Best Minecraft 1.16 Seeds (March 2021)

The Minecraft 1.16 Nether Update is finally here, and we've got a bunch of great seeds for you to try out in your brand new world. There's a whole lot of new stuff to experience, plus you'll want to make your way down to the Nether to check out all of the new biomes, and harvest all sorts of new resources including the elusive ancient debris!

Minecraft 1.16 Seeds

If you're looking for the best Minecraft 1.16 seeds then we've compiled a list that features a variety of different types of worlds that will no doubt be great for your next build. Starting out with a good seed is important, because you'll be investing a lot of time in it, so make sure to take your time and pick wisely! If you are struggling to think of what you want to do next in the game, a good seed can help fuel your creativity with how it is laid out.

If you want to find some seeds for other versions of the game, then check out our Best Minecraft Seeds, Best Minecraft Bedrock Seeds, and Best Minecraft PE Seeds lists!

The Shortlist

• Java Seeds
  • Hello, Neighbor!: -999239145001000977
  • All Biomes Near Spawn: 64971835648254
  • The Badlands Monument: 6106940150691661575
  • Beautiful Mountain Top Village at Spawn: 46663436141796529
  • Many Biomes At Spawn and Huge Mesa: 9058136630944956755
  • Four Witch Huts: 17451728208755585
  • Woodland Mansion at Spawn: 1609055592099966422
  • Octopus Island: 2945671375784082726
  • Skinny Mushroom Island: 2332439756294123069
  • Village Near Mushroom Island, Surrounded by Ice: -376042977865450385
• Bedrock Seeds
  • Quadument Island: 73771637
  • The Pillager Challenge: 1613434103
  • Ocean Monuments Galore: -1113465022
  • A Gorgeous Start: 1487266664
  • Three Smiths' Island: 542630838
  • Desert Village Surrounded by Biomes:-807569075
  • Savanna Village Overlapping w/Dark Oak Forest: -98141769
  • Natural Sculpture: -1709005712
  • Hillside Savanna Village: 1486378202
  • Double Blacksmith Near Coral Reef: 1792133092

Java Seeds

Hello, Neighbor!

This map is a bit unorthodox compared to our other village seeds. In this one, you spawn near a Savannah village that on a large, broken hill. At coords 0 0 (zero zero) is a floating island with a single villager all by his lonesome! It's quite a quaint little home, and he's well-protected. It's incredibly tempting to make a story out of this scenario, and we wanted to include this seed so you could do it!

Image via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: BigBrain5Head | Seed: -999239145001000977 |  Platform: Java 1.16+

• Key Locations:
  • The Neighbor: 0 90 0
  • Village #2: -320 80 -190
  • Village #3: -230 80 520
  • Mineshaft: 40 30 55
  • Two Spawners: -52 56 21 | -66 15 2

All Biomes Near Spawn

Credit: BigBrain5Head - Seed: 64971835648254 - Platform: Java

Seeds like this are one in a million. From your spawn location, you will find every single Biome in on the list, including the rare variants. Some of those variants are rare enough by themselves, but to have them all show up near spawn is almost impossible. This is the perfect map for you if you want to access to every resource in the game. Talk about taking over the world!

• Key Locations
  • Jungle Temple #1: 56 80 360
  • Jungle Temple #2: 184 80 552
  • Jungle Temple #3: -408 80 360
  • Ocean Monument: 536 40 -280
  • Witch Hut: -248 70 -408

The Badlands Monument

Credit: BigBrain5Head - Seed: 6106940150691661575 - Platform: Java

We wanted to include this seed because it has an fascinating spawn location. Badlands aren't the most common of Biomes, but this seed spawns you next to a large lake in the Badlands, with an Ocean Monument right in the center! If you've ever been to Salt Lake City, you'll feel like this is the Minecraft version of it.

• Key Locations
  • Ocean Monument: 24 40 8
  • Village #1: 372 80 804
  • Village #2: 836 80 676
  • Shipwreck #1: 168 40 -360
  • Shipwreck #2: -280 40 520

Beautiful Mountain Top Village at Spawn

Credit: BigBrain5Head - Seed: 46663436141796529 - Platform: Java

This seed is just breathtaking, as soon as you spawn you can see the height in which you are. You can see all the beauty all around you. Then as you climb down and look up, you can see the water cascading down the mountain like a waterfall, encasing the village, it's just wonderful.

