Minecraft 1.21 Village Seeds – Best Village Seeds for Java and Bedrock! (2026)

Updated January 28, 2026

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Finding the perfect Minecraft village seed can transform your survival experience from challenging to comfortable. Villages provide immediate access to food, shelter, trade opportunities, and valuable resources, such as iron armor from blacksmiths. Whether you're playing Java or Bedrock Edition, spawning near a village gives you a strategic advantage while exploring biomes, gathering materials, or preparing for adventures in Trial Chambers and Ancient Cities.

After exploring hundreds of Minecraft 1.21 seeds across both editions, we've compiled the best village seeds that offer not just convenience but also unique layouts, nearby structures, and exciting exploration opportunities. From floating ocean villages to mountainside settlements surrounded by Ancient Cities, these seeds cater to every playstyle—whether you prefer relaxed building, resource gathering, or challenging survival scenarios.

Best Minecraft 1.21 Java Village Seeds

These seeds are all you need to start a relaxing, low-key village life in Minecraft Java. They also look great, which is another reason to check them out!

Ancient Cherry Village

Seed: -4507223816094295067

A Cherry Grove and a snowy mountain hide this Plains Village from view. There are multiple cave entrances around the village, each of which will help you reach the Ancient City beneath it and the Cherry Grove. Explore the city carefully, as a mineshaft hides in one of its corners. The first chest you find within it contains a plethora of rare goods, including lapis lazuli and a Lure III enchanted book.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Cherry Grove: 186, 82
Plains Village: 211, 175
Ancient City: 208, -44, 85
Mineshaft: 256, -35, -12

Wild Western Village

Seed: -8100027401965417270

Entering this world will drop you right into a Savanna Village partially inside of a Badlands biome. The orange buildings blend in slightly with the Badlands biome, while the Desert and dead bushes make the village feel straight out of an old-school western movie. Travel deeper into the Badlands to find a large, exposed mineshaft. Near it is a ruined Nether portal, which contains materials to help rebuild it, plus two Lodestones.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Wild Western Village: 4, 3
Mineshaft cave entrance: -242, 185
Mineshaft: -278, 87, 191
Ruined Nether portal: -473, 163

Plains Village over Trial Chamber

Seed: 7196303038988998513

Trial Chambers are hard to complete without proper preparation. In this world, a Plains Village on top of the chamber serves as the perfect place to gather materials to take on the chambers themselves. You'll have easy access to food and a Blacksmith's workshop that will help you get started on a set of iron armor. You can also visit a Dripstone Cave next to the village, which contains coal, iron, and other ores you'll need to survive.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Plains Village: 299, 8
Trial Chambers: 313, -14, 23

Floating Blacksmith Village

Seed: -2910357421757836219

Swim across the ocean to the north of Spawn to find this Plains Village floating by a few other small islands. It has two trees, a Blacksmith, and some grass for seeds. By exploring the portion of the ocean to the northeast, you'll come across a shipwreck and a large cluster of Cold Ocean Ruins. It's the perfect setting for an easy island survival world.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Floating Blacksmith Village: 44, -467
Shipwreck: 143, -497
Cold Ocean Ruin Cluster: 118, -536

Large Taiga Village by Woodland Mansion

Seed: -5066814722330306588

This Taiga Village is within eyeshot of the Woodland Mansion in this world. It's a fairly large village, so you'll have no trouble using it to gather resources and trade with villagers. Once you feel you've prepared enough for the Mansion, you can leave the village behind to start your takeover. The best thing about the short distance between the two is that you can easily transport the villagers to the Mansion if you decide to live there permanently.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Taiga VIllage: 259, 356
Woodland Mansion: 279, 583

Desert Village on a Coral Reef Island

Seed: 7256809992068500354

The best Minecraft islands are those that come with villages! This Desert Village is large, giving you immediate access to food and camels in an otherwise sparse environment. Swim east of the island to find a set of Warm Ocean Ruins rising above the ocean's surface. You'll also find another island with a Desert Village if you head southeast from these ruins. In contrast, traveling west will take you to a Pillager Outpost and a Desert with a Wooded Badlands biome.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Desert Village: -1,398, -488
Warm Ocean Ruin Cluster: -1,111, -568
Pillager Outpost: -1,703, -696

