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Dark Forest Spawn with Close Ancient City and Jungle

🔥 Nether Fortress🌿 Lush Caves💎 Loot

This seed drops you in a dense Dark Forest with an Ancient City less than 500 blocks away.

An overhead view of a dark forest biome with many large, dark trees and red mushrooms, bordering a large body of water, with grey mountains in the distance.
3D fly-over of the world around spawn, rendered from the seed. Click to open it in the interactive 3D map.
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
136, -24
Spawn biome
Dark Forest
Seed -8879621226936337504

You spawn directly in a Dark Forest biome at y=80. While the immediate area is fairly flat and heavily wooded, an Ancient City sits about 476 blocks away. For those who enjoy the challenge of a Dark Forest start and want to find an Ancient City early, this seed offers a decent setup.

What you land in

You spawn in a Dark Forest biome at (136, -24) at surface height y=80.

Structures nearest to spawn

The closest structure is an Amethyst Geode at (121, -71), about 49 blocks from spawn. A Mineshaft is also nearby at (-16, 0), approximately 154 blocks away. You can find Trial Chambers about 192 blocks away at (0, 112).

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
💜 Amethyst Geode ↑ N121, -71 49
⛏️ Mineshaft ← W-16, 0 154
⚔️ Trial Chambers ↙ SW0, 112 192
🌊 Ocean Ruin ↙ SW0, 144 216
🌋 Ruined Portal ↘ SE368, 272 376
🏚️ Ancient City ↗ NE496, -336 476
🗿 Jungle Temple ↖ NW-288, -272 491
🏺 Trail Ruins ↖ NW-384, -336 606
🏘️ Village ← W-448, 176 617
💰 Buried Treasure ↗ NE1,145, -743 1,239
⚓ Shipwreck ↗ NE1,264, -752 1,343
❄️ Igloo → E1,776, 336 1,679
🗼 Pillager Outpost ↖ NW-1,296, -1,232 1,873
🔱 Ocean Monument ↘ SE1,152, 2,320 2,555
🐪 Desert Pyramid ↗ NE2,624, -2,400 3,440
🧿 Stronghold ↑ N116, -1,420 1,396

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 Dark Forest. Nearby biomes include River (about 32 blocks away) and Stony Shore (about 45 blocks away). A Bamboo Jungle is about 288 blocks away, and a Jungle biome about 346 blocks away.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Dark Forest 20.9% 0
Forest 15% 429
Plains 12.1% 458
River 9.6% 32
Savanna 5.4% 567
Jungle 4.9% 346
Birch Forest 4.4% 329
Savanna Plateau 3.9% 601
Taiga 3.4% 405
Old Growth Birch Forest 3.4% 387
Sparse Jungle 2.3% 352
Bamboo Jungle 2% 288
Grove 2% 258
Ocean 1.5% 91
Stony Shore 1.4% 45
Meadow 1.4% 302
Old Growth Spruce Taiga 1.2% 572

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 Dark Forest base.

Worth it for

  • Ancient City less than 500 blocks from spawn
  • Good variety of biomes within walking distance, including jungle biomes
  • Lush caves generate under the spawn area

Worth knowing

  • Spawn area itself is not particularly dramatic or resource-rich beyond wood
  • No village or desert pyramid particularly close to spawn