The Deep Dark is an underground biome that was officially added in Minecraft patch 1.19, The Wild Update. This biome generates below Y-Level 0 and is the only place where the Ancient City will spawn. But the Deep Dark is more than just the Ancient City—it’s a place where Skulk, Skulk blocks and the fearsome Warden will spawn. We’ve scoured through the latest patch and found some of the most interesting and best Deep Dark Seeds for the Bedrock and Java editions of Minecraft.

Best Minecraft Deep Dark Seeds List

  • Java 1.19 Village’s Abandoned Mine: 2780503816113188411 Snowy Depths: 9024278249556291812 Super Cavern: 1050893520410215606 Colossal Cavern: -2504412706492658835 Taiga Topside: 2025393523593427816 Quick Skulk: 5767307882542469784 Lost in the Woods: 7259978522506045371 Skulk Below: 1518796892237380785 Bedrock 1.19 Mansion atop the Deep Dark: 3018068664000894136 Deep Dark Lava Sea: -2701640332213719086 Long Journey Down: -3455720818401391867 Luscious Darkness: 923703441365300422 Bountiful Badlands: -394093910842036409 Instant Access: -2797502937472306485 Rocky Resources: 6769142989480861171 Cavernous Coast: -42

Best Minecraft Java 1.19 Deep Dark Seeds

Colossal Cavern

Seed: -2504412706492658835

  • Village’s Abandoned Mine: 2780503816113188411 Snowy Depths: 9024278249556291812 Super Cavern: 1050893520410215606 Colossal Cavern: -2504412706492658835 Taiga Topside: 2025393523593427816 Quick Skulk: 5767307882542469784 Lost in the Woods: 7259978522506045371 Skulk Below: 1518796892237380785

  • Mansion atop the Deep Dark: 3018068664000894136 Deep Dark Lava Sea: -2701640332213719086 Long Journey Down: -3455720818401391867 Luscious Darkness: 923703441365300422 Bountiful Badlands: -394093910842036409 Instant Access: -2797502937472306485 Rocky Resources: 6769142989480861171 Cavernous Coast: -42

Giant caverns that seem to go on forever are one of the best parts about the recent cave updates. This one is so large you could practically move down into the Deep Dark and live here. With fresh water and more resources than you’ll ever know what to do with, this is one of the most exciting deep darks we’ve ever seen.

  • Key Locations Deep Dark: 183, -16, 57 Huge Chasm: 121, -135 Village: 25, -366 Ruined Portal: 291, -455

Village’s Abandoned Mine

  • Key LocationsDeep Dark: 323, -31, -57 Cave entrance to Deep Dark: 401, -135 Village 1: 79, 104 Village 2: 328, -181

Snowy Depths

  • Key Locations Deep Dark: 69, -37, 163 Mineshaft: 18, 51, 183 Ruined Portal: 77, 263 Snow Village: 346, 284

Super Cavern

Seed: 1050893520410215606

  • Deep Dark: 183, -16, 57 Huge Chasm: 121, -135 Village: 25, -366 Ruined Portal: 291, -455

Seed: 2780503816113188411

The Villagers must have dug too deep! A huge cave with a surface entrance burrows deep into the earth, right down to the Deep Dark, where the Skulk spreads indiscriminately. Overlooking the Skulk is an abandoned Mineshaft. Why did the Villagers risk digging so deep? Perhaps they were jealous of the neighbouring Village.

  • Cave entrance to Deep Dark: 401, -135 Village 1: 79, 104 Village 2: 328, -181

Seed: 9024278249556291812

Almost every snow biome in the Minecraft is crammed into this huge frozen wilderness. Then, just as the snow ends, there are Swamps, Plains, Jungles, and everything else you could want from the 1.19 update. Below is a vast Deep Dark that intersects Mineshafts with Dripstone Caves. All in all, this is a great world to explore.

  • Deep Dark: 69, -37, 163 Mineshaft: 18, 51, 183 Ruined Portal: 77, 263 Snow Village: 346, 284

Underneath the Old Growth Pine Taiga lurks a huge Super Cavern with multiple cave biomes. There is Dripstone, hanging Mineshafts, Geodes, and Lush Caves. And at the bottom, of course, there’s the Deep Dark, complete with Skulk and Warden. The Super Cavern could be the perfect place to start your underground base or the most dangerous location you’ve ever visited.

