Minecraft Stronghold Seeds Near Spawn

Strongholds usually sit thousands of blocks out, so we sifted 14,400 Java seeds and only 66 placed one within 900 blocks of spawn. The best match is 250 blocks away and the average is 613. That is a big shortcut on the road to the End.

Stronghold: 20 of 14,400 tested seeds · Java 26.3 · 2026-10-31

1. 1
   3650444243894514276S81/100

   Spawn in forest at X -1440, Z 336

   • Stronghold 250 blocks X -1308, Z 548
   • Village 932 blocks
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2. 2
   -6124517921087127452A75/100

   Spawn in jungle at X -1008, Z 416

   • Stronghold 420 blocks X -1324, Z 692
   • Village 328 blocks
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3. 3
   -4936657701300207221A77/100

   Spawn in forest at X -1184, Z -160

   • Stronghold 476 blocks X -1660, Z -156
   • Village 592 blocks
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4. 4
   3880773764579133491A75/100

   Spawn in old growth birch forest at X -560, Z 1040

   • Stronghold 540 blocks X -1004, Z 1348
   • Village 1270 blocks
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5. 5
   4180533070211333643A76/100

   Spawn in old growth birch forest at X 848, Z -64

   • Stronghold 550 blocks X 1348, Z 164
   • Village 580 blocks
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6. 6
   -893122077235185822S80/100

   Spawn in birch forest at X 1008, Z 192

   • Stronghold 597 blocks X 1524, Z -108
   • Village 477 blocks
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7. 7
   4767849001833104538S83/100

   Spawn in plains at X -608, Z -544

   • Stronghold 610 blocks X -892, Z -1084
   • Village 852 blocks
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8. 8
   1683835713104581293A77/100

   Spawn in plains at X -336, Z -848

   • Stronghold 607 blocks X -396, Z -1452
   • Village 910 blocks
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9. 9
   -343081792684343948A77/100

   Spawn in beach at X 544, Z 512

   • Stronghold 615 blocks X 788, Z 1076
   • Village 811 blocks
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10. 10
    -9213593569209821926A71/100

    Spawn in dappled forest at X -1120, Z 160

    • Stronghold 609 blocks X -1244, Z 756
    • Village 1089 blocks
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11. 11
    -1877257860455370190A69/100

    Spawn in forest at X -608, Z -496

    • Stronghold 659 blocks X -1244, Z -668
    • Village 904 blocks
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12. 12
    -6227670903108220635A75/100

    Spawn in bamboo jungle at X -160, Z -880

    • Stronghold 673 blocks X -716, Z -1260
    • Village 1149 blocks
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13. 13
    7414984206077608956A75/100

    Spawn in forest at X -1072, Z 384

    • Stronghold 678 blocks X -1020, Z 1060
    • Village 927 blocks
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14. 14
    -6582566189553540463B60/100

    Spawn in beach at X -736, Z 336

    • Stronghold 648 blocks X -1356, Z 148
    • Village 782 blocks
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15. 15
    -3377134779838471370A72/100

    Spawn in forest at X 512, Z 704

    • Stronghold 695 blocks X 452, Z 1396
    • Village 800 blocks
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16. 16
    -6543680487734845301A72/100

    Spawn in desert at X -672, Z -560

    • Stronghold 699 blocks X -1324, Z -812
    • Village 413 blocks
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17. 17
    -4052266003285983521A79/100

    Spawn in old growth pine taiga at X -848, Z 224

    • Stronghold 720 blocks X -1516, Z -44
    • Village 830 blocks
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18. 18
    -6050762536815001478S96/100

    Spawn in plains at X -976, Z 368

    • Stronghold 760 blocks X -1148, Z 1108
    • Village 288 blocks
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19. 19
    -7351313304961887304S87/100

    Spawn in sunflower plains at X 656, Z 576

    • Stronghold 741 blocks X 1188, Z 1092
    • Village 409 blocks
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20. 20
    4446301569522227423A75/100

    Spawn in forest at X -832, Z -304

    • Stronghold 719 blocks X -1548, Z -364
    • Village 1495 blocks
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What a close stronghold saves you

In an ordinary world the first ring of strongholds lies well over a thousand blocks from spawn, so players throw eyes of ender and walk for ages. Here the walk is short, which lets you plan the rest of the game around it. You still need blaze rods and ender pearls to craft the eyes, so the Nether trip stays, but the long trek afterward disappears.

• Portal room: twelve frames ring a small lava pool. Each filled frame helps light the portal.
• Silverfish: a spawner sits above the portal, and some stone bricks hide silverfish.
• Libraries and cells: side rooms hold bookshelves, cobwebs and chests with iron, bread and enchanted books.

Many frames start empty, though some arrive with an eye already in place, which cuts the number you need to craft.

Finding and entering the portal room

Throw an eye of ender and watch where it floats. It rises, travels in the stronghold's direction, then drops. Throw a second one from a point to the side and the two lines cross over the target. Dig down where the eyes sink to find the first stairway.

Inside, corridors branch, doors can be iron or wooden, and some stairs lead into dead ends. Place torches on the right-hand wall so you can retrace your steps.

• Kill silverfish quickly, because hitting one calls others out of nearby blocks.
• Bring a water bucket for the lava pool next to the portal.
• Craft a bed for the dragon fight before you step in.

Once the portal is lit, stock up on arrows, blocks and food before you jump.

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