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Swamp huts (also known as witch huts) are small generated structures that have the ability to spawn witches and black cats.

Generation[]

Swamp huts generate rarely in swamp biomes, in the north-west corner of a given chunk. They do not generate in mangrove swamps.[1]

Structure[]

Main article: /Structure
Swamp Hut inside

The inside of a swamp hut with a witch and black cat inside.

Swamp huts consist of a small square building made of spruce planks, with oak log pillars extending down to the ground. There is a small platform outside of the hut that could be an entrance; however, it is several blocks above the ground, and there are no stairs that go up to the hut, although vines can generate from the front platform and down to the ground. The roof of the swamp hut is made up of spruce wood stairs and spruce wood planks. The hut is two blocks tall inside.

The inside of a swamp hut consists of an empty cauldron[Java Edition only], a crafting table, and a flower pot with a red mushroom in it.

In Bedrock Edition, the cauldron generates with a random potion inside of it in random amounts. There is a 25% chance for Healing or Poison, 15% for Swiftness, 10% for Slowness, Weakness, Strength or Water Breathing, and 5% Fire Resistance.

Brewing stands do not generate in swamp huts, as the witch "brews" potions inside the cauldron.

Mobs[]

Vertical Image of Witch hut

Swamp hut from the side showing the scale and spawning zone.

Top View of Witch hut

Swamp hut from above showing the scale and spawning zone. The spawn area matches the roof, plus the porch.

SwampHut SpawnLocation BedrockEdition

A swamp hut with the roof removed to show the spawning location of a swamp hut in Bedrock Edition.

WitchFace BlackCatFace
Witch Black Cat

Upon world generation, one witch and one stray black cat spawn inside the hut. These never naturally despawn, however, the witch does not spawn when the difficulty is set to Peaceful.

Additionally, witches can spawn on any block within the 7×7×9 (x×y×z) area that constitutes the hut (this is the size of the roof and one block over the porch, from one level below the floor of the hut to two blocks above the roof). Cats can also spawn within this area. However, they require a grass block to spawn on. In Java Edition, any other cats to spawn within the swamp hut (from spawn eggs and commands without cat type set) always spawn as black.

Both witches and cats wander around independently from each other or the hut, and neither return to the hut on purpose.

In Bedrock Edition, witches respawn on only one block within the swamp hut if the witch is killed. The spawn point is on the hut floor, two blocks in front of the crafting table.

History[]

Java Edition
1.4.212w40aSwamp hut JE1 BE1 Added witch huts.
1.814w34dThe witch hut spawning zone has now been decreased or eliminated, depending on altitude of the hut.
1.8.1pre1A new witch hut spawning system can now spawn witches from Y coordinates 64 to 71, a wider range than before.
1.1116w42aWitches that spawn upon the generation of witch huts no longer despawn.[2]
1.1317w47aThe flower pot in witch huts now has a red mushroom inside of it.
18w06aWitch huts are renamed to swamp huts.
Changed spawning locations of swamp huts. (This allowed /locate to differentiate between locating temple types.)
1.1418w43aSwamp hut JE2Due to the Texture Update, the textures of blocks in the swamp hut have been changed, causing the swamp hut to also change.
18w44aSwamp huts now spawn with a black cat.
18w47aSwamp hut JE3 The texture of spruce planks has now been changed, causing the swamp hut to also change.
18w50aSwamp hut JE4 BE2 The texture of spruce planks has been changed, causing the swamp hut to also change.
1.1721w07aSeagrass can no longer replace parts of swamp huts.[3]
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.14.0build 1Swamp hut JE1 BE1 Added witch huts.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.2A new witch spawning system has now been added to witch huts.
Bedrock Edition
1.8.0beta 1.8.0.8Witch huts now spawn with a black cat.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Swamp hut JE4 BE2 Due to the Texture Update, the textures of blocks in the swamp hut have been changed, causing the swamp hut to also change.
Legacy Console Edition
TU19CU7 1.12 Patch 11.0.1Swamp hut JE1 BE1 Added witch huts.
1.90 Swamp hut JE4 BE2 Due to the Texture Update, the textures of blocks in the swamp hut have been changed, causing the swamp hut to also change.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Swamp hut JE1 BE1 Added witch huts.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Swamp hut" or "Witch hut" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

  • The "hut" part of a swamp hut generates on or above the surface, while the wood "pillars" extend down until they reach solid ground. This means that if part of a swamp hut is at sea level and another part is on top of deep ground, such as a ravine, the pillars on the deep-ground side go all the way down to the bottom.
  • It is possible for swamp huts to generate on top of one another.

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. MC-249932 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. MC-108664 — resolved as "Fixed".
  3. MC-211224 — resolved as "Fixed".
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLON6wZYgsE
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