Seed -1872230704324715260 — Six Ancient Cities Near a Dripstone Spawn

Why This Seed

• Ancient city lurks below — bring your best gear!
• All 10 wood types near spawn — every crafting recipe covered!
• 4-chunk slime cluster near spawn

What's Nearby

This seed spawns you in a Dripstone Caves biome at coordinates 0, 0. With 35 biome types nearby, exploration starts right away.

Within reach of spawn you will find:

• Bastion ×11 — nearest 80 blocksAt 80, 298, 592, 603, 665, 758, 773, 787, 909, 960, 996 blocks.
• Ruined Portal ×9 — nearest 121 blocksAt 121, 464, 656, 752, 764, 912, 936, 944, 994 blocks.
• Ruined Portal N ×9 — nearest 121 blocksAt 121, 464, 656, 752, 764, 912, 936, 944, 994 blocks.
• Fortress ×8 — nearest 164 blocksAt 164, 226, 536, 576, 741, 817, 915, 986 blocks.
• Ancient City ×9 — nearest 272 blocksAt 272, 368, 408, 435, 451, 559, 721, 744, 970 blocks.
• Desert Pyramid — 659 blocks
• Trial Chambers ×5 — nearest 678 blocksAt 678, 740, 842, 873, 950 blocks.
• Village — 704 blocks
• Ocean Ruin ×3 — nearest 746 blocksAt 746, 803, 881 blocks.
• Shipwreck ×2 — nearest 790 blocksAt 790, 850 blocks.
• Trail Ruins — 966 blocks
• End City ×2 — nearest 1083 blocksAt 1083, 1108 blocks.
• Stronghold ×2 — nearest 1711 blocksAt 1711, 1720 blocks.

The closest structure is Bastion at just 80 blocks from spawn, which you can reach within the first few minutes of gameplay. Having 63 structures within scanning range means this seed offers solid early-game progression without needing to travel far.

The largest biome patches near spawn include Warm Ocean, Badlands, Jungle, Forest, giving you access to different wood types, crops, and building materials without long journeys.

How to Use This Seed

1. Open Minecraft Java Edition (version 1.21 — Tricky Trials).
2. Click Singleplayer (Java) or Play (Bedrock), then Create New World.
3. Under world creation options, find the Seed field.
4. Enter the seed value: -1872230704324715260
5. Create the world. You will spawn near coordinates 0, 0 in a Dripstone Caves biome.

Around Spawn

Spawn lands at x0, z0 inside a dripstone caves biome, so you start below ground rather than in open air. This is not an island spawn. Expect pointed dripstone, clay, and copper ore around you, plus the vertical cave terrain dripstone brings. Push toward the surface and you break into an unusually varied overworld: forest, plains, savanna, badlands, jungle, and cherry grove all sit within scouting range, along with mangrove swamp, meadow, and dark forest. With 35 biomes nearby, you can pick almost any surface base theme within a short walk of the same origin.

Structure Walkthrough

The closest structure is a ruined portal just 120 blocks from spawn, a quick source of obsidian and gold. From there the deep dark takes over: ancient cities sit at roughly 270, 370, 410, 435, 450, and 560 blocks, six in total, giving you repeated shots at Swift Sneak and the Silence armor trim. A second ruined portal is about 465 blocks out, and a third around 655. A desert pyramid follows at roughly 660 blocks, a trial chambers at about 680, and a village at around 705 blocks. Most of the action is clustered within a 700-block radius.

Playstyle Tips

Grab the ruined portal 120 blocks out first for gold and obsidian, then decide whether you want the deep dark early. The six ancient cities are dangerous without preparation, so bring wool to muffle your steps, a bucket of water, and enough food before descending. Farm one city for Swift Sneak books, then use them to sneak-loot the rest. Set your first base on the surface near spawn, since forest, plains, and savanna give wood, food, and flat ground. Hit the trial chambers around 680 blocks once you have iron armor.