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Wooded Badlands Island with Close Ancient City

Explore a cozy badlands island spawn with a remarkably close Ancient City and an expansive ocean.

A 3D fly-over of a world with a central wooded badlands island, surrounded by vast blue oceans and distant landmasses, with trees on the land.
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
360, 136
Spawn biome
Wooded Badlands
Seed 30009005909233

You'll spawn on a modest Wooded Badlands island, which is fine, but the real highlight here is an Ancient City only about 138 blocks away. This makes for an exciting early game objective if you're prepared for the challenge. You also have an Amethyst Geode just about 42 blocks from your spawn point, offering easy access to valuable resources right from the start.

Beyond these immediate underground finds, the world opens up to a sprawling Warm Ocean, making up almost half of the nearby area. If you enjoy naval exploration or building over water, this seed provides ample space. Just be aware that while some structures are close, others like villages or desert temples are quite a journey away.

What you land in

You begin your journey standing on a Wooded Badlands island at a surface height of y=114. The terrain is varied with some trees and badlands formations, offering immediate access to wood and unique blocks. It's a decent starting spot, providing a small landmass to establish a temporary base before venturing further.

Structures nearest to spawn

This seed offers some genuinely close structures for early game exploration. An Amethyst Geode is practically at your feet, about 42 blocks away, and an Ancient City is surprisingly close at about 138 blocks. A Mineshaft is also nearby, about 124 blocks from spawn, providing further underground adventure.

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
Amethyst Geode 360, 94 42
Mineshaft 272, 48 124
Ancient City 496, 160 138
Ruined Portal 320, 320 188
Trial Chambers 160, 176 204
Ocean Ruin 128, 128 232
Shipwreck 624, 64 274
Ocean Monument -304, 128 664
Trail Ruins -1,088, 272 1,454
Village 1,440, -896 1,494
Desert Well 1,661, -638 1,514
Desert Pyramid 1,392, -1,024 1,553
Buried Treasure -679, -1,159 1,660
Jungle Temple 720, -1,520 1,695
Stronghold 1,012, 1,652 1,650

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 dominated by Wooded Badlands, but the vast Warm Ocean biome quickly takes over, comprising nearly half of the area. You'll find smaller patches of River and Stony Shore nearby. For those looking for different biomes, Desert is about 128 blocks away, and a Forest biome is present at about 638 blocks.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Warm Ocean 45.9% 45
Lukewarm Ocean 17.8% 391
Deep Lukewarm Ocean 10.9% 410
Savanna 7.6% 653
Stony Shore 5.5% 72
River 3.4% 64
Desert 2.6% 128
Forest 1.8% 638
Badlands 1.6% 737
Wooded Badlands 1.3% 0

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 enjoy early-game exploration and are not afraid of a challenge. The close Ancient City offers a thrilling objective right from the start, and the nearby Amethyst Geode provides quick access to resources. If you like starting on a small island with plenty of ocean to explore, this seed could be a great fit for you.

Worth it for

  • Amethyst Geode about 42 blocks from spawn for quick resources
  • Ancient City about 138 blocks away for an early challenge
  • Mineshaft about 124 blocks away for mining opportunities
  • Wooded Badlands spawn with immediate access to wood

Worth knowing

  • Nearest village is a long 1494-block trip
  • Vast ocean surrounding spawn, limiting diverse land biomes nearby