10 Best Minecraft Ancient City Seeds
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As you venture through deep, dark biomes in Minecraft, you may stumble upon an ancient city. These black palaces are full of useful loot and strange Redstone circuitry. Ancient cities were added to the game in Version 1.19 and can offer rare items like diamond horse armor, enchanted golden apples, or enchanted diamond leggings.
Ancient cities spawn on layer -51 with more Sculk Shriekers than a regular deep dark cave. These Sculk Shriekers could summon a warden if players are not careful enough. While the layer location of the ancient city's floor is the same across all seeds, finding an ancient city on a regular random seed can be a struggle.
Luckily, players have collected a respectable list of seeds from ancient cities you can loot to your heart's content.
Fall Into The Ancient City (Java)
Seed Code: 2851726316935960465
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Crack |
(-123, 11) |
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Ancient City |
(31, 22) |
When you spawn onto this map, you'll find yourself on a frozen peak with snowy trees spilling down the mountainside. Head down the western slope, and you'll spot a crack in the earth leading deeper underground. This crack provides easy access to the ancient city lurking under your spawn point. The cave system leads you through a mineshaft before depositing you into the city itself.
Beyond this, however, only some useful locations are within 500 blocks of spawn. The nearest village is at (704, -320), a long walk from the ancient city. If you want to start with the resources of a mineshaft and Ancient City rather than relying on a village, you may enjoy this seed.
Lush Caves & Waterfall (Bedrock)
Seed Code: -20568620028340432
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Ancient City |
(168, -216) |
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Witch Hut |
(-680, 152) |
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Savanna Village |
(-1464, 376) |
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Plains Village #1 |
(-936, 680) |
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Plains Village #2 |
(-504, 856) |
For some players, building their base in an ancient city sounds like an exciting challenge as they try to dodge Minecraft's dangerous warden stalking the structure's halls. However, the creepy atmosphere can be too much for players wanting to turn their cave into a home.
This seed fixes that by spawning two beautiful waterfalls in the area, connecting the ancient city to a prettier, more peaceful, lush cave. The surface isn't very isolated either, as southwest of Spawn, you can find a witch hut, three villages, and a ridiculous amount of buried treasure.
Nearly All Types Of Biomes And Villages (Bedrock)
Seed Code: -6717666844935858147
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Ancient City #1 |
(184,-1432) |
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Ancient City #2 |
(-1128, -1304) |
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Ancient City #3 |
(-616, -1800) |
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Pillager Outpost |
(-648, -2552) |
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Witch Hut |
(1384, -3512) |
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Igloo |
(360, -1160) |
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Jungle Temple |
(-664, 872) |
Ancient Cities are just one of the many things to explore in this all-in-one seed. This impressive seed has nearly every type of biome, all village types, temples, igloos, witch huts, and more—all within just 2000 blocks from Spawn.
Despite the abundance of landmarks and biomes, it can be a little difficult to find iron in this seed. If you're struggling, head to the Taiga village northeast of spawn to jump-start your iron production.
Ancient City Under The Cherry Trees (Bedrock)
Seed Code: -5180491134649022265
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Ancient City |
(-248, 120) |
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Shipwreck |
(136, -248) |
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Savannah Village |
(200, 104) |
Head southwest to the nearby cherry tree grove where you spawn into this Bedrock seed. If you dig under the northern slope of the snowy mountain bordering the cherry grove, you'll find yourself smack-dab in an ancient city.
This seed is excellent if you want a good cherry grove seed in Minecraft. The grove is a beautiful base location, and the mountain is a good starting point for a handmade mine leading to the ancient city. It's also close to a shipwreck and a savanna village, so you can easily make day trips.
Jungle Temple And Village Above City (Java)
Seed Code: 3988218945028357710
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Locations |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Plains Village |
(0, 0) |
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Ancient City |
(0, 0) |
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Jungle Temple |
(30, 35) |
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Savanna Village |
(560, 48) |
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Trail Ruins |
(-275, -237) |
This Java seed, found by akirby80 on YouTube, showcases an incredible spawn point. You'll start your playthrough in the middle of a village surrounded by multiple biomes: meadow, forest, birch forest, jungle, and grove.
