{{Quote|'''THE WORLD OF DUNGEONS''' - You've been armed with knowledge of the world's beasts and the arsenal of weapons at your disposal to smite them, but it would be wise to familiarize yourself with the many wonderful and varied lands that await you beyond Squid Coast. Journey forth with haste, brave adventurer.|''[[Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes]]''}}

The '''mainland''' {{in|Dungeons}} is a small continent where the main story takes place. It has a diverse landscape with many [[Biome|biomes]], some of which are not in the base game. Each individual biome has its own [[MCD:Mission Select|mission]], which can have exclusive [[MCD:Mob|mobs]] that spawn only in that mission. The hero shelters in a [[MCD:Camp|camp]] near the coastline while progressing through the world. Two [[MCD:Daily Trials|daily trials]] also appear in the mainland map along with the other levels. The heroes must travel across this vast land to stop the [[MCD:Illager|illagers]] and destroy the {{MCD|Orb of Dominance}}.

[[File:Minecraft Dungeons Mainland Map.png|thumb|The mainland in ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''.]]
[[File:Minecraft Dungeons Mainland Map Old.png|thumb|The old version of the mainland map prior to [[MCD:1.10.2.0|1.10.1.0/1.10.2.0]] without The Stronghold, The Tower, or the [[MCD:Adventure Hub|adventure hub]].]]
[[File:Mainland Island LocationsMarked.jpg|thumb|The mainland prior to The Stronghold and The Tower, including [[MCD:Daily Trials|daily trials]].]]

== Missions ==
{{main|MCD:Mission}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Squid Coast}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Creeper Woods}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Pumpkin Pastures}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Soggy Swamp}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Redstone Mines}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Fiery Forge}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Cacti Canyon}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Desert Temple}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Highblock Halls}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Obsidian Pinnacle}}
* {{DuLevelLink|The Stronghold}} ({{MCD|Echoing Void}})
* {{DuLevelLink|The Tower}}

== Secret missions ==
{{main|MCD:Secret Mission}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Creepy Crypt}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Arch Haven}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Soggy Cave}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Lower Temple}}
* {{DuLevelLink|Underhalls}}
* {{DuLevelLink|???}}

== Story ==
{{Spoiler Warning|2=''Minecraft Dungeons''}}

=== Background ===
After a failed raid, one small illager found himself abandoned by his tribe. Shunned by villager and undead, he aimlessly roamed the through deep forests and up craggy mountains before stumbling upon the Orb of Dominance, one of the Overworld's most powerful artifacts. With it, he became the Arch-Illager, uniting Illager tribes and undead across the mainland, conquering or destroying all in their path.

=== A village under attack ===
The heroes start their journey at {{MCD|Squid Coast}}, where they fight to defend a [[village]] whose inhabitants have been captured by the Illagers. Although they failed to free the villagers, they're still within reach.

=== A journey begins ===
The heroes progress north to the {{MCD|Creeper Woods}}, a dark forest where a caravan of the captive villagers are located. They free the villagers as well as the {{MCD|Village Merchant}} from being used as a labor force.

=== The forsaken undercroft ===
Beneath the forest floor lies a [[MCD:Creepy Crypt|crypt]], housing illagers defending a lost tome. The heroes discover this crypt through a [[MCD:Creeper Woods Crypt|scroll]] hidden in the woods, and take the tome with them as they continue on their journey.

=== The last homely hearth ===
Within the {{MCD|Pumpkin Pastures}}, the heroes fight valiantly to warn and protect the last-standing village from the Illager raids. After fighting through armies of Illager and monster, the heroes successfully ring a warning bell, and defeat one last [[MCD:Arena Battle|wave]] of the Arch-Illager's minions.

=== A hidden stash ===
After finding a scroll in the Pumpkin Pastures, the heroes come upon a hidden outpost by ship used by the Arch-Illager and his minions. After arriving, the heroes fight their way to to a beach, and steal three spell books throughout. After exploring a cave, they make their way to a ship and sail away.

