What Blocks Can Pillager Patrols Spawn On?

Pillager patrols can spawn on dark green blocks for the captain and any green blocks for the support pillagers, and in general, pillagers can spawn on any valid opaque block as long as the block light level is 8 or lower, but they can also spawn on grass blocks or sand regardless of sky light level. The game picks a random location 24–48 blocks along each of the X and Z axis away from the player to try to spawn the patrol’s captain, giving players a wide range of possibilities for encounters with these Minecraft mobs.

Understanding Pillager Patrols

To better understand where and how pillager patrols spawn, it’s crucial to delve into the specifics of their spawning conditions and behaviors.

Spawning Conditions

Pillagers continually spawn in a 72×54×72 block volume centered on the top floor in a pillager outpost, and they may spawn on any valid opaque block if the block light level is less than or equal to 8.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What biomes do pillager patrols spawn in? Pillager patrols can spawn in any biomes, except mushroom fields.
2. How do you get pillager captains to spawn? In Bedrock Edition, a pillager raid captain can be spawned using the /summon pillager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawnasillager_captain command.
3. What biomes can pillager outposts spawn in? Pillager outposts can appear in any biome that a Village can, including Deserts, Meadows, Plains, Savannas, Snowy Tundras, and Taigas.
4. What blocks can pillagers not spawn on? Pillagers cannot spawn on blocks that emit a light level of 14 or greater.
5. Do pillager patrols spawn in Minecraft? Yes, patrols spawn as a group of 1 to 5 pillagers in Java Edition or 2–5 illagers in Bedrock Edition.
6. What makes pillager patrols spawn? Patrols spawn naturally after the world age reaches 100 minutes, then after a delay between 10–11 minutes an attempt is made to spawn a patrol with a 20% chance of success.
7. Do ominous banners attract pillagers? No, ominous banners are just a cosmetic and reward for killing a captain.
8. Do pillagers respawn at outposts? Yes, pillagers (including captains) eventually respawn.
9. Why are pillager patrols not spawning? If a player is within a 5 by 5 by 5 sub-chunk cube around a village, patrols do not spawn.
10. Do illagers spawn naturally? Yes, illagers spawn naturally in patrol and raids.
11. Where are pillagers most likely to spawn? Pillagers continually spawn in a 72×54×72 block volume centered on the top floor in a pillager outpost.
12. Do pillagers steal your stuff? During a raid, Pillagers will try to loot chests or any other storage items.
13. Why do pillagers stare at you? When a player is in Creative mode or applied with the Invisibility effect, getting near a pillager still causes it to take notice and stare at the player.
14. Can you turn a pillager into a villager? Using a Confusion potion and a Golden apple, you can change a Pillager into a Villager.
15. Does hanging an illager banner do anything? Displaying a Pillager banner will not attract Pillagers to your base, but if you have the effect “Bad Omen” and you enter a village, then pillagers will come to your base and attempt to attack you.