  • Key Locations Deep Dark: 440, -36, -622 Mineshaft: 452, 8, -638 Old Grown Pine Taiga: 401, -821 Woodland Village: 122, -872 Ruined Portal: 294, -1053

Taiga Topside

Seed: 2025393523593427816

  • Deep Dark: 440, -36, -622 Mineshaft: 452, 8, -638 Old Grown Pine Taiga: 401, -821 Woodland Village: 122, -872 Ruined Portal: 294, -1053

A snowy wasteland with Ice Spikes, a Tundra Village, and snow as far as the eye can see. But that’s just the starting point. Below you are some of the most intense Deep Dark caverns you’ll ever find. A trio of enormous caves just waiting to be discovered. Never has the tip “Don’t dig straight down” been so accurate!

  • Key Locations Village + XL Ruined Portal: 128, 170 Ice Spikes Biome + Village 2: 517, 290 Plains Village with incredible scenic view: 710, -244

Quick Skulk

Seed: 5767307882542469784

  • Village + XL Ruined Portal: 128, 170 Ice Spikes Biome + Village 2: 517, 290 Plains Village with incredible scenic view: 710, -244

This seed is called quick Skulk, because from the moment you spawn, a vast supply of Skulk, and the Warden, are just a few hundred blocks below you. Just dig straight down if you dare! Besides that, this is a very well stocked seed with huge amounts of resources right next to spawn, and easily travelled to landmarks.

  • Key Locations Zombie Spawner Dungeon: 117, -3, 129 Ruined Portal: 8, 226 Village in a valley: 89, 361 Deep chasm and cave with dripstone: 207, 322

Lost in the Woods

Seed: 7259978522506045371

  • Zombie Spawner Dungeon: 117, -3, 129 Ruined Portal: 8, 226 Village in a valley: 89, 361 Deep chasm and cave with dripstone: 207, 322

Spawning in a huge Dark Forest Biome, surrounded by other forests and trees, your only escape is down. Or is it? Below is a beautiful kingdom of glowberries and vines, but the deep dark hides its own dangers in the shadows.

  • Key Locations Lush Cave with access to Deep Dark: 61, -3, 80 Shipwreck: 523, 71, 421 Village: 776, -668 Old Growth Spruce Taiga: -173, -532

Skulk Below

Seed: 1518796892237380785

  • Lush Cave with access to Deep Dark: 61, -3, 80 Shipwreck: 523, 71, 421 Village: 776, -668 Old Growth Spruce Taiga: -173, -532

A seemingly normal map is is absolutely covered in skulk, for as far as the eye can see, just a few dozen blocks below the surface. If you ever wanted quick access to skulk to mess around with the dangerous spread of this creeping mass, then this seed is definitely for you.

  • Key Locations Skulk Cave: 139, -30, 149 Badlands: -148, -63 Village: 337, -359 Ruined Portal: 692, 354

Best Minecraft Bedrock 1.19 Deep Dark Seeds

Luscious Darkness

Seed: 923703441365300422

  • Skulk Cave: 139, -30, 149 Badlands: -148, -63 Village: 337, -359 Ruined Portal: 692, 354

A Lush Cave spills into the Deepest Darkest part of the world, threatening to turn the gray into green! A series of Lush Caves connect into the large cavern making up the Deep Dark in this seed. On the surface? More trees than you’ll ever know what to do with as a Dark Oak forest and a Birch Forest biome intersect. Looks like it’s time to build a forest retreat connected to the underground darkness!

Deep Dark: -115, -15, -105Lush Cave: -107, 10, -75Village: -345, -394Ruined Portal: 155, 318

Mansion atop the Deep Dark

  • Key Locations Deep Dark: 525, -30, -658 Village on top of Mountain: 653, -341 Village 2: 399, -321 Ruined Portal: 658, -252 Woodland Mansion: 247, -839

Deep Dark Lava Sea

  • Key Locations Deep Dark: 113, -30, 1001 Ruined Portal: 353, 802 Illager Tower: 421, 1459 Village 1: 239, 1714 Village 2: 97, 1270

Long Journey Down

  • Key Locations Entrance Deep Dark: 12, 67, 82 Anicent City: -648, -712 Ruined Portal: 259, -4 Village: 326. 223

Bountiful Badlands

Seed: -394093910842036409

Seed: 3018068664000894136

The Illagers might know exactly what’s beneath the Woodland Mansion. And if not, they best find out soon! The Deep Dark sits just below a huge Mine and a Lush Cave. Once this cavern opens up into the Deep Dark, the Ancient City sits nearby. Above ground, there are plenty of Spruce forests and other features to keep you supplied for underground exploration.

