.2504.0
Acacia Sapling 14.3%0.5717.0
Birch Sapling 14.3%0.5717.0
Dark Oak Sapling 14.3%0.5717.0
Oak Sapling 14.3%0.5717.0
Spruce Sapling 14.3%0.5717.0
  1. The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
  2. The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
  3. The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Feature typeIdentifier
BlockSprite chest.png: Sprite image for chest in Minecraft [No displayed name]bonus_chest
Configured featureIdentifier
BlockSprite chest.png: Sprite image for chest in Minecraft [No displayed name]bonus_chest

Bedrock Edition:

FeatureIdentifier
BlockSprite chest.png: Sprite image for chest in Minecraft [No displayed name][No ID]

Config

Main article: Configured feature

Java Edition:

  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config: Empty

History

This section is missing information about: historical loot tables or loot chances from before loot tables actually existed (a lot of other pages should probably get these as well).
 
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Java Edition
1.3.112w16aAdded the 'bonus chest' option to the options menu.
12w17aThe player can no longer have a bonus chest in Hardcore mode.
12w19aTorches now spawn around bonus chests if each side has a block at the same height around it.
The server jar now accepts the command-line argument --bonusChest.
1.7.21.7Wood in bonus chests may now be acacia.
1.915w43aWood found in bonus chests can now be of any type, rather than just acacia or oak.
15w44aBonus chests now have less wood.
1.1922w15aBonus chests can now contain mangrove logs.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2Added the Bonus Chest option, which can be toggled in World Options.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU5CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1Added the 'bonus chest' option to the options menu.
TU141.04Bonus chests can now contain cocoa beans, potatoes, carrots, brown mushrooms, melon seeds, pumpkin seeds, birch saplings, cacti, and jungle tree saplings.
TU19CU71.121.121.12Bonus chests are now labelled as "Bonus Chest" in its UI.
Minecraft Education
1.0.21Added the Bonus Chest option, which can be toggled in World Options.

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