How is this different from the main speedrun seeds page?

Same criteria, different worldgen: these are separate seeds found and verified on 1.16's generation. Our main speedrun seeds list is verified on the current version, and seeds don't transfer exactly between the two.

Which releases do these seeds work on?

Verified on 1.16.2 – 1.16.5, which covers 1.16.5 modpacks. Don't use them on 1.17 or newer — the 1.18 terrain overhaul (and 1.17's transition) means the same seed generates a different world there.

Do these seeds work on Bedrock Edition?

No — Java and Bedrock generate different worlds from the same seed. These lists are Java Edition only.

Best 1.16 Speedrun Seeds

Village loot, a ruined portal and a close first stronghold — seeds with the fastest route to the End.

Java Edition 1.16 · 15 verified seeds · updated 2026-07-17

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5012769445714620937

Village loot at 64 blocks, a ruined portal at 80 and the first stronghold only 1,737 blocks out.

Spawn: 176, 256 (Taiga)
Stronghold: 1,737 blocks

Village64
Ruined Portal80

Nearby biomes: Ocean · Deep Ocean · Taiga · Mountains · Savanna

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-9043489602229630910

Village loot at 113 blocks, a ruined portal at 122 and the first stronghold only 1,521 blocks out.

Spawn: -256, -256 (Forest)
Stronghold: 1,521 blocks

Village113
Ruined Portal122

Nearby biomes: Taiga · Forest · Plains · Mountains · Taiga Hills · Wooded Hills

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-923368627899316116

Village loot at 113 blocks, a ruined portal at 223 and the first stronghold only 1,599 blocks out.

Spawn: 176, -144 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,599 blocks

Village113
Ruined Portal223

Nearby biomes: Ocean · Plains · Savanna · Desert · Deep Ocean · Savanna Plateau

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-4717067187321371396

Village loot at 51 blocks, a ruined portal at 314 and the first stronghold only 1,559 blocks out.

Spawn: 96, -160 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,559 blocks

Village51
Ruined Portal314

Nearby biomes: Plains · Forest · Mountains · Birch Forest · Wooded Hills

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-4737310781259987488

Village loot at 102 blocks, a ruined portal at 208 and the first stronghold only 1,873 blocks out.

Spawn: 240, 128 (Taiga)
Stronghold: 1,873 blocks

Village102
Ruined Portal208

Nearby biomes: Taiga · Swamp · Forest · Plains · Mountains · Ocean

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2176545815961794661

Village loot at 72 blocks, a ruined portal at 226 and the first stronghold only 1,950 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, -224 (Forest)
Stronghold: 1,950 blocks

Village72
Ruined Portal226

Nearby biomes: Swamp · Savanna · Ocean · Desert · Birch Forest · Plains

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2794592308162271857

Village loot at 101 blocks, a ruined portal at 265 and the first stronghold only 1,692 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, -80 (Forest)
Stronghold: 1,692 blocks

Village101
Ruined Portal265

Nearby biomes: Forest · Plains · Ocean · Wooded Hills · Deep Ocean

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3610547861770691707

Village loot at 91 blocks, a ruined portal at 265 and the first stronghold only 1,825 blocks out.

Spawn: 64, -240 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,825 blocks

Village91
Ruined Portal265

Nearby biomes: Mountains · Taiga · Forest · Plains · Ocean · Birch Forest

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6423853594998771476

Village loot at 125 blocks, a ruined portal at 306 and the first stronghold only 1,523 blocks out.

Spawn: -80, -112 (Taiga Hills)
Stronghold: 1,523 blocks

Village125
Ruined Portal306

Nearby biomes: Taiga · Mountains · Snowy Tundra · Ocean · Taiga Hills · Swamp

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Map of Minecraft seed -7866063494891939102 around spawn

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#10

-7866063494891939102

Village loot at 145 blocks, a ruined portal at 279 and the first stronghold only 1,571 blocks out.

Spawn: 80, 32 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,571 blocks

Village145
Ruined Portal279

Nearby biomes: Plains · Dark Forest · Mountains · Forest · Flower Forest · Swamp

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Map of Minecraft seed -5219206384977502788 around spawn

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#11

-5219206384977502788

Village loot at 218 blocks, a ruined portal at 286 and the first stronghold only 1,245 blocks out.

Spawn: -112, 208 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,245 blocks

Village218
Ruined Portal286
Desert Temple338

Nearby biomes: Plains · Desert · Birch Forest · Mountains · Swamp · Dark Forest

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Map of Minecraft seed -5807957846309436444 around spawn

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#12

-5807957846309436444

Village loot at 223 blocks, a ruined portal at 233 and the first stronghold only 1,506 blocks out.

Spawn: 16, 64 (Forest)
Stronghold: 1,506 blocks

Village223
Ruined Portal233

Nearby biomes: Ocean · Plains · Forest · Deep Ocean · Birch Forest · Dark Forest

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Map of Minecraft seed -1811953030559535879 around spawn

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#13

-1811953030559535879

Village loot at 66 blocks, a ruined portal at 374 and the first stronghold only 1,589 blocks out.

Spawn: 16, -208 (Mountains)
Stronghold: 1,589 blocks

Village66
Ruined Portal374

Nearby biomes: Plains · Forest · Swamp · Birch Forest · Dark Forest · Mountains

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Map of Minecraft seed 4108936499736146839 around spawn

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#14

4108936499736146839

Village loot at 238 blocks, a ruined portal at 179 and the first stronghold only 1,809 blocks out.

Spawn: 240, 240 (Forest)
Stronghold: 1,809 blocks

Ruined Portal179
Village238

Nearby biomes: Mountains · Forest · Sunflower Plains · Wooded Mountains · Wooded Hills · Plains

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Map of Minecraft seed 2747923860002454994 around spawn

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#15

2747923860002454994

Village loot at 129 blocks, a ruined portal at 302 and the first stronghold only 1,755 blocks out.

Spawn: 128, -112 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,755 blocks

Village129
Desert Temple151
Ruined Portal302

Nearby biomes: Desert · Ocean · Plains · Desert Hills · Savanna · Deep Ocean

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About these 1.16 seeds

A fast any% route needs three things near spawn: a village for food and beds, a ruined portal for cheap nether access, and a stronghold that isn't half a world away. Every seed here has a village within 300 blocks, a ruined portal within 400, and its first stronghold under 2,000 blocks from spawn — the card shows the exact stronghold distance.

1.16 (the Nether Update) is the classic modded Minecraft version — an enormous number of packs still pin 1.16.5. It's also the version that added ruined portals to the overworld. This is old-style worldgen: the pre-1.18 terrain with world height 0–255, so seeds from newer lists don't transfer. Every seed below was verified on 1.16.2 – 1.16.5 generation itself.

Verified for Java Edition 1.16.2 – 1.16.5 (Nether Update) — 1.16.5 is the classic modpack version these lists are for.

Playing the current version instead? See the latest speedrun seeds — or the same list for 1.20 · 1.19 · 1.18. All 1.16 lists live under best 1.16 seeds.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the main speedrun seeds page?: Same criteria, different worldgen: these are separate seeds found and verified on 1.16's generation. Our main speedrun seeds list is verified on the current version, and seeds don't transfer exactly between the two.
Which releases do these seeds work on?: Verified on 1.16.2 – 1.16.5, which covers 1.16.5 modpacks. Don't use them on 1.17 or newer — the 1.18 terrain overhaul (and 1.17's transition) means the same seed generates a different world there.
Do these seeds work on Bedrock Edition?: No — Java and Bedrock generate different worlds from the same seed. These lists are Java Edition only.