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Ancient City Near Badlands Spawn

This seed drops you into Wooded Badlands with a close Ancient City and a quick Nether Fortress.

An aerial view of a mostly badlands biome, showing varied terrain, some green patches of trees, and bodies of water.
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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
Wooded Badlands
Seed -5127788966103995396

You spawn in Wooded Badlands at y=103, and just over 600 blocks away, at about 617 blocks, you'll find an Ancient City. If you need a Nether Fortress, one is only 416 nether-side blocks from your first portal.

What you land in

You spawn at (8, 8) in a Wooded Badlands biome at y=103. The immediate area is dominated by badlands terrain.

Structures nearest to spawn

The closest structure is an Amethyst Geode at about 84 blocks. An Ancient City is approximately 617 blocks from spawn, and a Nether Fortress is a quick 416 blocks (Nether-side distance) from your initial portal.

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
💜 Amethyst Geode ← W-75, -5 84
⛏️ Mineshaft ↙ SW-64, 80 102
🌋 Ruined Portal → E192, 80 198
⚔️ Trial Chambers ↓ S32, 336 329
🏘️ Village ↑ N-160, -432 471
⚓ Shipwreck ← W-608, 0 616
🏚️ Ancient City ↓ S208, 592 617
🌊 Ocean Ruin ← W-624, -176 658
⛲ Desert Well ↖ NW-375, -812 905
🐪 Desert Pyramid ↑ N-160, -928 951
🏺 Trail Ruins ↘ SE912, 784 1,191
💰 Buried Treasure ↑ N-455, -1,175 1,270
🗿 Jungle Temple ↑ N208, -1,456 1,478
❄️ Igloo → E1,824, -496 1,885
🗼 Pillager Outpost ↗ NE1,712, -896 1,929
🔱 Ocean Monument ↙ SW-1,744, 1,776 2,489
🧙 Swamp Hut ↗ NE1,600, -2,272 2,781
🧿 Stronghold ↓ S-524, 1,588 1,667

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 immediate surroundings are mostly Wooded Badlands (13%), Badlands (15.7%), and Eroded Badlands (7.5%). Warm Ocean is also a large component of the nearby area at 18.8%.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Warm Ocean 18.8% 455
Badlands 15.7% 32
Wooded Badlands 13% 0
Forest 8% 638
River 8% 226
Eroded Badlands 7.5% 128
Desert 7.4% 345
Plains 5.8% 689
Savanna 4.9% 445
Jungle 2.5% 859
Stony Shore 2.4% 384
Sparse Jungle 2% 790
Savanna Plateau 1.9% 435

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 and a fast Nether Fortress access point.

Worth it for

  • Ancient City is relatively close at about 617 blocks
  • Nether Fortress is quickly accessible at 416 nether-side blocks
  • Diverse badlands biomes near spawn for unique resource gathering
  • Lush Caves are present underground near spawn (1.8%)

Worth knowing

  • No village within 400 blocks of spawn
  • No rare or unique biomes at spawn
  • Ocean Monument is over 2400 blocks away
  • Stronghold is over 1600 blocks from spawn