How To Get And Use The Secret Jigsaw Block In Minecraft!

Hey everybody, it’s Under My Cap, and welcome back to another video. Today, I’m going to show you how to use the Jigsaw Block in Minecraft: Java Edition.

I’ve made videos like this before, but I wanted to create an updated version to help you out. Unfortunately, this does not work on Bedrock Edition. Don’t get me wrong—you can give yourself the block in Bedrock, but for some reason it doesn’t function the same way.

What the Jigsaw Block Is

The Jigsaw Block is a purple-ish block with a jigsaw icon and a few arrows on the top. It’s used for generating structures—especially structures made of multiple connected pieces.

How to Get the Jigsaw Block

To get the Jigsaw Block, use this command:

/give @s jigsaw

Then press Enter, and you’ll receive the block. In my case, I ended up giving myself a second Jigsaw Block as well.

I’m going to head over to a Superflat world to show you how easy—and how cool—this is.

Generating a Village Using the Jigsaw Block

Now that I’m in a Superflat world, I can show you how generation works. One of the coolest things you can generate with a Jigsaw Block is a village—so let’s get straight into that.

When you place the Jigsaw Block, you’ll see a bunch of empty fields. Don’t worry—once you understand what to type, this becomes very simple and straightforward.

Because I want to generate a village with roads and streets, I’m going to use the village street structure.

Setting the Target Pool

In the Target Pool field, type:

village/plains/streets

Think of this like a file explorer. You start in the village folder, then choose the biome. I’m using plains because it’s the simplest option, but you can switch it to other biomes as well.

If you wanted to generate houses instead of streets, you could replace streets with houses. But for this example, we’re doing streets.

Other Fields (Name, Target Name, and Turns Into)

For Turns Into, keep it as air, because we don’t want the Jigsaw Block to turn into something else.

For Name, type:

street

For Target Name, also type:

street

Once those are filled in, you’re ready to generate.

Choosing Levels and Generating

At the bottom, you’ll see buttons and settings like Levels and Generate. The Levels setting controls the size and complexity of what’s generated.

If you want a smaller village with fewer roads, choose something like Level 1 or Level 2. If you want a huge village, go higher—like Level 7.

I’m going to set it to Level 7 and hit Generate.

And wow—now you can see it generated a bunch of paths!

Why There Are Jigsaw Blocks Everywhere (and Why That’s Okay)

You’ll notice there are Jigsaw Blocks all over the place after generation. That’s completely normal. Some of them are pointing sideways, and some are placed in the floor.

These blocks represent connection points for other structure pieces—like decorations or houses. If you click on one of them, you’ll often see its Target Pool is something like houses or building entrances.

Generating a House from a Jigsaw Block

If you want to generate a house from one of these Jigsaw Blocks, you can. Just select a level and hit Generate.

When I did this, it generated a house—but it generated in a weird direction, which can happen sometimes.

If you want to generate a house using your own placed Jigsaw Block, you can do that too. Place the block and copy the same settings exactly. Make sure the arrow is pointing sideways—these blocks can’t point up or down for what we’re doing here.

Then set the level (I’ll use Level 7 again) and hit Generate. That will generate a large villager house, complete with its usual interior items. Honestly, I’ve never seen that exact house before—it’s kind of funny that it doesn’t even have a second story.

Wrapping Up

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