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Not to be confused with woodland mansion.

A pillager outpost is an assortment of structures inhabited by pillagers.

Generation[]

Pillager outposts are semi-rare structures, generating every several hundred to couple thousand blocks.[1] This makes them rarer than villages[2] but less rare than woodland mansions.

Pillager outposts can generate naturally in any village-generating biome, including:

Pillager outposts also generate in the following biomes, where villages do not spawn:

In Java Edition, pillager outposts never generate too close to, or within, villages. They can do so in Bedrock Edition as well as generate far away from villages.

In Java Edition, if an outpost spawns in the water or in the air (e.g., spawning near a savanna plateau), then a platform of grass (or sand), dirt, and stone spawns underneath it in a circular shape. This also applies to the smaller structures such as tents, targets, log piles, and cages. On occasion, the smaller structures still spawn in the air despite having a platform below them, depending on how high up they are.

In Bedrock Edition, pillager outposts generate with foundations similar to that of a woodland mansion: watchtowers use cobblestone, birch planks, and dark oak logs as their foundation; tents and cages generate dark oak planks as their foundation; log piles use horizontal dark oak logs as their foundation; and targets generate cobblestone as a foundation.

The outpost tower generates each time. Up to 4 other smaller structures may spawn around the periphery of the main outpost structure.

Eight extra air blocks also generate around the outpost.[3]

Mobs[]

AllayFace

IronGolemFace

PillagerFace

Allay Iron Golem Pillager

Iron golems and allays spawn only during the generation of the outpost structures. An iron golem has a 85% chance of spawning. Meanwhile, the allay has a 50% chance of spawning. These mobs spawn in cages. The iron golem can punch pillagers who are one block away from the fences of the cage.

Both regular pillagers and pillager captains can continuously spawn around the structure. Pillagers can still spawn if a player is inside the tower. In Java Edition they spawn in a 72×54×72 area centered on the top level of the watchtower, the same level as the chest. In Bedrock Edition, they spawn at or below a particular location in the outpost; specifically, they choose the northwest corner of the highest opaque block with a non-solid block on top.

In Java Edition, only pillagers may spawn within a pillager outpost spawn area. Pillagers may naturally spawn on any valid opaque block (except leaves) as long as the block light level is 8 or less. They cannot, however, spawn on blocks that emit a light level of 14 or greater. There is a 6% chance a pillager will spawn as a patrol leader.

In Java Edition, there are 15 jigsaw blocks that can generate the structures around the tower. Each structure has a 1 in 13 chance of being generated, including allay and iron golem cages. When generated, iron golem cages spawn one golem, and allay cages spawn two allays.

A total of eight pillagers, including the pillager captain, spawns in a pillager outpost.

Bad Omen[]

Upon killing an outpost captain, the player receives 1 level of the Bad Omen effect applied to them for 100 minutes (5 in-game days) (1.20 and below). In 1.21 and above, the player upon killing an outpost captain will receive 1 ominous bottle.

Structure[]

Main article: /Structure

A pillager outpost consists of a 4 level watchtower with other smaller structures around it.

Structure blocks can be used to manually load pieces of the pillager outpost from the /data/minecraft/structures/pillager_outpost folder in minecraft.jar. To do so, set a structure block to Load mode, enter pillager_outpost/<structure_name>, and press LOAD.

Structure name Description Consists of Images
pillager_outpost/watchtower A large tower with a loot chest on the top level.

347 Dark Oak Planks
290 Birch Planks
207 Cobblestone
144 Dark Oak Log
48 Dark Oak Fence
45 Dark Oak Slab
33 Cobblestone Stairs
16 Dark Oak Stairs
8 Cobblestone Wall
4 Cobblestone Slab
4 Torch
1 Chest (random loot)
8 Illager Banner Ominous Banner[JE only]/Illager Banner‌[BE only]

Pillager outpost watchtower
pillager_outpost/feature_cage1
pillager_outpost/feature_cage2
A wooden cage, with cage_2 having an iron golem.

