10 Best Minecraft Seeds To Play In 2026

The amount of great seeds found in Minecraft throughout the year has been staggering, with newer ones being perfect to try going into 2026. Recently discovered worlds represent the most updated version of the game, including far more content from various updates. For players looking for the perfect adventure in the new year, some seeds are worth exploring more than others.

Minecraft‘s variety of editions makes some seeds harder to use than others. For example, a seed for the game in its Bedrock version might not include the same structures seen in the same world when it’s loaded on the Java edition. If you’re looking for a seed with a specific biome, structure, resources, or other landmark, you might have to generate that sandbox within a certain category of Minecraft.

Floating Jungle Paradise

Seed: -5917162215657632793

Jungle seeds were far more common in 2025, with some creating some of the most dynamic instances of the biome since it was added to Minecraft. This world has incredibly fascinating Bamboo Forests that skyrocket into the sky, creating a Jungle with some of the most vertical landscapes possible. Reaching into the clouds themselves, the normally tall trees seem even taller, especially considering you spawn high above them.

Many parts of the Jungle biome in Minecraft present in this seed also are part of massive aerial landmasses, a rare feature in many worlds. In some of these areas, including the ones you spawn in, you’ll be able to find mobs from recent updates within the familiar yet different setting. While Bamboos and Jungles aren’t necessarily new, the way this one is presented makes it very fresh in 2026.

The Rainbow Forest Valley

Seed: 5994210275643541001

Different types of Forests are crucial for players who want good building seeds, as each type of Wood they provide can create a varied amount of materials. This world has a valley with exactly that at coordinates (-327, 329), with a diverse group of trees from multiple Forest biomes. Some classics are there, but new biome types are included too, giving you a mix of:

• Taiga Forest
• Temperate Forest
• Meadow Forest
• Pale Garden
• Birch Forest
• Jungle

The sheer number of Forests here all group around a small Lake, which can be the best spot for your base as you explore. The vibrant trees of warmer biomes mix beautifully with the desolate Pale Garden, a barren place that happens to host a rare Woodland Mansion in Minecraft. Traveling further from this valley can expand your resources even further, with a Savannah and Ice Spikes biome close by providing even more places worth traveling to.

Turbulent Endgame Trials

Seed: 3108557020810272344

One of the newest structures players enjoyed in 2025 were Trial Chambers, which were updated from their initial release the previous year. This seed places you in a fairly standard world, but one where the endgame Stronghold spawns right above a Trial Chamber, adding an extra layer to discovering a path to The End. Almost like a final dungeon in an RPG, you could try to overcome the Trial Chamber to reach The End portal for the game’s infamous last boss.

This seed is great for players who like the combat in Minecraft, as the Trial Chamber and End will challenge them like never before. On their own, the Stronghold and Trial Chamber may not be as hard, but connected, they offer something more for veteran players to experience. While this “dungeon” may take time to find, it’s worth trying if you want a slightly different path to the Ender Dragon.

Realm Of Endless Winter

Seed: 8888929318197598494

The Spring to Life update for Minecraft earlier in 2025 added a variety of warm and cold mob variants, but you’d have a hard time spotting them in a standard world. That’s what makes this seed so special going into next year, as it almost exclusively places you in continuous cold environments to find new features. This world spawns you on a huge continent of pure ice, with nothing but cold biomes everywhere you look.

As a pristine snowy seed in Minecraft, this world has a bit of everything you’d expect from a winter-themed wonderland. Multiple ice-covered Outposts, dense Tundra forests, frozen Lakes, imposing Ice Spikes, and almost 17 Villages build an almost endless adventure. Additionally, this seed has several unique areas worth discovering, such as a number of Igloos hidden in the snow and an underground Abandoned Mineshaft Bedrock players might spawn in.

Mesa Metropolis

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To contrast the previous seed, this one places you in an expansive Badlands biome, giving you a hot landscape to explore rather than a cold one. This also allows you to fully view the changes made to the Spring to Life update, this time with the added “warm” variants of several mobs. At the same time, the update’s “Vibrant Visuals” make the sunlight and oasis water of this Badlands pop with gorgeous graphic quality.

