✔️ How To Get And Use The Secret Jigsaw Block In Minecraft Tutorial (Updated) ✔️ Generate Villages!

Hey everybody, it’s UnderMyCap. Welcome back. Today I’m going to show you how to get and use the Jigsaw Block. I’ve made a video on this in the past that did really well, but I wanted to remake it in an updated format and explain each part properly—especially the Target Pool, Target Name, and Turns Into settings.

Important: Java Only (Bedrock Does Not Generate Structures)

Before we start, here’s something important: this does not work on Bedrock Edition. You can get the block using the /give command, and the interface will appear, but there is no “Generate” button. A lot of comments on my previous video pointed this out.

So, for now, the Jigsaw Block doesn’t actually generate anything on Bedrock. It does work on Java Edition.

How to Get the Jigsaw Block

To get the Jigsaw Block, you need to use a command. In-chat, type:

/give @s jigsaw

The reason you have to use the command is because if you search for “jigsaw” in the creative inventory, it won’t show up. This is a special block that you’re not meant to obtain in Survival or normal Creative browsing.

Cheats Must Be Enabled

You also need cheats enabled. If cheats aren’t enabled, you won’t be able to run the command to get the block in the first place. So make sure cheats are on if you want to use the Jigsaw Block.

Placing the Block (Direction Matters)

Now let’s place the block and start using it. Direction matters: you need the Jigsaw Block to face outward in the direction you want the structure to generate.

In my testing, if the Jigsaw Block is pointing straight up, it often doesn’t work. When it’s facing a direction, it tends to generate along that path. The arrow is basically telling it which way it’s more likely to build.

Understanding the Jigsaw Block Settings

Target Pool

Target Pool is where Minecraft looks to find a group of build templates. Minecraft stores structure templates in folders, and the “pool” is essentially a collection of possible pieces it can choose from.

Think of it as telling Minecraft: “Go into this folder and look at the available structure pieces in this pool.”

Target Name

Target Name is what you want to pull out of that pool specifically.

An easy way to think about it: imagine you have a pool full of fish (that’s the Target Pool). You want one specific fish from inside it (that’s the Target Name).

Name

The Name field isn’t that important for what we’re doing here. You can name it whatever you want—it’s basically just a label for the Jigsaw Block itself.

Turns Into

Turns Into is supposed to convert the Jigsaw Block into the block you specify after generation. However, the Jigsaw Block is still kind of in a “beta” state, and right now this setting doesn’t really do anything useful.

In theory, it should replace the Jigsaw Block with the chosen block after it generates the structure piece. For now, you can just leave it as Air.

Generating a Village: Start With Streets

If you’re generating a village, I recommend starting with the streets. Streets give you a lot of connection points where you can later generate houses and decorations. It also makes things easier, because once you generate roads, you can walk up to the connection points for houses, click them, and copy the settings without needing to remember everything.

Setting the Target Pool for Village Streets

To generate plains village streets, set the Target Pool to:

minecraft:village/plains/streets

Minecraft has different village types and pools—plains, taiga, desert, and more—so you can swap “plains” for whatever biome village style you want.

Filling Out the Remaining Fields

For Name, you can type whatever you want. For example:

test

For Target Name, we’ll use something general like:

street

For Turns Into, leave it as Air.

The “Generate” Button (And Why Bedrock Can’t Do This)

This is where Java and Bedrock differ. On Java, the Jigsaw Block menu includes the Generate button, which is the most important part. Without it, you can’t generate roads or structures—this is why Bedrock users run into the issue.

Using Levels to Control Size

At the bottom, you’ll see Levels. This controls the intensity/size of what generates.

• Lower levels generate smaller areas
• Higher levels generate larger areas
• Level 7 can be huge

For this example, set it to Level 3 so it doesn’t get too big.

Now click Generate.

If you typed everything correctly in the right order, it will generate a street section. After generating, you’ll notice the block’s displayed name may automatically change (for example, to “street”), and you may see additional visual indicators showing it has generated.

Adding Houses and Decorations

Once the street is generated, you can choose buildings and decorations to place around it. This feels a bit like a city-building game, because you can decide what gets placed and where.

Along the street, you’ll see more Jigsaw connection blocks with arrows—these represent connection points for houses and decorative pieces.

Generating a House

Go to one of those connection points, click it, and you’ll see the settings for that piece.

For a plains village house pool, you’ll typically use:

minecraft:village/plains/houses

Then set the Target Name to something like a building entrance (depending on the connector you clicked). Set the level (for example, Level 3), then click Generate.

You should see a village house appear.

Structure Quirks (Like Leaves Inside)

Sometimes you may see leaves or odd blocks inside a generated structure. This can happen if the structure generates into a tree or overlapping terrain. Most of the time, it works fine, but occasional weirdness can appear depending on where you generate.

Trying Different Levels and Pieces

You can generate again from other connectors to place more houses or decorations. If you change the level (for example, up to Level 7), you may get different results—sometimes you’ll get a different building shape or even something that doesn’t look like a “house,” even though it came from the house pool.

That’s part of what makes the Jigsaw system interesting: different pieces do different things, and the pool can include multiple types of structures and variations.

Wrapping Up

That’s basically how to use the Jigsaw Block to generate village streets and then build houses and decorations off of it. If you want, you can keep expanding outward and building a full custom village layout.

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