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Ancient City Under Badlands Spawn

You spawn in Badlands with a nearby Ancient City and several jungle biomes.

An overhead view shows a mix of reddish Badlands, gray Eroded Badlands peaks, and green forests, with blue rivers winding through the landscape. The spawn marker sits on a gray mountain.
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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, 8
Spawn biome
Badlands
Seed 716097283693050463

You spawn at y=137 in a Badlands biome, with Eroded Badlands peaks immediately surrounding you. The most notable feature is an Ancient City, located about 669 blocks away, offering an early opportunity for rare loot and Warden encounters.

What you land in

You begin your journey standing in the Badlands, high up at y=137, with Eroded Badlands forming dramatic peaks nearby.

Structures nearest to spawn

The closest structure to spawn is an Amethyst Geode at (-5, 41), just 35 blocks away. A Mineshaft is also quite close at (48, 160), about 157 blocks from your starting point. For adventure, Trial Chambers are about 254 blocks away at (256, 64).

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
💜 Amethyst Geode ↓ S-5, 41 35
⛏️ Mineshaft ↓ S48, 160 157
⚔️ Trial Chambers → E256, 64 254
🏘️ Village ↙ SW-240, 208 319
🌋 Ruined Portal ↘ SE144, 336 355
🏚️ Ancient City ← W-640, -160 669
🗿 Jungle Temple ↘ SE624, 304 683
⚓ Shipwreck ↖ NW-960, -464 1,077
🌊 Ocean Ruin ↖ NW-928, -544 1,087
🗼 Pillager Outpost ← W-1,248, 304 1,290
💰 Buried Treasure ↙ SW-887, 953 1,302
🏺 Trail Ruins ↓ S32, 1,376 1,368
🔱 Ocean Monument ↙ SW-1,216, 736 1,424
🏰 Woodland Mansion ← W-2,160, 656 2,263
🧿 Stronghold ↑ N-604, -1,516 1,642

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 within the Badlands, with River and Eroded Badlands biomes also very close. Savanna and Forest biomes are present within a few hundred blocks, and various jungle types, including Sparse Jungle, Jungle, and Bamboo Jungle, appear at distances from about 453 to 618 blocks.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Plains 14.4% 275
Forest 14.2% 264
Savanna 12.2% 244
Badlands 11.1% 0
River 9.7% 132
Jungle 8.8% 498
Eroded Badlands 6% 160
Sparse Jungle 5.1% 453
Lukewarm Ocean 3.6% 1,017
Birch Forest 2.7% 725
Savanna Plateau 2.4% 288
Warm Ocean 1.9% 921
Desert 1.7% 790
Old Growth Birch Forest 1.2% 905
Beach 1.1% 1,010
Dark Forest 1% 747

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?

Explorers looking for a quick Ancient City and a diverse mix of biomes and terrain.

Worth it for

  • Ancient City is relatively close at about 669 blocks.
  • Spawn is in a visually interesting Badlands and Eroded Badlands area.
  • Multiple jungle biomes are within reasonable travel distance.

Worth knowing

  • No villages or convenient starter structures are very close to spawn, with the nearest Village about 319 blocks away.
  • The Nether Fortress is over 400 nether-side blocks from a spawn portal, requiring a good trek.

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