However, you don't have to go far to find a jungle temple with iron and gold bars waiting for a lucky adventurer to claim them. The ancient city in this seed is located right underneath the village, and since a chunk of the village falls into a natural cave, it's easy to access.
When you're done with your immediate surroundings, you can travel 500 blocks east to a savanna village or around 250 blocks northwest to some trail ruins. There should even be some ruined nether portals to the southwest and southeast of spawn. All in all, this is a great seed with a lot of resources to start with.
Dripstone City Below (Java)
Seed Code: 562949967439464
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Ancient City #1 |
(2, 0) |
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Ancient City #2 |
(-240, 96) |
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Ancient City #3 |
(-336, -192) |
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Village |
(96, 128) |
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Pillager Outpost |
(128, -160) |
Pixie Two on YouTube found an impressive dripstone/deep dark fusion for the Java 1.20+ update right underneath this seed's spawn with many amenities, including a Zombie Spawner and Amethyst Geode. You can even visit two other ancient cities close to spawn (northwest and southwest of spawn, to be exact). This means you can dive right into an ancient town as soon as possible.
Of course, if you want to prepare for your spelunking before entering the ancient city, there is a village southeast of Spawn. Once you've equipped yourself there, head to the Pillager outpost north of the village to get some XP. With both locales visited you should be fine entering the ancient city.
Ancient City Stronghold (Java)
Seed Code: -6542427500181432213
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Buried Treasure #1 |
(-151, 489) |
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Buried Treasure #2 |
(-103, 505) |
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Buried Treasure #3 |
(-295, 553) |
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Buried Treasure #4 |
(-359, 761) |
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Buried Treasure #5 |
(-407, 889) |
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Plains Village #1 |
(-688, 896) |
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Ancient City #1 |
(-1016, 888) |
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Stronghold Entrance |
(-1100, 1044) |
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Ancient City #2 |
(-1032, 1160) |
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Ancient City #3 |
(-1016, 1544) |
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Plains Village #2 |
(-1024, 2000) |
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Ancient City #4 |
(-1480, 1944) |
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Ancient City #5 |
(-1496, 1768) |
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Plains Village #3 |
(-2080, 1696) |
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Ancient City #6 |
(-1880, 1320) |
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Ancient City #7 |
(-1512, 888) |
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Ancient City #8 |
(-1752, 840) |
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Plains Village #4 |
(-1880, 688) |
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Trail Ruins |
(-1938, 654) |
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Ancient City #9 |
(-1752, 616) |
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Ancient City #10 |
(-1480, 440) |
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Plains Village #5 |
(-1776, 64) |
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Ancient City #11 |
(-1480, 56) |
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Pillager Outpost |
(-1360, 64) |
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Woodland Mansion |
(-856, 360) |
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Ancient City #12 |
(-1144, 632) |
This ancient city seed may be a bit of a hike from spawn, but if you want to get to the End fast in Minecraft while still enjoying the wonders of an ancient city, this is the seed for you. Head southwest of spawn (picking up a few buried treasure chests and finding a village along the way), and you'll encounter one of nine ancient cities spawned close together underground, with eight looping together in a ladle-like shape.
Even better, as you explore this connecting chain of ancient cities, you'll find the entrance to a stronghold within the structure. This allows you to set up a base of operations in a well-connected system of caves with multiple villages and other useful locations on the surface surrounding the cities. You can even find three more ancient cities southwest of the main grouping.
Snowy Ancient City Hub (Bedrock)
Seed Code: 468893351111893428
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Location |
Coordinates |
|---|---|
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Ancient City #1 |
(520, 88) |
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Trail Ruins |
(818, 2) |
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Igloo #1 |
(320, -312) |
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Taiga Village #1 |
(248, -264) |
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Ancient City #2 |
(136, -328) |
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Ancient City #3 |
(-632, -536) |
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Ancient City #4 |
(-1048, 184) |
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Zombie Taiga Village |
(-1272, 152) |
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Snowy Village |
(-984, 616) |
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Igloo #2 |
(-856, 776) |
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Pillager Outpost |
(-712, 552) |
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Location |
Coordinates |
|---|---|
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Ancient City #5 |
(-664, 488) |
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Ancient City #6 |
(-248, 424) |
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Plains Village |
(-344, 328) |
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Ancient City #7 |
(-280, 200) |
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Igloo #3 |
(-280, 120) |
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Ancient City #8 |
(24, 152) |
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Ancient City #9 |
(104, 584) |
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Ancient City #10 |
(168, 840) |
This snow-studded landscape, full of igloos, taiga biomes, villagers, and Pillagers, holds excellent secrets underneath the snow and ice. When you spawn, you're on top of eight different ancient cities, with two more in the west and northwest.
