Best 26.3 Survival Seeds

Comfortable spawns with a village, a ruined portal and plenty of biome variety in walking distance — the strongest possible start to a survival world.

Java Edition 26.3 · 15 verified seeds

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Map of Minecraft seed 2318304559136796878 around spawn Explore this seed
#1

2318304559136796878

Plains spawn with a village 82 blocks out, a ruined portal at 218 and 19+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
0, 16 (Plains)
Stronghold
2,261 blocks
  • Village82
  • Trial Chambers132
  • Ruined Portal218

Nearby biomes: Plains · Snowy Plains · Dappled Forest · Forest · River · Beach

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#2

6711852204490216074

Plains spawn with a village 48 blocks out, a ruined portal at 23 and 12+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
0, 0 (Plains)
Stronghold
2,507 blocks
  • Ruined Portal23
  • Village48
  • Trial Chambers253

Nearby biomes: Plains · Forest · Dappled Forest · River · Cold Ocean

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Map of Minecraft seed -8918599209000704074 around spawn Explore this seed
#3

-8918599209000704074

Taiga spawn with a village 129 blocks out, a ruined portal at 250 and 20+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
-96, -368 (Taiga)
Stronghold
2,846 blocks
  • Village129
  • Ruined Portal250
  • Trial Chambers304

Nearby biomes: Taiga · Cold Ocean · Ocean · Deep Cold Ocean · Frozen Ocean · Forest

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Map of Minecraft seed -5102408703065403096 around spawn Explore this seed
#4

-5102408703065403096

Taiga spawn with a village 93 blocks out, a ruined portal at 215 and 17+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
-16, 16 (Taiga)
Stronghold
1,910 blocks
  • Village93
  • Trial Chambers160
  • Ruined Portal215

Nearby biomes: Cold Ocean · Forest · Taiga · Deep Cold Ocean · Plains

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Map of Minecraft seed -523110340734004551 around spawn Explore this seed
#5

-523110340734004551

Savanna spawn with a village 80 blocks out, a ruined portal at 82 and 13+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
0, 32 (Savanna)
Stronghold
2,228 blocks
  • Village80
  • Ruined Portal82
  • Trial Chambers345

Nearby biomes: Lukewarm Ocean · Savanna · Jungle · Plains · River · Beach

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#6

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Forest spawn with a village 102 blocks out, a ruined portal at 160 and 16+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
0, 0 (Forest)
Stronghold
1,603 blocks
  • Village102
  • Ruined Portal160
  • Trial Chambers336
  • Ocean Monument395

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

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Map of Minecraft seed 2340069972205097286 around spawn Explore this seed
#7

2340069972205097286

Plains spawn with a village 68 blocks out, a ruined portal at 193 and 15+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
-560, 240 (Plains)
Stronghold
2,181 blocks
  • Village68
  • Ruined Portal193
  • Trial Chambers209

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

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#8

-7550453032638294902

Dripstone Caves spawn with a village 101 blocks out, a ruined portal at 170 and 16+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
16, -48 (Dripstone Caves)
Stronghold
1,666 blocks
  • Village101
  • Ruined Portal170
  • Ancient City173
  • Trial Chambers209
  • Pillager Outpost229

Nearby biomes: Dripstone Caves · Taiga · Plains · River · Old Growth Pine Taiga · Forest

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#9

-941702830377285718

Taiga spawn with a village 80 blocks out, a ruined portal at 58 and 12+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
-32, 0 (Taiga)
Stronghold
1,533 blocks
  • Ruined Portal58
  • Village80
  • Trial Chambers351
  • Ocean Monument437

Nearby biomes: Cold Ocean · Old Growth Pine Taiga · Deep Cold Ocean · Taiga · River · Old Growth Birch Forest

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#10

-1966895692668432947

Savanna spawn with a village 36 blocks out, a ruined portal at 198 and 13+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
16, 80 (Savanna)
Stronghold
2,253 blocks
  • Village36
  • Ruined Portal198
  • Trial Chambers279
  • Ancient City360

