Dark Forest Spawn with Nearby Ancient City

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EditionJava 26.2

A 3D overhead view of a diverse landscape featuring dark forests, rivers, and a large grey mountainous area, with a small spawn marker in the center.

Seed · Java 26.2

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You spawn directly in a Dark Forest biome at (8, 8) at y=89. The most notable feature in this seed is an Ancient City, located about 522 blocks away, which is a fairly close find. Just 23 blocks from spawn, you can also find an Amethyst Geode.

At a glance

Version	Java 26+
Spawn	X 8 · Y 89 · Z 8 — Dark Forest
Nearest stronghold	X 1460 · Z 644 (1,585 blocks away)
Searched within	2,500 blocks of spawn

Structures nearest to spawn

Structure	Coordinates (X, Z)	Blocks from spawn
Amethyst Geode	→E`30, 16`	23
Mineshaft	↙SW`-32, 96`	97
Ruined Portal	→E`160, 64`	162
Shipwreck	↓S`64, 160`	162
Trail Ruins	←W`-256, 48`	267
Trial Chambers	↘SE`176, 288`	327
Ancient City	↗NE`400, -336`	522
Village	↙SW`-512, 640`	818
Ocean Ruin	←W`-864, -192`	895
Buried Treasure	↙SW`-439, 857`	959
Pillager Outpost	↓S`-432, 1,088`	1,166
Stronghold	↘SE`1,460, 644`	1,585
Ocean Monument	↖NW`-1,264, -1,280`	1,810
Igloo	↑N`656, -1,984`	2,095
Jungle Temple	↙SW`-1,360, 2,400`	2,756

Nearest instance of each type inside a 5,000-block box centred on spawn. Coordinates are the structure’s origin; ancient cities and mineshafts sit far below the surface.

Biome mix around spawn

Biome	Share	Nearest patch (blocks)
Forest	25.7%	317
Plains	15.6%	453
River	10.3%	64
Dark Forest	8.8%	0
Ocean	7.1%	160
Old Growth Birch Forest	6.0%	226
Birch Forest	5.5%	205
Stony Shore	5.0%	136
Meadow	3.3%	273
Grove	2.6%	244
Lukewarm Ocean	1.6%	866
Deep Ocean	1.5%	641
Pale Garden	1.5%	143
Cherry Grove	1.4%	560
Beach	1.3%	163
Sunflower Plains	0.9%	634
Frozen Peaks	0.7%	264
Taiga	0.6%	1,120
Jungle	0.2%	961
Savanna	0.1%	842

Surface biome sampled on a grid centred on spawn. Biomes under 1% share are left out, except the one you spawn in.

Is this seed for you?

Players seeking an early Ancient City or a base in a Dark Forest.

What is good

Ancient City is relatively close at about 522 blocks away
Amethyst Geode is very close to spawn, just 23 blocks away
Lush Caves are present under 33% of the spawn area
Good mix of forest biomes and water features near spawn

What to watch out for

No immediate village or rare biome at spawn
Pillager Outpost is quite far, about 1166 blocks away
No Nether Fortress directly under spawn's portal location

Around spawn

You spawn directly in a Dark Forest biome at (8, 8) at y=89.

Structures

The closest structure is an Amethyst Geode, just 23 blocks from spawn at (30, 16). A Mineshaft is also nearby at (-32, 96), about 97 blocks away. For more advanced exploration, an Ancient City awaits at (400, -336), about 522 blocks from spawn.

Biomes

You spawn in a Dark Forest (8.8% of the area). The area around spawn is rich with River (10.3%, 64 blocks away) and Stony Shore (5%, 136 blocks away). Further out, you will find Birch Forest (5.5%, 205 blocks away) and Old Growth Birch Forest (6%, 226 blocks away).