Best Minecraft 1.16 Seeds (May 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
  • Life and Death: 328211190642393298
  • The Carpenter's Dream: -3457725174793594040
  • Neverwinter: 627689198065479624
  • Shipwreck Cove: 7777777777988733304
  • 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
• Bedrock Seeds
  • Master of the Elements: 2111844826
  • Smithtown 2.5: 1835071273
  • Village Valley: -679532036
  • Smithtown: 770405633
  • Quadument Island: 73771637
  • The Pillager Challenge: 1613434103
  • Ocean Monuments Galore: -1113465022
  • A Gorgeous Start: 1487266664

Java Seeds

Life and Death

Image Via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: BigBrain5Head | Seed: 328211190642393298 | Platform: Java

In this map, you spawn in a zombie village in a large ocean that branches into a normal village on the other side of the island. Your goal? Protect the villagers at all costs! Scavenge for supplies from the dead zone when you can, but don't bring any of the zombies back. This is a one-of-a-kind seed and an exceptional way to start a new Minecraft Survival world!

• Key Locations
  • Zombie Village: Spawn
  • Living Village: 5 70 10
  • Ocean Monument: 220 50 635
  • Shipwreck #1: 390 50 -85
  • Shipwreck #2: -230 50 -80

The Carpenter's Dream

Image Via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: llama_boi_4 | Seed: -3457725174793594040 | Platform: Java

This is a special seed because it features something we have never seen before: all types of overworld wood are within 20 blocks of 0 0. In the image above, you can see Acacia, Spruce, Oak, Birch, Dark Oak, and Jungle Wood are all there. This seed is perfect for those that like to have variety when they're making their first base. It also means you'll have access to every type of tree until you find a better map. This truly is one of the rarest world generation Easter eggs you'll find.

• Key Locations
  • Stronghold #1: 1396 40 -125
  • Stronghold #2: -956 40 -1292
  • Mineshaft #1: 100 30 20
  • Mineshaft #2: -55 30 105
  • Skeleton Spawner: -45 35 -149

Neverwinter

Image via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: Plebiain | Seed: 627689198065479624 |  Platform: Java 1.16+

In this beautiful map seed, you spawn right inside a coastal Village that is surrounded by mountains. This is the perfect location to build a massive empire that is protected from raids and pillages. There is only one direction for enemies to come from, so it's really just a matter of fortifying your defenses there. You can also take advantage of the massive mountains and mine straight through them from your hometown.

• Key Locations
  • Village #1: 70 80 20
  • Village #2: 120 80 520
  • Village #3: -810 80 75
  • Stronghold: 1380 35 1252
  • Mineshaft: 20 35 60

Shipwreck Cove

Image via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: Plebiain | Seed: 7777777777988733304 | Platform: Java

On Shipwreck Cove, you spawn on a shipwreck, stranded to an island, far from civilization. However, there is another Shipwreck here, which means you might not be alone. Well, in Single Player, you know you're alone. Use your imagination! Make up a story, or just enjoy the peace and solitude of Shipwreck Cove!

• Key Locations
  • Shipwreck #1: 70 70 25
  • Shipwreck #2: 40 70 -90
  • Mineshaft: -55 40 170
  • Taiga Village: -1212 90 -432
  • Stronghold: -1212 40 -636

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

Bedrock Seeds

Master of the Elements

Image Via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: ricecake1111113 | Seed: 2111844826

In this seed, you spawn in a normal environment. Nothing too fancy. However, put on your hiking boots and adventuring gear, because you're going to want to travel the center of the world (coordinates 0 0) to reach a lake in the middle of six different environments. You'll have Ice, Mountain, Plains, Forest, Mesa, and Mushroom Biomes all within a few hundred blocks of each other, making you the ultimate Master of the Elements!

• Key Locations
  • Element Center: 0 70 0
  • Stronghold: 1972 35 -716
  • Village #1: 3070 90 -310
  • Village #2: 2370 80 -340
  • Village #3: 1975 80 -700

Smithtown 2.5

Image via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: foot_inspector | Seed: 1835071273

Last month, we featured a seed called Smithtown that boasted four blacksmiths among its residents. We now introduce you to the new, hyper-upgraded version of that town: Smithtown 2.5, home to 10 Blacksmiths. We rarely feature seeds that are too similar to one another, but we had to make an exception this once. With 10 Blacksmiths, your options while trading greatly increase your chances of getting the best battle gear possible. The best part? The village is only about 300 blocks away from spawn!

• Key Locations
  • Mineshaft #1: 775 35 25
  • Mineshaft #2: 650 35 155
  • Blacksmith Village: 1110 90 100
  • Plains Village: 1060 80 -250
  • Snowy Village: 555 90 -715

Village Valley

Image via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: Delvin4519 | Seed: -679532036 |  Platform: Bedrock 1.16+

Don't let this seed's featured image fool you, this is a fluke. You do indeed spawn to a pleasant Taiga Village, with ample wood and resources available. However, if you like Strongholds, you'll have your work cut out for you in this world. This seed offers the village, and a Stronghold built with two spawners in the library. If you can master the dungeon, you deserve bragging rights!

• Key Locations:
  • Village Valley: -300 80 0
  • Village: 560 80 475
  • Stronghold #1: -1116 40 -204
  • Stronghold #2: -1228 40 -732
  • Double Spawner: -146 24 -399 | -147 24 -388

Smithtown

Image via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: fatbirdplayminecraft | Seed: 770405633 | Platform: Bedrock 1.16+

In this incredible seed, you spawn a short walk away from a town with four Blacksmiths. We've featured towns with three blacksmiths before, and those were popular enough as it is. If you travel a short distance on this map, you'll find what we've called Smithtown, which on top of having four Blacksmiths, is an absolutely massive village as well!

• Key Locations
  • Smithtown: 188 74 76
  • Village #1: 133 80 -285
  • Village #2: -280 80 -310
  • Village #3: -270 80 535
  • Triple Dungeon: -314 36 -343 | -295 19 -339 | -294 15 -359

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

Using Key Locations

If you want to teleport yourself to one location mentioned, 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!