  • Deep Dark: 525, -30, -658 Village on top of Mountain: 653, -341 Village 2: 399, -321 Ruined Portal: 658, -252 Woodland Mansion: 247, -839

Seed: -2701640332213719086

Starting on a desert island, this spawn is really sink or swim at first. But, once you’ve made it to the mainland, you can investigate the Deep Dark. This one intersects a huge Lava Sea, making it doubly perilous. That said, if you’re brave enough to risk it, you can discover the Ancient City and claim the spoils.

  • Deep Dark: 113, -30, 1001 Ruined Portal: 353, 802 Illager Tower: 421, 1459 Village 1: 239, 1714 Village 2: 97, 1270

Seed: -3455720818401391867

In this fascinating spawn, you’ll find that multiple Villages, Illager Towers, and other features all appear within a stone’s throw of your first starting position. Once you start exploring underground, there’s only one way to go. Heading down through a winding Dripstone Cave, you’ll discover the Deep Dark sprawling nearby and opening up into a huge Ancient City.

  • Entrance Deep Dark: 12, 67, 82 Anicent City: -648, -712 Ruined Portal: 259, -4 Village: 326. 223

One of the most beautiful seeds we’ve found in a long time, this one really lives up to its name. With a cave that leads straight to the Deep Dark on the surface, there’s an incredible system of caverns ready to explore. That is, if you can pull yourself away from the huge Badland’s biome on the surface that really takes the breath away.

  • Key Features Cave Entrance that leads to Deep Dark: -541, -500 Village with Temple next door: -422, -444 Ruined Portal: -570, -907 Seaside Village: 112, -202

Instant Access

Seed: -2797502937472306485

  • Cave Entrance that leads to Deep Dark: -541, -500 Village with Temple next door: -422, -444 Ruined Portal: -570, -907 Seaside Village: 112, -202

This seed has been named instant access because you have almost immediate access to the Deep Dark, a Village, a Mushroom Island, and much more. Really this is the perfect seed for people who want it all, and want it now! A bountiful boon of resources!

  • Key Locations Cave entrance to Deep Dark: -211, 796 Village: -315, 864 Badlands: -716, 944 Mushroom Island: 315, -274

Rocky Resources

  • Cave entrance to Deep Dark: -211, 796 Village: -315, 864 Badlands: -716, 944 Mushroom Island: 315, -274

Seed: 6769142989480861171

This Deep Dark spawn has more iron than we’ve ever seen. By some luck of the generator, there’s hundreds of veins of iron throughout the Deep Dark just below the spawn. Couple that with some good landmarks nearby and this is a great start for a long-term Minecraft game.

  • Key Locations Deep Dark: -27, -3, 668 Village: 202, 704 Savana Village: 625, 1267 Ruined Portal: 93, 652

Cavernous Coast

Seed: -42

  • Deep Dark: -27, -3, 668 Village: 202, 704 Savana Village: 625, 1267 Ruined Portal: 93, 652

An unusual seed number for an unusual location! Vast caverns that lurk just below the cliffs of this start on the edge of an ocean. Some of the more traditional features in a Minecraft World are quite far away from spawn, but lots of more interesting items are closer, such as a mushroom island and a geode right near your spawn!

  • Key Locations Deep Dark: -163, 16, -668 Underwater Geode: -236, -475 Mushroom Island: -265, -326 Shipwreck: -232, -567

For more Minecraft seeds and spawns, check out Best Minecraft Ancient City Seeds for Bedrock and Java on Pro Game Guides.

  • Deep Dark: -163, 16, -668 Underwater Geode: -236, -475 Mushroom Island: -265, -326 Shipwreck: -232, -567