Best Minecraft 1.18 Seeds

This page covers the top of 3,600 rated Java 1.18 seeds, the Caves and Cliffs part two release. The best seed starts on plains, which is a calm spot from which to watch tall mountains and giant caves appear. Pick a seed here if you want the new terrain at its most dramatic.

Best 1.18 seeds: 20 of 3,600 tested seeds · Java 1.18 · 2026-10-31

1. 1
   2151061410642490536S90/100

   Spawn in plains at X 64, Z 0

   • Stronghold 1919 blocks
   • Village 192 blocks
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2. 2
   -4469088347452403566S90/100

   Spawn in savanna at X 96, Z 48

   • Stronghold 2082 blocks
   • Village 58 blocks
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3. 3
   5042998754020549267S88/100

   Spawn in plains at X -336, Z -32

   • Stronghold 1380 blocks
   • Village 86 blocks
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4. 4
   2441849289653780663S87/100

   Spawn in plains at X 0, Z 0

   • Stronghold 1420 blocks
   • Village 32 blocks
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5. 5
   -7077325787079320018S87/100

   Spawn in dark forest at X 208, Z 208

   • Stronghold 1193 blocks
   • Village 595 blocks
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6. 6
   1032139525453245543S87/100

   Spawn in forest at X 0, Z 0

   • Stronghold 1414 blocks
   • Village 294 blocks
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7. 7
   -983592646556916926S86/100

   Spawn in plains at X 0, Z 0

   • Stronghold 1780 blocks
   • Village 272 blocks
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8. 8
   7040845182993500862S86/100

   Spawn in forest at X 0, Z 0

   • Stronghold 1604 blocks
   • Village 338 blocks
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9. 9
   -5299115193475384900S86/100

   Spawn in savanna at X 160, Z 272

   • Stronghold 1323 blocks
   • Village 58 blocks
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10. 10
    -9984257801645199S86/100

    Spawn in savanna at X -16, Z -112

    • Stronghold 1637 blocks
    • Village 285 blocks
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11. 11
    -7858097599571975595S85/100

    Spawn in savanna at X 0, Z 32

    • Stronghold 1453 blocks
    • Village 32 blocks
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12. 12
    -3756984453946597333S85/100

    Spawn in forest at X 0, Z 0

    • Stronghold 1468 blocks
    • Village 464 blocks
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13. 13
    -6183353508518951330S85/100

    Spawn in plains at X 0, Z 0

    • Stronghold 1612 blocks
    • Village 192 blocks
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14. 14
    6649169788466718865S85/100

    Spawn in taiga at X -64, Z 128

    • Stronghold 1946 blocks
    • Village 144 blocks
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15. 15
    -3756857698030252120S85/100

    Spawn in forest at X 0, Z 32

    • Stronghold 1471 blocks
    • Village 136 blocks
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16. 16
    -6906097027959032794S85/100

    Spawn in forest at X 16, Z 16

    • Stronghold 1415 blocks
    • Village 241 blocks
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17. 17
    -891071663647828858S85/100

    Spawn in savanna at X 0, Z 0

    • Stronghold 1556 blocks
    • Village 129 blocks
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18. 18
    -4696452709830874346S85/100

    Spawn in savanna at X 0, Z 0

    • Stronghold 1497 blocks
    • Village 32 blocks
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19. 19
    -5951344563393119028S85/100

    Spawn in forest at X 0, Z 0

    • Stronghold 1599 blocks
    • Village 462 blocks
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20. 20
    665326915186077851S85/100

    Spawn in desert at X 0, Z 0

    • Stronghold 1497 blocks
    • Village 314 blocks
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Height, caves and ore after the 1.18 rewrite

The 1.18 update stretched the world from y -64 up to 320. It also introduced noise caves such as cheese, spaghetti and noodle tunnels, and aquifers that flood parts of the underground.

Ore changed too, and it favours specific depths:

• Diamonds are most common near y -59.
• Iron peaks around y 16, with another peak high in mountains.
• Copper is common at about y 48, and coal appears widely.

Mining at y -54 and below can reveal lava lakes, so carry a water bucket. Deepslate replaces stone at lower levels and takes longer to mine.

A good 1.18 seed offers a safe place to surface, with caves close by. Many players now dig down in a quiet corner, find a cave entrance and explore instead of strip mining.

Peaks, meadows and the surface drama

The surface changed as much as the caves. New mountain biomes include jagged peaks, frozen peaks, stony peaks, snowy slopes and groves, and the meadow offers a flowery contrast.

Some thoughts for your first hour:

• Climb a slope and scout before building.
• Carry a bucket of water to cancel falls on tall cliffs.
• Look for goats on peaks, since their horns can be turned into goat horn instruments.

Lush caves have glow berries and axolotls, while dripstone caves hold pointed dripstone, which can hurt if you fall onto it.

The top seed starts on plains, so you can begin on flat land and move toward the mountains in daylight. Try to make a camp near the edge between plains and slope, and keep an eye out for caves opening on cliff sides.

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