• Key Locations
  • Desert Temple: 152 328
  • Desert Temple #2: 216 -408
  • Desert Temple #3: 104 -744
  • Mushrom Biome: -1287 300
  • Witch Hut: 856 1112
  • Stronghold: -1640 -496
  • Ruined Portal: 136 -280
  • Shipwreck: -280 8

Many Biomes At Spawn and Huge Mesa

Credit: DJEvvo - Seed: 9058136630944956755 - Platform: Java

If you want a variety of biomes nearby then this is a great Java seed for that! There's a swamp, dark forest, mesa, and desert biome all nearby the spawn. The mesa is absolutely huge, and it features at least three exposed spider spawners in it! You'll also find quite a few mine cart chests on tracks all-around the area. You'll also find a couple of villageds not too far away from the spawn as well. The Nether is a pretty good spawn once you get out from the caves. You'll find a warped forest, soul sand valley, and crimson forest all within range of each other. There's also a bastion remnant and large fortress to explore!

• Key Locations
  • Swamp Biome: -119 63 123
  • Dark Forest Biome: -48 78 155
  • Ruined Portal: 38 70 347
  • Pyramid: 100 65 298
  • Mine: 195 64 244
  • Exposed Spider Spawner: 201 64 205
  • Exposed Spider Spawner #2: 195 64 179
  • Exposed Spider Spawner #3: 245 71 231
  • Village: -510 64 439
  • Village #2: 688 64 -186
• Nether Locations
  • Warped Forest Biome: -75 74 57
  • Soul Sand Valley Biome: -799 84 238
  • Crimson Forest Biome: -657 39 97
  • Bastion Remnant: -78 91 204
  • Fortress: -777 61 245

Four Witch Huts

Credit: MellowZippy - Seed: 17451728208755585 - Platform: Java

Not too far from spawn there's four Witch Huts that almost form a perfect square in a large swamp biome! This is a pretty rare occurrence and could be valuable to you if you want to be near witches and have the ability to hunt down slimes. What is even better about this seed is that you spawn directly in a village with a huge ravine in it. You can get to diamond level in this ravine, which could get you started with some valuable resources early. I didn't find any while flying around there, but delving deeper into the area could yield some good finds.

• Key Locations
  • Witch Hut #1: -140 65 -160
  • Witch Hut #2: 0 65 -157
  • Witch Hut #3: 16 65 3
  • Witch Hut #4: -143 65 19
  • Birch Forest Biome: 406 83 361
• Nether Locations
  • Basalt Deltas: 46 68 -29
  • Soul Sand Valley: 28 41 -9
  • Crimson Forest: -250 54 176
  • Warped Forest: 352 36 -143
  • Bastion Remnant: -52 39 -829
  • Fortress: -572 64 -1136

Woodland Mansion at Spawn

Credit: JakeyScarHand512 - Seed: 1609055592099966422 - Platform: Java

If you're looking for a huge Woodland Mansion at spawn then this seed will be great for you! There's also a nearby swamp, and a flower forest within easy walking distance. You'll also find a pretty nice village right on the beach that has a dock and is really well designed. There's another larger village not too far from the mansion, along with a nearby ruined portal and shipwreck.

• Key Locations
  • Woodland Mansion: 207 63 65
  • Flower Forest: 109 64 -89
  • Village: -140 62 801
  • Tall Birch Forest: 514 91 -81
  • Large Plains Village: 694 66 72
  • Ruined Portal: 951 64 205
  • Shipwreck: 979 55 228
• Nether Locations
  • Crimson Forest: -28 35 318
  • Warped Forest: 160 46 452
  • Basalt Delta: -13 77 -27
  • Fortress: 299 68 639
  • Bastion Remnant: -318 59 34

Octopus Island

Credit: Plebiain - Seed: 2945671375784082726 - Platform: Java

What a unique find for a seed! You spawn on an island with a giant taiga and mushroom island biome. Taiga are great biomes to find yourself a pet fox if you are looking for some light companionship. If you pan out away from it, you will see that this island is in the shape of an octopus/squid! It's a really awesome layout, and makes for a great looking place to start your base. There's a good sized ravine in the forest area to search for early resources. You'll also find an Ocean Monument, not too far away!