Nearby biomes: Savanna · Forest · Lukewarm Ocean · Plains · Warm Ocean · River

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#11

-756550333762446401

Forest spawn with a village 137 blocks out, a ruined portal at 288 and 20+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
0, 0 (Forest)
Stronghold
1,759 blocks
  • Village137
  • Trial Chambers218
  • Ruined Portal288
  • Ancient City443
  • Woodland Mansion837

Nearby biomes: Forest · Taiga · Old Growth Spruce Taiga · Plains · River · Meadow

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#12

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Forest spawn with a village 113 blocks out, a ruined portal at 182 and 16+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
-16, 16 (Forest)
Stronghold
2,528 blocks
  • Village113
  • Jungle Temple161
  • Ruined Portal182
  • Trial Chambers272
  • Ancient City488

Nearby biomes: Sparse Jungle · Plains · Jungle · Savanna · Bamboo Jungle · Forest

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#13

8692880353310291293

Plains spawn with a village 167 blocks out, a ruined portal at 129 and 17+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
64, 0 (Plains)
Stronghold
1,503 blocks
  • Ruined Portal129
  • Village167
  • Trial Chambers192
  • Ancient City387

Nearby biomes: Lukewarm Ocean · Sparse Jungle · River · Desert · Jungle · Deep Lukewarm Ocean

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#14

-4377769386115165988

Taiga spawn with a village 170 blocks out, a ruined portal at 129 and 17+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
0, 0 (Taiga)
Stronghold
2,067 blocks
  • Ruined Portal129
  • Village170
  • Trial Chambers302
  • Ancient City458

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

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#15

-1958816306514417619

Taiga spawn with a village 66 blocks out, a ruined portal at 284 and 15+ biomes inside 512 blocks.

Spawn
0, 0 (Taiga)
Stronghold
1,512 blocks
  • Village66
  • Trial Chambers205
  • Ruined Portal284

Nearby biomes: Forest · Dark Forest · Taiga · River · Plains

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About these 26.3 seeds

Every seed here passes the same test: you spawn in a livable biome with a village within 350 blocks, a ruined portal within 500, and at least five different biomes inside a 512-block radius. That combination means food, beds and trades on day one, an early nether route, and enough terrain variety that you never need to travel far for wood, sand or stone variants.

26.3 (Third Drop 2026) is Minecraft's next update, in snapshots now. It adds the dappled forest — an autumn biome of orange, red and yellow poplar trees, red shrubs and shelf mushrooms that generates near cold biomes — along with the abandoned camp structure and straw beds. Every seed below was found on the 26.3 snapshot's own world generation, so you can line up a dappled forest or a strong spawn before the full release. Because 26.3 is still a snapshot, Mojang can change generation before launch, so we re-verify each seed on the release build the day it ships.

Verified on the Java Edition 26.3 snapshot (Third Drop 2026). 26.3 is still in snapshots, so world generation can still change before the update releases — we re-verify every seed on the final build the day it ships. Until then, treat these as snapshot-accurate.

Playing the current version instead? See the latest survival seeds — or the same list for 1.20 · 1.19 · 1.18 · 1.16. All 26.3 lists live under best 26.3 seeds.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the main survival seeds page?
Same criteria, different worldgen: these are separate seeds found and verified on 26.3's generation. Our main survival seeds list is verified on the current version, and seeds don't transfer exactly between the two.
Is 26.3 released yet?
Not yet — 26.3 (Third Drop 2026) is in snapshots, with a full release expected later in 2026. You can play these seeds today in a 26.3 snapshot; when the update ships we re-check every seed on the release build and update any coordinates that shifted.
Which builds do these seeds work on?
The 26.3 snapshots. Generation is stable across the snapshots for everything these cards measure, but a snapshot can still change before release — so for released Minecraft use our current-version lists, and come back here once 26.3 launches.
Do these seeds work on Bedrock Edition?
No — Java and Bedrock generate different worlds from the same seed. These lists are Java Edition only.