Trap Schematics

A Minecraft trap catches or damages a player or mob that walks into it. Most traps hide a trigger, such as a pressure plate, tripwire, observer or target block, and connect it to something harmful: pistons that open a pit, dispensers that fire arrows or lava, falling dripstone or TNT. On multiplayer servers with PvP, players also build traps around teleports and ender pearls, for example to catch someone who arrives with /tpa.

A trap only works if the victim does not spot it, so look at how each design hides its wiring in the 3D preview. Litematica's layer view shows the redstone under the floor one level at a time, which makes it much easier to build the hidden parts correctly.

Redstone behaves differently in Java and Bedrock Edition, so check the edition and version on the schematic page before you build. Many player traps rely on Java mechanics, and some are made for a particular server's rules. Read the creator's notes on how to set and reset the trap.