25 BEST 1.20 Minecraft Seeds, Ranked

Seed Your Adventure

Ryan Day
Ryan Day
29 Min Read

As Minecraft players embrace the 1.20 update, the search for new world seeds becomes in demand. 

In this guide, we are going to present a handpicked selection of seeds that offer not only exciting structures and spawn points but also feature the latest cherry blossom biome. 

Get ready to embark on a journey filled with creativity and unexpected wonders. 

1

Jungle Badlands Lake

Jungle Badlands Lake
Jungle Badlands Lake Spawn Point

Seed: 2708796073494809055
Screenshot Coordinates: At Spawn Point

If bamboo is your thing, this seed will surely entice you. At spawn, you’ll be greeted by a lake surrounded by jungle and badlands. This gives you the opportunity to try out the new bamboo blocks and build your fortress around this material.

Desert, badlands, and sparse jungle biomes are waiting for you to discover beyond the lake’s walls. Combine this with various villages, portals, and temples, and you have an amazing survival seed for 1.20.

Highlights:

  • Ruined Portal – X: 280 Z: 104
  • Ancient City – X: -328 Y: -51 Z: -168
  • Jungle Temple – X: 168 Z: -760
  • Savanna Village – X: 880 Z: 800

2

Plains Myriad

best 1.20 Minecraft seeds
Plains Myriad Spawn Point

Seed: 2508483133797434456
Screenshot Coordinates: At Spawn Point

This Minecraft seed spawns you on a big stretch of plains that features forests and even a cherry grove hill. Climbing the cherry hill, you’ll spot a nearby village with a ruined portal on the side.

What’s bizarre about this is that the villagers don’t seem to care about what is beyond the portal.

Entering the ruined portal will lead you directly to a fortress where wither skeletons and blazes await you, which makes it one of the best Minecraft 1.20 seeds for speedrunning.

Highlights:

  • Plains Village – X: -896 Z: -160
  • Pillager Outpost – X: 720 Z: 624
  • Trail Ruins – X: -488 Z: 408
  • Ruined Portal – X: -616 Z: 312

3

Survival Biome

Survival Biome
Coordinates X: 185 Z: 36 Screenshot

Seed: -8985846748452277621
Screenshot Coordinates: X: 185 Z:36

If you are looking for a 1.20 Minecraft seed for long-term playing, this survival biomes seed is the one for you. It features every biome you can wish for, including the new cherry blossom biome in the middle.

There’s a badland forest to the left of the cherry blossom biome and snow plains to the right.

This seed also features plenty of nearby villages, temple field bamboo jungles, and mushroom fields and has plenty of aesthetic areas for you to build a house with a scenic view.

Highlights:

  • Ancient City – X: -552 Y: -51 Z: 24
  • Shipwreck – X: -472 Z: -136
  • Buried Treasure – X: -263 Z: -743
  • Ocean Monument – X: 1,224 Z: 72

4

Village Mansion

best 1.20 minecraft seeds
Village Mansion Spawn Point

Seed: 36674918975
Screenshot Coordinates: Spawn Point

This seed is a great choice for both early and late game. It spawns you next to a small village with a woodland mansion in the middle, offering immediate shelter, food, and trading potential with villagers. 

The surrounding birch forest and pine taiga are rich in resources, providing you ample wood for crafting initial tools and building. 

In the later stages of your playthrough, the woodland mansion can provide some boost with its valuable loot, powerful gear, and enchanted books. It can also be used as a base or storage area. 

Lastly, there’s also a zombie dungeon at coordinates X:75 Y:-10 Z: 30. This is a prime spot for farming XP, acquiring rare loot, and obtaining enchanted books. 