• Key Locations
  • Ravine Near Spawn: -14 64 -205
  • Coral Reef: 33 53 388
  • Swamp Biome: 546 69 389
  • Ocean Monument: 880 61 -322
  • Shipwreck: 181 53 -372
  • Ruined Portal: 116 51 -605
  • Snow Tundra Village: -835 67 -1356
• Nether Locations
  • Crimson Forest: -33 101 -30
  • Warped Forest: -145 36 -141
  • Basalt Delta: -98 54 -323
  • Fortress: -848 73 -432
  • Bastion Remnant: -579 66 -777

Skinny Mushroom Island

Credit: Plebiain - Seed: 2332439756294123069 - Platform: Java

This might be one of the most unique seeds I've ever come across. The main attraction is the spawn, where you start out on a huge skinny mushroom island. This is a rare biome, and the attraction of it is that monsters will not spawn on it. There's also a Ruined Portal on this island which will make for some easy loot. So it's a great safe place to build out your base. From here, you can find a cold ocean with some awesome icebergs, mountain biome, and another ruined portal. If you keep heading towards land from here, you'll come across a swamp biome with a Witch Hut. There's also a shipwreck stuck in an iceberg that looks awesome. If you head even further, you will find a desert biome with a pyramid, as well as a really great desert village that spans over some mountains! You even get some snow here because it mixed with the mountain biome.

The Nether is a solid one if you head into the portal near your spawn. You'll find all of the biomes you want within a reasonable distance of each other. You can also find a Fortress and Bastion Remnant nearby if you want to explore those!

• Key Locations
  • Ruined Portal: -325 66 372
  • Ocean Monument: 350 61 864
  • Coral Reef Biome: 839 60 569
  • Cold Ocean Biome w/Icebergs: -582 81 640
  • Mountains Biome: -1102 83 563
  • Ruined Portal #2: -1119 73 686
  • Swamp Biome: -1105 64 758
  • Witch Hut: -1304 65 820
  • Shipwreck in Iceberg: -1420 72 947
  • Pyramid: -1509 74 1226
  • Desert Mountain Village: -1779 89 1325
  • Savanna Biome: -1801 64 1492
  • Desert Village #2: -1850 63 1757
• Nether Locations
  • Crimson Forest: 7 74 12
  • Warped Forest: -78 75 7
  • Basalt Delta: 61 53 -424
  • Fortress: 78 53 -466
  • Bastion Remnant: -284 73 229

Village Near Mushroom Island, Surrounded by Ice

Credit: Plebiain - Seed: -376042977865450385 - Platform: Java

If you want a really unique way to start your next world, then this seed completely delivers. You spawn on an island with a village on it, and nearby there's a good sized mushroom island biome. You also happened to be surrounded by cold ocean and ice!

• Key Locations
  • Savanna Biome: -240 66 832
  • Pyramid: -182 65 1263
  • Desert Village: -184 67 1358

Bedrock Seeds

Quadument Mansion

Image via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: Ghostgirly2 | Seed: 73771637 | Platform: Bedrock

You have a vast array of Ocean Monuments to choose from on this seed. Not one, two, or three, but four Ocean Monuments generate near your tiny spawn island, which is quite a supply of Sponges. If you are looking for the resources and gear to take on this sea-monster-ridden world, you can turn just a few hundred blocks away and hit the Woodland Mansion that generates just north of the spawn point! The arrow in the image above points to the world spawn.

• Key Locations
  • Ocean Monument #1: 215 40 -250
  • Ocean Monument #2: 685 40 -170
  • Ocean Monument #3: 170 40 -115
  • Ocean Monument #4: 600 40 100
  • Woodland Mansion #2: 480 85 -1060

The Pillager Challenge

Credit: Flamewaker4848 - Seed: 1613434103 - Platform: Bedrock

This challenging seed provides a fun quest for you right when you spawn! It spawns you a short walk away from a Village, a Mansion, and a Pillager Outpost. For those of you who like to get right to the action when you spawn, you can challenge yourself to protect the town and conquer the Outpost and Mansion. If you succeed, this seed has provided you a perfect starting point for a Survival world!

