Sunken Treasure

Using a shovel enchanted with Fortune on sand in an ocean or river biome has a chance to yield sunken treasure. This can include rare loot like sponges and a Message in a Bottle.

Guide

In order to have a chance of obtaining a sunken treasure reward from a block of sand, the player must have at least 4 blocks of water above them and break the sand block with a shovel enchanted with Fortune. Each additional level of Fortune increases the chance of receiving sunken treasure from a sand block; Fortune I yields a 10% chance, Fortune II yields a 26% chance, and Fortune III yields a 48% chance.

Main Rewards

If the player obtains sunken treasure from a sand block, the distribution of items they can find is below. Note that the weights of the first table are not quite exact due to a simplification of how the sunken treasure loot tables are actually set up, but for all intensive purposes, they are close enough.

In Java Edition, each sunken treasure contains 1 item stacks, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^{[FN 1]}	Weight ^{[FN 2]}	Chance ^{[FN 3]}	Avg. per chest ^{[FN 4]}	Avg. # chests to search ^{[FN 5]}
Bone	1	¹⁷²⁹⁄₉₉₉₉	17.3%	0.173	5.8
Seagrass	1	¹⁷²⁹⁄₉₉₉₉	17.3%	0.173	5.8
Mossy Cobblestone	1	¹¹⁵²⁄₉₉₉₉	11.5%	0.115	8.7
File:ParallelItemSprite message-in-a-bottle.pngMessage In A Bottle	1	¹¹⁵²⁄₉₉₉₉	11.5%	0.115	8.7
Kelp	1	⁸⁶⁴⁄₉₉₉₉	8.6%	0.086	11.6
Prismarine Crystals	1	⁵⁷⁶⁄₉₉₉₉	5.8%	0.058	17.4
Prismarine Shard	1	⁵⁷⁶⁄₉₉₉₉	5.8%	0.058	17.4
Sea Pickle	1	⁵⁷⁶⁄₉₉₉₉	5.8%	0.058	17.4
File:ParallelItemSprite waders.pngWaders	1	³⁰⁰⁄₉₉₉₉	3.0%	0.030	33.3
Bottle o' Enchanting	1	²⁸⁸⁄₉₉₉₉	2.9%	0.029	34.7
Scute	1	²⁸⁸⁄₉₉₉₉	2.9%	0.029	34.7
Gold Ingot	1	²⁸⁸⁄₉₉₉₉	2.9%	0.029	34.7
Leather Boots	1	²⁵⁰⁄₉₉₉₉	2.5%	0.025	40.0
Wet Sponge	1	¹⁷³⁄₉₉₉₉	1.7%	0.017	57.8
File:ParallelItemSprite treasure-chest.pngTreasure Chest	1	⁵⁸⁄₉₉₉₉	0.6%	0.006	172.4

↑ The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

Treasure Chest Rewards

The rarest item the player has a chance of obtaining from a sunken treasure drop is a Treasure Chest, which has the following distribution:

In Java Edition, each sunken treasure chest contains items drawn from 7 pools, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^{[FN 1]}							Weight ^{[FN 2]}							Chance ^{[FN 3]}	Avg. per chest ^{[FN 4]}	Avg. # chests to search ^{[FN 5]}
Item	1×	0–2×	1–3×	4–8×	2–4×	0–1×	2×	1×	0–2×	1–3×	4–8×	2–4×	0–1×	2×	Chance ^{[FN 3]}	Avg. per chest ^{[FN 4]}	Avg. # chests to search ^{[FN 5]}
Gravel	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	²⁰⁄₅₀	—	—	—	94.0%	4.800	1.1
Clay Ball	—	—	—	5–9	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁵⁄₅₀	—	—	—	86.7%	12.600	1.2
Sand	—	—	—	1–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁵⁄₅₀	—	—	—	86.7%	4.500	1.2
Wet Sponge	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁰⁄₆₁	—	—	—	—	—	—	82.0%	1.230	1.2
Raw Cod	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₁₄	58.7%	2.500	1.7
Raw Salmon	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₁₄	58.7%	2.500	1.7
Lapis Lazuli	—	—	—	—	4–12	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁰⁄₅₀	—	—	47.9%	4.800	2.1
Gunpowder	—	—	—	—	2–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁰⁄₅₀	—	—	47.9%	2.100	2.1
Iron Nugget	—	—	—	—	1–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁰⁄₅₀	—	—	47.9%	1.500	2.1
Gold Nugget	—	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁰⁄₅₀	—	—	47.9%	1.200	2.1
Emerald	—	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	²⁰⁄₃₅	—	—	—	—	—	46.3%	0.857	2.2
Pufferfish	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	³⁄₁₄	38.3%	1.071	2.6
Bone	—	—	—	—	1–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₀	—	—	26.8%	0.900	3.7
Rotten Flesh	—	—	—	—	1–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₀	—	—	26.8%	0.900	3.7
Diamond	—	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁰⁄₃₅	—	—	—	—	—	25.9%	0.429	3.9
Enchanted Book^{[FN 6]}	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	²⁄₄	—	25.0%	0.250	4.0
Brain Coral	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Brain Coral Fan	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Bubble Coral	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Bubble Coral Fan	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Fire Coral	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Fire Coral Fan	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Horn Coral	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Horn Coral Fan	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Tube Coral	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Tube Coral Fan	—	—	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	17.1%	0.545	5.8
Heart Of The Sea	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁰⁄₆₁	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.4%	0.164	6.1
Tropical Fish	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₁₄	13.8%	0.286	7.3
Nautilus Shell	—	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁵⁄₃₅	—	—	—	—	—	13.6%	0.286	7.4
Damaged Enchanted Fishing Rod^{[FN 6]}^{[FN 7]}	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₄	—	12.5%	0.125	8.0
Damaged Enchanted Iron Shovel^{[FN 6]}^{[FN 8]}	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₄	—	12.5%	0.125	8.0
Brain Coral Block	—	—	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	3.6%	0.055	27.8
Bubble Coral Block	—	—	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	3.6%	0.055	27.8
Fire Coral Block	—	—	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	3.6%	0.055	27.8
Horn Coral Block	—	—	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	3.6%	0.055	27.8
Tube Coral Block	—	—	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₅₅	—	—	—	—	3.6%	0.055	27.8
Damaged Trident^{[FN 9]}	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	¹⁄₆₁	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6%	0.016	61.0

↑ The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
↑ The item has between 0% and 40% of its total durability.
↑ The item has between 0% and 50% of its total durability.
↑ The item has between 0% and 1% of its total durability.

[stacksize-1] The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.

[weight-2] The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.

[chance-3] The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.

[items-4] The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.

[chests-5] The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

[stacksize-6] The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.

[weight-7] The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.

[chance-8] The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.

[items-9] The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.

[chests-10] The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.

[enchant-randomly-11] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.

[damaged-0-0.4-12] The item has between 0% and 40% of its total durability.

[damaged-0-0.5-13] The item has between 0% and 50% of its total durability.

[damaged-0-0.01-14] The item has between 0% and 1% of its total durability.

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