Stronghold Finder
by JavaJumper
Stronghold Finder helps players locate the stronghold that holds the End portal by reading two eye of ender throws from the client.
What it does
Players throw an eye of ender, walk 100 to 200 blocks away, and throw a second one. The mod takes the camera direction of each throw and finds where the two lines cross, which gives an approximate position for the stronghold. The method follows the same intersection idea used by the Ninjabrain Bot, and it needs nothing beyond the two throws.
A clientside eyethrow command registers each throw and calculates the result from two throw identifiers. It prints approximate coordinates in chat. Because the mod runs on the client only, the server does not need it, and players can use it in single-player or on multiplayer servers.
Stronghold Finder is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. It is published for Fabric alone, with 6 release versions across 1.19 – 1.20.1, and the latest file is 1.0.1 for 1.20.1.
Key features
Two-throw search
The stronghold is located from the intersection of two eye of ender throws made some distance apart.
Eyethrow command
A client command registers a throw, lists the throw identifiers, and calculates the position from a pair of them.
Approximate coordinates
The result is printed as approximate stronghold coordinates in the chat window.
Camera-based throws
Each throw is recorded from the player's view direction, so the intersection can be computed without any manual measurement.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Speedrun and survival searches
Players who look for the End portal in survival worlds can narrow the search after two throws instead of exploring the whole ring.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who search for strongholds in survival or speedrun play, and who want a client-side aid that needs no server installation.
How it compares
Seed Finder Mod is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1, so it is a different approach to finding structures. Strongheld is server required with the client optional, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and not open source, and its files cover 1.19.2 – 1.21.4. Stronghold Finder stays on the client and uses only two eye of ender throws.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stronghold Finder | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2023-06-12 |
| Seed Finder Mod | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2023-06-23 |
| Strongheld | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-11-05 |
Questions
Does Stronghold Finder need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Stronghold Finder support?
How far apart should the two throws be?
Can Stronghold Finder be used in multiplayer?
In the catalog
Stronghold Finder is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
run /eyethrow calculate throwid1 throwid2. Mod will print approximate coordinates of stronghold.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stronghold-finder
- Owner
- JavaJumper
- Published
- 2023-03-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15