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Minecraft Ruined Portal Finder
Paste your seed and this Minecraft ruined portal finder lists the closest ruined portals in the Overworld or the Nether, with coordinates, distance, and direction. Get to the Nether early with free obsidian and gold.
Type /seed in Minecraft chat to copy your seed. Leave X and Z blank to search around spawn.
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About the Ruined Portal Finder
Ruined portals are broken Nether portals scattered across the Overworld and the Nether. They come with crying obsidian, some regular obsidian, netherrack, and a chest of gold loot. For speedrunners and survival players, a ruined portal near spawn is the fastest way into the Nether. A ruined portal finder shows you the closest ones.
What you get on this page:
- Closest ruined portals first: the 12 nearest portals to spawn or any X and Z
- Overworld and Nether: pick either kind
- Copy and go: a ready /tp command for each portal
- Speedrun planning: see the distance from spawn at a glance
How to Use the Ruined Portal Finder
Step 1: Enter Your Seed
Type /seed in chat and paste the number.
Step 2: Pick a 1.16+ Version
Ruined portals were added in 1.16 (the Nether Update).
Step 3: Pick Overworld or Nether
Choose the Ruined Portal type you want from the Structure list.
Step 4: Find and Repair
Press Find structures, go to the closest portal, fill the missing frame blocks with obsidian, and light it.
Where Ruined Portals Generate
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Added in | 1.16 (Nether Update) |
| Dimensions | Overworld and Nether |
| Grid | One attempt per 40×40 chunk region in the Overworld |
| Variants | Standard, giant, underground, in jungles, deserts, swamps, mountains, and oceans |
What’s at a Ruined Portal
- Obsidian and crying obsidian in the broken frame
- A loot chest with gold, flint and steel, fire charges, golden gear, and sometimes a golden apple
- Magma blocks, netherrack, and gold blocks around some portals
How to Repair a Ruined Portal
Count the missing obsidian blocks in the frame. Crying obsidian can’t be used, so replace it with regular obsidian. You can make obsidian by pouring water on lava. Then light the frame with flint and steel.
Ruined Portal Finder Command
| Edition | Command |
|---|---|
| Java 1.19+ | /locate structure minecraft:ruined_portal |
| Java 1.16 to 1.18 | /locate ruined_portal |
| Bedrock | /locate structure ruined_portal |
Java and Bedrock
The finder supports Java 1.16 to the latest release. Bedrock places structures with its own rules, so use /locate on Bedrock.
Credits
Portal positions come from cubiomes, an open source library by Cubitect. This is not an official Minecraft product. We’re not affiliated with, approved by, or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.
Related Minecraft Tools
These tools pair well with this one:
- Minecraft Seed Map: the full map with every biome and structure
- Nether Portal Calculator: Overworld to Nether coordinates
- Nether Fortress Finder: Fortresses, bastions & End cities
- Bastion Remnant Finder: Bastions in the Nether by seed
- Village Finder: Closest villages to spawn by seed
- Stronghold Finder: Find the End portal by seed
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a ruined portal in Minecraft?
A broken Nether portal with a loot chest, added in 1.16. Repair the frame to use it.
Can I use crying obsidian to fix it?
No. Crying obsidian doesn’t work in a portal frame. Use regular obsidian.
Are there ruined portals in the Nether?
Yes. Pick the Nether ruined portal in the Structure list.
Does it work on Bedrock?
Not for exact positions. Use /locate on Bedrock.
Final Thoughts
A ruined portal finder gets you into the Nether early. Paste your seed, find the closest portal, patch the frame, and grab the gold in the chest.
