Dungeons and Taverns Mod Guide: All Structures, Enchantments & Loot

Overview

Dungeons and Taverns replaces Minecraft's sparse exploration landscape with over 100 hand-crafted structures designed to feel like they shipped with the base game. Overworld biomes get Taverns, buried ruins, and fortified outposts. The Nether gains imposing keeps and ports. The End receives standalone ships, lighthouses, and a sprawling castle with a boss. Every structure has purpose: loot, Vaults that require specific Keys, and Librarian villagers who teach exclusive enchantments not found anywhere else.

The mod overhauls several existing vanilla structures as well, including the Ocean Monument, the Desert Temple, and the Ancient City (via a separate add-on datapack). Players can browse all items and recipes using the tabs above on this page.

The Tavern & Cartographer System

Taverns are the mod's navigation hubs. They generate in every major Overworld biome and come in multiple architectural variants suited to their surroundings, from Cherry Grove cottages to Savanna lodges. Inside, players can rest at beds, use a crafting station, and trade with regular villagers on the ground floor.

The Cartographer upstairs is the most important NPC in the entire mod. After reaching Apprentice rank through initial trades, the Cartographer unlocks treasure maps for nearby DnT structures such as the Illager Manor, the Desert Ruins, and deeper-tier dungeons. The Cartographer can be carried to a new location in a Boat or Minecart after leveling, making it possible to bring their services to a base.

If a structure cannot be located by map, the command "/locate structure nova_structures:[structure_name]" works for any DnT building. Structure names use lowercase with underscores, for example "nova_structures:illager_manor" or "nova_structures:lone_citadel".

Overworld Structures

Shrines

Shrines appear as small surface platforms marked by a number of Copper Bulbs that indicate their difficulty tier, from one bulb (Level 1) to five bulbs (Level 5). Each Shrine is the entrance to a multi-room underground dungeon with fully themed chambers inspired by the Tricky Trials update.

Inside, each room contains Trial Spawners and at least one Vault. Using a Shrine Key on the Vaults yields exclusive loot including the Traveler enchantment book. A Level 5 Shrine has five progressively larger chambers, ending in a grand treasure room. Shrine Towers are taller above-ground variants that lead to the same dungeon type.

Jungle Ruins

The Jungle Ruins overhaul replaces the vanilla Jungle Pyramid with a sprawling ruined settlement surrounding a central pyramid structure. Crumbling buildings with Pots and Chests dot the outer area, rewarding thorough exploration before the pyramid itself. The pyramid interior is full of traps and rewards, including the Photosynthesis enchantment book from its Vault.

Desert Ruins

The Desert Ruins reimagine the vanilla Desert Temple as an ancient excavation site buried in the sand. The structure holds the Outreach enchantment book and a Librarian who can teach Outreach renewably once leveled to Apprentice. Coming prepared with Fire Resistance and a shield is advisable for the traps within.

Badlands Miner Outpost & Firewatch Towers

The Badlands Miner Outpost spawns in Mesa Badlands biomes and serves as an early-game loot stop with multiple floors and Pillager-style defenders. Firewatch Towers appear across Overworld biomes as tall wooden observation posts, typically containing a chest or two and a hostile patrol. Both are manageable in Iron Armor and make for good first-night objectives.

Witch Villa & Pale Residence

The Witch Villa is a sinister manor guarded by Witches that holds the Curse of Conductivity enchantment. The Pale Residence is a haunting Pale Oak Forest structure containing the Spiteful enchantment book and a Librarian who can sell it. Both structures require some preparation since their defenders deal Poison or strong melee damage.

Illager Hideout & Illager Manor

The Illager Hideout is a smaller underground installation where Illagers camp with their Pillager patrols. It contains the Illager's Bane enchantment and a corresponding Librarian trade. The Illager Manor is a far rarer and much larger structure built in Dark Oak biomes, dwarfing the standard Woodland Mansion in scale.

The Illager Manor is the kind of target worth planning a Nether highway to reach. Its Librarian also sells Illager's Bane, making either structure a valid route for obtaining that enchantment. Both reward groups of two or more players.