Highlights: 

  • Cave – X: 64 Y: -24 Z: 120
  • Ruined Portal – X: 376 Z: 216
  • Shipwreck – X: 536 Z: -472
  • Cold Ruin With Cluster – X: 408 Z: 328

5

Cherry Blossom Field

Cherry Blossom Field
Coordinates X: -466 Z: -278 Screenshot

Seed: 91276453817984294
Screenshot Coordinates: X: -466 Z: -278

This 1.20 seed spawns you right into a cherry blossom forest. Here, you can enjoy the new biome and explore the massive cave system beneath the cherry hill. Moving across the hill, you’ll find a small village.

The best thing about this seed is the different biomes available at spawn and the cave systems you can explore to get you started. You’ll also be able to find ores relatively quickly, thanks to it as well.

It has everything you need to have a great start in the game and offers massive lands to build on.

Highlights:

  • Ocean Monument – X: 648 Z: -904
  • Shipwreck – X: -1,064 Z: 200
  • Ancient City – X: -1,528 Y: -51 Z: -232
  • Trail Ruins – X: 1,112 Z: 616

6

Floating Village

Floating Village
Floating Village Spawn Point / Ancient City

Seed: 4325227337
Screenshot Coordinates: At Spawn Point / X: 467 Y: -1.00 Z: -922

If you want to see something interesting, then you should check out this floating village seed. This spawns you right next to a floating village in the middle of a crater lake. The village also has a small ruined portal.

Exploring beyond the lake’s wall, you’ll find another village sitting on top of a cherry blossom hill.

Beside the village is a massive cave system (X: 467 Y: -1.00 Z: -922) that offers endless paths for players to explore. Be careful exploring the caves, though, since you can easily get lost inside.

Highlights:

  • Pillager Outpost – X: 256 Z: 304
  • Plains Village – X: -1,440 Z: 80
  • Ancient City – X: -1,096 Y: -51 Z: 40
  • Ruined Portal – X: -1,176 Z: 344

7

Hallow Island

Hallow Island best 1.20 Minecraft seeds
Coordinates X: -120 Z: 200 Screenshot

Seed: 868565863016403259
Screenshot Coordinates: X: -120 Z: 200

This Minecraft seed features a very interesting island at coordinates X: -120 Z: 200. It appears like everything from the island has been scraped off beside the outer layers. As a result, it makes a very uncommon hollow structure that has a lot of building potential.

Aside from the hollow island, this seed offers a great spawn point.

To your right, you’ll spot a village on top of a hill. There’s also an empty spot at the highest point of the hill that can be a perfect location for your house.

This gives you a perfect 360 view of the surroundings, allowing you to plan your next move and detect incoming danger. You’ll also spot a Pillager outpost within a few walks away.

Highlights:

  • Ocean Monument – X: -344 Z: 536
  • Ruined Portal – X: -1,816 Z: 712
  • Cold Ruin – X: -888 Z: 664
  • Pillager Outpost – X: -1,008 Z: 1,392

8

Quad Village

Quad Village
Coordinates X: 232.65 Z: -163.17 Screenshot

Seed: -1293377501778271574
Screenshot Coordinates: X: 232.65 Z: -163.17

Here’s another seed that I’ve come across that is an absolute delight to explore. This world spawns you in the heart of a taiga biome, surrounded by not just one but four villages. Your growth potential here is simply immense. 

In the early game, these villages provide valuable resources, including food, shelter, and potential trades. 

The taiga biome offers tons of wood for crafting tools. There’s also a nearby ocean with shipwrecks and buried treasures. 

If that’s not enough, I found a woodland mansion at X: 184 Z: 8 and a small cold ruin at X: -168 Z: -232. These structures are known for their rare loot, including totems of undying, emerald, and enchanted books. 

Highlights: 

  • Shipwreck – X: 232 Z: -360
  • Ruined Portal – X: 200 Z: -280
  • Buried Treasure – X: -503 Z: -103
  • Ocean Monument – X: -888 Z: 120

9

Mansion On A Hill

best 1.20 Minecraft seeds
Mansion On A Hill Spawn Point

Seed: 3477968804511828743
Screenshot Coordinates: At Spawn Point

If you are looking for a structure marvel, this seed offers one of the best-looking mansions in Minecraft 1.20.

