Bonus chest

Any

Consists of


Chest Torch Terrain-generated blocks can disrupt the creation of torches. For more information, see § Structure

Can generate in
existing chunks

No

The bonus chest is a chest that appears near the player's spawn if the "Bonus chest" option is toggled on the main menu. 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, with up to four torches generated around it on adjacent blocks.

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

Structure[]

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.

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Loot[]

Chest24Inventory

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]
Item	1×	1×	3×	4×	1×	1×	3×	4×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Apple	—	—	1–2	—	—	—	⁵⁄₁₁	—	83.8%	2.045	1.2
Wooden Axe	1	—	—	—	³⁄₄	—	—	—	75.0%	0.750	1.3
Wooden Pickaxe	—	1	—	—	—	³⁄₄	—	—	75.0%	0.750	1.3
Oak Planks	—	—	—	1–12	—	—	—	¹⁰⁄₃₈	70.5%	6.842	1.4
Stick	—	—	—	1–12	—	—	—	¹⁰⁄₃₈	70.5%	6.842	1.4
Bread	—	—	1–2	—	—	—	³⁄₁₁	—	61.5%	1.227	1.6
Raw Salmon	—	—	1–2	—	—	—	³⁄₁₁	—	61.5%	1.227	1.6
Acacia Log	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	³⁄₃₈	28.0%	0.632	3.6
Birch Log	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	³⁄₃₈	28.0%	0.632	3.6
Dark Oak Log	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	³⁄₃₈	28.0%	0.632	3.6
Jungle Log	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	³⁄₃₈	28.0%	0.632	3.6
Oak Log	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	³⁄₃₈	28.0%	0.632	3.6
Spruce Log	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	³⁄₃₈	28.0%	0.632	3.6
Stone Axe	1	—	—	—	¹⁄₄	—	—	—	25.0%	0.250	4.0
Stone Pickaxe	—	1	—	—	—	¹⁄₄	—	—	25.0%	0.250	4.0

↑ The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ 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%	6.500	1.0
Stick	100.0%	6.500	1.0
Apple	100.0%	1.500	1.0
Bread	100.0%	1.500	1.0
Brown Mushroom	100.0%	1.500	1.0
Raw Salmon	100.0%	1.500	1.0
Wooden Axe	75.0%	0.750	1.3
Wooden Pickaxe	75.0%	0.750	1.3
Cactus	60.0%	0.900	1.7
Acacia Log	50.0%	1.000	2.0
Dark Oak Log	50.0%	1.000	2.0
Carrot	50.0%	0.750	2.0
Potato	50.0%	0.750	2.0
Cocoa Beans	40.0%	0.600	2.5
Beetroot Seeds	33.3%	0.500	3.0
Melon Seeds	33.3%	0.500	3.0
Pumpkin Seeds	33.3%	0.500	3.0
Jungle Sapling	28.6%	1.143	3.5
Birch Log	25.0%	0.500	4.0
Jungle Log	25.0%	0.500	4.0
Oak Log	25.0%	0.500	4.0
Spruce Log	25.0%	0.500	4.0
Stone Axe	25.0%	0.250	4.0
Stone Pickaxe	25.0%	0.250	4.0
Acacia Sapling	14.3%	0.571	7.0
Birch Sapling	14.3%	0.571	7.0
Dark Oak Sapling	14.3%	0.571	7.0
Oak Sapling	14.3%	0.571	7.0
Spruce Sapling	14.3%	0.571	7.0

↑ The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

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).

Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.

Java Edition
1.3.1		12w16a			Added the 'bonus chest' option to the options menu.
1.3.1		12w17a			The player can no longer have a bonus chest in Hardcore mode.
1.7.2		1.7			Wood in bonus chests may now be acacia.
1.9		15w43a			Wood found in bonus chests can now be of any type, rather than just acacia or oak.
1.9		15w44a			Bonus chests now have less wood.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Added the Bonus Chest option, which can be toggled in World Options.
1.17.0		beta 1.16.230.56			If the Caves & Cliffs experimental gameplay toggle is enabled, the bonus chest often generates in a noise cave underground.^[1]
Legacy Console Edition
TU5	CU1	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added the 'bonus chest' option to the options menu.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Bonus chest" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

References[]

↑ MCPE-125872 – The bonus chest can spawn underground in caves

Generated structures and terrain features

[stacksize-1] The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.

[weight-2] The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.

[chance-3] The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.

[items-4] The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.

[chests-5] The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

[chance-6] The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.

[items-7] The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.

[chests-8] The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

[9] MCPE-125872 – The bonus chest can spawn underground in caves

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