Vault

Vault
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	50
Hardness	50
Luminous	Yes ; Active or ejecting: 12 ; Inactive: 6
Transparent	Partial
Flammable	No
Catches fire; from lava	No
Map color (JE)	; 11 STONE

A vault is a unique block found in trial chambers. It dispenses loot when unlocked using a trial key. Each vault can be opened by an unlimited number of players, but each player can unlock a specific vault only once.^[1]

Obtaining

Vaults cannot be obtained in Survival, even with Silk Touch, and cannot be moved with a piston.

Breaking

A vault has no tool associated with it and does not drop itself. It can be obtained only via the Creative inventory or the /give command.

Due to their high blast resistance, vaults are immune to explosions, but can still be destroyed by the ender dragon, the wither's block-breaking attack and blue wither skulls.

Block
Hardness	50
Breaking time (secs)
Default	75
Options
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

incorrect tool, drops nothing
correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
correct tool, drops the block itself
italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

A vault, as it appears in trial chambers.

In trial chambers, vaults can generate naturally in all rooms that also contain trial spawners, as well as the entrance room. They are found generated on small pedestals made of waxed cut copper blocks and cut copper slabs.

Usage

Activation

When a player is within 3.0 blocks of a vault, it becomes active and begins emitting flame particles inside of it. If the player has not unlocked the vault before (i.e. if the player is not in its list of players), a stream of orange particles flows from the player to the vault's keyhole. The vault becomes inactive if there are no players within 4.0 blocks who have not unlocked the vault.

When active, a vault idly cycles between items once every second, visually displaying the current item inside the block. Each time the vault cycles to a new item, the item is randomly chosen from the loot table (§ Loot). Small orange particles also appear in front of the vault as if they were being sucked into the keyhole.

Unlocking

A vault in the process of ejecting loot.

When a trial key is used on a vault, it ejects items. Items are ejected one stack at a time with a burst of particles for each stack.

While the vault is ejecting items, it will briefly show the next item to be ejected. This should not be confused with the random items displayed while the vault is idle. These random item displays cannot be used for timing the unlocking, as the items to eject are rolled independently of whatever the idle display shows.

When the vault is done ejecting items, it becomes inactive until another player approaches it.

Each vault can be unlocked only once per player. The vault is intended to reward each player for completing each trial chamber one time. This gives every player in a world the opportunity to find their own loot without having to travel substantial distances to find undiscovered loot at a fresh structure.

Each vault keeps track of up to 128 unique players that have opened it. If the list of players is full and another opens the vault, the new player is added to the end of the list while the first known player is forgotten and becomes able to open the vault again. Because of this, any item dropped by vaults is functionally renewable with enough players.^[2]

Loot

The vault ejects 2 to 5 stacks of loot, which can sometimes include a few unstackable items.

The vault ejects a combination of loot from three different loot tables. The following information describes the loot ejected for a single player when a single trial key is used.

Common loot
- Every vault gives between one and three sets of common loot, corresponding the 3rd and 6th columns below.
- A vault that does not give rare loot gives an additional set of common loot, making it possible to get 4 sets of common loot.
Rare loot
- In Java Edition every vault has an 80% chance to include a set of rare loot.
- In Bedrock Edition every vault has a 20% chance to include a set of rare loot.
- The loot listed in the 2nd and 5th columns below corresponds with the chance of one set of rare loot, plus the chance of the one set of common loot that can be used in its place.
Unique loot
- Every vault has a 25% chance to also include one set of unique loot.
- This loot, and the 75% chance for each vault to not have this loot, corresponds with the 4th and 7th columns below.

