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Ancient City Under Badlands

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A high Badlands spawn leads to an Ancient City just 235 blocks away.

A 3D overhead view of a mountainous Badlands biome, with winding blue rivers and patches of green trees. A small spawn marker sits near the center.
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Version
Java 26.3
Spawn
8, 8
Spawn biome
Badlands
Seed -8958998540833038386

You spawn at y=113 in the rugged Badlands, with dramatic Eroded Badlands about 115 blocks away. The real prize is underground: an Ancient City sits just 235 blocks from spawn, offering an early Deep Dark adventure. You'll also find Trial Chambers about 138 blocks out.

Structures nearest to spawn

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
๐Ÿ’œ Amethyst Geode โ†“ S30, 74 70
โ›๏ธ Mineshaft โ†™ SW-48, 128 132
โš”๏ธ Trial Chambers โ†“ S32, 144 138
๐ŸŒ‹ Ruined Portal โ†’ E176, 32 170
๐Ÿš๏ธ Ancient City โ†’ E240, 48 235
โ›บ Abandoned Camp โ†˜ SE160, 256 291
๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Village โ†– NW-416, -208 476
โ›ฒ Desert Well โ†– NW-511, -209 563
๐ŸŒŠ Ocean Ruin โ†™ SW-592, 464 754
๐Ÿช Desert Pyramid โ†– NW-320, -672 755
โš“ Shipwreck โ†“ S80, 1,072 1,066
๐Ÿบ Trail Ruins โ†– NW-512, -1,232 1,345
๐Ÿ’ฐ Buried Treasure โ†“ S249, 1,497 1,508
๐Ÿ—ฟ Jungle Temple โ†˜ SE880, 1,264 1,529
๐Ÿ”ฑ Ocean Monument โ†™ SW-1,840, 896 2,050
๐Ÿ—ผ Pillager Outpost โ†– NW-1,728, -1,392 2,230
๐Ÿงฟ Stronghold โ†“ S772, 1,972 2,107
๐Ÿ’Ž Diamonds, open to a cave โ†’ E48, -2 Y -17 41
๐Ÿ’Ž Diamonds, dig down โ†– NW-5, 2 Y -11 14

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

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Badlands 27.2% 0
Wooded Badlands 22% 32
Desert 13.8% 417
Eroded Badlands 11.3% 115
River 8% 96
Forest 5.9% 736
Jungle 2.9% 792
Sparse Jungle 2.3% 761
Warm Ocean 2.2% 611
Plains 1.5% 742
Bamboo Jungle 1.3% 885

Surface biome sampled on a grid across a 2,048ร—2,048 block box centred on spawn. Biomes under 1% share are omitted, except the biome you spawn in.

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Players seeking a challenging Badlands start with a very close Ancient City.