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 new Survival world. There is plenty of new content to experience, plus you’ll want to make your way down to the Nether to check out the new biomes and harvest new resources including the elusive ancient debris!

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 From Mansion, With Love: 110918009997Life and Death: 328211190642393298The Carpenter’s Dream: -3457725174793594040Neverwinter: 627689198065479624Shipwreck Cove: 7777777777988733304Bedrock Seeds Brennenburg Castle: -577384543Master of the Elements: 2111844826Smithtown 2.5: 1835071273Village Valley: -679532036Smithtown: 770405633

Java Seeds

From Mansion, With Love

Image via: Pro Game Guides | Discovered By: Killstepz | Seed: 110918009997

  • From Mansion, With Love: 110918009997Life and Death: 328211190642393298The Carpenter’s Dream: -3457725174793594040Neverwinter: 627689198065479624Shipwreck Cove: 7777777777988733304

  • Brennenburg Castle: -577384543

  • Master of the Elements: 2111844826Smithtown 2.5: 1835071273Village Valley: -679532036Smithtown: 770405633

If you love Woodland Mansions, then you’ll love this seed. At spawn you find yourself in a thick heart-shaped forest outlined by sand and completely encased in a giant Badlands Biome! At the heart of this Forest is a Woodland Mansion, just waiting for you to loot. You know what they say about Minecraft*: Mansion Home is where the heart is!

*Nobody says this.

  • Key Starting LocationsWoodland Mansion: 285 75Pillager Outpost: 245 -150Ocean Monument: -840 -710Village #1: -730 -440Village #2: -360 250

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

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

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+

  • 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

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

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

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

Bedrock Seeds

Brennenburg Castle

Image via: Pro Game Guides | Seed: -577384543

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

This seed is set up so perfectly that it seems like it’s straight out of the horror game Amnesia. You spawn at a Mansion, which is rare for a Bedrock Seed. A short hike away you will find a village with a ravine running through it, and inside the ravine is a visible Stronghold. This is a great seed to use if you’re looking to get started and get to the action right away so you can sit pretty as the ruler of your Minecraft world.

  • Key Starting LocationsWoodland Mansion: 530 120Stronghold: 915 600Village #1: -165 260Village #2: -345 55Village #3: -310 -275

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

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

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+

  • 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

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+

  • 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

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

Don’t forget: All Bedrock seeds work on all versions of Minecraft except the PC Version, which runs Java. Minecraft for Windows 10 also uses Bedrock Edition!

  • 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

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