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Minecraft Chest Loot Table List + How To Generate Loot Chests #1.13 #1.16 #1.20.5 #26.3

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McMeddon
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Mapmaking - How To Generate Chests [​containers] with (Vanilla) Loot-Tables


Commands - Same chest, every version


One command, minecraft:chest with chests/simple_dungeon, written the way your version wants it:

1.20.5 - 26.3 (item NBT became components)
/give @p minecraft:chest[minecraft:container_loot={loot_table:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}]
Older: 1.13 - 1.20.4
/give @p minecraft:chest{BlockEntityTag:{LootTable:"chests/simple_dungeon"}}
Very older: 1.9 - 1.12.2 (count and data value are required before the NBT)
/give @p minecraft:chest 1 0 {BlockEntityTag:{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}}

1.13+ The /setblock version /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:chest{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}



Note: the /give syntax above works in 1.13 - 1.20.4 only. From 1.20.5 on, item NBT became components. See Same chest, every version right below.

  1. generate container with: /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:type{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/type"}
  2. Block To Inventory: "control + middle Mousebutton or Mousebutton 3" the chest
  3. Save as .schem for hand-pasting in or as .NBT with structure-blocks to generate with Worldpainter
  • Chest command: /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:chest{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}
  • Barrel command: /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:barrel{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}
  • Dispenser command: /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:dispenser{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}
  • Dropper command: /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:dropper{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}
  • Hopper command: /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:hopper{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}
  • Shulker Box command: /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:shulker_box{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}
  • Trapped Chest command: /setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:trapped_chest{LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}
Special Use Case
  • Chest Minecart command: /summon minecraft:chest_minecart ~ ~ ~ {LootTable:"minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon"}
  • Fill an existing container: /loot insert ~ ~1 ~ loot minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon (rolls the table immediately instead of on first open)
  • Fixed roll: add LootTableSeed:123456L next to LootTable to make every generated container roll the same items

Block To Inventory: "control + middle Mousebutton or Mousebutton 3" the chest


1.20 Sus Sand


Careful: the BlockEntityTag needs id:"minecraft:brushable_block" or the item comes out empty. Warm ocean ruins use suspicious_sand, cold ones use suspicious_gravel.
Blockarchaeology/desert_well
/give @p minecraft:suspicious_sand{BlockEntityTag:{id:"minecraft:brushable_block",LootTable:"archaeology/desert_well"}}
Blockarchaeology/desert_pyramid
/give @p minecraft:suspicious_sand{BlockEntityTag:{id:"minecraft:brushable_block",LootTable:"archaeology/desert_pyramid"}}
Blockarchaeology/trail_ruins_common
/give @p minecraft:suspicious_gravel{BlockEntityTag:{id:"minecraft:brushable_block",LootTable:"archaeology/trail_ruins_common"}}
Blockarchaeology/trail_ruins_rare
/give @p minecraft:suspicious_gravel{BlockEntityTag:{id:"minecraft:brushable_block",LootTable:"archaeology/trail_ruins_rare"}}
Blockarchaeology/ocean_ruin_cold/give @p minecraft:suspicious_gravel{BlockEntityTag:{id:"minecraft:brushable_block",LootTable:"archaeology/ocean_ruin_cold"}}
Blockarchaeology/ocean_ruin_warm/give @p minecraft:suspicious_sand{BlockEntityTag:{id:"minecraft:brushable_block",LootTable:"archaeology/ocean_ruin_warm"}}


Abandoned Camp (26.3+)


  • chests/abandoned_camp_common_chest
  • chests/abandoned_camp_secret_chest
  • barrels/abandoned_camp_barrel


Loot table list: 1.16, to 1.20, 1.21, 26.3 Chest Vanilla Loot Tables


  • chests/abandoned_mineshaft
  • chests/ancient_city
  • chests/ancient_city_ice_box

  • chests/bastion_bridge
  • chests/bastion_hoglin_stable
  • chests/bastion_other
  • chests/bastion_treasure
  • chests/buried_treasure