This seed spawns you on the edge of a Badlands valley into a Lake, with a Village resting in the center of the water. This rare refuge lets you collect some resources early in your journey, or start establishing a base quickly. Under the water, you’ll also be able to explore a rare Ocean Monument structure, whose treasures in the middle of the harsh desert can be memorable even to veteran players.

Precious Lush Civilization (Bedrock Only)

Seed: 182015178508902670

Rare Copper materials are few and far between in Minecraft worlds ever since the ore was introduced in a previous 2025 update. That being said, this world gives you an incredibly large space to search for Copper, in an amazing settlement as well. This seed spawns you in a large Lush Cave biome, with a rare Village inside it. The Villagers here might have exactly what you need, encouraging trade right away as you settle in with them.

Even seeds with endless exploration in Minecraft don’t offer as much as this one, which has much more under the surface than just the Lush Cave Village. The cave itself connects to a large Ancient City, a sprawling underground ruins that has tons of rare materials to offer ambitious players. Equally pristine and haunting, this seed’s organized array of descending locations makes it great for spelunking adventurers to explore.

Heart Of The Enemy

Seed: 2331083476134225084

Dangerous Minecraft seeds are often exciting, providing a new challenge for players who are accustomed to the chill sandbox experience. This world is great for players looking for some extra adversity, as it places them directly in an environment where hostile mobs are everywhere. Before night creates more enemies, this seed puts you next to a Witch’s Hut and Pillager Outpost, with each creating varied foes you’ll have to avoid or defeat.

If you manage to avoid the Witch and Pillagers, you can hide out in the multiple houses in the Village that these allied enemies have taken over. A nearby Shipwreck can provide you with some important treasures too, allowing you to immediately grow stronger and take on the mobs roaming the area. Anyone who manages to free the Village from the forces oppressing it can establish a base or move on, but either way, the start of their journey will be memorable.

Plains Of Infinity

Seed: 888882299368904540

This seed is quite simple, placing players in an absolutely enormous Plains biome that stretches outward for nearly 4,000 blocks. Those looking for a “traditional” Minecraft world will feel right at home here, but the myriad of new features in the game from 2025 will make this seed shine even more going into the new year. For example, the Spring to Life update added new wildflowers, which are found more easily in biomes like a Plain.

Multiple Villages in Minecraft dot this landscape too, giving you plenty of materials to gather as you explore the endlessly flat location. With a boat, players can traverse huge, winding River biomes to reach distinct landmarks, setting up bases or checkpoints as they travel the expansive world. At least one ruined Nether Portal here marks one of many structures worth investigating, giving you plenty to do in an otherwise straightforward environment.

Fungal Infection

Seed: 405496612892

Island seeds aren’t uncommon in Minecraft, but this one might have the most interesting one you could ever find. From the moment you spawn, you can travel to coordinates (165, -35) to reach a tiny island surrounded by Mushroom Fields, an insanely rare biome few worlds ever have in a large capacity. The fungal fields in this seed are massive, creating a unique land that few players have likely ever seen to the degree it appears.

Players can challenge themselves here by trying to survive within the infected zone, which will have far different obstacles to face than your standard Minecraft landscape. Whether it’s attempting to expand a home from the tiny island surrounded by mushrooms or building up a base within the fungus, you’ll definitely remember this area as a stand-out from other worlds you may have explored.

Cascading Cliffs Of Subterranean Beauty

Seed: 86632244606302094

This seed places you in a Badlands biome in Minecraft, but offers you far more abundance than you would ever expect within that arid biome. From the moment you start your journey here, you’ll be able to dig into a series of interconnected Lush Cave biomes, which each feature Copper and other materials, mobs, and small changes from throughout 2025.

Each Lush Cave is exposed somewhat from breaks in the cliff edges of the surface Badlands, giving you an extraordinary view of the Ocean dominating much of the world. This makes this seed a builder’s dream come true, with an underground base having natural light from the setting or rising sun each day.

Underneath the Cave systems here, you’ll also find an Ancient City just begging to be explored, giving you reason to dive into a mining project that’ll consume many hours of gameplay. The natural formations of biomes and structures here makes this seed worth trying in 2026, alongside other Minecraft worlds that are sure to be discovered in the new year.

Systems

Released

November 18, 2011

ESRB

E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Fantasy Violence

Developer(s)

Mojang

Publisher(s)

Mojang

Engine

LWJGL, PROPRIETARY ENGINE