At spawn, you’ll be greeted by a towering hill with a mansion on top of it. This serves as a great starting base for your journey. The only problem is how you’ll reach the mansion, given that it sits on a massive hill.

If that’s not enough, there’s also a ruined portal at the foot of the hill. The mansion is also surrounded by lush forests with an abundant supply of resources.

Highlights:

  • Plains Village – X: -464 Z: -240
  • Ruined Portal – X: -936 Z: -408
  • Buried Treasure – X: -1,015 Z: -695
  • Ocean Monument – X: 232 Z: 264

10

Blossom Crater Village

Blossom Crater Village
Blossom Crater Village Spawn Point

Seed: 9064150133272194
Screenshot Coordinates: At Spawn Point

This seed spawns you on top of a cherry blossom hill. Right off the bat, you get to experience 1.20’s latest biome.

But this seed has more to offer than the cherry hills. A few walks from the spawn point, you’ll stumble upon a massive crater with a village sitting right in the middle. The crater features towering walls that isolates the entire village from the outside world.

Beyond the lake’s wall, you’ll discover sunflower plains, meadows, forests, and more cherry groves.

Highlights:

  • Pillager Outpost – X: 64 Z: 736
  • Ancient City – X: -568 Y: -51 Z: 568
  • Ruined Portal – X: 104 Z: 280
  • Ocean Monument – X: -1,416 Z: -248

11

Massive Village

Massive Village best 1.20 Minecraft seeds
Coordinates X: -300 Z: -300 Screenshot

Seed: 2168554369193377313
Screenshot Coordinates: X: -352 Z: -336

This seed offers anything special at spawn. But traveling to X: -352 Z: -336 will present you with one of the biggest villages you’ll see in Minecraft. The best thing about this village is that there’s a cleric and weaponsmith, giving you access to weapons and powerful potions.

West from the village, you’ll find the new cherry grove biome with a ruined portal at coordinates X: -580 Y: 120 Z: -553.

If you want a survival world with a nearby village at spawn, you can consider starting your journey with this seed.

Highlights:

  • Buried Treasure – X: 233 Z: -231
  • Ocean Monument – X: 808 Z: -328
  • Plains Village – X: -352 Z: -336
  • Ruined Portal – X: -536 Z: 248

12

Woodland City

Woodland City
Woodland City Spawn Point

Seed: 79832131450984
Screenshot Coordinates: Spawn Point

Here’s another Minecraft 1.20 seed that is a must-try for any player seeking a one-of-a-kind experience. Starting off, you’ll find yourself beside a woodland mansion. However, this woodland mansion is generated into the side of two hills, creating a rare and stunning visual spectacle. 

If that’s not enough, there’s a nearby ravine with pillars spanning the entire hill, adding an exceptional beauty to this world’s generation. 

Exploring further, you’ll find an ancient city at coordinates X: 136, Y: -51, Z: 24, filled with tons of valuable resources. There’s also a ruined portal at coordinates X: 152, Z: 120, providing loot and materials often essential for late-game enchanting and crafting. 

Highlights:

  • Jungle Temple – X: -792 Z: -360
  • Shipwreck – X: 488 Z: -696
  • Plains Village – X: 240 Z: -912
  • Pillager Outpost – X: -1,184 Z: 832

13

Tower Island

Tower Island
Tower Island Spawn Point

Seed: 721962327732268233
Screenshot Coordinates: Spawn Point

Here’s an amazing 1.20 seed that spawns you in the middle of a towering island. Honestly, this world generation looks like a mountain glitch with only the highest section of the mountain spawning. 

The unusual island features two towers with one that is almost kissing the clouds. This spawn point will be a great canvas for making a wizard or watch tower. 

If that’s not enough, there’s also two nearby shipwrecks north and south of the island. 

