How to Find Buried Treasure in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to find Buried Treasure with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

Starting in the Aquatic Update, there are shipwrecks, Buried Treasure Maps and Buried Treasure. Let's explore how to find Buried Treasure in Minecraft.

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Steps to Find Buried Treasure

1. Find a Shipwreck

First, you need to find a shipwreck in Minecraft. A shipwreck looks like the ruins of a sunken ship and is found in Ocean, River and Beach biomes. Shipwrecks usually spawn underwater, however in rare cases, you may find a shipwreck on land in a Beach biome.

This is what a shipwreck looks like:

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2. Look for a Map Chest

Each shipwreck can have up to 3 chests, depending on the size of the shipwreck - Map Chest, Treasure Chest and Supply Chest.

Map Chest

shipwreck map chest

Treasure Chest

shipwreck treasure chest

Supply Chest

shipwreck supply chest

To find the Buried Treasure, you will need to look for the Map Chest in the shipwreck.

how to find buried treasure

Open the Map Chest and move the Buried Treasure Map to your inventory.

how to find buried treasure

3. Use the Buried Treasure Map

Next, use the Buried Treasure Map to find the location of the Buried Treasure.

how to find buried treasure

The white dot shows your location and it also indicates the direction that you are facing. The red X shows the location of the Buried Treasure. Move towards the Buried Treasure. As you move closer, the map detail will fill in.

4. Find the Buried Treasure Location

Once the white dot is at the same position as the red X, you are above the Buried Treasure.

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5. Dig until you Find the Buried Chest

Start digging until you find a chest. This could take a while depending on your luck.

how to find buried treasure

Dig until you find a chest that looks like this:

how to find buried treasure

6. Open the Buried Chest

Now open the chest and move the Buried Treasure to your inventory.

how to find buried treasure

Congratulations, you just learned how to find Buried Treasure in Minecraft.

Buried Treasure Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn near a Buried Treasure: