Best Minecraft Ancient City Seeds for Bedrock & Java (April 2024)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Eight Ancient Cities

Seed: 7762290327547314529

This seed has the second-highest amount of Ancient Cities available in one area on our list! The giant Grove biome spawn is set in contains 8 Ancient Cities within a 1,000 block radius. There are a few more cities in the area, but they are over 1,000 blocks away.

Dripstone City

Seed: -8939450148029235612

This Ancient City has dripstone hanging from the ceiling like teeth from a giant monster. On the way down to the city, a mineshaft and a Stronghold are available to explore. The two structures combined, so some pieces of the stronghold are missing, with the missing spaces leading to different areas of the mineshaft.

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14 Cities within 1,500 blocks

Seed: -9120244995390914005

If you want to experience Ancient Cities in more than one way, this seed is for you. There is a 1,500 x 1,500 block area near Spawn that is filled with them. While none are close enough to merge, tunnels could easily be built between all of them. Creative players could enjoy rebuilding the cities and constructing tunnels to act as highways beneath them in order to create one giant country beneath the Overworld.

Civilizations Past and Present

Seed: -3357859088329589424

This world is filled with remnants of the ancient civilizations that used to inhabit it. The most grand of these is the Ancient City. There is also a mineshaft that juts out of the cavern wall surrounding the Ancient City, which implies that the city's residents were miners. Additionally, Trail Ruins containing relics of another society can be found near the world's beginning.

Slice of the Earth

Seed: 2851726316935960465

At the base of this snowy mountain, a sliver has been taken out of the earth, revealing a deep cavern. At the surface, I initially only saw the remnants of a Lush Cave. Venturing inward, however, reveals first a mineshaft and then a large Deep Dark biome with an Ancient City! It's a straight shot down to the Ancient City from the top of the cavern—this makes it possible for players to dig up more of the earth in order to reveal the Ancient City to everyone living above ground.

Ancient City Beneath Spawn

Seed: 4664851906503284504

This seed spawns players within 50 blocks of an Ancient City! While resources are sparse, especially with the closest village being over 1,000 blocks away, this seed is best for those who just want to dive into exploring an Ancient City with little to no preparation.

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.

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.

Dripstone City beneath Meadow Mountain

Seed: -5004608871208888165

Located beneath a Meadow Mountain, this Ancient City has patches of Dripstone poking through its walls. The city itself is only about 200 blocks from Spawn, making it a quick trip for impatient players. Players looking for a little more adventure can also find a Woodland Mansion 1,000 blocks away.

Many Mountain Cities

Seed: 5046019824375704136

If you're looking for lots of Ancient Cities, this seed has eight spread across the area within 2,000 blocks of Spawn. The first seven are within about 1,000 blocks, with the final one being on a more distant mountain range. The fourth of these cities is the most exciting because it is located right next to a lava lake. Take your time exploring all of them and uncovering what the Ancient City truly has to offer.

Mountain Tunnel to Ancient City

Seed: -2252503491947155020

While this tunnel looks unassuming at first glance, it actually leads directly to an Ancient City! It begins as a Dripstone tunnel, which you'll need to tread through carefully. Once you've successfully passed through the Dripstone, you'll be able to traverse a Deep Dark tunnel that drops into the Ancient City.

Skulk City

Seed: -6974167071068923208

The massive Skulk City of this seed was created from the combination of two Ancient Cities! That means double the treasure, double the danger, and, of course, double the Skulk. A mineshaft can be found tucked away in one of the city's corners. If you want to take your time experiencing everything there is in an Ancient City, Skulk City is the seed for you.

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Two Mountain Cities

Seed: 1818253573302603436

The two cities closest to spawn are hidden beneath snowy mountains in this world. While visiting the first, you'll be able to explore a large cavern containing a zombie spawner! It's the perfect place to set up an easy experience farm so that you can enchant weapons and armor in order to take on the Ancient City. Once the first city is looted, the second can be found in the mountain to the east.

Quadruple-City Mountain

Seed: -4850116730494539458

This Mountain is well worth the trek due to the numerous Ancient Cities beneath it. If you want to prepare yourself before jumping in, there are a few villages and a Pillager Outpost in the Badlands Desert near Spawn. If you want to jump straight into the cities, head towards them while gathering wood and food and dive on in.

Ancient Dwarven City

Seed: 468893351111893428

A large, snowy mountain looms in the distance, filled with visible caverns and Dripstone Caves. Venturing into the mountain reveals the remnants of a dwarf-like ancient civilization! A mineshaft hangs above the Ancient City, serving as a sign that the civilization likely relied heavily on mining. Exploring the city will give you answers on what happened to them to make them leave their home behind.

Ancestors' Savannah

Seed: -2546237744985555990

A wide Savannah covers the Overworld, with pockets of Stony Peaks throughout it. From the Overworld, the land looks desolate. Only one singular Pillager Outpost can be seen across the entirety of the plateau. Beneath the ground, however, the world teems with remnants of life long ago. There are three Ancient Cities to be explored, as well as a series of mineshafts. It is impossible to tell if they left descendants behind or if these remnants are the last remaining pieces of their civilizations.

Ancient City Beneath Cherry Grove

Seed: -5180491134649022265

This seed spawns you just a short walk away from a large cherry blossom biome resting on top of a massive cave system containing an Ancient City. The cave system's entrance lies on the snowy part of the hill, providing players with a direct path to the Ancient City. The path to the city is dotted with mob spawners, an amethyst geode, and plenty of ores. For those wanting to be fully prepared before heading into the cave, there is a Savannah Village just a few hundred blocks away that can be used to stock up on goods, enchantments, and more!

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