  • chests/desert_pyramid
  • chests/end_city_treasure
  • chests/igloo_chest

  • chests/jungle_temple
  • chests/jungle_temple_dispenser

  • chests/nether_bridge
  • chests/pillager_outpost
  • chests/ruined_portal

  • chests/shipwreck_map
  • chests/shipwreck_supply
  • chests/shipwreck_treasure

  • chests/simple_dungeon
  • chests/spawn_bonus_chest

  • chests/stronghold_corridor
  • chests/stronghold_crossing
  • chests/stronghold_library

  • chests/underwater_ruin_big
  • chests/underwater_ruin_small

  • chests/woodland_mansion



Trial Chambers (1.21+)


  • chests/trial_chambers/corridor
  • chests/trial_chambers/entrance
  • chests/trial_chambers/intersection
  • chests/trial_chambers/intersection_barrel
  • chests/trial_chambers/supply

  • chests/trial_chambers/reward
  • chests/trial_chambers/reward_common
  • chests/trial_chambers/reward_rare
  • chests/trial_chambers/reward_unique

  • chests/trial_chambers/reward_ominous
  • chests/trial_chambers/reward_ominous_common
  • chests/trial_chambers/reward_ominous_rare
  • chests/trial_chambers/reward_ominous_unique

  • dispensers/trial_chambers/chamber
  • dispensers/trial_chambers/corridor
  • dispensers/trial_chambers/water
  • pots/trial_chambers/corridor


Village


  • chests/village/village_armorer
  • chests/village/village_butcher
  • chests/village/village_cartographer
  • chests/village/village_desert_house
  • chests/village/village_fisher
  • chests/village/village_fletcher
  • chests/village/village_mason
  • chests/village/village_plains_house
  • chests/village/village_savanna_house
  • chests/village/village_shepherd
  • chests/village/village_snowy_house
  • chests/village/village_taiga_house
  • chests/village/village_tannery
  • chests/village/village_temple
  • chests/village/village_toolsmith
  • chests/village/village_weaponsmith

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Update #4 Updated List and Commands for 1.20.5, 1.21, and 26.1+ : by McMeddon 08/21/2026 10:50:55 amAugust 21 @ 2:50 pm UTC

Update #4 Updated List and Commands for 1.20.5, 1.21, and 26.1+
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sniffercraft34
• 02/16/2025 3:12 pm
He/Him • Level 79 : Legendary Mythical Sniffer
This helped me so much!
Thanks!!!!
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joyfulstone
• 10/01/2024 8:37 pm
• Level 1 : New Miner
ty for this it helped alot
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VINDI777
• 07/17/2023 4:24 pm
• Level 13 : Journeyman Explorer
This helped a lot. Especially the loot table names, I REALLY needed those. Thank you!
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Ripz0r
• 05/14/2023 6:37 am
• Level 1 : New Miner
Thanks for the loot table names! The minecraft wiki is outdated, so I couldn't search there.
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Bunnyplayer
• 03/18/2023 10:22 pm
• Level 1 : New Collective
Is it possible to obtain the bonus chest?
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MC Eddy
• 02/13/2023 4:26 pm
• Level 46 : Master Miner
Can you with commands make a non storage block with a loot table?
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User4384083G
• 11/22/2022 11:32 pm
• Level 1 : New Miner
McMeddon, this list has been very helpful for me. Do you have any idea of the loot table names for Deep Dark?
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Hoponopono
• 01/12/2023 11:54 pm
• Level 68 : High Grandmaster Cat Elf
/give @p minecraft:chest{BlockEntityTag:{LootTable:"chests/ancient_city"}}

/give @p minecraft:chest{BlockEntityTag:{LootTable:"chests/ancient_city_ice_box"}}
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anonpmc4253258
• 08/09/2022 5:37 am
• Level 1 : New Miner
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User4272577G
• 08/08/2022 9:12 pm
• Level 1 : New Miner
hey how is it used on bedrock
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