Minecraft 1.18 Seeds with a Village at Spawn

On Java 1.18 we tried 1,800 seeds, and 80 had a village within 150 blocks of spawn. The nearest is 0 blocks away, and the average is about 49. The top seed is a plains start with the village already around you.

1.18 village at spawn: 20 of 1,800 tested seeds · Java 1.18 · 2026-10-31

1. 1
   -8301131578248812211A79/100

   Spawn in plains at X 0, Z 0

   • Village right at spawn X 0, Z 0
   • Stronghold 1595 blocks
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2. 2
   -8146825828589087134A78/100

   Spawn in savanna at X 0, Z 32

   • Village right at spawn X 0, Z 48
   • Stronghold 1925 blocks
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3. 3
   -8275925502712066136A68/100

   Spawn in plains at X 0, Z 0

   • Village right at spawn X 16, Z 16
   • Stronghold 1863 blocks
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4. 4
   6635083488905971719S81/100

   Spawn in plains at X 16, Z 0

   • Village 36 blocks X 0, Z 32
   • Stronghold 1509 blocks
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5. 5
   -8874496769518389329S81/100

   Spawn in plains at X 16, Z -16

   • Village 36 blocks X 48, Z 0
   • Stronghold 1412 blocks
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6. 6
   -5057443084625875327A71/100

   Spawn in desert at X -480, Z 16

   • Village 36 blocks X -512, Z 32
   • Stronghold 1404 blocks
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7. 7
   7271742314372726683A71/100

   Spawn in savanna plateau at X 0, Z 0

   • Village 45 blocks X 32, Z 32
   • Stronghold 1872 blocks
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8. 8
   4624641152670757216A71/100

   Spawn in sparse jungle at X 48, Z 0

   • Village 45 blocks X 80, Z 32
   • Stronghold 2134 blocks
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9. 9
   -896846899104661829A73/100

   Spawn in taiga at X 48, Z 160

   • Village 48 blocks X 96, Z 160
   • Stronghold 1939 blocks
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10. 10
    -726024005845099815A68/100

    Spawn in snowy plains at X 0, Z 0

    • Village 48 blocks X 0, Z 48
    • Stronghold 1633 blocks
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11. 11
    -4844436883031195050A67/100

    Spawn in snowy plains at X -176, Z -208

    • Village 48 blocks X -176, Z -256
    • Stronghold 1361 blocks
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12. 12
    5892566286579454798S81/100

    Spawn in plains at X -352, Z 288

    • Village 64 blocks X -352, Z 352
    • Stronghold 1230 blocks
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13. 13
    46066107922306120A79/100

    Spawn in plains at X 0, Z 0

    • Village 64 blocks X 64, Z 0
    • Stronghold 1653 blocks
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14. 14
    4106187465961291444A75/100

    Spawn in plains at X 0, Z 0

    • Village 64 blocks X 0, Z 64
    • Stronghold 1634 blocks
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15. 15
    -8989304879415201381A73/100

    Spawn in plains at X 0, Z 32

    • Village 66 blocks X 16, Z 96
    • Stronghold 1555 blocks
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16. 16
    758537925416753562A77/100

    Spawn in plains at X 0, Z 0

    • Village 68 blocks X 48, Z 48
    • Stronghold 1573 blocks
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17. 17
    5026202982364729578B63/100

    Spawn in snowy plains at X 0, Z 0

    • Village 64 blocks X 0, Z 64
    • Stronghold 1884 blocks
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18. 18
    -2634372868590757557B65/100

    Spawn in desert at X 80, Z 96

    • Village 72 blocks X 144, Z 64
    • Stronghold 1829 blocks
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19. 19
    -3030576864548858711C47/100

    Spawn in beach at X 16, Z 16

    • Village 66 blocks X 80, Z 32
    • Stronghold 1737 blocks
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20. 20
    421285149673626532S81/100

    Spawn in meadow at X 0, Z 0

    • Village 80 blocks X 48, Z 64
    • Stronghold 1555 blocks
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Villages meet the new terrain

Version 1.18 reshaped land, so villages now sit among steep hills and high ridges. The game also lets villages generate in meadows, which are flowery highland biomes.

Look at the terrain around your village:

• Hills beside the settlement give you a view and a good lookout.
• Caves can open near the edge, so check for dark mouths at night.
• Rivers still shape streets and farms.

Because the village is at spawn, you have time to prepare. Set up beds, trade for emeralds and make a lit perimeter before exploring the mountain biomes.

Torch the village outskirts to stop mobs spawning. Even a small village loses villagers to zombies if the paths are dark, so light the edges and paths properly.

Digging with a village as the base

The 1.18 depths are larger than ever, so a village makes an excellent supply post. Villagers can sell you tools, food and enchanted books so you start mining better prepared.

Take the following steps:

• Trade crops for emeralds, then buy an iron pickaxe or bread.
• Dig a shaft or staircase near the village to reach y -59 for diamonds.
• Keep a bed in the village for resets.

Cave entrances may open up during mining, so keep a bucket of water ready. New cave types such as lush caves and dripstone caves are only a short dig away from some villages, and they give you glow berries and copper.

Return to the village to smelt your haul, sell extra items and rest. With a hub at 0 blocks from spawn, you will rarely lose time wandering.

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