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A Desert Start With Nearby Badlands and a Village

This seed offers a quick geode and a village, but the exciting biomes are a bit of a trek.

An overhead 3D view of a desert landscape with a river, a small savanna patch, and distant badlands, all surrounded by ocean. A small spawn marker is at the center.
3D fly-over of the world around spawn, rendered from the seed. Click to open it in the interactive 3D map.
Version
Java 26+
Spawn
8, 8
Spawn biome
Windswept Savanna
Seed -8861113741828161047

You'll spawn in a Windswept Savanna, but the real highlight near spawn is an Amethyst Geode just about 48 blocks away. This makes for a very quick start if you're looking to gather amethyst shards early on. It's a convenient find without much travel required, making your first few minutes in this world quite productive.

Beyond the immediate spawn, you'll find a village just about 136 blocks away, offering a great place to trade and gather resources early in your adventure. For those who enjoy exploring desert landscapes, a vast Desert biome begins about 32 blocks from your spawn point, stretching out with plenty of space to explore. The terrain is generally flat around these areas, with some gentle rises.

What you land in

You land in a Windswept Savanna at y=66, which is a fairly flat area with scattered acacia trees. It's a gentle introduction to the world, providing a small patch of green before giving way to the surrounding desert. You'll have immediate access to wood and some basic resources within arm's reach.

Structures nearest to spawn

Beyond the very close Amethyst Geode, a Mineshaft is also nearby at about 91 blocks, and a Village is reachable at about 136 blocks. Other structures like an Ocean Ruin and Shipwreck are a bit further out, but still within a manageable walk. Trial Chambers are about 329 blocks away, offering an early challenge.

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
Amethyst Geode -28, -24 48
Mineshaft -48, 80 91
Village 144, 16 136
Ocean Ruin -176, -192 272
Shipwreck 16, -272 280
Ruined Portal 192, 224 284
Trial Chambers 256, 224 329
Desert Well -604, 213 645
Desert Pyramid -672, -160 700
Buried Treasure -471, 873 989
Ancient City 960, 512 1,077
Trail Ruins -992, 560 1,142
Pillager Outpost -1,472, 64 1,481
Jungle Temple -480, -1,504 1,589
Ocean Monument -176, 1,664 1,666
Stronghold 1,604, 852 1,805

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 area around spawn is predominantly Desert, covering over 20% of the nearby space, with patches starting about 32 blocks away. You'll also find a significant Warm Ocean presence, about 160 blocks distant. Striking Eroded Badlands and regular Badlands biomes become visible around 272 and 320 blocks away, respectively, adding dramatic landscapes to explore.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Desert 20.4% 32
Warm Ocean 17.1% 160
Savanna 13.3% 416
Lukewarm Ocean 10.7% 416
River 7.8% 72
Plains 6.3% 551
Badlands 6.1% 320
Forest 4.1% 716
Eroded Badlands 2.3% 272
Stony Shore 2.2% 517
Jungle 2% 719
Windswept Savanna 1.8% 0
Sparse Jungle 1.5% 840
Beach 1.3% 453
Deep Lukewarm Ocean 1% 759

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?

This seed is best for players who appreciate a quick resource start and don't mind a bit of a walk for more varied biomes. It's ideal for those looking to establish an early base near a village and then venture out to explore the unique Badlands terrain. The nearby ocean also provides opportunities for early aquatic exploration.

Worth it for

  • Amethyst Geode about 48 blocks from spawn
  • Village about 136 blocks from spawn for early trading
  • Mineshaft about 91 blocks away for immediate cave exploration
  • Eroded Badlands about 272 blocks away for unique terrain

Worth knowing

  • Spawn biome is relatively plain Windswept Savanna
  • Nearest Desert Pyramid is a longer trip at about 700 blocks
  • Stony Peaks are quite distant, about 1076 blocks away