Highlights: 

  • Cold Ruin – X: -248 Z: 184
  • Buried Treasures – X: -440 Z: 8 / X: -376 Z: 72 / X: -376 Z: 152
  • Ruined Portal – X: 120 Z: 296
  • Shipwreck – X: -200 Z: 168 / X: 72 Z: -296

14

Cherry Blossom Crater

best 1.20 Minecraft seeds
Cherry Blossom Crater Spawn Point

Seed: -7546871041441139804
Screenshot Coordinates: At Spawn Point

Here’s another Minecraft 1.20 seed that allows you to enjoy the latest cherry grove biome. This seed spawns you on a crater lake that is filled with cherry blossom trees. The lake walls feature small caves that you can explore as you start the game.

The crater lake is also abundant in natural resources that you’ll need at the start, including iron, wood, and coal.

Outside the crater, you’ll be surrounded by massive plains and rivers with a few villages and outposts nearby.

Highlights:

  • Pillager Outpost – X: -384 Z: 48
  • Plains Village – X: 592 Z: -384
  • Ancient City – X: 1,688 Y: -51 Z: 776
  • Zombie Village – X: 1,760 Z: 544

15

Fake Normal Spawn

Fake Normal Spawn
Coordinates X: -297 Y: 110 Z: -226 Preview

Seed: -950547527103331411
Screenshot Coordinates: X: -297 Y: 110 Z: -226

At spawn, you’ll think that you’re just in normal wooded badlands. However, upon exploring you’ll soon realize that you are on top of a massive hollow island with an odd looking lush cave in the middle. 

This is a great starting point for all the things you need to survive and provides tons of areas to explore in the early going. 

The ocean surrounding the island also features stunning coral reefs and a handful of shipwreck with valuable loot. 

Highlights: 

  • Shipwreck – X: -88 Z: -312
  • Ruined Portal – X: 8 Z: -456
  • Pillager Outpost – X: -512 Z: -464
  • Ancient City – X: -952 Y: -51 Z: 56

16

Crater Lake Waterfall

best 1.20 Minecraft seeds
Crater Lake Waterfall / Ancient City

Seed: 712220079375970
Screenshot Coordinates: At Spawn Point / X: -245 Y: -39 Z: 141

If you are looking for a stunning location to set up your base, this 1.20 seed will spawn you right in the middle of a massive lake enclosed by tall mountains and snowy peaks. There’s also a big waterfall that makes for an excellent backdrop for your home.

You’ll also find a village on top of the snowy mountains at coordinates X: -276 Z: 89. This village has a secret that will surely impress any Minecraft player.

If you head over the highest point of the village (X: -246 Y: 195 Z: 247) and dig straight down, you’ll find yourself on top of an ancient city.

Highlights:

  • Pillager Outpost – X: -1,312 Z: -480
  • Ancient City – X: -1,464 Y: -51 Z: 200
  • Trail Ruins – X: 1,496 Z: 8
  • Jungle Temple – X: -136 Z: 1,240

17

Quad Ancient City 

Quad Ancient City
Coordinates X: 149.90 Y: -39.00 Z: 240.39 Screenshot

Seed: 2419912010728942704
Screenshot Coordinates: X: 149.70 Y: -39.00 Z: 240.39

If you are looking for a Minecraft seed with tons of features to explore, then this quad ancient city world is the one for you. As you spawn into this world, you’ll be greeted by a picturesque sight of sunflower plains and cherry groves, setting the stage for a delightful adventure. 

However, what sets this world apart from other worlds are the four nearby ancient cities, with the nearest one at coordinates X: 168, Y: -51, Z: 152. Ancient cities are known for their unique structures and loot, making this world a truly extraordinary one. 

