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Badlands Spawn with Nearby Amethyst and Ancient City

A unique badlands spawn with quick access to an Amethyst Geode and an Ancient City.

An aerial view of a varied landscape, showing a large body of water, reddish badlands terrain, grey mountains, and green forests, with a small spawn marker in the badlands.
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
56, -88
Spawn biome
Wooded Badlands
Seed 866322446063020947

This seed immediately drops you into a Wooded Badlands biome, which might seem a bit plain at first glance. However, it quickly reveals its hidden gems. Just a short walk from your spawn point, about 65 blocks away, you'll find an Amethyst Geode ready for harvesting. This makes for a quick start to gathering valuable resources for crafting and enchanting.

Beyond the geode, the seed offers an even more significant discovery. An Ancient City sits at about 132 blocks from where you start. While not right on top of you, it's close enough to be a very early game target, allowing you to explore its depths and uncover its treasures without a massive expedition.

The landscape around spawn is a mix of badlands and warm ocean, with some dramatic stony shorelines. You will find plenty of space to build your initial base in the unique badlands terrain, with opportunities for exploration both above and below ground very close by.

What you land in

You spawn directly in a Wooded Badlands biome at a high elevation of y=135. The immediate area around you is characterized by the distinctive reddish-orange and brown terracota blocks, with scattered trees. It's a moderately varied terrain, not completely flat, but not dramatically mountainous at the immediate spawn point.

Structures nearest to spawn

This seed shines with its extremely close Amethyst Geode and Ancient City, both just over 100 blocks from spawn. A Ruined Portal and Mineshaft are also within easy reach, while other structures like the Trial Chambers and Jungle Temple require a bit more travel.

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
Amethyst Geode 110, -124 65
Ancient City 176, -144 132
Ruined Portal 0, -256 177
Mineshaft -32, -288 219
Ocean Ruin 176, 160 276
Trial Chambers 304, 96 309
Shipwreck -96, 304 420
Trail Ruins 560, -240 526
Jungle Temple 544, -320 540
Pillager Outpost 688, -304 668
Desert Well -993, -106 1,049
Village -768, 688 1,132
Desert Pyramid 1,168, 512 1,264
Ocean Monument 352, 1,328 1,447
Buried Treasure -1,447, 889 1,793
Stronghold -1,228, -1,052 1,606

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 and Warm Ocean, making for a distinctive coastal badlands start. Lush Caves are surprisingly close, about 32 blocks away, offering a lush underground experience nearby. Larger badlands areas and forests are also within a few hundred blocks.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Warm Ocean 24.4% 32
Wooded Badlands 14.6% 0
Badlands 12.2% 429
Eroded Badlands 9% 616
Forest 6.5% 449
Lukewarm Ocean 5.8% 407
Savanna 4.3% 675
River 3.4% 72
Savanna Plateau 3.3% 719
Jungle 3.2% 358
Desert 3.1% 72
Stony Shore 2.7% 115
Stony Peaks 2.2% 453
Plains 1.7% 601
Sparse Jungle 1.6% 616

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 starting in a unique biome and want quick access to valuable early-game structures. It's ideal for those who like to delve into exploration and resource gathering soon after spawning, offering both above-ground badlands building opportunities and underground ancient challenges.

Worth it for

  • Amethyst Geode about 65 blocks from spawn — quick access to amethyst
  • Ancient City about 132 blocks from spawn — an early game challenge and loot
  • Ruined Portal about 177 blocks away — a fast nether start
  • Wooded Badlands spawn with varied terrain and plenty of space

Worth knowing

  • Nearest village is a long 1132-block trip
  • No dramatic mountain peaks directly at spawn