Undead Crypt & Bunker

The Undead Crypt is an underground tomb guarded by Skeletons and Zombies, offering the Traveler enchantment as its primary reward. The Bunker is a reinforced underground outpost with multiple corridors, also containing Traveler loot. Both are good mid-game targets when hunting for boot enchantments.

Nether Structures

Nether Keep

The Nether Keep is a sprawling Nether fortress variant, significantly larger and more maze-like than a standard Fortress. Wither Skeletons here carry Enchanted weapons, making them noticeably more dangerous than their vanilla counterparts. The structure contains Vaults loaded with Nether-themed loot and is the primary source for Hydro Veil, Swift Soar, and Wither Coated enchantment books.

The Nether Keep also has a Librarian who can teach Hydro Veil, Swift Soar, and Wither Coated renewably. Bring Fire Resistance Potions and full Diamond or Netherite Armor, as the combination of Enchanted Wither Skeletons and dense room layouts makes this one of the more punishing structures in the Nether.

Nether Port

The Nether Port is a fortified waystation built around a Nether Portal, themed as a transit hub between the Overworld and Nether. It contains the Swift Soar and Wither Coated enchantment books and a Librarian that sells Swift Soar. The structure is generally smaller than the Keep and serves as an earlier Nether target.

Piglin Donjon & Sealing Halls

The Piglin Donjon is a Piglin-run fortification that contains a Librarian with a Soul Speed trade, letting players obtain Soul Speed boots without hunting for ancient debris trades. The Sealing Halls is arguably the richest single structure in the Nether, holding Vaults tied to Aerial's Bane, Ghasted, Hydro Veil, Swift Soar, and Wither Coated. Its Librarian can teach any of those five enchantments, making it the single best stop for enchantment hunting in the Nether.

Ocean Monument Overhaul: Trident Trial Monument

The vanilla Ocean Monument is transformed into the Trident Trial Monument, one of the most distinct structures in the mod. The overhauled Monument is dramatically larger, adding entire wings of new underwater chambers that use Trial Spawners to flood rooms with Drowned and Guardians. Think of it as an underwater Trial Chamber with significantly higher mob density and far better loot.

Clearing the spawner rooms drops Trident Trial Keys, which open standard Vaults scattered through the structure containing copper blocks, Gold, and Sponges. The boss chamber at the heart of the Monument contains an Elder Guardian spawner; defeating it yields the Trident Trial Boss Key, which unlocks two Ominous Vaults. One Ominous Vault is guaranteed to contain a Trident, and the other guarantees a Heart of the Sea.

End Structures

End Lighthouse

End Lighthouses function as the End dimension's equivalent of Overworld Taverns: waypoints with Shulker spawners, lootable Shulker Boxes tucked in side areas, and a Vault that accepts an End Ship Key. The Vault reward is a map pointing to an End Castle. Like Taverns, Lighthouses act as navigational stepping stones to the more dangerous End content.

End Ships (Standalone)

In addition to the ships docked at vanilla End Cities, Dungeons and Taverns scatters standalone End Ships throughout the outer End islands. Each ship contains a Vault that accepts an End Ship Key and rewards a slightly damaged Elytra, guaranteed from the Vault's loot table. This makes Elytra far more accessible in multiplayer worlds where every player can open their own Vault independently.

The Key & Vault System

Every DnT structure uses a Key-and-Vault system that mirrors the Tricky Trials update. Standard Vaults accept a specific Key type and can be opened by multiple players independently, rewarding each with their own loot pull. Ominous Vaults require an Ominous-tier Key and offer the best loot in the structure, including guaranteed rare drops like Tridents and Elytras.

Keys drop from the structure's enemies, spawner completions, or the boss chamber. Running a structure without collecting Keys first means the Vaults go unopened. On returning visits, Vaults reset after a cooldown just like in vanilla Trial Chambers, allowing repeat farming of a structure's loot.

Custom Enchantments

Dungeons and Taverns adds 17 custom enchantments found exclusively in structure Vaults or through the Secret Librarian trade system. These enchantments are designed to feel like natural extensions of the vanilla enchantment table, filling gaps in the existing system rather than introducing overpowered effects.

