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.
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 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 |
Ravine City
Seed: 5485534373947696334
A Plains Village resides on both a Mountain Meadow and a Snowy Mountain in this seed. By exploring the snowy area of the mountain, a ravine leading deep into it can be discovered. Following the path on the right side of this ravine leads players to an Ancient City. If that's not enough, a second Ancient City can be discovered within a snowy mountain to the south.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: -224, -208 |
| Ravine Entrance: -396, 138, -332 |
| Ravine City: -319, -37, -309 |
| Second Ancient City: -232, -44, 216 |
Glowberry City
Seed: -3360866304382834004
This Ancient City is a bit of a trip from Spawn, but it's well worth the time taken. It's at the center of a large Lush Cave biome. The Lush Cave's glowberries hang down from the ceiling, while parts of the floor have moss and clay. If you want to transform an Ancient City using the materials from a Lush Cave, this seed makes the process easy as pie.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Glowberry City: -180, -51, -825 |
Four Savanna Cities
Seed: -4481745619147915891
What's better than one Ancient City near Spawn? Four Ancient Cities near Spawn! This Savanna contains four cities, one of them within a Dripstone Cave. You'll have no trouble digging into one even without the coordinates. There are two Savanna Villages above ground for those who want to gear up before heading into the earth.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: 200, -43, -376 |
| Ancient City 2: 392, -43, -216 |
| Ancient City 3: -184, -44, -376 |
| Ancient City 4: 456, -44, -568 |
Ancient Tunnels
Seed: -7007112167694587419
This Ancient City is surrounded by tunnels and offshoots of caves. It's as if those living in it created multiple paths for resource gathering and maybe even escaping the Warden. It's impossible to tell how many made it out, but the many unfinished paths tell the stories of those who didn't. As you come down to the city from surface, make sure to mark your path to avoid their fate.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City: 152, -43, -216 |
Revealed Ruins
Seed: -6095923343192628299
While this seed has five Ancient Cities scattered around the mountains near Spawn, there is one that stands above the rest. This giant city is located in an open-air Dripstone cave. The edges of the city can be seen from the cave's entrance and a mineshaft lies in the upper half of the cavern. Players will even be able to find a Plains Village containing a Blacksmith near the cavern's entrance! While the other cities on the seed are great as they are, this is the one that you'll remember for ages to come.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: 145, -43, -152 |
| Ancient City 2: 232, -43, 72 |
| Ancient City 3: -184, -44, 216 |
| Ancient City 4 (Dripstone City): -222, -43, 553 |
| Dripstone City Entrance: -299, 90, 471 |
| Plains Village above Ancient City: -164, 120, 325 |
| Mineshaft: -349, 7, 509 |
| Ancient City 5: 152, -45, 408 |
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.
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 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 has 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 |
Lava Drip City
Seed: -6991114158062441228
This Ancient City is mixed with both a Dripstone Cave and a small lake of lava. The result is a gorgeous but extra deadly city filled with tons of loot. The lava pool can be combined with some of the Dripstone to create an infinite source of lava. To make this seed sweeter, this city is hidden within the Meadow Mountain right next to Spawn.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Lava Drip City: 40, -45, -256 |
Seven Cities
Seed: 7465781695736482164
If you're a Bedrock player wanting multiple cities near Spawn, look no further than this seed. It contains seven Ancient Cities in a 1,000-block radius of your starting point. There aren't a lot of elements differentiating these cities, but they're each packed with treasure and lots of Sculk.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: 152, -45, 120 |
| Ancient City 2: 463, -45, 27 |
| Ancient City 3: 136, -45, -232 |
| Ancient City 4: -312, -43, -296 |
| Ancient City 5: -600, -43, 24 |
| Ancient City 6: -232, -43, 536 |
| Ancient City 7: 200, -44, 552 |
Badlands Ancient Row
Seed: 6775795731452376896
The first four of these Badlands cities are lined up in a row, giving the seed the name "Badlands Ancient Row". The last city is off to the side alone in an area with a few mineshafts. You can visit each city while traveling across the land toward the ocean. Two of these cities have Dripstone deposits, while the rest stick to Sculk and the structures in the city themselves.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Ancient City 1: -248, -43, 504 |
| Ancient City 2: 84, -42, 116 |
| Ancient City 3: 440, -44, -312 |
| Ancient City 4: 568, -45, -552 |
| Ancient City 5: 40, -45, -744 |
Lush Falls into Ancient City
Seed: -20568620028340432
The Ancient City in this seed is connected to a Lush Cave by two large waterfalls. The beautiful view makes this Ancient City a lot less scary than some of its darker counterparts. It also makes it easy to collect the special items found in the Lush Cave and the Ancient City in one short trip.
| Key Locations and Coordinates |
|---|
| Lush Falls into Ancient City: 168, -43, -216 |
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Published: Sep 10, 2024 05:57 pm