Pillager Outpost

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[]


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[]

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
`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 Ominous Banner‌^{[JE only]}/Illager Banner‌^{[BE only]}
`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_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_targets`	Two scarecrow-like targets.	6 Dark Oak Fence 2 Carved Pumpkin 2 Hay Bale
`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_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

Technical structures[]

Structure name	Description	Consists of
`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 Ominous Banner‌^{[JE only]}/Illager Banner‌^{[BE only]}
`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/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

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]
Item	0–1×	2–3×	1–3×	2–3×	0–1×	1×	0–1×	2–3×	1–3×	2–3×	0–1×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Dark Oak Log	—	—	2–3	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	—	—	100.0%	5.000	1.0
Nothing^[F]	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₄	75.0%	0.750	1.3
Wheat	—	3–5	—	—	—	—	—	⁷⁄₁₇	—	—	—	—	72.5%	4.118	1.4
Bottle o' Enchanting	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	⁷⁄₂₂	—	—	60.9%	0.795	1.6
Carrot	—	3–5	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₁₇	—	—	—	—	57.5%	2.941	1.7
Potato	—	2–5	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₁₇	—	—	—	—	57.5%	2.574	1.7
Crossbow	1	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.500	2.0
Goat Horn^[G]	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	50.0%	0.500	2.0
Arrow	—	—	—	2–7	—	—	—	—	—	⁴⁄₂₂	—	—	39.1%	2.045	2.6
String	—	—	—	1–6	—	—	—	—	—	⁴⁄₂₂	—	—	39.1%	1.591	2.6
Tripwire Hook	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₂₂	—	—	30.5%	0.682	3.3
Iron Ingot	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₂₂	—	—	30.5%	0.682	3.3
Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₄	25.0%	0.500	4.0
Enchanted Book^[H]	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₂₂	—	—	11.0%	0.114	9.1

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]
Item	0–1×	2–3×	1–3×	2–3×	0–1×	1×	0–1×	2–3×	1–3×	2–3×	0–1×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Dark Oak Log	—	—	2–3	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	—	—	100.0%	5.000	1.0
Nothing^[F]	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₄	75.0%	0.750	1.3
Wheat	—	3–5	—	—	—	—	—	⁷⁄₁₇	—	—	—	—	72.5%	4.118	1.4
Bottle o' Enchanting	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	⁷⁄₂₂	—	—	60.9%	0.795	1.6
Carrot	—	3–5	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₁₇	—	—	—	—	57.5%	2.941	1.7
Potato	—	2–5	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₁₇	—	—	—	—	57.5%	2.574	1.7
Crossbow	1	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.500	2.0
Goat Horn^[G]	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	50.0%	0.500	2.0
Arrow	—	—	—	2–7	—	—	—	—	—	⁴⁄₂₂	—	—	39.1%	2.045	2.6
String	—	—	—	1–6	—	—	—	—	—	⁴⁄₂₂	—	—	39.1%	1.591	2.6
Tripwire Hook	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₂₂	—	—	30.5%	0.682	3.3
Iron Ingot	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₂₂	—	—	30.5%	0.682	3.3
Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₄	25.0%	0.500	4.0
Enchanted Book^[H]	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₂₂	—	—	11.0%	0.114	9.1

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]
Item	0–1×	2–3×	1–3×	2–3×	0–1×	1×	1×	0–1×	2–3×	1–3×	2–3×	0–1×	1×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Dark Oak Log	—	—	2–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	—	—	—	100.0%	5.000	1.0
Nothing^[F]	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₄	¹⁄₃	83.3%	1.083	1.2
Wheat	—	3–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁷⁄₁₇	—	—	—	—	—	72.5%	4.118	1.4
Enchanted Book^[I]	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	²⁄₃	66.7%	0.667	1.5
Bottle o' Enchanting	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁷⁄₂₂	—	—	—	60.9%	0.795	1.6
Carrot	—	3–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₁₇	—	—	—	—	—	57.5%	2.941	1.7
Potato	—	2–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₁₇	—	—	—	—	—	57.5%	2.574	1.7
Crossbow	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.500	2.0
Goat Horn^[G]	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	—	50.0%	0.500	2.0
Arrow	—	—	—	2–7	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁴⁄₂₂	—	—	—	39.1%	2.045	2.6
String	—	—	—	1–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁴⁄₂₂	—	—	—	39.1%	1.591	2.6
Tripwire Hook	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₂₂	—	—	—	30.5%	0.682	3.3
Iron Ingot	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₂₂	—	—	—	30.5%	0.682	3.3
Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₄	—	25.0%	0.500	4.0
Enchanted Book^[H]	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₂₂	—	—	—	11.0%	0.114	9.1

↑ ^a ^b ^c The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.
↑ ^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.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Does not contain goat horn variants that drop from screaming goats.
↑ ^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.
↑ Enchanted with a random level of Quick Charge.