In Java Edition, each trial chambers vault and reward chest contains items drawn from 3 pools, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^[A]			Weight ^[B]			Chance ^[C]	Avg. per container ^[D]	Avg. # containers to loot ^[E]
Item	1×	1–3×	1×	1×	1–3×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per container ^[D]	Avg. # containers to loot ^[E]
Nothing^[F]	—	—	1	—	—	³⁶⁄₄₈	75.0%	0.750	1.3
Emerald	2–4	2–4	—	³⁹²⁄₂₈₇₅	⁴⁄₂₅	—	38.4%	1.369	2.6
Arrow	2–8	2–8	—	⁹²⁄₂₈₇₅	⁴⁄₂₅	—	31.0%	1.760	3.2
Arrow of Poison	2–8	2–8	—	⁹²⁄₂₈₇₅	⁴⁄₂₅	—	31.0%	1.760	3.2
Iron Ingot	1–4	1–4	—	⁶⁹⁄₂₈₇₅	³⁄₂₅	—	24.0%	0.660	4.2
Wind Charge	1–3	1–3	—	⁶⁹⁄₂₈₇₅	³⁄₂₅	—	24.0%	0.528	4.2
Honey Bottle	1–2	1–2	—	⁶⁹⁄₂₈₇₅	³⁄₂₅	—	24.0%	0.396	4.2
Ominous Bottle I - II^[G]	1	1	—	⁴⁶⁄₂₈₇₅	²⁄₂₅	—	16.5%	0.176	6.1
Damaged Shield^[H]	1	—	—	³⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	10.4%	0.104	9.6
Enchanted Bow^[I]	1	—	—	³⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	10.4%	0.104	9.6
Wind Charge	4–12	4–12	—	²³⁄₂₈₇₅	¹⁄₂₅	—	8.5%	0.704	11.7
Diamond	1–2	1–2	—	²³⁄₂₈₇₅	¹⁄₂₅	—	8.5%	0.132	11.7
Golden Apple	—	—	1	—	—	⁴⁄₄₈	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Golden Carrot	1–2	—	—	²⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	7.0%	0.104	14.4
Enchanted Book^[J]	1	—	—	²⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	7.0%	0.070	14.4
Enchanted Book^[K]	1	—	—	²⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	7.0%	0.070	14.4
Enchanted Crossbow^[L]	1	—	—	²⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	7.0%	0.070	14.4
Enchanted Iron Axe^[I]	1	—	—	²⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	7.0%	0.070	14.4
Enchanted Iron Chestplate^[M]	1	—	—	²⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	7.0%	0.070	14.4
Bolt Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	—	1	—	—	³⁄₄₈	6.2%	0.062	16.0
Music Disc (Precipice)	—	—	1	—	—	²⁄₄₈	4.2%	0.042	24.0
Guster Banner Pattern	—	—	1	—	—	²⁄₄₈	4.2%	0.042	24.0
Enchanted Diamond Axe^[I]	1	—	—	¹⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	3.5%	0.035	28.7
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[I]	1	—	—	¹⁰⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	3.5%	0.035	28.7
Trident	—	—	1	—	—	¹⁄₄₈	2.1%	0.021	48.0

In Bedrock Edition, each trial chambers vault and reward chest contains items drawn from 3 pools, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^[A]			Weight ^[B]			Chance ^[C]	Avg. per container ^[D]	Avg. # containers to loot ^[E]
Item	1×	1–3×	1×	1×	1–3×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per container ^[D]	Avg. # containers to loot ^[E]
Nothing^[F]	—	—	1	—	—	³⁶⁄₄₈	75.0%	0.750	1.3
Emerald	2–4	2–4	—	⁴⁴³⁄₂₈₇₅	⁴⁄₂₅	—	39.7%	1.422	2.5
Arrow	2–8	2–8	—	³⁶⁸⁄₂₈₇₅	⁴⁄₂₅	—	37.8%	2.240	2.6
Arrow of Poison	2–8	2–8	—	³⁶⁸⁄₂₈₇₅	⁴⁄₂₅	—	37.8%	2.240	2.6
Iron Ingot	1–4	1–4	—	²⁷⁶⁄₂₈₇₅	³⁄₂₅	—	29.6%	0.840	3.4
Wind Charge	1–3	1–3	—	²⁷⁶⁄₂₈₇₅	³⁄₂₅	—	29.6%	0.672	3.4
Honey Bottle	1–2	1–2	—	²⁷⁶⁄₂₈₇₅	³⁄₂₅	—	29.6%	0.504	3.4
Ominous Bottle I - II^[G]	1	1	—	¹⁸⁴⁄₂₈₇₅	²⁄₂₅	—	20.6%	0.224	4.9
Wind Charge	4–12	4–12	—	⁹²⁄₂₈₇₅	¹⁄₂₅	—	10.7%	0.896	9.3
Diamond	1–2	1–2	—	⁹²⁄₂₈₇₅	¹⁄₂₅	—	10.7%	0.168	9.3
Golden Apple	—	—	1	—	—	⁴⁄₄₈	8.3%	0.083	12.0
Bolt Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	—	1	—	—	³⁄₄₈	6.2%	0.062	16.0
Music Disc (Precipice)	—	—	1	—	—	²⁄₄₈	4.2%	0.042	24.0
Guster Banner Pattern	—	—	1	—	—	²⁄₄₈	4.2%	0.042	24.0
Damaged Shield^[H]	1	—	—	⁷⁵⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	2.6%	0.026	38.3
Enchanted Bow^[I]	1	—	—	⁷⁵⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	2.6%	0.026	38.3
Trident	—	—	1	—	—	¹⁄₄₈	2.1%	0.021	48.0
Golden Carrot	1–2	—	—	⁵⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	1.7%	0.026	57.5
Enchanted Book^[J]	1	—	—	⁵⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	1.7%	0.017	57.5
Enchanted Book^[K]	1	—	—	⁵⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	1.7%	0.017	57.5
Enchanted Crossbow^[L]	1	—	—	⁵⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	1.7%	0.017	57.5
Enchanted Iron Axe^[I]	1	—	—	⁵⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	1.7%	0.017	57.5
Enchanted Iron Chestplate^[M]	1	—	—	⁵⁰⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	1.7%	0.017	57.5
Enchanted Diamond Axe^[I]	1	—	—	²⁵⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	0.9%	0.009	115.0
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[I]	1	—	—	²⁵⁄₂₈₇₅	—	—	0.9%	0.009	115.0

