Where Buried Treasure Generate
Buried treasure chests usually generate beneath sand, gravel, or similar blocks around beaches and ocean floors. Treasure maps are commonly found in shipwreck and ocean-ruin chests.
How to Find Buried Treasure
Precision matters more than excavation area: the treasure map can narrow the chest to a very small patch of coast or ocean floor.
What to Look For
- Find and hold a buried treasure map, then move until your marker reaches the red X
- Center the player marker carefully over the X before digging
- Clear sand and gravel methodically and check nearby sandstone or stone edges
Find Buried Treasure with Commands
Use the command below with commands enabled. Autocomplete can confirm the identifier before you run it.
Java & Bedrock
/locate structure minecraft:buried_treasureCommon Search Problems
If the search is taking much longer than expected, check these common causes.
- The chest may sit under gravel, sandstone, or water rather than exposed sand
- A map marker at the edge means you are still outside the mapped area
- Digging a huge pit before centering on the X wastes time
OR!
Find Buried Treasure with MineyMap
MineyMap can show Buried Treasure locations generated in your own world, so you can choose a destination on the map and travel there in-game without searching blindly. See how MineyMap works.