Starting Trials

Seed: 2990297396645658645

A combination of a Taiga Village, a ruined Nether portal, and a Trial Chamber await you in this world. The ruined portal is particularly unique because it has merged with one of the village's homes. It blocks the door of the home, but you'll still find a bed in the house and plenty of obsidian in the portal itself. When you feel like taking on an extra challenge, either rebuild the portal to go to the Nether or visit the Trial Chamber structure beneath the village.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Taiga Village: 35, -2
Trial Chambers: 25, -20, -9

Tiny Village Trails

Seed: 5412578000670096005

Despite the many paths created by this village, it actually only has a single home and a few small farms. While it's not as useful for survival, the layout of this village makes it perfect for players who want to create their own unique town! Build houses and other structures along the preexisting paths. If you need help with resources, there are a plethora of structures hidden in the ocean around the island that will give you the boost you need.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Cold Ocean Ruin Cluster: -932, -161
Plains Village: -1,025, -234
Underwater ruined Nether portal: -1,270, -345
Shipwreck: -1,372, -193

Iron Villages

Seed: 7040093665601660210

Visiting these two villages will provide you with an iron pickaxe, a few pieces of iron armor, and plenty of food and other resources. All of this equipment will help you safely explore the nearby caves while gathering ores and rare minerals. If you're looking for a survival seed with a comfortable start and the potential for more challenging adventures, this is a great choice.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Plains Village 1: -473, 579
Plains Village 2: -520, 386

Neighboring Island

Seed: 1539682405972721628

Life on the mainland isn't so bad with neighbors like these. This island is only a short boat ride from Spawn and is home to a thriving Taiga Village. Make sure to explore the entirety of the island as there is at least one home you won't find by looking at the front of the island. The surrounding waters contain multiple shipwrecks, Cold Ocean Ruin Clusters, and Ocean Monuments. Spend your nights at the Village and your days exploring the exciting ocean structures.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Taiga Village Island: -304, 0
Shipwreck: -381, -146
Cold Ocean Ruin Cluster: -487, -151
Ocean Monument: -401, -257
Shipwreck 2: -188, 147

Best Minecraft 1.21 Bedrock Village Seeds

These Bedrock Village seeds are perfect for starting a survival world yourself, but they're also great for introducing the game to friends and family, especially for console players!

Mountainside Village surrounded by Ancient Cities

Seed: 6779683760545560138

This mountainside Plains Village has a dark secret. More accurately, it has five of them! The mountain range around the village is home to five separate Ancient Cities. They are far enough that they do not touch, but close enough to allow you to visit them all while staying in the village.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Mountainside Village: 223, -324
Ancient City 1: 176, -45, -315
Ancient City 2: 120, -42, -592
Ancient City 3: 409, -42, -576
Ancient City 4: 448, -45, -278
Ancient City 5: 489, -42, 129

Zombie Town Trial

Seed: 1335147654919104982

Starting in a zombie village instead of a traditional one adds a challenge to an otherwise easy seed. To get the most out of the town, you'll have to cure its villagers, rebuild their structures, and increase their population. Players will receive benefits from completing these tasks in the form of discounts on cured villagers' trades. It's a great seed for players who want to stay in their comfort zone while adding some difficulty to the game.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Shipwreck: -139, 174
Small Warm Ocean Ruin: -210, 189
Zombified Savanna Village: -347, 151
Trial Chamber: -345, -20, 226

Between Two Blacksmiths

Seed: 3914573096492399393

Spawning between two Plains Villages is a great way to start any Minecraft world. These two Plains Villages are each home to a Blacksmith, giving you an almost complete set of iron armor and a few other goodies. Travel across the ocean to the east of these villages to find a few polar biomes, head north for two small Cherry Groves, or west for a large forest. You'll find a wide variety of natural resources regardless of which path you choose to take.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Blacksmith Village 1: 22, 53
Blacksmith Village 2: -283, 83

