How to Find a Stronghold in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to find a Stronghold with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

A Stronghold is a structure that spawns naturally in the game. Let's explore how to find one.

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Required Materials to Find a Stronghold

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to find a Stronghold:

How to make an Eye of Ender

Steps to Find a Stronghold

1. Throw the Eye of Ender

First, you need to select an Eye of Ender in your hotbar and then throw it into the air to see which direction it goes.

The game control to throw the Eye of Ender depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click to throw the Eye of Ender.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), tap where you want to throw the Eye of Ender.
• For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, right click to throw the Eye of Ender.
• For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
• For Education Edition, right click to throw the Eye of Ender.

You will see the Eye of Ender float up into the air, hover, and then drop to the ground. This is the direction that you need to go. If the Eye of Ender did not break, you can pick it up and throw it again.

2. Find the spot where the Eye of Ender hovers

Continue to throw the Eye of Ender into the air until it hovers over one spot. This is the location of your Stronghold.

3. Dig down to find the Stronghold

Start digging down at this location.

Once you start to see stone bricks and mossy stone bricks, you will be at the Stronghold.

Inside the Stronghold, you can explore the many rooms and corriders to find chests to loot, a Library and the End Portal.

Congratulations, you just learned how to find a Stronghold in Minecraft.