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Badlands Spawn with a Nearby Ancient City

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Spawn in Badlands and find an Ancient City relatively close by.

An aerial view of the spawn area, showing a vast expanse of brown and orange Badlands terrain, with a river winding through it and patches of green forest and savanna in the distance.
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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, -24
Spawn biome
Badlands
Seed -787817301791273646

You spawn directly in a Badlands biome at (8, -24), surrounded by rolling hills of terracotta. While the immediate spawn is striking, the most notable feature of this seed is an Ancient City located about 532 blocks away at (-384, -384), a relatively short journey for such a significant structure.

What you land in

You spawn at surface height y=101, standing in Badlands, surrounded by various Badlands sub-biomes and a nearby river.

Structures nearest to spawn

The closest structures include an Amethyst Geode at (34, 7) and a Mineshaft at (80, -80).

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
💜 Amethyst Geode ↘ SE34, 7 40
⛏️ Mineshaft ↗ NE80, -80 91
⚔️ Trial Chambers ↓ S0, 208 232
⛲ Desert Well ↓ S-37, 227 255
🌋 Ruined Portal ↗ NE336, -272 411
🏚️ Ancient City ↖ NW-384, -384 532
💰 Buried Treasure ↗ NE537, -503 714
🌊 Ocean Ruin ← W-832, -176 854
🗿 Jungle Temple ↖ NW-736, -480 873
⚓ Shipwreck ↗ NE800, -512 930
🏘️ Village → E912, 240 942
🔱 Ocean Monument ↖ NW-816, -768 1,110
🐪 Desert Pyramid ↓ S-304, 1,696 1,748
🏺 Trail Ruins → E2,256, 640 2,344
🧿 Stronghold ↖ NW-1,212, -1,116 1,637

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 Badlands (21.4%) and Eroded Badlands (18.9%), with a River biome about 115 blocks away.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Badlands 21.4% 0
Eroded Badlands 18.9% 45
Wooded Badlands 9.8% 143
River 7.1% 115
Savanna 5.8% 421
Forest 5.2% 345
Deep Lukewarm Ocean 4.5% 911
Sparse Jungle 3.9% 435
Ocean 3.5% 769
Lukewarm Ocean 2.8% 659
Plains 2.6% 525
Deep Ocean 2.6% 988
Jungle 2.2% 340
Warm Ocean 2.2% 577
Stony Shore 1.8% 435
Desert 1.3% 202
Beach 1.2% 648
Savanna Plateau 1.2% 699
Stony Peaks 1% 448

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 Ancient City early in their game, and who enjoy Badlands scenery.

Worth it for

  • Immediate access to a Badlands biome for unique resources.
  • Ancient City found within a reasonable distance from spawn.
  • A Trial Chambers structure is less than 250 blocks away.

Worth knowing

  • No village or highly sought-after rare biome particularly close to spawn.
  • The Stronghold is over 1600 blocks from spawn.

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