Minecraft has been receiving many great updates lately, providing new challenges for both old and new players. Among these are the trial chambers, introduced with the 1.21 update, which are another part of the archaeological gameplay loop in Minecraft. They give you and other players the opportunity to locate underground ruins and complete specific tasks there to obtain items. The trial chambers are designed to encourage exploration of your world, but they should also pose a challenge for you as a player! We show you everything you need to know and how to conquer the trial chambers.
Minecraft Trial Chambers Explained: Everything You Need to Know
If you haven’t been playing much Minecraft in the past few months, you might not be familiar with this new update. The new trial chambers are more or less an evolution of the old dungeons (Monster Rooms) that have been around since the early Alpha.
You can recognize them by their green and orange copper blocks and the dark gray tuff stone. This gives them an industrial charm, while also appearing like long-forgotten ruins of an ancient civilization. Trial chambers present a great challenge, but you will also be richly rewarded!
How to Find the Trial Chambers in Minecraft
You can find trial chambers in several ways. The easiest way is to obtain an explorer map from a cartographer in a village. These work like the maps for ocean monuments or woodland mansions and will show you one of the trial chambers in your world.
Your second option is luck! Trial chambers are best found between Y-Level 0 and -40 and occur only once every 512×512 blocks. You will surely recognize the exterior walls by the distinctive blocks when you are underground. Since the chambers are quite large, they usually span several hundred blocks.
Minecraft Trial Chambers: Structure & Key Features
Once you have found a trial chamber, you should first orient yourself and get an overview. The underground structures can be very large and the similar blocks can be a bit confusing. So don’t lose track and try to draw a mental map.
There are three different components that make up the trial chambers in Minecraft:
- Entrance: You may not always enter through an entrance, but they usually connect naturally to a cave. Entrances are often marked by a planted tree. With some luck, vaults may also be present here.
- Corridors and Passages: These parts of the trial chambers connect the individual rooms and consist of many different components. They are marked by stairs, pillars, and especially many clay pots that also contain loot. Sometimes you may find spawners here, so be careful!
- Trial Chambers: The chambers themselves are where you prove yourself against the monsters. They are equipped with trial spawners, and you must hold out until all are defeated. Here you can also encounter the Gale, the newest mob in Minecraft.
Trial Spawners in Minecraft: How They Work
Since the trial chambers are based on the old dungeons, spawners can also be found within them. However, these behave differently and do not simply create infinite monsters but are tailored to the trials. They are only activated when you’re close enough (14 blocks) and spawn monsters until all are defeated. Trial spawners can be found in the corridors and in the chambers themselves.
Monsters spawn regardless of light level, and the type of monsters depends on the design of the chamber. We’ll delve deeper into that below!
Once all monsters are defeated, the spawner transforms and drops various items for you. These include a vault key (50%), food (15%), or some potions (5%). The trial spawner then remains deactivated for 30 minutes, so you can return and face the battle again.
Trial Chamber Loot: Items You Can Find
But why should you take on this challenge? That’s a valid question because such a spawner is no small feat, and it must be worth it to visit a trial chamber. Thankfully, there are some great items that you can only get here. These are hidden in chests, clay pots, or vaults. A vault can only be opened once per player.
Vaults drop up to six items when you unlock them with a won trial key. Some highlights are likely:
- Record “Precipice”
- Special banner pattern for the Gale
- Enchanted trident
- Armor decorations
- Wind orbs
The Gale is also worth a visit to the trial chambers because this new mob can only be found here. It resembles the Blazes in the Nether but is based on wind instead of fire and can blow you away. Additionally, it is immune to firearms, so a bow or crossbow will not be helpful here. Gales drop Gale Rods, which you need for crafting the new mace.
Activating Ominous Trial Chambers: Here’s How
An even greater challenge is presented by the ominous trial chambers. You can activate these by using the effect “Impending Doom” or “Impending Trial.” You can obtain this effect by starting a raid and killing the leader. They drop an “ominous bottle,” which you must drink in the trial chamber. All spawners transform into more challenging versions.
Additional loot from ominous vaults includes:
- Record “Creator”
- Heavy core (for mace)
- Rare banner patterns
- Rare armor decorations
- Diamond blocks
- Enchanted books
Trial Chamber Monsters: The Enemies You’ll Face
Finally, we’ll show you which monsters you can expect in the trial chamber. This always depends on the respective chambers and the trial spawners. The spawned monsters are determined by the blocks on the ground around the spawner. In an ominous trial, more and stronger monsters are spawned, which also carry equipment and give you negative status effects. The monsters are divided into four categories.
Melee:
- Zombies
- Husk
- Slimes
Melee (small):
- Silverfish
- Baby Zombies
- Spiders
- Cave Spiders
Ranged:
- Skeletons
- Strays
- Swamp Skeleton
Special:
- Gale (found only here)
Conclusion
Trial chambers are a great addition to Minecraft, significantly expanding the underground possibilities! They are a fantastic challenge for well-equipped players and contain cool items that you shouldn’t miss. With an ominous effect, you can make it even more difficult. Rent your own Minecraft server and fight together with others in the trial chambers. The more players, the more monsters spawn! But in the end, each of you can reap the rewards!