24 Dark Oak Fence
12 Dark Oak Log
8 Dark Oak Stairs
4 Dark Oak Slab
0~1 Iron Golem

Pillager outpost feature cage1
pillager_outpost/feature_cage_with_allays A wooden cage, with some allays trapped inside.

28 Dark Oak Fence
12 Dark Oak Log
8 Dark Oak Stairs
4 Dark Oak Slab
0~3 Allay

pillager_outpost/feature_logs A pile of dark oak logs.

21 Dark Oak Log

Pillager outpost feature logs
pillager_outpost/feature_targets Two scarecrow-like targets.

6 Dark Oak Fence
2 Carved Pumpkin
2 Hay Bale

Pillager outpost feature targets
pillager_outpost/feature_tent1 A small tent made of wool, with a crafting table inside.

20 White Wool
10 Dark Oak Fence
1 Crafting Table

Pillager outpost feature tent1
pillager_outpost/feature_tent2 A small tent made of wool, with a crafting table and pumpkins inside.

20 White Wool
10 Dark Oak Fence
4 Pumpkin
1 Crafting Table

Pillager outpost feature tent2

Technical structures[]

Structure name Description Consists of Images
pillager_outpost/watchtower_overgrown Generated with a structure integrity of around 0.03 on top of a regular watchtower to add random mossy cobblestone and vines into the build.

347 Dark Oak Planks
290 Birch Planks
207 Mossy Cobblestone
144 Dark Oak Log
113 Vines
48 Dark Oak Fence
45 Dark Oak Slab
33 Mossy Cobblestone Stairs
16 Dark Oak Stairs
8 Mossy Cobblestone Wall
4 Mossy Cobblestone Slab
4 Torch
1 Chest (random loot)
8 Illager Banner Ominous Banner[JE only]/Illager Banner‌[BE only]

Pillager outpost watchtower overgrown
pillager_outpost/base_plate This generates first, to mark the locations of both watchtowers and each outer structure, using jigsaw blocks.

N/A

Pillager outpost base plate
pillager_outpost/feature_plate The horizontal jigsaw block connects to the base plate to determine its own location, while the vertical jigsaw block connects to an outer structure.

N/A

Pillager outpost feature plate

Loot[]

See also: Chest loot

In Java Edition, each pillager outpost chest contains items drawn from 6 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size [A] Weight [B] Chance [C] Avg.
per chest
[D]
Avg. # chests
to search
[E]
0–1× 2–3× 1–3× 2–3× 0–1× 0–1× 2–3× 1–3× 2–3× 0–1×
Dark Oak Log 2–311100.0%5.0001.0
Nothing[F] 13475.0%0.7501.3
Wheat 3–571772.5%4.1181.4
Bottle o' Enchanting 172260.9%0.7951.6
Carrot 3–551757.5%2.9411.7
Potato 2–551757.5%2.5741.7
Crossbow 11150.0%0.5002.0
Goat Horn[G] 11150.0%0.5002.0
Arrow 2–742239.1%2.0452.6
String 1–642239.1%1.5912.6
Tripwire Hook 1–332230.5%0.6823.3
Iron Ingot 1–332230.5%0.6823.3
Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template 21425.0%0.5004.0
Enchanted Book[H] 112211.0%0.1149.1

In Java Edition 1.20.2, each pillager outpost chest contains items drawn from 6 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size [A] Weight [B] Chance [C] Avg.
per chest
[D]
Avg. # chests
to search
[E]
0–1× 2–3× 1–3× 2–3× 0–1× 0–1× 2–3× 1–3× 2–3× 0–1×
Dark Oak Log 2–311100.0%5.0001.0
Nothing[F] 13475.0%0.7501.3
Wheat 3–571772.5%4.1181.4
Bottle o' Enchanting 172260.9%0.7951.6
Carrot 3–551757.5%2.9411.7
Potato 2–551757.5%2.5741.7
Crossbow 11150.0%0.5002.0
Goat Horn[G] 11150.0%0.5002.0
Arrow 2–742239.1%2.0452.6
String 1–642239.1%1.5912.6
Tripwire Hook 1–332230.5%0.6823.3
Iron Ingot 1–332230.5%0.6823.3
Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template 21425.0%0.5004.0
Enchanted Book[H] 112211.0%0.1149.1