=== A perilous potion ===
The heroes then head to the {{MCD|Soggy Swamp}} to stop the Arch-Illager from gaining the power of their wicked brews. They brave the onslaught of {{MCD|witch}}es and {{MCD|slime}}s, saving the {{MCD|Gift Wrapper}} along the way. Before escaping, the heroes are confronted by the {{MCD|Corrupted Cauldron}} summoned personally by Archie, yet ultimately defeat it.

=== The lost ruins ===
Having fought through the swamp, the heroes use a scroll found in a {{MCD|Secret Cave|swamp cave}} to locate the {{MCD||Soggy Cave}}, reaping its riches before the Arch-Illager can.

=== The end of the line ===
Within the {{MCD|Redstone Mines}} of the Mooncore Caverns lie troves of redstone, a power unrivaled in the Overworld. The heroes arrive to stop the Arch-Illager and his minions from using it in their devious plans, but they are far too late. In their path, the heroes free captured villagers, including the {{MCD|Blacksmith}}, and slay one of the [[MCD:Redstone Golem|terrible constructs]] of the Illagers.

=== Machines of war ===
Having uncovered the truth, the heroes travel deeper into the mountains to the [[MCD:Fiery Forge|forge of the Illagers]] through a secret entrance. Within these halls is the birthplace of {{MCD|Vindicator}} axes, redstone golems, and {{MCD|Enchanter}} spellbooks. The heroes overload the forge's cores as they make their way to its heart, where they confront and conquer the {{MCD|Redstone Monstrosity}}.

=== Lost in a sea of sand ===
Seeking to reach the {{MCD|Desert Temple}} before the Arch-Illager can get his tiny, evil hands on the undead-raising staff, the heroes journey through the [[MCD:Cacti Canyon|perilous desert]]. Along their path, they free the {{MCD|Luxury Merchant}}, and make their way to the temple's entrance.

=== The nameless kingdom ===
The heroes enter the sprawling temple, seeking to destroy the enchanted staff wielded by the undead king. After making their way through the dungeon's traps and treasures, they come across the staff within the clutches of a necromancer's corpse. Upon approaching it, the corpse awoke, revealing itself as the ruler of the undead, the {{MCD|Nameless One}}. After defeating it and its [[MCD:Skeleton Vanguard|vanguard]], the heroes smashed the dark staff.

=== Tombs unknown ===
Using a scroll within the vast tombs of the desert temple, the heroes journey into the {{MCD|Lower Temple}}. After sweeping its deepest halls for any remaining Illagers, the heroes fled the structure.

=== Crashing the party! ===
While the Arch-Illager and his minions cluelessly hosted a party to celebrate their victories, the heroes crashed in, preparing to crush them while they're gathered in one place. They crawl through the halls of Highblock Keep, seeking the Arch-Illager's grand throne. Along their path, they smash buffet tables and Illager chefs, and free the {{MCD|Enchantsmith}}. At last, they reached the throne room, but were instead ambushed by an army as the Arch-Illager fled up to the [[MCD:Obsidian Pinnacle|peaks of the castle]].

=== Under lock and key ===
The heroes made one last detour to the [[MCD:Underhalls|depths of Highblock Keep]], seeking to eliminate any horrors the Arch-Illager left hidden within its depths. Within it, they found a long-forgotten prison, and cleared it of its haunting, before making their way back to the surface.

=== The eye of the storm ===
The Arch-Illager cornered itself atop the Obsidian Pinnacle, leaving the heroes raging through its walkways. After fighting through an onslaught of Illagers of all kinds, varieties of undead, and towering redstone golems, they made their way to the peak of the pinnacle. With nowhere left to flee, the Arch-Illager made one last attempt to stop the heroes. He whisked Illagers to the peak to defend him in a panic, but he ultimately lay defeated.

