Minecraft Structure Finder by Seed

Need a stronghold before the dragon fight, or an ancient city for a Swift Sneak book? This Minecraft structure finder covers 15 structures across all three dimensions. Choose one below and enter your seed.

The live map marks the nearest structures to spawn. Click any marker to get its coordinates and a /tp command that lands you on the ground. You can view terrain in 3D blocks or a clean 2D map. Java Edition 26.3 back to 1.12 and Bedrock Edition 26.50 back to 1.18 are supported.

Overworld structures

StrongholdAncient CityTrial ChambersVillageWoodland MansionOcean MonumentPillager OutpostDesert TempleJungle TempleWitch HutIglooTrail Ruins

Nether structures

Nether FortressBastion Remnant

End structures

End City

How Structure Placement Works

Most structures follow a simple grid. The game splits the world into square regions measured in chunks. Each region gets one attempt at a structure, at a random spot inside it.

Two numbers control this. Spacing is the region size. Separation is the minimum gap between two attempts in neighboring regions. For example, Java villages use regions 34 chunks wide, with at least 8 chunks between attempts.

An attempt is not a guarantee, though. Next, the game runs a biome check. A desert pyramid needs a desert, and a monument needs deep ocean. Some structures also run a terrain check. End cities need tall enough islands, and some structures fail on steep or uneven ground.

Strongholds are the exception. In Java, they sit in rings around the world center instead of in a grid.

Which Structures Are Rare

Rarity comes from region size and from how picky the biome check is. Here is a quick guide.

• Woodland mansions use huge 80-chunk regions and need a dark forest or pale garden. They are often thousands of blocks from spawn.
• Strongholds are limited to 128 per Java world. The closest ring sits 1,280 to 2,816 blocks from the center.
• Ancient cities only form in the deep dark, deep underground.
• Pillager outposts succeed only about one time in five, and they avoid villages.
• Jungle temples, igloos and swamp huts depend on biomes that may be patchy near your spawn.

Villages, trial chambers and Nether structures are much easier to find. Most seeds have several within a short walk.

How to Use the Structure Finders

Each structure page follows the same steps.

1. Pick your edition and game version.
2. Enter your seed. Numbers and text seeds both work.
3. Open the structure you want.
4. Check the list of nearest results, sorted by distance from spawn.
5. Click a result for coordinates and a /tp command.

The /tp command places you on the surface, so you will not land inside a wall. For underground structures, dig down from there. The 3D view helps you plan a route before you leave.

Java vs Bedrock Structure Positions

Biomes match between editions since 1.18, but structures do not. Bedrock uses its own placement rules, its own region sizes and different random number handling. As a result, the same seed often puts villages and temples in different places.

Strongholds differ the most. Java uses fixed rings. Bedrock places strongholds more freely, and some generate under villages.

So always select the correct edition before you search. The finder runs separate logic for each one, so the markers match the game you play.

Structures by Dimension

The 15 structure finders cover every dimension.

• Overworld: stronghold, ancient city, trial chambers, village, woodland mansion, ocean monument, pillager outpost, desert pyramid, jungle temple, swamp hut, igloo and trail ruins.
• Nether: nether fortress and bastion remnant.
• End: end city.

Nether coordinates are one eighth of the Overworld scale. Use the nether portal calculator in the tools section to link a portal near a fortress.

Planning Your Trip to a Structure

Knowing where a structure is solves only half the problem. You still need to get there safely in Survival.

First, note the coordinates. Press F3 in Java Edition to see your position, or turn on Show Coordinates in Bedrock settings. Then head in a straight line toward the target.

For long trips, use the Nether. Every block there counts as eight in the Overworld. Divide the target X and Z by 8, build a portal at that spot in the Nether and walk through.

Also prepare for the place you are visiting:

• Underground structures need torches, a pickaxe and blocks.
• Ocean structures need water breathing and a boat.
• Nether and End structures need fire resistance, slow falling and ender pearls.

Finally, set your spawn with a bed near the target when you can. A short respawn trip keeps a bad fight from ending your expedition.

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