Finally, the diverse biomes that surround the area offer tons of resources and a great area to build your fortress

Highlights: 

  • Plains Village – X: -240 Z: -464
  • Ancient City – X: -168 Y: -51 Z: -168
  • Ruined Portal – X: 120 Z: 200
  • Shipwreck – X: -904 Z: -200

18

Rich Spawn

Rich Spawn
Coordinates X: 97 Y: 151 Z: -189 Screenshot

Seed: 8605075516152130616
Screenshot Coordinates: X: 97 Y: 151 Z: -189

If you are looking for a seed with tons of features, then this rich island spawn is the seed you should use. 

While it doesn’t have stunning and rare world generation, it offers a snowy slopes and frozen peaks spawn that features several ancient cities, ruined portals, dozens of ocean monuments, and several shipwrecks. 

This seed also features six nearby villages and a pillager outpost. 

Highlights: 

  • Ancient City – X: 216 Y: -51 Z: -600 / X: 440 Y: -51 Z: -520 / X: 424 Y: -51 Z: -200
  • Plains Village – X: 640 Z: 64 / X: 16 Z: -1,056
  • Ocean Monument – X: -408 Z: -248 / X: -824 Z: -408
  • Pillager Outpost – X: 1,024 Z: -672

19

Archeology Haven

best 1.20 Minecraft seeds
Coordinates X: 0 Z: -224 Screenshot

Seed: 2417997312107772943
Screenshot Coordinates: X: 0 Z: -224

This seed spawns you in the middle of the desert with no source of wood, food, or water. Now, you might be thinking why this seed is included in our list? Well, this seed features some hidden gems a few walks away and the new archeology update.

If you head north, you’ll find a small village with a guaranteed camel spawn. Great! Now you have a way to get out of the desert.

However, make sure to explore the nearby desert temples on both sides of the village (X: -200 Z: -376) (X: 104 Z: -184). This will provide you with key items that can help you thrive in your new world.

Head south, and you’ll discover wooded badlands, savannas, forests, and cherry groves.

Highlights:

  • Desert Temple – X: -840 Z: -232
  • Jungle Temple – X: -1,416 Z: 328
  • Ocean Monument – X: -792 Z: 728
  • Ancient City – X: 200 Y: -51 Z: 1,400

20

Cliff Mansion

Cliff Mansion
Cliff Mansion Spawn Point

Seed: 5700994178344922291
Screenshot Coordinates: At Spawn Point

This 1.20 Minecraft seed spawns players in a jagged peaks biome. With a quick look around, you’ll notice that this seed offers tons of biomes to check out. The mountains around Spawn look amazing and hide deep cave systems beneath.

There’s also a deep, open-ended cliff with water forming around it. You can see water and lava flowing out from the mountains, and the view is simply breathtaking.

At the bottom of the cliffs, you’ll also spot a woodland mansion that is slightly submerged in water. This is one of the coolest woodland mansion locations we’ve seen in 1.20.

The mansion also has a secret room with obsidian and diamond blocks.

Highlights:

  • Ocean Monument – X: -296 Z: -360
  • Ancient City – X: -952 Y: -51 Z: -152
  • Jungle Temple – X: -1,176 Z: 872
  • Taiga Village – X: 800 Z: 1,696

21

Cherry Village Portal

best 1.20 Minecraft seeds
Cherry Village Portal Spawn Point

Seed: 285697101365333419
Screenshot Coordinates: At Spawn Point

This is an interesting seed in Minecraft version 1.20. It spawns you right in the middle of a village that features a huge ruined portal. What makes things even better is that the village sits on top of a cherry grove hill.

Many of the village buildings also have decent loot for players to collect as they start their Minecraft adventure.

Seed #21 is definitely one of the best Minecraft seeds for long-term survival mode playing.

Highlights:

  • Ocean Monument – X: 2,312 Z: 72
  • Woodland Mansion – X: 168 Z: 616
  • Witch Hut – X: -1,416 Z: 584
  • Ancient City – X: -712 Y: -51 Z: 1,784

22

Survival Challenge

Survival Challenge
Coordinates X: -160 Z: -528 Screenshot

Seed: 7000721640741873227
Screenshot Coordinates: X: -160 Z: -528

If you are a hardcore Minecraft player and looking for some challenge, this desert island seed will squeeze every ounce of skill you have. This survival seed spawns you in the middle of the desert island with no nearby supply of wood.