Melee Enchantments

Aerial's Bane (up to level 5) deals bonus damage to any target that is airborne, whether from Knockback, jumping, or falling. It works on Swords, Axes, Tridents, Maces, Bows, and Crossbows, and is particularly effective against Breezes and Vexes. It cannot be combined with Sharpness or Power. Found in the Lone Citadel, Sealing Halls, and End Castle.

Illager's Bane (up to level 5) increases damage specifically against Illagers, Ravagers, Vexes, and Witches. It is incompatible with Sharpness and other damage enchantments but makes clearing Raids and Illager structures significantly faster. Found in the Illager Manor and Illager Hideout.

Spiteful (up to level 3) grants an attack damage boost when the player is at 2.5 hearts or below and gives a small chance to receive Strength when hit at any health. Found in the Pale Residence and certain Shrines. Wither Coated (up to level 3) inflicts the Wither effect on direct hits; higher levels increase potency but reduce duration. Found in the Nether Port and Sealing Halls.

Ranged Enchantments

Might (up to level 5) is Power for Crossbows, boosting arrow damage in the same way Power boosts Bows. It is found in the Lone Citadel. Blowthrough (up to level 4) gives Bows the Piercing effect, allowing arrows to pass through multiple targets. Tri-shot gives Bows the Multishot effect, firing three arrows at once. Both Blowthrough and Tri-shot are found in the Toxic Lair.

Ghasted (up to level 3) transforms Crossbow arrows into Ghast Fireballs, adding explosion damage and chaos to every shot. Higher levels increase fireball explosion size. Gravity pulls all nearby mobs toward the arrow's landing point, causing them to levitate briefly. Both are found in the Sealing Halls and End Castle respectively.

Armor & Utility Enchantments

Traveler (up to level 3) boosts sprint speed and increases step height so the wearer can walk up full blocks without jumping, similar to a horse. It slowly drains boot durability while active and cannot be combined with Soul Speed. Found across Shrines, Shrine Towers, Bunkers, and Undead Crypts.

Outreach (up to level 4) extends the player's block interaction range, allowing block placement and breaking from further away. It goes on Chestplates and is found in Desert Ruins. Antidote (level 1) cancels all Poison and Wither damage but redirects that damage to the chestplate's durability, making it incompatible with Protection enchantments. Found in the Toxic Lair.

Photosynthesis (level 1) slowly repairs any item with durability while the player stands in direct sunlight or in light strong enough to grow crops. It cannot be combined with Mending. Found in Jungle Ruins. Wax Wings (level 1) prevents Elytra durability loss during slow gliding, though firework-boosted flight still drains it faster. Found in the End Castle.

Happy Ghast Harness Enchantments

Swift Soar (up to level 3) boosts a Happy Ghast's flying speed while the rider sprints, making it meaningfully faster for long-distance travel. Hydro Veil (up to level 4) increases the Happy Ghast's healing rate to match rain and cloud-layer healing (except in the Nether) and reduces damage taken from fire and explosions per level. Both enchantments apply to Harnesses and are found primarily in the Sealing Halls and Nether Keep.

Secret Librarian Trades

The Secret Librarian system makes the mod's custom enchantments renewable. Each eligible structure contains a Librarian villager who, when leveled from Novice to Apprentice while physically inside the structure, permanently unlocks a trade for a specific enchantment book. This trade is available for the rest of that Librarian's life and resets on a cooldown like any other trade.

Only one enchantment trade unlocks per Librarian level-up; the unlocked enchantment is determined by the structure the leveling occurs in. Moving the Librarian out of the structure after leveling does not remove the trade, so players can bring their leveled Librarians back to a home base for convenient access.

Configuration

Individual structures can be disabled without removing the mod by navigating to the "Dnt/data/nova_structures/worldgen/structure_set/" folder inside the datapack and deleting the JSON file for any structure that should not generate. This is useful on servers where certain large structures like the Lone Citadel cause too much world generation lag, or where specific structures are not wanted for thematic reasons.

The custom enchantments can be removed entirely by installing the companion "NoFun DnT" datapack alongside Dungeons and Taverns. This disables all 17 custom enchantments while keeping every structure and the Cartographer system fully intact. Players who want the exploration content but prefer a strict vanilla enchantment set can use this option without losing any other feature of the mod.