↑ ^a ^b The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ ^a ^b The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ ^a ^b The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ ^a ^b The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ ^a ^b The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.
↑ ^a ^b 'Nothing' does not refer to the chance of an empty chest. Instead, it refers to the chance that the random loot generator does not add any loot on a single roll.
↑ ^a ^b Ominous bottle level between I and II
↑ ^a ^b The item has between 50% and 100% of its total durability.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-5 to level-15 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b Enchanted with a random level of Mending, Riptide, Loyalty, Channeling, or Impaling.
↑ ^a ^b Enchanted with a random level of Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, Efficiency, Fortune, Silk Touch, or Feather Falling.
↑ ^a ^b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-5 to level-20 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-0 to level-10 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

v t e `vault` sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.vault.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.vault.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.vault.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
	Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.vault.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.vault.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e `vault` sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`vault.break`	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`vault.place`	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`vault.hit`	1.0	0.5
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`vault.step`	0.4	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	`vault.step`	0.15	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`vault.step`	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`vault.step`	0.2	1.0

Unique

Java Edition:

v t e Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Vault crackles	Blocks	Randomly	`block.vault.ambient`	`subtitles.block.vault.ambient`	0.75-1.0	0.5-1.5	16
	Vault ignites	Blocks	When a vault detects a player	`block.vault.activate`	`subtitles.block.vault.activate`	1.0	0.8-1.2	16
	Vault extinguishes	Blocks	When a vault deactivates	`block.vault.deactivate`	`subtitles.block.vault.deactivate`	1.0	0.8-1.2	16
	Vault opens	Blocks	When a vault starts ejecting items	`block.vault.open_shutter`	`subtitles.block.vault.open_shutter`	1.0	1.0	16
	Vault closes	Blocks	When a vault stops ejecting items	`block.vault.close_shutter`	`subtitles.block.vault.close_shutter`	1.0	1.0	16
	Vault ejects item	Blocks	When a vault ejects a reward item	`block.vault.eject_item`	`subtitles.block.vault.eject_item`	1.0	0.8-1.2	16
	Vault unlocks	Blocks	When a vault is unlocked	`block.vault.insert_item`	`subtitles.block.vault.insert_item`	1.0	1.0	16
	Vault rejects item	Blocks	When a player inserts an invalid item into a vault	`block.vault.insert_item_fail`	`subtitles.block.vault.insert_item_fail`	1.0	1.0	16
	Vault rejects player	Blocks	When a vault rejects an already rewarded player	`block.vault.reject_rewarded_player`	`subtitles.block.vault.reject_rewarded_player`	1.0	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Randomly	`vault.ambient`	0.75-1.0	0.5-1.5
	Blocks	When a vault detects a player	`vault.activate`	1.0	0.76-1.14
	Blocks	When a vault deactivates	`vault.deactivate`	1.0	0.8-1.2
	Blocks	When a vault starts ejecting items	`vault.open_shutter`	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	When a vault stops ejecting items	`vault.close_shutter`	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	When a vault ejects a reward item	`vault.eject_item`	1.0	0.8-1.1
	Blocks	When a vault is unlocked	`vault.insert_item`	1.0	0.8-1.1
	Blocks	When a player inserts an invalid item into a vault	`vault.insert_item_fail`	1.0	0.8-1.1
	Blocks	When a vault rejects an already rewarded player	`vault.reject_rewarded_player`	1.0	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Vault	`vault`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.vault`

Name	Identifier
Block entity	`vault`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Vault	`vault`	`-314`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.vault.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Name	Savegame ID
Block entity	`Vault`

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	The direction the vault's face is facing. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the vault.
ominous	`false`	`false` `true`	Controls whether this vault is an ominous vault.
vault_state	`inactive`	`active`	When a player who has not used the vault is nearby.
		`ejecting`	While ejecting reward.
		`inactive`	When no players who have not used the vault are nearby.
		`unlocking`	Prior to reward ejection.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
minecraft:cardinal_direction	Not Supported	`south`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	`Unsupported`	The direction the vault's face is facing. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the vault.
ominous	Not Supported	`false`	`false` `true`	`Unsupported`	Controls whether this vault is an ominous vault.
vault_state	Not Supported	`inactive`	`active`	`Unsupported`	When a player who has not used the vault is nearby.
			`ejecting`	`Unsupported`	While ejecting reward.
			`inactive`	`Unsupported`	When no players who have not used the vault are nearby.
			`unlocking`	`Unsupported`	Prior to reward ejection.