With some traveling, you’ll be able to spot another island (X: -160 Z: -528) with a desert village. You should be able to get some starting items from this village.

But the main highlight of this seed is the desert temple (X: 232 Z: -712) that is slightly sticking out of the ground on another island. There’s also another village on this island which should provide you with more help to survive.

Highlights:

  • Pillager Outpost – X: -2,224 Z: 336
  • Ocean Monument – X: 1,080 Z: -1,256
  • Desert Temple – X: 1,144 Z: 552
  • Ancient City – X: 3,208 Y: -51 Z: -344

23

Desert Village

Desert Village
Coordinates X: -784 Z: 224 Screenshot

Seed: 2689156606574652174
Screenshot Coordinates: X: -784 Z: 224

This desert spawn offers a unique and diverse gameplay experience. While the desert spawn presents some challenges in the early goings, it has its own benefits. 

The presence of a nearby warm ocean offers a remarkable contrast to the desert’s harsh conditions. Here, you’ll find several small ruins, mineshafts, and even a shipwreck. You can discover hidden treasures, loot, and resources beneath the ocean’s surface. 

If that’s not enough, you can find an ancient city at coordinates X: 568, Y: -51, Z: -632, providing valuable loot and features to explore. 

Finally, the desert village at coordinates X: -784 Z: 224, complete with a camel, offers a valuable source of villager trades, resources, and transportation in traversing the unforgiving desert. 

Highlights: 

  • Shipwreck – X: 488 Z: 88
  • Plains Village – X: 752 Z: 128
  • Desert Temple – X: 136 Z: 792
  • Ancient City – X: 568 Y: -51 Z: -632

24

Massive Cave System

Massive Cave System
Coordinates X: -0.77 Y: 91 Z: 50 Screenshot

Seed: 1512745985122650486
Screenshot Coordinates: X: -0.77 Y: 91 Z: 50

This Minecraft seed spawns you near a massive cave system with tons of paths to explore. Outside the cave, you’ll see a good mix of biomes, including wooded badlands, forest, and savannah. 

You’ll also find four nearby ancient cities and four ruined portals on this seed. 

If you travel north, you’ll be welcomed by a desert biome that features not one but six desert temples and six desert villages. 

Highlights: 

  • Ancient City – X: 120 Y: -51 Z: -584
  • Desert Village – X: -720 Z: -896
  • Desert Temple – X: -1,304 Z: -1,176
  • Shipwreck – X: -1,096 Z: -504

25

Mountain Mansion Crater

best 1.20 Minecraft seeds
Coordinates X: 65 Z: 102 Screenshot

Seed: 4489244403660707827
Screenshot Coordinates: X: 65 Z: 102

This Minecraft seed spawns players beside a mountain crater with towering mountain walls. There’s a deep jungle in the middle of the crater, with part of the wall being frozen peaks and part stony peaks.

Outside the mountain crater, you’ll find a woodland mansion and jungle temple located in the same spot.

Inside the jungle temple, you can find a chest behind the lever wall and another chest at the back of the temple. The mansion has two arena rooms on the second floor, both with loot in them.

Highlights:

  • Jungle Temple – X: 344 Z: -344
  • Plains Village – X: -1,824 Z: -832
  • Ocean Monument – X: 728 Z: -1,976
  • Woodland Mansion – X: 4,152 Z: 136

Final Thoughts

Minecraft seeds mentioned above should work for both Java and Bedrock 1.20 with some changes to the villages and structures. Seeds mentioned above feature the latest cherry grove biome at spawn, and some offer valuable structures and breathtaking views.

Regardless, we hope that you enjoy checking out the best Minecraft 1.20 seeds!

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