How is this different from the main speedrun seeds page?

Same criteria, different worldgen: these are separate seeds found and verified on 1.20'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?

The whole 1.20 line — 1.20 through 1.20.6, including 1.20.1 modpacks: biomes, terrain and structure positions are identical across the patches. (The one generation change, 1.20.2 making diamond ore more common in the deepslate layers, doesn't move anything on these cards.) On 1.21+ the same seed generates almost the same world, but trial chambers (1.21) and pale gardens (1.21.4) appear and a few placements shift, so use our main lists for current versions.

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 1.20 Speedrun Seeds

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

Java Edition 1.20 · 15 verified seeds · updated 2026-07-17

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7064985409603780368

Village loot at 193 blocks, a ruined portal at 64 and the first stronghold only 1,546 blocks out.

Spawn: 16, 0 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,546 blocks

Ruined Portal64
Village193

Nearby biomes: Savanna · Jungle · Lukewarm Ocean · Plains · Deep Lukewarm Ocean · Forest

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552380074623031046

Village loot at 148 blocks, a ruined portal at 143 and the first stronghold only 1,527 blocks out.

Spawn: -64, 16 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,527 blocks

Ruined Portal143
Village148

Nearby biomes: Savanna · Plains · Forest · River · Birch Forest

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-5831676331220420040

Village loot at 193 blocks, a ruined portal at 138 and the first stronghold only 1,376 blocks out.

Spawn: -112, 160 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,376 blocks

Ruined Portal138
Village193
Ocean Monument431

Nearby biomes: Forest · Plains · Cold Ocean · Frozen Ocean · River · Deep Frozen Ocean

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-4300029911706409253

Village loot at 170 blocks, a ruined portal at 113 and the first stronghold only 1,662 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, 32 (Dripstone Caves)
Stronghold: 1,662 blocks

Ruined Portal113
Village170
Ancient City304
Woodland Mansion816

Nearby biomes: Dripstone Caves · Forest · River · Savanna

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3775422730443311921

Village loot at 80 blocks, a ruined portal at 226 and the first stronghold only 1,559 blocks out.

Spawn: 80, 48 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,559 blocks

Village80
Pillager Outpost205
Ruined Portal226

Nearby biomes: Plains · Cold Ocean · Ocean · Forest · Windswept Hills · River

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-8511096323456587713

Village loot at 160 blocks, a ruined portal at 145 and the first stronghold only 1,612 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, 0 (Old Growth Birch Forest)
Stronghold: 1,612 blocks

Ruined Portal145
Village160

Nearby biomes: Taiga · Forest · Dark Forest · Old Growth Birch Forest · River

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-5989779088126142101

Village loot at 80 blocks, a ruined portal at 294 and the first stronghold only 1,441 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, 0 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,441 blocks

Village80
Ruined Portal294
Pillager Outpost351

Nearby biomes: Plains · Forest · River · Savanna · Flower Forest · Old Growth Birch Forest

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2085439976655820652

Village loot at 238 blocks, a ruined portal at 167 and the first stronghold only 1,335 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, 0 (Forest)
Stronghold: 1,335 blocks

Ruined Portal167
Pillager Outpost208
Village238

Nearby biomes: Forest · Plains · Taiga · River · Beach · Cold Ocean

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-163203222171711114

Village loot at 96 blocks, a ruined portal at 272 and the first stronghold only 1,570 blocks out.

Spawn: 112, 0 (Forest)
Stronghold: 1,570 blocks

Village96
Ruined Portal272
Ocean Monument451

Nearby biomes: Ocean · Taiga · Deep Ocean · Forest · River · Beach

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Map of Minecraft seed -8592397585920859238 around spawn

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#10

-8592397585920859238

Village loot at 248 blocks, a ruined portal at 200 and the first stronghold only 1,452 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, 0 (Dripstone Caves)
Stronghold: 1,452 blocks

Ruined Portal200
Village248

Nearby biomes: Dripstone Caves · Forest · Taiga · Plains · River

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Map of Minecraft seed 238640172553984036 around spawn

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#11

238640172553984036

Village loot at 129 blocks, a ruined portal at 311 and the first stronghold only 1,529 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, 0 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,529 blocks

Village129
Ruined Portal311

Nearby biomes: Plains · River · Forest · Swamp · Cold Ocean · Beach

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Map of Minecraft seed 4399892714588705764 around spawn

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#12

4399892714588705764

Village loot at 144 blocks, a ruined portal at 345 and the first stronghold only 1,337 blocks out.

Spawn: 64, 0 (Plains)
Stronghold: 1,337 blocks

Village144
Ruined Portal345

Nearby biomes: Forest · River · Taiga · Birch Forest · Old Growth Pine Taiga · Beach

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Map of Minecraft seed 9221542625144178657 around spawn

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#13

9221542625144178657

Village loot at 274 blocks, a ruined portal at 145 and the first stronghold only 1,742 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, 0 (Savanna)
Stronghold: 1,742 blocks

Ruined Portal145
Village274
Jungle Temple329

Nearby biomes: Savanna · Dripstone Caves · Forest · Mangrove Swamp · River · Jungle

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Map of Minecraft seed -1666491378909520525 around spawn

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#14

-1666491378909520525

Village loot at 193 blocks, a ruined portal at 292 and the first stronghold only 1,489 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, 0 (Forest)
Stronghold: 1,489 blocks

Village193
Ruined Portal292
Desert Temple458

Nearby biomes: Desert · Savanna · Lukewarm Ocean · River · Beach · Warm Ocean

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Map of Minecraft seed 5094483728549279010 around spawn

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#15

5094483728549279010

Village loot at 125 blocks, a ruined portal at 288 and the first stronghold only 1,863 blocks out.

Spawn: 0, 0 (Snowy Plains)
Stronghold: 1,863 blocks

Village125
Ruined Portal288

Nearby biomes: Snowy Plains · Snowy Taiga · Frozen Ocean · Deep Frozen Ocean · Frozen River · Snowy Beach

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About these 1.20 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.

1.20 (Trails & Tales) added cherry groves and buried trail ruins to world generation, and 1.20.1 is one of the most-pinned modpack versions — plenty of worlds are still being started on it. Every seed below was verified on 1.20's own generation, not back-ported from a newer list: 1.21 changed worldgen (trial chambers, then the pale garden), so a list verified there can't honestly claim these coordinates.

Verified for Java Edition 1.20 (Trails & Tales). Biomes, terrain and structures are identical across 1.20 – 1.20.6, so any 1.20.x world matches these maps — the only generation change in the patches (1.20.2 made diamond ore more common in the deepslate layers) doesn't affect anything these cards measure.

Playing the current version instead? See the latest speedrun seeds — or the same list for 1.19 · 1.18 · 1.16. All 1.20 lists live under best 1.20 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 1.20'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?: The whole 1.20 line — 1.20 through 1.20.6, including 1.20.1 modpacks: biomes, terrain and structure positions are identical across the patches. (The one generation change, 1.20.2 making diamond ore more common in the deepslate layers, doesn't move anything on these cards.) On 1.21+ the same seed generates almost the same world, but trial chambers (1.21) and pale gardens (1.21.4) appear and a few placements shift, so use our main lists for current versions.
Do these seeds work on Bedrock Edition?: No — Java and Bedrock generate different worlds from the same seed. These lists are Java Edition only.