Partially Underground Village

Seed: 7178204071939661938

Half of this Taiga Village has spawned inside a cave beneath the rest of the town. Thankfully, the houses aren't in too much danger since they were generated in the shallower portions of the cave. While this is already a unique sight, you're also blessed with a great cave directly beneath this area. You'll find a Lush Cave, a mineshaft, and even a small section of Deep Dark without having to do any digging.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Partially Underground Taiga Village: 310, 270
Mineshaft: 262, -23, 202
Lush Cave: 248, -16, 195

Spawn Savanna Village

Seed: -7618193713494904034

This Savanna Village has everything a Minecraft player needs in a Survival world. The Village itself is large and gives you easy access to animals and crops. Next to it is a ruined Nether Portal, which will take you to a spot about 450 blocks away from a Nether Fortress. As a bonus, the Stony Shores in front of the village contain plenty of coal, copper, and iron ore.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Savanna Village: 192, 104
Ruined Nether portal: 130, 129
Trial Chamber: 153, -22, 57

Desert Village with Jungle Temple

Seed: 8299862725441765001

Its placement on the border between a Jungle and a Desert has allowed this Desert Village to make its home next to a Jungle Temple. Since villages never generate inside Jungles, you should enjoy this sight while it lasts! The villagers will provide basic resources like food and a bed, while the temple will have rarer treasures that can potentially help you strengthen your weapons and gear. While staying at the village, dig a tunnel underneath it to discover a Trial Chamber.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Desert Village: 210, 153
Jungle Temple: 291, 151
Trial Chamber: 215, -17, 199

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Zombie Mountain Village

Seed: -5250417527492330712

Not every village seed is meant to be easy. This one takes the convenience of a village near Spawn and ups the danger level by turning its inhabitants into zombies! If you want to get the most out of the village, you'll need to cure the villagers, transforming them from their zombified state back into regular Illagers. If you use it well, the ruined portal on the same mountain as the village can speed up the curing process.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Ruined Nether Portal: 239, -298
Zombie Plains Village: 268, -381

Ice Mountain Village

Seed: 2811560199523685026

On the surface, this Plains Village is a mountainside refuge that will keep you safe from hostile mobs like Pillagers and the Drowned. However, digging beneath the village reveals that it sits above a Trial Chamber! Use the village's Iron Golems to take down randomly generated Pillagers to gather Ominous Potions. Once you've gathered enough, bring them with you into the chamber to unlock the special Ominous Vaults and receive unimaginable treasures.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Ice Mountain Village: 169, 638
Trial Chamber: 103, -29, 649
Ruined Portal: 338, 719

Sunny Meadows

Seed: -599696079251312033

Sunflowers dot the Meadow Mountain on which this Plains Village rests. In the distance is another Plains Village, multiple lakes, and a bright Cherry Grove biome. The combination of these makes the world appear blissfully peaceful. However, everything is not as tranquil as it seems. The village's neighbor, a Pillager Outpost, has begun attacking them and anyone who comes too close. You'll need to kick them off the mountain to start your cozy Minecraft life.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Plains Village: 190, 252
Pillager Outpost: 55, 279
Giant Dripstone Cave: 25, 232
Cherry Grove: -100, 315
Plains Village 2: 165, 705
Ruined Portal: 92, 778

Savanna Mountain

Seed: -7260228063183030219

This tall Savanna Mountain is home to a large village. Several waterfalls pour down the mountain, giving you an easy way to get up and down. Two of the nearby mountains hide Ancient Cities filled with treasure. You're guaranteed to find at least one of their special Armor Trims or Music Discs since each has many treasure chests.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Savanna Mountain Village: -451, 219
Ancient City 1: -216, -42, 23
Ancient City 2: -664, -51, 184

What Makes a Great Village Seed?

The best Minecraft village seeds combine several key features: proximity to spawn (ideally within 500 blocks), access to a blacksmith for early iron tools and armor, nearby biome diversity for varied resources, and bonus structures like Trial Chambers, ruined portals, or Ancient Cities. Large villages with multiple buildings offer more trading opportunities and resources, while unique terrain (such as villages on mountains, islands, or cave systems) adds visual interest and gameplay variety.

Frequently Asked Questions About Minecraft Village Seeds

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