It was then that the powerful artifact he wielded, the Orb of Dominance, changed forms. Taking Archie's body with it, it revealed its [[MCD:Heart of Ender|true form]], and began assaulting the heroes. Even mustering all of its stength, however, it was no match for the heroes. The heroes bested the Ender beast, and it quickly ran to the last edge of the Obsidian Pinnacle. There, the Arch-Illager wrestled it for control, but it shattered. The Arch-Illager had been defeated, but merciful as they were, the heroes spared him, leaving him as friend rather than foe. 

=== Moo ===
After defeating the Arch-Illager, the heroes uncovered an [[MCD:Great Hall|ancient hall]], requiring the activation of [[MCD:Rune Room|secret runes]] across the island. After activating these runes, the heroes find one last scroll, uncovering the [[MCD:???|mushroom island]]. There, they fight through armies of unusually aggressive {{MCD|mooshroom}}s, eventually reaching the island's heart. There, they stumbled upon a [[MCD:Mooshroom Monstrosity|mushroom-infested redstone monstrosity]], the source of the cow's aggression. After it was felled, they quickly rafted off the island.

=== Island realms ===
Long after the fall of the Illager Empire, the Orb was left shattered on the floor. Alone, its pieces crept back together, before being flung across a small archipelago made up of three islands; a [[MCD:Jungle Awakens|small jungle]], a [[MCD:Creeping Winter|tundra]], and a [[Howling Peaks|tall mountain]]. A fourth shard landed inside a nearby [[MCD:Hidden Depths|oceanic trench]]. Thus, the heroes set out from the mainland to free the [[MCD:Island Realms|island realms]] from the quickly-spreading corruption released by the shards of the Heart of Ender.

=== A forgotten portal ===
After two endermen uncovered one large chunk of the Orb of Dominance, buried under rubble, they transported it back to the newly-active {{MCD|Stronghold}}. After successfully dropping it into the {{MCD|End Portal}}, six {{MCD|Endersent}} rose through it, taking one {{MCD|Eye of Ender}} each, and setting off into the mainland's depths. The heroes once again journeyed across the mainland in search of eyes of ender to rip from the endersent, before arriving at the reawakened stronghold. After defeating armies of illagers and undead, they returned the six missing eyes to the portal, as [[MCD:Echoing Void|the end]] drew near.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
T_MapTable_Map.png|The texture of the map.
Squid Coast.png|The Squid Coast location.
Loading Screen Lobby.png|The [[MCD:Camp|Camp]] location.
Creeper Woods.png|The Creeper Woods location.
Soggy Swamp.png|The Soggy Swamp location.
Pumpkin Pastures.png|The Pumpkin Pastures location.
Cacti Canyon.png|The Cacti Canyon location.
Redstone Mines.png|The Redstone Mines location.
Fiery Forge.png|The Fiery Forge location.
Desert Temple.png|The Desert Temple location.
Highblock Halls.png|The Highblock Halls location.
Obsidian Pinnacle.png|The Obsidian Pinnacle location.
The Stronghold (Dungeons).png|The Stronghold location.
MCDMainlandMap.png|The pre-The Stronghold and pre-The Tower map of the mainland with the [[MCD:Locations|location]] and [[MCD:Daily Trial|daily trial]] icons.
Minecraft Dungeons Cloak.jpg|The mainland map seen in an official tweet promoting the collaboration between [[Mojang Studios]] and clothing company [https://cloakbrand.com Cloak].<ref>{{tweet|dungeonsgame|1265659061904736257|You might not stop arrows or summon an Iron Golem, but you’ll be sure to turn plenty of heads wearing the all-new Minecraft Dungeons Limited Edition Collection by Cloak!|May 27, 2020}}</ref>
</gallery>

=== Interactive map ===
{{Calculator|interactiveMap|dataPage=Module:Maps/Minecraft_Dungeons_Mainland.json}}

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