Minecraft Ancient Cities are rare, elusive structures that contain many hidden structures, plenty of Sculk, and the terrifying Warden. After exploring tons of seeds and uncovering numerous Ancient Cities, I've come up with this list of the best Ancient City seeds in both Java and Bedrock editions.
Best Minecraft Java Ancient City Seeds
If you're a spelunker with a wild side, you'll enjoy uncovering every one of these Ancient Cities! Whichever you decide to enter, make sure you're prepared to face the Warden on his own turf.
Mineshaft above a Lush Lava City
Seed: 8513480846194603528
If you're looking for a unique Ancient City experience, this Minecraft seed has you covered. A Lush Cave biome with a mineshaft hangs over the city. The Lush Cave provides players with extra lighting and food, while the mineshaft is full of chests and treasures. Just be wary of the nearby lava pool as it will set the mineshaft alight before you have time to explore it.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: -329, -45, 96 |
| Ancient City 2: -175, -42, 505 |
| Mineshaft: -193, -16, 507 |
From Lush to Dark
Seed: -3337585452228114759
When you look at this Lush Cave from the surface, you only get a sneak peek of the Deep Dark biome lying in wait. When you climb down and enter it you'll be surprised by an Ancient City. The city is covered in sculk and is home to plenty of chests containing relics of the past. You'll also find an amethyst geode on the ceiling and diamonds in random places around the city.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Lush Cave: 101, 92, 144 |
| Ancient City: 156, -44, 175 |
| Amethyst Geode: 106, -33, 175 |
Seven Wonders
Seed: 6732022312002099567
One Ancient City is already guaranteed to give you plenty of loot. When you increase the number of Ancient Cities to seven, you'll be able to fill multiple chests with everything you find. The fifth and sixth cities are especially beautiful because they're connected through a gap in the cave.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: -342, -44, 64 |
| Ancient City 2: -624, -42, 23 |
| Ancient City 3: -552, -42, -272 |
| Ancient City 4: -224, -45, -326 |
| Ancient City 5: -559, -46, -555 |
| Ancient City 6: -368, -45, -631 |
| Ancient City7: 32, -42, -555 |
Stalactite City
Seed: 4960101086291244277
Stalactites and Stalagmites cover the ceilings and floors of this Ancient City. You'll need to enter it carefully, as falling onto the pointy Stalagmites could be the end of your spelunking adventure! This city can easily be reached by entering the Dripstone Cave next to the Savanna Village. It's a long path down, so bring plenty of food and materials for tools.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Savanna Village: 172, -376 |
| Dripstone Cave Entrance: 91, 96, -299 |
| Stalactite City: 56, -43, -280 |
| Amethyst Geode: -24, -46, -264 |
Badlands Dripstone Cities
Seed: -7685056573413861875
The Wooded Badlands biome in this seed is home to three Ancient Cities. Each City contains chunks of Dripstone biome and is placed over a lake of lava. The lava peeks through gaps in the cities' floors, lighting them up and making them a little more dangerous if you don't tread cautiously.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: -248, -44, -232 |
| Ancient City 2: -536, -44, 56 |
| Ancient City 3: -264, -43, 584 |
Lava Lake City
Seed: 5348402792525471021
A large lava lake lights this Ancient City from the ground up. The Ancient City has spawned naturally atop the lake, but sections of it are exposed all over the city. There are a lot of Sculk Sensors and Shriekers around, so tread carefully to avoid summoning the Warden.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City: 1, -42, 71 |
Dangerous Icy Mountain
Seed: 5099560041334728232
This Ancient City has small gaps in its floor that reveal parts of the lava lake beneath it. To get to it, players will need to climb down a cave at the top of the mountain near a similar pool of lava. After climbing into the cave, visit the coordinates I included below to find a small tunnel. It has Sculk-covered walls and will drop you at the edge of the Ancient City.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Pillager Outpost: 8, 171, 246 |
| Cave Entrance: 25, 137, 147 |
| Sculk biome: 59, 17, 192 |
| Tunnel to Ancient City: 58, 11, 187 |
| Ancient City: 32, -42, 54 |
Dripping in Sculk
Seed: 4821074274352632952
The best Ancient Cities combine the structure with another unique structure or biome to create something devastatingly beautiful. This Ancient City has merged with a Dripstone Cave, turning half of the city into a spiky obstacle course. The other half of the city stays true to its roots by being covered in Sculk.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City: 118, -42, 145 |
Danger Mountain
Seed: 6529700376162575276
With two Ancient Cities and a Pillager Outpost, this mountain is not for the faint of heart! Each city is pretty standard, but that only makes them easier to explore. I recommend starting with the outpost at the top of the mountain and making your way down. If you need a little extra help to get started, a Taiga Village nearby can provide you with more resources.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: 88, -43, 248 |
| Ancient City 2: -152, -42, 157 |
| Pillager Outpost: -250, 198 |
Lush Darkness
Seed: -2464752962022049843
A nearby Lush Cave brings life to this Ancient City. Players can easily use bone meal on the moss and glow berries to help spread the greenery to the rest of the city. There is a second Ancient City in the area as well, albeit it does not have any lush elements. A Trails Ruins structure is above ground near the first Ancient City for those looking for a surface adventure.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Lush Ancient City: 106, -42, -177 |
| Ancient City 2: 88, -43, 72 |
| Trail Ruins: 34, -178 |
Best Minecraft Bedrock Ancient City Seeds
For players on Bedrock/Windows 1.19 edition, you may need to turn on Wild Update Experiments in the Options menu to make sure an Ancient City is generated. Some of these seeds were generated with the Wild Update Experiments option activated.
