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Ancient City Next to Spawn in a Coastal Badlands

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A unique seed where an Ancient City is surprisingly close, nestled near dramatic Badlands biomes.

An aerial view shows a sprawling desert leading into a large body of water, with colorful badlands and eroded badlands forming striking coastal cliffs and islands.
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Version
Java 26.2
+11
26.226.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.4
Spawn
-360, -440
Spawn biome
Desert
Seed -159711281708533512

You spawn in a Desert at y=74, with an Ancient City just about 530 blocks away, making for a relatively quick journey to the Deep Dark. Nearby, an Amethyst Geode is only about 35 blocks from spawn, and a Trial Chambers structure is about 41 blocks distant.

What you land in

You spawn directly in a Desert biome at coordinates -360, -440, at surface height y=74.

Structures nearest to spawn

The closest structures include an Amethyst Geode (35 blocks away) and Trial Chambers (41 blocks away). An Ancient City can be found about 530 blocks from spawn.

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
💜 Amethyst Geode ↖ NW-391, -456 35
⚔️ Trial Chambers ← W-400, -448 41
⛏️ Mineshaft → E-208, -496 162
🐪 Desert Pyramid ↙ SW-496, -256 229
🌊 Ocean Ruin ↘ SE-160, -304 242
🌋 Ruined Portal ↙ SW-576, -320 247
⚓ Shipwreck → E-80, -368 289
⛲ Desert Well ↙ SW-680, -271 362
🏘️ Village ↖ NW-704, -720 444
🏚️ Ancient City ↘ SE80, -144 530
💰 Buried Treasure ← W-1,287, -807 997
🗼 Pillager Outpost ↖ NW-864, -1,504 1,177
🗿 Jungle Temple ← W-1,904, -256 1,555
🏺 Trail Ruins ← W-2,080, 144 1,816
🔱 Ocean Monument ↘ SE1,168, 1,680 2,613
🧿 Stronghold ↑ N-572, -1,324 909

Nearest instance of each type inside a 5,000-block box centred on spawn. Coordinates are the structure's origin; ancient cities and mineshafts sit far below the surface.

Biome mix around spawn

The spawn area is dominated by Desert (13.3%), Warm Ocean (31.7%), and Badlands (13.9%), with Eroded Badlands (7.7%) and Stony Shore (6.6%) also present nearby.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Warm Ocean 31.7% 32
Badlands 13.9% 32
Desert 13.3% 0
Eroded Badlands 7.7% 115
Lukewarm Ocean 7.3% 480
River 6.9% 132
Stony Shore 6.6% 96
Savanna 5.3% 401
Wooded Badlands 1.9% 256
Plains 1.6% 530
Beach 1.2% 449
Deep Lukewarm Ocean 1% 810

Surface biome sampled on a grid across a 2,048×2,048 block box centred on spawn. Biomes under 1% share are omitted, except the biome you spawn in.

Is this seed for you?

Players seeking an early Ancient City challenge and dramatic Badlands scenery.

Worth it for

  • Ancient City is relatively close, about 530 blocks from spawn
  • Trial Chambers and Amethyst Geode are very close to spawn
  • Diverse coastal biomes including Badlands and Warm Ocean near spawn
  • Nether fortress only 253 blocks from the spawn portal (Nether-side distance)

Worth knowing

  • No immediate access to a village or jungle biome near spawn
  • Large bodies of water may require early boat travel
  • Forest biome is quite small and about 490 blocks away

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