Best Minecraft 1.19 Deep Dark Seeds for Bedrock & Java (September 2023)

The Deep Dark is an underground biome that was officially added in Minecraft patch 1.19, The Wild Update. This biome generates below Y-Level 0 and is the only place where the Ancient City will spawn. But the Deep Dark is more than just the Ancient City—it’s a place where Skulk, Skulk blocks and the fearsome Warden will spawn. We’ve scoured through the latest patch and found some of the most interesting and best Deep Dark Seeds for the Bedrock and Java editions of Minecraft.

Best Minecraft Deep Dark Seeds List

• Java 1.19
  • Blazing Mines: -8373506474087932085
  • Special Spawners: -2612031576208047865
  • Super Cavern: 1050893520410215606
  • Colossal Cavern: -2504412706492658835
  • Taiga Topside: 2025393523593427816
  • Quick Skulk: 5767307882542469784
  • Skulk Below: 1518796892237380785
  • Start the Mine:  -4140617972297078693
  • A Little bit of Everything!: 3201901650831491932
• Bedrock 1.19
  • Lava Lanterns: -8373506474087932085
  • Enormous Underground: 3109726350305889127
  • Luscious Darkness: 923703441365300422
  • Bountiful Badlands: -394093910842036409
  • Instant Access: -2797502937472306485
  • Rocky Resources: 6769142989480861171
  • Cavernous Coast: -42
  • Multi-city Madness: 7532078582357717303
  • Some of everything: 3201901650831491932

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Best Minecraft Java 1.19 Deep Dark Seeds

Blazing Mines

Seed: -8373506474087932085

These Mines are on fire! Or at least they will be by the time you find them. As you dig down into the mines, the Lava that pools everywhere in this dangerous area will set the mines ablaze, lighting up the area incredibly. Still, it's an impressive area to explore, and a great place to set up in, if you can manage to not find yourself burning up...

• Cave/Mine: -721, -20, -200
• Taiga Village: 224, -256
• Igloo with Basement: -440, -504
• Ancient City: 40, -51, 440

Special Spawners

Seed: -2612031576208047865

A perfect way to set up a really effective XP farm if you're brave enough, thanks to this double spawner spawn that has both a cave spider and zombie spawner together. It's a unique spawn with some great utility to boot!

• Spawners: -166, 4, 166
• Village: 192, 203
• Village 2: -400, 30
• Shipwreck: 232, -104

A Little bit of Everything!

Seed: 3201901650831491932

An incredible section of Deep Dark hidden right below spawn! The village is quite a nice starting point, but its what's below that's really exciting. What's more, there's a huge variety of biomes, structures, and more, all within a reasonable distance of the starting area. If you want a little big of everything, this is the perfect spawn!

• Plains Village: 235, 100, 630
• Ship Wreck: -280, 180
• Pillager Outpost: -520, 865
• Woodland Mansion: -2470, -2035

Rebuild the Mine

Seed: -4140617972297078693

Journey into the deepest darkest parts of the Minecraft world and rebuild the mine! There's precious iron, gold, and diamonds at the bottom of this shaft, so its time to explore some of the more dangerous parts of the underworld. Watch out for Wardens!

• Key Locations
  • Abandoned Mine: -472, -9, 334
  • Shipwreck: -481, 306
  • Ruined Portal: -458, 659
  • Shipwreck in swamp: -317, 673

Colossal Cavern

Seed: -2504412706492658835

Giant caverns that seem to go on forever are one of the best parts about the recent cave updates. This one is so large you could practically move down into the Deep Dark and live here. With fresh water and more resources than you'll ever know what to do with, this is one of the most exciting deep darks we've ever seen.

• Key Locations
  • Deep Dark: 183, -16, 57
  • Huge Chasm: 121, -135
  • Village: 25, -366
  • Ruined Portal: 291, -455

Super Cavern

Seed: 1050893520410215606

Underneath the Old Growth Pine Taiga lurks a huge Super Cavern with multiple cave biomes. There is Dripstone, hanging Mineshafts, Geodes, and Lush Caves. And at the bottom, of course, there's the Deep Dark, complete with Skulk and Warden. The Super Cavern could be the perfect place to start your underground base or the most dangerous location you’ve ever visited.

• Key Locations
  • Deep Dark: 440, -36, -622
  • Mineshaft: 452, 8, -638
  • Old Grown Pine Taiga: 401, -821
  • Woodland Village: 122, -872
  • Ruined Portal: 294, -1053

Taiga Topside

Seed: 2025393523593427816

A snowy wasteland with Ice Spikes, a Tundra Village, and snow as far as the eye can see. But that's just the starting point. Below you are some of the most intense Deep Dark caverns you'll ever find. A trio of enormous caves just waiting to be discovered. Never has the tip "Don't dig straight down" been so accurate!