Snowy Cities
Seed: -432012965584772891
The Snowy Plains near Spawn are packed with nine Ancient Cities to explore. These cities provide plenty of opportunities to gather rare materials like the Silence Armor trim and golden apples. Additionally, players can fight the Warden and gather Sculk to gain tons of experience points for enchanting. Those who choose to travel on the surface between cities will also come across several Pillager Outposts and ruined Nether portals.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: 89, -42, 80 |
| Ancient City 2: 512, -42, -184 |
| Ancient City 3: 512, -42, -632 |
| Ancient City 4: 96, -42, -729 |
| Ancient City 5: 176, -43, -1,016 |
| Ancient City 6: -224, -43, -1,000 |
| Ancient City 7: -256, -42, -1,496 |
| Ancient City 8: 96, -45, -1,495 |
| Ancient City 9: 489, -42, -1,344 |
Exposed Badlands City
Seed: 3520205521580691337
This Ancient City is visible to the surface through a small crack in the cave's ceiling. Players with a bucket can easily fill it with water to create a waterfall leading from the top of the cave to the floor of the city. Additionally, there are two more cities to explore after looting the first. Head west on the surface above the third city to discover a Desert Village home to a Desert Temple.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Trial Chamber: 55, -24, -441 |
| Ancient City 1: 25, -42, -544 |
| Ancient City 2: -271, -42, -999 |
| Ancient City 3: -666, -45, -992 |
| Desert Village with Desert Temple: -828, -933 |
Direct to City
Seed: -8417135011391987264
Ancient Cities can be hard to reach because you need to travel through complicated caves or even dig a path there yourself. This one is a much easier destination because the cave it resides in leads players directly from the surface into the city. After entering the city, walk to the back of it and build up to find a mineshaft dangling about.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Cave Entrance: 10, 115, 30 |
| Ancient City: 128, -44, 57 |
| Lava Lake: 21, -54, 57 |
| Mineshaft: 226, 8, 175 |
Quad-City Mountains
Seed: -7631951476455152595
Ancient Cities are commonly found beneath mountain ranges in Minecraft. The mountain range in this seed is no exception and is home to four Ancient Cities. You'll find two cities on the left half of the mountain and two on the right half. While heading towards the first two Ancient Cities on the mountain's eastern side, there will be several mineshafts for you to explore.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: 120, -44, -600 |
| Ancient City 2: 72, -45, -328 |
| Ancient City 3: -344, -45, 152 |
| Ancient City 4: -584, -43, 40 |
Big City Mountains
Seed: -826282734205542774
This set of Grove mountains is packed with Ancient Cities to explore. The third city is one of the prettiest as it features Dripstone inclusions and several flowing lava falls. With this many cities in one area, you're pretty much guaranteed to get the elusive Silence Armor Trim Template and Otherside music disc.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: 88, -45, 88 |
| Ancient City 2: 168, -45, -280 |
| Ancient City 3: 454, -42, -320 |
| Ancient City 4: 840, -43, -296 |
| Ancient City 5: 536, -45, 136 |
| Ancient City 6: 568, -44, 536 |
Lush Waters
Seed: -613168075974240157
The edges of this Ancient City poke out into the Lush Cave near it. Floating islands of deepslate filled with water dangle over it, adding a fantastical appeal to the city. You can reach the city by traveling straight through the cave's entrance, which I've included the coordinates for below.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Cave Entrance: -83, 201 |
| Ancient City: 114, -42, 53 |
Coastal City
Seed: 3211213744707030873
Cliffs overlooking a Cold Ocean tower stand tall above this coastal Ancient City. On the way down, players will come across an oak mineshaft and a huge Lush Cave. The city itself has several streams of water as if the ocean were spilling into it. It also has a few lava falls that help brighten the city.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Mineshaft: -855, -37, 419 |
| Large Lush Cave: -364, -39, 87 |
| Ancient City: -603, -41, 166 |
Four City Grove
Seed: -4001581010741245876
The neighboring Grove and Taiga biomes contain four of this seed's Ancient Cities. The first of the cities is near a Lush Cave while the rest have pretty typical environments. When you enter this world, you'll be next to a cavern dropping down to deepslate. It contains a Lush Cave, the Deep Dark, and more. If you're up for a challenge, use this cave as your home base and dig long tunnels to the four Ancient Cities to get their riches without risking death in dark caverns.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Cave Entrance: 12, 58, -31 |
| Lush Cave: 27, 14, -101 |
| Deep Dark: -47, -42, 60 |
| Ancient City 1: 136, -45, -200 |
| Ancient City 2: 217, -44, 88 |
| Ancient City 3: 408, -43, 216 |
| Ancient City 4: 504, -43, -184 |
Five City Badlands
Seed: -7800810353783199780
When it comes to Ancient Cities, more is more! This Badlands biome contains five cities for Bedrock players to uncover. Each has its own treasures, traps, and unique environments to explore. The fourth is particularly pretty due to the large waterfalls flooding the areas around the city.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: 103, -45, 160 |
| Ancient City 2: -296, -43, 104 |
| Ancient City 3: -648, -43, 168 |
| Ancient City 4: -279, -45, -224 |
| Ancient City 5: -263, -43, -615 |
Twin Cherry Cities
Seed: -5891670302213414191
This Minecraft world starts next to a Cherry Grove mountain hiding two Ancient Cities. The first city is combined with a Dripstone Cave, while the second has several water and lava falls throughout it. If you explore the caves around these cities, you may be able to find one of the four Trial Chambers scattered around the area.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: 119, -42, -241 |
| Ancient City 2: -321, -41, -310 |
| Trial Chambers 1: 55, -17, 7 |
| Trial Chambers 2: -265, -22, 9 |
| Trial Chambers 3: -425, -13, -270 |
| Trial Chambers 4: 264, -18, -279 |
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