Description
A Chest is a basic storage block that players use to store items and keep their inventory organised. It looks like a wooden box with a hinged lid and inside it has many slots for storing a wide variety of items from food to tools and building materials. Chests are one of the first storage solutions players build because they are simple to make and they solve the problem of limited personal inventory space. You can place chests around your base to separate different categories of items for easy access and you can lock or protect chests on servers to keep your belongings safe. Two chests placed side by side form a larger storage unit that holds more items which is useful for bulk storage needs. Chests are also used in adventure maps and shops as a way to dispense items and to create simple puzzles. They interact with redstone and hoppers to create automated sorting and collection systems which advanced players use to manage large materials flows. For both survival and creative play chests are essential because they let you collect and keep the things you find and craft and they help you plan big builds by keeping supplies close at hand.
What is Chest?
A Chest is a placeable storage block with inventory slots for storing items and blocks. It acts as a basic container for players and is central to organising resources and gear in survival play. The chest can be opened to view and manage contents and it interacts with other blocks for automation.
Where to find Chest
Chests are commonly found in generated structures such as villages dungeons temples and shipwrecks where they contain useful loot. You will also find chests as part of player built bases and storage rooms where they are arranged for easy access. Explore structures to find valuable loot and use your own chests to store materials gathered during exploration.
How to get Chest
Craft a Chest using wooden planks at a crafting table or find chests inside many generated structures where they appear filled with loot. You can also take chests from creative mode. In some servers chests are protected by plugins and cannot be broken without permission which helps players keep their stored items safe.
Release Information
First introduced: Present since early updates as the primary storage solution
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:chest 1
How to use Chest
Place Chests to store items and organise supplies. Combine chests with hoppers and other redstone components to build automated sorting systems and collection points. Use double chests for larger storage needs and label or color code areas of storage using signs and different wood types. Keep chests in secure locations and protect them on multiplayer servers to avoid theft.
Recipes for Chest
Shaped Crafting Items must be placed in a specific pattern in a crafting table
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Empty Slot
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