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Ancient City Near Spawn in Badlands

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A survival spawn with an Ancient City less than 300 blocks from your starting point.

An aerial view of a Minecraft world showing a central Badlands biome, flanked by a blue ocean to the west and green forests and savanna to the east, with rivers winding through the landscape.
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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
8, 8
Spawn biome
Badlands
Seed -4192111883234792173

You spawn in a Badlands biome at y=105, directly facing a large mesa. Head south-southwest to find an Ancient City about 283 blocks away. This makes for an immediate deep-dark challenge right from the start.

What you land in

You spawn at (8, 8) at y=105 in a Badlands biome.

Structures nearest to spawn

The closest structure is an Amethyst Geode at (23, -71), about 80 blocks away. An Ancient City is located at (144, -240), about 283 blocks from spawn. A Ruined Portal is also quite close at (160, 0), about 152 blocks away.

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
💜 Amethyst Geode ↑ N23, -71 80
🌋 Ruined Portal → E160, 0 152
⛏️ Mineshaft → E208, 16 200
⚓ Shipwreck ↖ NW-240, -128 283
🏚️ Ancient City ↗ NE144, -240 283
🌊 Ocean Ruin ↖ NW-256, -144 305
⚔️ Trial Chambers ↓ S80, 336 336
🗿 Jungle Temple → E672, -144 681
🏺 Trail Ruins ← W-1,088, -208 1,117
🏘️ Village ↘ SE656, 944 1,138
🗼 Pillager Outpost → E1,136, -160 1,140
💰 Buried Treasure ← W-1,335, -23 1,343
🔱 Ocean Monument ← W-1,984, 208 2,002
❄️ Igloo ↗ NE2,144, -1,696 2,732
🧿 Stronghold ↙ SW-796, 1,428 1,632
💎 Diamonds, open to a cave ↑ N2, -7 Y -38 16
💎 Diamonds, dig down ↗ NE10, 7 Y -40 2

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

Your spawn is in a Badlands biome, with River about 32 blocks away and Eroded Badlands about 64 blocks away. Forest and Savanna biomes are also nearby, about 187 blocks away.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Savanna 16.7% 187
Forest 16.5% 187
Lukewarm Ocean 14.7% 455
Jungle 7.9% 446
Savanna Plateau 7.1% 480
Plains 6.6% 226
River 6.6% 32
Badlands 4.3% 0
Deep Lukewarm Ocean 4.2% 536
Sparse Jungle 4% 345
Warm Ocean 3.2% 195
Stony Shore 2.9% 96
Desert 1.2% 101
Eroded Badlands 1.2% 64
Beach 1% 806

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 encounter and a diverse starting landscape.

Worth it for

  • Ancient City very close to spawn
  • Good variety of biomes nearby
  • Multiple structures within a few hundred blocks

Worth knowing

  • No village within 1000 blocks
  • Stronghold is quite a distance away
  • No lush caves under the spawn area

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