Minecraft Dungeons:Desert Temple

The Desert Temple is the eighth mission of Minecraft Dungeons. It is unlocked after completing the Cacti Canyon. The Lower Temple secret mission is unlockable in this mission.

Story[]

“	THE NAMELESS KINGDOM – The wind-blown sands of the Desert Temple have wiped away the traces of a vast and ancient kingdom. Yet secretive power still lingers here. The enchanters of this ancient, nameless kingdom once practiced necromancy, magic that summons the dead. Now, generations later, the Illagers have arrived to try and pry power from these dusty tombs. Who knows what power they may find, but something else also protects these dusty crypts...	„
	— In-game story

Voiceovers[]

“	Deep within these halls awaits a powerful necromancer, the forgotten ruler of a nameless kingdom. The necromancer wields an enchanted staff that holds the power to summon the undead. We must destroy it before the Arch-Illager can claim it in his tiny, evil hands. That would surely be the doom of us all...	„
	— Intro

“	The necromancer's staff is destroyed. Once again, the Arch-Illager is thwarted.	„
	— Outro

Description[]

The in-game story and the voiceover narration of the mission imply that the Nameless One and Archie turned on each other since they made their alliance in the prequel novel. However, it is vague on whether the Nameless One turned its back on Archie or if Archie’s desire for the staff caused him to be the betrayer.

The Desert Temple was built by an ancient civilization that focuses on beauty. It was built by skilled craftsmen in the unknown past. The temple is full of riches of the past and springing traps.

Time has destroyed parts of the temple, yet much of it remains intact deep beneath the surface of the desert. The skeleton vanguard, the Nameless One's personal guard, have stood guard for centuries, and the place is now full of old, evil, and forbidden magic: necromancy, the darkest sorcery, which the ruler of the Undead has practiced since ancient times.

Heroes need to be observant as there are slits spanning the width of some floors. There are also hidden blades that spin out of them and slice through heroes. As well as crushing walls in some corridors to watch out for. Necromancers exist in four corners of the temple. At long last, the heroes meet The Nameless One and destroy the necromancer's staff.

Appearance[]

The Desert Temple, as implied in the name, is in a Desert biome, specifically in the Nameless Kingdom. The structure itself consists of Sandstone-like blocks and Stone Bricks, Chains, decorated carpets and vases, and cobwebs to give it a 'ruined' look. Many moving wall-like structures are present, which can crush the player if aren't fast enough. Other dangers are also present, like blades that come out of the ground that can damage mobs and players and wall-like structures that can push players off edges.

Objectives[]

The nameless kingdom

Find the tomb
Find the gold key
Find the tomb
Survive the ambush
Reach the tomb
Fetch the staff
Defeat the nameless one
Escape the temple

Mobs[]

Native[]

Mob	Difficulty
Mob	Arcade	Ancient Hunt	Default	Adventure	Apocalypse
Passive category
Key Golem	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Piggy Bank	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hostile category
Creeper	Yes	No	No	No	No
Husk	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Melee Skeleton	Yes	No	No	No	No
Necromancer	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Skeleton	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spider	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vanguard	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vex	No	No	No	Summoned^{[note 1]}	Summoned^{[note 1]}
Watchling	No	No	Summoned, DLC^{[note 2]}	Summoned, DLC^{[note 2]}	Summoned, DLC^{[note 2]}
Wraith	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zombie	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mini-Boss category
Enderman	No	No	Yes	Sometimes	Sometimes
Endersent	No	No	DLC	DLC	DLC
Evoker	No	No	No	Sometimes	Sometimes
Raid Captain	No	No	Yes^{[note 3]}	Yes^{[note 3]}	Yes^{[note 3]}
Redstone Golem	No	No	No	No	Sometimes
Skeleton Horseman	No	No	No	Sometimes	Sometimes
Boss category
Nameless One	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Special category
The Seeking Flame	No	Yes	No	No	No

↑ ^a ^b Summoned by Evoker
↑ ^a ^b ^c Summoned by Endersent
↑ ^a ^b ^c Spawns only if the mission have already been completed once.

Items[]

Item	Difficulty
Item	Default	Adventure	Apocalypse
Armor
Grim Armor	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mystery Armor	No	Yes	Yes
Artifacts
Boots of Swiftness	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gong of Weakening	No	No	Yes
Shock Powder	Yes	Yes	Yes
Torment Quiver	Yes	Yes	Yes
Totem of Shielding	Yes	Yes	Yes
Melee Gear
Glaive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sickles	No	Yes	Yes
Soul Knife	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ranged Gear
Bow	Daily Trials Only	Daily Trials Only	Daily Trials Only
Shortbow	Yes	Yes	Yes

Achievements[]

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
	High and Dry	Complete Desert Temple, Fiery Forge and Highblock Halls.	—	80G	Gold
	Desert Dynamo	Complete Desert Temple in under 4 minutes.	—	50G	Bronze

History[]

Minecraft Dungeons
Dungeons Beta					Added Desert Temple.

Gallery[]

A zoomed out image of one of the randomly generated maps.
The entrance to the temple, seen at the end of Cacti Canyon.
The Nameless One in the Desert Temple in the Dungeons gameplay trailer.
The Nameless One seen casting a spell with their staff in the Desert Temple.
Four heroes battling a horde of Spiders. Some new mobs are also seen here, such as a Husk and a melee skeleton variant.