• Key Locations
  • Village Near Spawn: 1060 80 460
  • Woodland Mansion: 1660 80 330
  • Pillager Outpost: 1480 80 350
  • Stronghold: 1630 1040
  • Ocean Monument: -310 -660

Ocean Monuments Galore

Credit: Girly-Gamer - Seed: -1113465022 - Platform: Bedrock

If you like Ocean maps, this seed is perfect for you. You spawn on a small island with a single tree. This is a slow start map, but you'll find yourself in solitude with an easily defensible base. When you're ready, you have dozens of Ocean Monuments not far away. The closest five Ocean Monuments are listed below!

• Key Locations
  • Ocean Monument #1: 140 40 -380
  • Ocean Monument #2: 340 40 215
  • Ocean Monument #3: 240 40 735
  • Ocean Monument #4: -780 40 60
  • Ocean Monument #5: 200 40 -840

A Gorgeous Start

Credit: MinecraftChill- Seed: 1487266664 - Platform: Bedrock

The thing we like most about this seed is that it provides a classic Minecraft experience. For us veteran players, there was nothing better than finding a perfect spawn with lots of resources and a beautiful setting. These are types of maps that draw you in for hours as you build a comfortable base, and the ones you remember when you're feeling nostalgic. Try this map for one of the most pleasant Minecraft experiences!

• Key Locations
  • Village: 225 80 -750
  • Stronghold #1: -770 -660
  • Stronghold #2: -1250 -770
  • Pillager Outpost: -980 80 -870
  • Desert Temple: -480 80 120

Three Smiths' Island

Credit: my_nintendo_broke - Seed: 542630838 - Platform: Bedrock

This seed is one in a million! You spawn on a vert small island village that is home to three Blacksmiths! This is a perfect set up for those that like the ocean and mining lives. Once you're ready (which won't take long!), you'll have access to an Ocean Monument that is within sight of the village. If you were looking for a map to make use of the new Conduit Power, this is the perfect seed to use.

• Key Locations
  • Village #1: -740 80 -730
  • Village #2: -410 80 -1060
  • Village #3: -1200 80 -380
  • Stronghold: -1200 -370
  • Desert Temple: -1450 80 -420

Desert Village Surrounded by Biomes

Credit: Iuketheblaze - Seed: -807569075 - Platform: Bedrock

If you are looking for a seed with a variety of biomes and a whole lot of village, then this is going to be the one for you! Not only do you spawn near a sweet desert village that is surrounded by unique biomes, you have a bunch of villages in the area that you can visit that differ in their biome types!

• Key Locations
  • Desert Village w/Biomes: -249, 68, -273
  • Mine: -134, 71, -284
  • Pillager Outpost: -424 78 372
  • Taiga Village: -287 65 548
  • Ruined Portal: -454 69 950
  • Village: -280 67 981

Savanna Village Overlapping w/Dark Oak Forest

Credit: lickthaticecreamcone - Seed: -98141769 - Platform: Bedrock

This is a pretty cool seed because there's this great looking savanna village that is overlapped with a dark oak forest biome. You're also right near a desert as well, so there's three biomes connected at the village. There's also a very large ravine right near the village that you can explore. At spawn, you will find a village right nearby that's worth checking out! If you head into the desert, there's a couple of pyramids and another village.

• Key Locations
  • Village Near Spawn: 162 75 108
  • Savannah & Dark Oak Forest: 126 68 588
  • Large Ravine: 130 16 518
  • Birch Forest Biome: 188 72 374
  • Pyramid: 250 65 816
  • Pyramid #2: 202 65 1120
  • Desert Village: -368 67 1278
• Nether Locations
  • Soul Sand Valley: -11 47 -3
  • Ruined Portal: -643 40 485
  • Crimson Forest: -537 73 659
  • Bastion Remnant: -96 83 528

Natural Sculpture

Credit: KarotBoi - Seed: -1709005712 - Platform: Bedrock

This is a seed for you more creative types out there, because there's a natural formation that looks like a head holding up a hand not too far from spawn. You could potentially carve this out a bit more and get really artistic if you wanted! It would make for a great focal point for your next base. There's also a pretty interesting area not too far from spawn that has three ocean ruins that are on land! You can explore these and get some quick resources from the chests.

