Ocean Ruins in Minecraft
Ocean ruins, also known as underwater ruins, are oceanic structures that are mostly made out of stone bricks or sandstone. They are generated in different sizes which can vary from large villages to just one ruined hut. An ocean ruin (via screenshot) Ocean ruins were added to the game in Java Edition v1.13 and they are built from stone bricks, polished…
Ocean ruins, also known as underwater ruins, are oceanic structures that are mostly made out of stone bricks or sandstone. They are generated in different sizes which can vary from large villages to just one ruined hut.
An ocean ruin (via screenshot)
Ocean ruins were added to the game in Java Edition v1.13 and they are built from stone bricks, polished granite, and cobblestone. They will generate on ocean floors and sometimes even on the beach.
How are Ocean Ruins generated?
There are two variants of ocean ruins: warm and cold. The cold ocean ruins are generated in normal, cold, and frozen ocean biomes along with their deep variants, and are made of stone materials. Warm ocean ruins are generated in warm, lukewarm, and deep lukewarm ocean biomes. They are made primarily of sandstone and stone materials.
About 30% of ocean ruins that are generated are large ocean ruins while the other 70% are small ocean ruins. The chances of multiple (4-8) small ocean ruins being generated in clusters are 90%. Warm large ocean ruins have the structural integrity of 0.9 and the small ones have an integrity of 0.8.
A cold ocean ruin with a low structural integrity (via screenshot)
The Layout of Ocean Ruins
Ocean ruins come in a variety of shapes and sizes and they are often generated in clusters that form ruined villages. Chests with loot inside are generated specifically for either small or large ruins; these chests might be buried in materials such as sand or gravel.
Cold ocean ruins are made of stone bricks, gravel, prismarine, sand, bricks, planks, cobblestone, obsidian, sea lanterns, polished granite, and/or a chest.
Warm ocean ruins are primarily made from sand, sandstone, polished granite, polished diorite, sea lanterns, magma blocks, gravel, terracotta, and/or a loot chest. A lot of times, drowned will also spawn with the structures in groups of 3 or 4.
Loot
Big loot chests in underwater ruins contain items from 2 loot pools which contain the following:
- Coal (81% chance)
- Wheat (81% chance)
- Gold nugget (81% chance)
- Buried treasure map (43.5% chance)
- Enchanted book (21.7% chance)
- Enchanted fishing rod (21.7% chance)
- Emerald (14.9% chance)
- Leather tunic (4.3% chance)
- Golden Apple (4.3% chance)
- Golden helmet (4.3% chance)
Small loot chests in underwater ruins also contain items from 2 loot pools which consist of the following:
- Coal (84.2% chance)
- Wheat (84.2% chance)
- Rotten flesh (59.6% chance)
- Buried treasure map (41.7% chance)
- Enchanted fishing rod (41.7% chance)
- Emerald (16.4% chance)
- Stone ax (30.2% chance)
- Leather tunic (8.3% chance)
- Golden helmet (8.3% chance)
Loot found in an ocean ruin chest
Conclusion
Ocean ruins are eerie and make the world of Minecraft much more immersive as they are essentially submerged villages. They are not filled to the brim with loot, but just exploring them is quite rewarding in terms of entertainment and adventure.
FAQs
Q. Is there any loot in ocean ruins?
A. Yes, sometimes loot chests will spawn in ocean ruins but they are not the only thing that can be useful, as the ruins are made of blocks such as prismarine and terracotta.
Q. Are there any hostile mobs in ocean ruins?
A. Yes, sometimes drowned will spawn in ocean ruins, in groups of up to 4.
Q. Can ocean ruins spawn outside of water?
A. Yes, although they are very rare.