The area has a lot to offer for cold-weather fans. If you're willing to take a walk, you can even find a zombie taiga village about 1200 blocks west of Spawn if you want to cure zombie villagers in Minecraft. The seed feels like a long-lost ruin on a snowy mountain, except these ruins lurk under the snow.
A Collection Of Interconnected Cities (Bedrock)
Seed Code: 100000010198755979
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
|
Ancient City #1 |
(504, -600) |
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Ancient City #2 |
(568, 168) |
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Ancient City #3 |
(824, 520) |
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Ancient City #4 |
(584, 568) |
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Ancient City #5 |
(72, -200) |
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Ancient City #6 |
(72, 408) |
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Ancient City #7 |
(56, 856) |
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Ancient City #8 |
(72, -200) |
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Ancient City #9 |
(184, 136) |
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Ancient City #10 |
(-248, -264) |
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Ancient City #11 |
(-248, 200) |
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Ancient City #12 |
(-632, -568) |
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Ancient City #13 |
(-584, -168) |
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Ancient City #14 |
(-536, 152) |
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Ancient City #15 |
(-664, 536) |
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Ancient City #16 |
(-1032, 504) |
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Ancient City #17 |
(-1448, 104) |
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Ancient City #18 |
(-1768, -248) |
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Ancient City #19 |
(-2168, -312) |
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Ancient City #20 |
(-2104, 152) |
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
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Ancient City #21 |
(-2520, 120) |
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Ancient City #22 |
(-2488, 584) |
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Ancient City #23 |
(-2904, -248) |
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Ancient City #24 |
(-2904, 88) |
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Ancient City #25 |
(-3048, 488) |
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Ancient City #26 |
(-3048, 904) |
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Ancient City #27 |
(-3640, -248) |
If you thought that finding just one Ancient City near spawn was lucky, imagine dropping into this impressive seed. As soon as you spawn in, you'll find yourself on top of not one or two, but a whopping 27 Ancient Cities right under your feet.
You spawn in at (165, -161) in and find yourself immediately in the middle of a huge cluster of Ancient Cities. If that's somehow not enough, there are more clumps of cities in practically any direction that you go from spawn. If you're looking to explore some Minecraft Ancient Cities, this might be the only seed you ever need.
Four Conjoined Cities And More (Bedrock)
Seed Code: -4850116730494539458
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Location |
Coordinates (X, Z) |
|---|---|
|
Ancient City #1 |
(216, 136) |
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Ancient City #2 |
(-712, -248) |
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Ancient City #3 |
(-952, -248) |
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Ancient City #4 |
(-1032, -600) |
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Ancient City #5 |
(-648, 600) |
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Desert Temple |
(-1224, 200) |
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Desert Village |
(-1320, 280) |
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Shipwreck |
(-1112, 536) |
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Pillager Outpost |
(-520, 580) |
Before you head northwest to the crown jewel of this Bedrock seed, take a moment to explore the badlands you spawn beside, as there is a lone ancient city just southeast of your location. That alone would make this seed a fun option for players who love to decorate their homes with colorful terracotta.
However, heading northwest, you'll stumble upon four ancient cities conjoined together in a giant circle. You'll even have a desert temple, desert village, shipwreck, and pillager outpost to the south for more variety.
This is a great way to get the loot from multiple cities without traveling too far. If you want more, however, there are almost two dozen more ancient cities stretching out to the northwest, with a few villages and trail ruins on the surface. This incredible set-up makes this the best Minecraft seed for ancient cities.
Minecraft
Systems
- Released
- November 18, 2011
- ESRB
- E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Fantasy Violence
- Publisher(s)
- Mojang
- Platform(s)
- 3DS, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360
- Genre(s)
- Sandbox, Survival
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