In Bedrock Edition, each pillager outpost chest contains items drawn from 7 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size [A] Weight [B] Chance [C] Avg.
per chest
[D]
Avg. # chests
to search
[E]
0–1× 2–3× 1–3× 2–3× 0–1× 0–1× 2–3× 1–3× 2–3× 0–1×
Dark Oak Log 2–311100.0%5.0001.0
Nothing[F] 11341383.3%1.0831.2
Wheat 3–571772.5%4.1181.4
Enchanted Book[I] 12366.7%0.6671.5
Bottle o' Enchanting 172260.9%0.7951.6
Carrot 3–551757.5%2.9411.7
Potato 2–551757.5%2.5741.7
Crossbow 11150.0%0.5002.0
Goat Horn[G] 11150.0%0.5002.0
Arrow 2–742239.1%2.0452.6
String 1–642239.1%1.5912.6
Tripwire Hook 1–332230.5%0.6823.3
Iron Ingot 1–332230.5%0.6823.3
Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template 21425.0%0.5004.0
Enchanted Book[H] 112211.0%0.1149.1
  1. a b c The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
  2. a b c The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
  3. a b c The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
  4. a b c The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
  5. a b c The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.
  6. a b c '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.
  7. a b c Does not contain goat horn variants that drop from screaming goats.
  8. a b c All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
  9. Enchanted with a random level of Quick Charge.


History[]

Java Edition
1.1418w47aAdded pillager outposts.
18w47bReduced the amount of pillagers that spawn around outposts.
18w50aRaid captains can now spawn in outposts.
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1Pillager outposts now generate in the newly added mountain meadows biome.
experimental snapshot 3Pillager outposts now generate in all the new mountain biomes.
1.1922w13aAllays can now spawn in cages.
22w17aGoat horns now generate in pillager outpost chests.
1.20
(Experimental)
23w04aSentry armor trims are now found in pillager outpost chests.
23w05aIncreased the chance of finding sentry armor trims in pillager outposts chests from 20% to 25%.
Sentry armor trims now always generate two templates in a pillager outpost chest when found.
23w07aPillager outposts now generate in cherry groves.
Upcoming Java Edition
Villager Trade Rebalance
(Experimental)
1.20.2 Pre-release 1Quick Charge enchanted books now have a higher chance of generating in pillager outpost chest loot.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Added pillager outposts, which are available only through Experimental Gameplay.
Pillager outposts generate with black banners on them.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Pillager outpost now generate with gray banners on them.
Pillager outpost are rarer.
Outpost captains spawn in pillager outpost watchtower.
beta 1.11.0.3Fully implemented pillager outposts, separate from Experimental Gameplay.
Pillager outpost now generate with pillager banner, instead of a gray banner.
Caves & Cliffs
(experimental)
beta 1.17.40.20Pillager outposts now generate in all the new mountain biomes.
Wild Update
(experimental)
beta 1.18.30.22Allays will sometimes spawn in a cage, similarly to iron golems.
Vanilla Experiments
(experimental)
beta 1.18.30.26Copper horns as well as goat horns have been added to the loot pool.
beta 1.19.0.24Copper horns have been removed, therefore can no longer generate in chests.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.91Added pillager outposts.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Pillager Outpost" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery[]

Odd generation[]

Trivia[]

  • Pillager outposts are the only natural source of Dark oak wood and its products in the biomes it spawns in( Pillager outposts don't spawn in Dark oak forests)
  • A pillager outpost's base may be extended to help it stand without removing/obstructing terrain. This is common in Bedrock Edition due to the glitches in terrain generation that version faces.
  • Pillager outposts are missing two blocks on one of the pillars for the roof, making the struture asymmetrical.

References[]

  1. https://chunkbase.com/apps/pillager-outpost-finder
  2. https://chunkbase.com/apps/village-finder
  3. MC-139711 — Jigsaw block creates holes in the ground when generating pillager outposts
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