Block data

A vault has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Java Edition:

[NBT Compound / JSON Object] Block entity data
- Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config: Configuration data that does not automatically change. All fields are optional.
  - [String] loot_table: A resource location to the loot table that is ejected when unlocking the vault. Defaults to "minecraft:chests/trial_chambers/reward".
  - [String] override_loot_table_to_display: A resource location to the loot table that is used to display items in the vault. If not present, the game uses the loot_table field.
  - [Double] activation_range: The range in blocks when the vault should activate. Defaults to 4.
  - [Double] deactivation_range: The range in blocks when the vault should deactivate. Defaults to 4.5.
  - [NBT Compound / JSON Object] key_item: The key item that is used to check for valid keys. Defaults to "minecraft:trial_key".
    - An item see Template:Nbt inherit/item/template
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] server_data: Data that is only stored on the server.
  - [NBT List / JSON Array] rewarded_players: A set of player UUIDs that have already received their rewards from this vault.
  - [Long] state_updating_resumes_at: The game time when the vault processes block state changes, such as changing from unlocking to ejecting after a delay.
  - [NBT List / JSON Array] items_to_eject: List of item stacks that have been rolled by the loot table and are waiting to be ejected.
    - [NBT Compound / JSON Object]: An item stack
      - An item see Template:Nbt inherit/item/template
  - [Int] total_ejections_needed: The total amount of item stacks that need to be ejected.
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] shared_data: Data that is synced between the server and client.
  - [NBT Compound / JSON Object] display_item: The item that is currently being displayed.
  - [NBT List / JSON Array] connected_players: A set of player UUIDs that are within range of the vault.
  - [Double] connected_particles_range: The range in blocks when the vault emits particles.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Under Lock and Key	Use a Trial Key on a	—

Video

Note: The vault's texture has been changed since this video's release

History

Java Edition
January 26, 2024		Vaults are announced at Minecraft Monthly.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21	24w05a	Added vaults.
	24w06a	Changed the textures of vaults to distinguish them from trial spawners.
	24w09a	Changed the textures of vaults to further distinguish them from trial spawners.
	24w10a	Updated the left column of pixels on the front face of the disabled vault to match the textures of the other states.
	24w11a	Their loot tables have been updated to address some inventory management issues.
	24w13a	Changed the loot table of the standard vaults.
	24w13a	Changed the textures of the vault to match the colors used in ominous vaults.
	Pre-release 1	Updated textures to fix inconsistencies across all states.
1.21	24w18a	Vaults are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental data pack.
1.21	24w18a	Vaults can now eject the new "Precipice" music disc.
1.21	24w21a	Vaults now have a new sound to help players understand if they've already looted a vault.
1.21.2	24w40a	Breaking vaults no longer needs wooden tools or higher.
Bedrock Edition
1.20.70 Experiment Update 1.21	Preview 1.20.70.21	Added vaults.
1.20.70 Experiment Update 1.21	Preview 1.20.70.22	Changed the textures of vaults to distinguish them from trial spawners.
1.20.80 Experiment Update 1.21	Preview 1.20.80.20	Changed the textures of vaults to further distinguish them from trial spawners.
1.20.80 Experiment Update 1.21	Preview 1.20.80.22	Vaults no longer eject more than one unstackable item per unlock.
1.21.0	Preview 1.21.0.20	Changed the textures of the vault to match the colors used in ominous vaults.
	Preview 1.21.0.22	Vaults are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental toggle.
	Preview 1.21.0.22	Updated textures to fix inconsistencies across all states.
	Preview 1.21.0.24	Vaults can now eject the new "Precipice" music disc.

A vault, as it appeared in trial chambers before 24w06a and 1.20.70.22.
A vault, as it appeared in trial chambers before 24w09a and 1.21.80.20.
A vault, as it appeared in trial chambers before 24w11a and 1.20.80.22.
A vault, as it appeared in trial chambers before 24w13a and 1.21.0.20.

The first iteration of a vault with particles.
The second iteration of a vault with particles.

Issues

Issues relating to "Vault" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

During unseen development, the vault's texture had blue eyes, but the eyes were later changed to be orange to match the eyes seen on the trial spawner.^[3]
The vault was inspired by gashapon machines, which are vending machines that dispense capsuled toys.^[4]