• Key Locations
  • Village + XL Ruined Portal: 128, 170
  • Ice Spikes Biome + Village 2: 517, 290
  • Plains Village with incredible scenic view: 710, -244

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Quick Skulk

Seed: 5767307882542469784

This seed is called quick Skulk, because from the moment you spawn, a vast supply of Skulk, and the Warden, are just a few hundred blocks below you. Just dig straight down if you dare! Besides that, this is a very well stocked seed with huge amounts of resources right next to spawn, and easily travelled to landmarks.

• Key Locations
  • Zombie Spawner Dungeon: 117, -3, 129
  • Ruined Portal: 8, 226
  • Village in a valley: 89, 361
  • Deep chasm and cave with dripstone: 207, 322

Skulk Below

Seed: 1518796892237380785

A seemingly normal map is is absolutely covered in skulk, for as far as the eye can see, just a few dozen blocks below the surface. If you ever wanted quick access to skulk to mess around with the dangerous spread of this creeping mass, then this seed is definitely for you.

• Key Locations
  • Skulk Cave: 139, -30, 149
  • Badlands: -148, -63
  • Village: 337, -359
  • Ruined Portal: 692, 354

Best Minecraft Bedrock 1.19 Deep Dark Seeds

Lava Lanterns

Seed: -8373506474087932085

A huge underground space awaits for whatever build you might require. Better yet, you might not need as much lighting as you think thanks to huge amounts of glow lichen and lava! It's practically lit up before you even arrive.

• Cave/Mine: -721, -20, -200
• Taiga Village with Ancient City below: 168, 200
• Igloo with Basement: 120, 56
• Snowy Village: -296, 152

Enormous Underground

Seed: 3109726350305889127

A cave at the surface that goes straight to bedrock level is a rare find, but in this seed it's right by spawn. And with the helpful village right next to it, and loot-able portal, you can easily prepare yourself for a trip into the darkness!

Huge cave to bedrock: 112, 60, 413
Village and Ruined Portal: 169, 221
Village on a hill with flowers: 189,63-
Pillager Tower: -728, 104

Luscious Darkness

Seed: 923703441365300422

A Lush Cave spills into the Deepest Darkest part of the world, threatening to turn the gray into green! A series of Lush Caves connect into the large cavern making up the Deep Dark in this seed. On the surface? More trees than you'll ever know what to do with as a Dark Oak forest and a Birch Forest biome intersect. Looks like it's time to build a forest retreat connected to the underground darkness!

Deep Dark: -115, -15, -105
Lush Cave: -107, 10, -75
Village: -345, -394
Ruined Portal: 155, 318

Mansion atop the Deep Dark

• Key Locations
  • Deep Dark: 525, -30, -658
  • Village on top of Mountain: 653, -341
  • Village 2: 399, -321
  • Ruined Portal: 658, -252
  • Woodland Mansion: 247, -839

Bountiful Badlands

Seed: -394093910842036409

One of the most beautiful seeds we've found in a long time, this one really lives up to its name. With a cave that leads straight to the Deep Dark on the surface, there's an incredible system of caverns ready to explore. That is, if you can pull yourself away from the huge Badland's biome on the surface that really takes the breath away.

• Key Features
  • Cave Entrance that leads to Deep Dark: -541, -500
  • Village with Temple next door: -422, -444
  • Ruined Portal: -570, -907
  • Seaside Village: 112, -202

Instant Access

Seed: -2797502937472306485

This seed has been named instant access because you have almost immediate access to the Deep Dark, a Village, a Mushroom Island, and much more. Really this is the perfect seed for people who want it all, and want it now! A bountiful boon of resources!

• Key Locations
  • Cave entrance to Deep Dark: -211, 796
  • Village: -315, 864
  • Badlands: -716, 944
  • Mushroom Island: 315, -274

Rocky Resources

Seed: 6769142989480861171

This Deep Dark spawn has more iron than we’ve ever seen. By some luck of the generator, there’s hundreds of veins of iron throughout the Deep Dark just below the spawn. Couple that with some good landmarks nearby and this is a great start for a long-term Minecraft game.

• Key Locations
  • Deep Dark: -27, -3, 668
  • Village: 202, 704
  • Savana Village: 625, 1267
  • Ruined Portal: 93, 652

Cavernous Coast

Seed: -42

An unusual seed number for an unusual location! Vast caverns that lurk just below the cliffs of this start on the edge of an ocean. Some of the more traditional features in a Minecraft World are quite far away from spawn, but lots of more interesting items are closer, such as a mushroom island and a geode right near your spawn!

• Key Locations
  • Deep Dark: -163, 16, -668
  • Underwater Geode: -236, -475
  • Mushroom Island: -265, -326
  • Shipwreck: -232, -567

For more Minecraft seeds and spawns, check out Best Minecraft Ancient City Seeds for Bedrock and Java on Pro Game Guides.