If you do a Nether portal not too far from the original spawn, you get a really nice layout! There's soul sand, crimson forest, warped forest, and a basalt delta all pretty close together. If you want to have access to these areas, then this is a great seed. The nearby Bastion Remnant is also really nice and has a great shape, with the treasure room being easily access once you're inside!

• Key Locations
  • Sculpture Formation: 1117 79 -320
  • Three Land Based Ocean Ruins: 986 66 185
  • Ruined Portal: 826 67 -275
  • Birch Forest Near Ice Bergs: 513 70 -376
  • Swamp Biome: 450 63 -956
  • Village: 124 71 -767
  • Pyramid: -256 69 74
  • Pillager Outpost: 1501 85 378
• Nether Locations
  • Soul Sand Valley: 140 75 6
  • Crimson Forest: 74 90 -33
  • Warped Forest: 55 42 108
  • Basalt Delta: 256 68 -125
  • Bastion Remnant: -214 68 -77
  • Fortress: -246 67 -699

Hillside Savanna Village

Credit: NDV Games - Seed: 1486378202 - Platform: Bedrock

If you're looking for various villages, biomes, and a few ruined portals then this seed could be a good option for you. One of the nice features of this one is the savanna village that is partially on a hill with a waterfall on it. You've got three different ruined portals scattered around some of the biomes near the spawn. There's a desert village, pillager outpost, and a second desert village to explore! In the Nether, you'll find a warped forest and a huge basalt delta if you put your portal near the spawn. There's a soul sand valley not too far from it, and if you venture deeper into the zone you'll find a bastion remnant!

• Key Locations
  • Haunted Village: 549 71 96
  • Ruined Portal: 354 77 86
  • Hillside Savanna Village: -294 74 570
  • Desert Village: -819 64 445
  • Pillager Outpost: -887 77 249
  • Ruined Portal in Mountain Biome: 292 82 -557
  • Swamp Biome: 735 63 -931
  • Ruined Portal in Swamp: 817 64 -1028
  • Desert Village #2: 1494 63 -1163
• Nether Locations
  • Warped Forest Biome: 105 93 -62
  • Basalt Delta Biome: -53 86 -172
  • Soul Sand Valley Biome: -214 46 -240
  • Bastion Remnant: 23 36 -151

Double Blacksmith Near Coral Reef

Credit: MKR Cinema - Seed: 1792133092 - Platform: Bedrock

The main attraction to this seed is that you spawn right next to a village that features a double blacksmith! This is pretty useful, so that alone might be worth it. If you explore outward, you'll find some interesting areas to explore. This is a pretty heavily wooded seed with lots of cold areas, so if you're into that you'll probably enjoy it. There's mountains, snow taiga village, and a whole separate snow biome across from the coral reef. You'll find a couple of ocean ruins there, as well as a haunted snow village!

• Key Locations
  • Village w/Double Blacksmith: 539 66 137
  • Mountains Biome: 820 115 -413
  • Snow Taiga Village: 974 69 -691
  • Coral Reef Biome: 461 63 3
  • Snow Biome: 191 66 0
  • 2 Ocean Ruins: 3 65 239
  • Haunted Snow Village: -221 71 150
  • Igloo: -370 69 157
• Nether Locations
  • Crimson Forest Biome: 67 44 -40
  • Warped Forest Biome: -44 57 62
  • Basalt Delta Biome: -73 81 -195
  • Bastion Remnant: 34 68 -286

Using Key Locations

If you want to teleport yourself to one of the locations I mention, just copy the numbers listed by the one you want to visit. Go into your game and into that seed, then in the command window just type in /teleport @player x y z and paste the numbers!