History[]

Java Edition
1.14	18w47a	Added pillager outposts.
	18w47b	Reduced the amount of pillagers that spawn around outposts.
	18w50a	Raid captains can now spawn in outposts.
1.18	Experimental Snapshot 1	Pillager outposts now generate in the newly added mountain meadows biome.
1.18	experimental snapshot 3	Pillager outposts now generate in all the new mountain biomes.
1.19	22w13a	Allays can now spawn in cages.
1.19	22w17a	Goat horns now generate in pillager outpost chests.
1.20 (Experimental)	23w04a	Sentry armor trims are now found in pillager outpost chests.
	23w05a	Increased the chance of finding sentry armor trims in pillager outposts chests from 20% to 25%.
	23w05a	Sentry armor trims now always generate two templates in a pillager outpost chest when found.
	23w07a	Pillager outposts now generate in cherry groves.
Upcoming Java Edition
Villager Trade Rebalance (Experimental)	1.20.2 Pre-release 1	Quick Charge enchanted books now have a higher chance of generating in pillager outpost chest loot.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	Added pillager outposts, which are available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	Pillager outposts generate with black banners on them.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.1	Pillager outpost now generate with gray banners on them.
		Pillager outpost are rarer.
		Outpost captains spawn in pillager outpost watchtower.
	beta 1.11.0.3	Fully implemented pillager outposts, separate from Experimental Gameplay.
	beta 1.11.0.3	Pillager outpost now generate with pillager banner, instead of a gray banner.
Caves & Cliffs (experimental)	beta 1.17.40.20	Pillager outposts now generate in all the new mountain biomes.
Wild Update (experimental)	beta 1.18.30.22	Allays will sometimes spawn in a cage, similarly to iron golems.
Vanilla Experiments (experimental)	beta 1.18.30.26	Copper horns as well as goat horns have been added to the loot pool.
Vanilla Experiments (experimental)	beta 1.19.0.24	Copper horns have been removed, therefore can no longer generate in chests.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.91		Added pillager outposts.

Issues[]

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

Gallery[]

A pillager outpost in a taiga biome.
A beachside pillager outpost with targets and a tent.
A submerged platform around a watchtower.
Unusual pillager outpost generation in Java Edition. Note how the structure generates new blocks around it, likely because it spawned too close to an ocean.
Example of loot in a pillager outpost chest.
The complete area, relative to the tower, in which pillagers naturally spawn.
A pillager outpost with the roof removed to show the spawn location of pillagers in Bedrock Edition
A pillager outpost above a ravine in Java Edition.
An extremely rare instance of a fossil generated inside a pillager outpost.
Pillager outpost, which generated very close to a village.
Pillager outpost generated near badlands biome.
Pillager outpost located in desert biome.
Some allays trapped in an outpost cage.
Top down view of some allays trapped in an outpost cage.
An outpost on a snowy mountaintop.
Pillagers on a snowy mountaintop.
Allays in a savanna outpost.

Odd generation[]

A pillager outpost that generated inside of a desert temple.
A pillager outpost that generated inside a desert village.
Pillager outpost and desert pyramid generated on top of each other.
3 outposts generated close together.
A pillager outpost inside a cave entrance.
An outpost on the side of a mountain.
an extreme example of a pillager outpost's base being extended to combat terrain.

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[]

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

Generated structures, features and terrain features

[stacksize-4] The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.

[weight-5] The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.

[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.

[nothing-9] '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.

[regular-goat-horn-10] Does not contain goat horn variants that drop from screaming goats.

[enchant-randomly-11] All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.

[enchant-randomly-quick-charge-12] Enchanted with a random level of Quick Charge.

[1] ttps://chunkbase.com/apps/pillager-outpost-finder

[2] ttps://chunkbase.com/apps/village-finder

[3] MC-139711 — Jigsaw block creates holes in the ground when generating pillager outposts

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