Locating Nether Sanctums, Chapels, and Ruins
Ancient sanctums and ruined chapels hidden beneath the Nether ceiling conceal rare pottery sherds and firearm components.
Finding Chapels and the Sanctum Locator Compass
Ruined chapel structures feature an average spacing of 30 chunks and separation of 10 chunks. These decrepit stone temples stand out against jagged subterranean cliff faces and gloomy soul sand expanses.
Searching the altar chests inside a chapel rewards explorers with key navigational tools:
Sanctum Locator Compass: This specialized compass points directly to the nearest subterranean sanctum complex.- Supplementary loot pools inside chapel chests include bones, soul soil, and pumpkin seeds.
Because the Nether ceiling obscures natural vision, following the Sanctum Locator Compass is the only reliable method to uncover buried sanctum chambers without endless blind tunneling through solid netherrack.
Infiltrating Subterranean Sanctums
The sanctum is an extensive stone complex hidden within deep underworld strata. These multi-room ruins feature trapped hallways, crumbling masonry, and guarded supply caches.
Sanctum chambers house specialized storage containers:
- Food chests contain rations like
Raw Hogham, mutton, and 
Black Ice. - Supply chests yield valuable crafting reagents, including
Soul Slate, 
Wraithing Flesh, flint, honeycomb, and iron nuggets.
Clearing out sanctum defenders allows explorers to establish fortified outpost bases complete with internal food and crafting stores.
Archaeology and Decorative Sherd Recovery
Ancient history is preserved across Nether ruins through distinct archaeological and treasury finds. Using a brush on 
Suspicious Soul Sand at ancient Mega Fossil excavations uncovers the rare 
Marionette Pottery Sherd.
Meanwhile, five additional decorative sherds are recovered exclusively by searching exposed and hidden brazier containers inside sanctum treasuries:
Botanical Pottery Sherd
Deception Pottery Sherd
Eldritch Pottery Sherd
Firearm Pottery Sherd
Sealed Pottery Sherd
These sherds can be fired onto decorated pots to record Nether archaeological discoveries and illustrate historic battles.
Brazier Chests and Hidden Armories
Sanctum treasuries feature exposed and hidden brazier containers that hold elite weaponry components:
Shotgun Core: A vital firearm component recovered exclusively from brazier chests with an approximate 7 percent drop rate.
Phasmo Arrow: Bundles of spectral arrows yielding up to 18 projectiles per container.
Explorers may also discover Devils Misfortune ruins (spacing 30, separation 8) and Mega Fossil sites (spacing 3, separation 1), which harbor additional archaeology deposits and ancient bone formations.
Brazier Chest