Minecraft 1.17 brought the beloved Axolotls, Glow Squids, and goats into Minecraft. With them came new underground biomes and, as usually added in new updates, lots of new blocks and bug fixes. Check out all the changes that came along with this update in our list of the 20 best Minecraft 1.17.1 seeds.
Minecraft 1.17.1: Top 20 Seeds List
Sunflower Village Under Attack
- Seed: 1038718758
- Version: Bedrock
- Spawn: 84, 4
- Biomes: Dark Forest, Plains, Sunflower Plains
A group of Pillagers has declared war on a rare Sunflower Plains village. To make the threat worse, they’ve set up a Pillager Outpost right next to the village’s blacksmith. If you want to trade with the villagers for rare materials, you’ll need to take out the Pillagers first.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Sunflower Village: 520, 24 |
| Pillager Outpost: 503, 56 |
Resourceful Desert
- Seed: -936709696
- Version: Bedrock
- Spawn: 632, 32
- Biomes: Desert, Plains
Deserts can be hit or miss in terms of the number of structures they have. Luckily, this Desert is a hit because it contains a wide variety of Desert Temples and Villages. You’ll find two Desert Temples and three Desert Villages within a few hundred blocks of Spawn. If that’s not enough loot, the nearby ocean has shipwrecks as well as both cold and warm ocean ruins to excavate.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Desert Temple 1: 551, 118 |
| Desert Village 1: 537, 187 |
| Desert Temple 2: 298, 83 |
| Desert Village 2: 518, -378 |
| Desert Village 3: 986, -309 |
Taiga Village by the Sea
- Seed: -2718009330013001953
- Version: Java
- Spawn: -218, 162
- Biomes: Desert, Lukewarm Ocean, Snowy Plains, Taiga
A sea is surrounded by four unique biomes in this Minecraft seed. You’ll start in a Taiga biome next to both a Taiga Village and a ruined Nether portal. To your right is a large Windswept Hills biome, while Snowy biomes cover the land across the sea. Get the most treasure by looting the Taiga’s structures and heading left into the neighboring Desert. There you’ll find a nearly-completed ruined Nether portal with a chest containing a Protection II golden helmet and a flint-and-steel. As a bonus, the Plains Village by the ruined portal has a Blacksmith with a chest full of obsidian! You can use these obsidian blocks to recreate the portal and head into the Nether on your first day in the world.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Taiga Village: -218, 177 |
| Ruined Nether Portal: -284, 247 |
| Ruined Nether Portal 2: -343, -255 |
| Plains Village: -407, -336 |
Exposed Ocean Ruins by Ocean Monument
- Seed: 1654132063
- Version: Bedrock
- Spawn: 1,184, 4
- Biomes: Desert, Ocean, Plains, Swamp
This seed is absolutely packed with different structures to explore. To start, you’ll come across a set of Cold Ocean Ruins on top of a Plains biome by the ocean north of Spawn. The ocean itself is home to another small Cold Ocean Ruin as well as an imposing Ocean Monument. If you’re not yet prepared to take on such a dangerous structure, travel west from the ruins for a Desert Temple and a Plains Village.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Exposed Cold Ocean Ruin Cluster: 1,193, -340 |
| Ocean Monument: 1,305, -296 |
| Desert Temple: 1,081, -472 |
| Plains Village: 924, -408 |
Desert river outpost
- Seed: 1514888951
- Version: Bedrock
- Spawn: 1,348, 4
- Biomes: Desert, Plains, Savanna
A Pillager Outpost stands in the center of a Desert’s river, preventing the neighboring Plains Village from accessing the river’s water. Saving the villagers from the Pillagers’ tyranny will require you to defeat everyone in the outpost before dismantling it. If you need some time to prepare yourself first, there are two other villages in the vicinity. The first is a Savanna Village to the north while the second is a Desert Village on an island very close to the continent you spawn on.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 1,397, 47 |
| Pillager Outpost: 1,366, 155 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 1,448, 205 |
Survival village with a ruined Nether portal
- Seed: 6680533060783763873
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 174, 75
- Biomes: Forest, Plains
When you’re feeling nostalgic for old Minecraft or just want to spend some time grinding away, simpler survival seeds are best. This one features a Plains Village with a ruined Nether portal near Spawn. The portal is only missing four obsidian blocks, so it won’t be too much trouble to rebuild. Its chest comes with a few pieces of enchanted golden armor that will help protect you from Piglins if you choose to enter the Nether.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 95, 100 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 44, 81 |
Tall Woodland Mansion
- Seed: -2020860963
- Version: Bedrock
- Spawn: 64, 16
- Biomes: Birch Forest, Roofed Forest
While this Woodland Mansion is a bit of a walk from Spawn, the rooms and treasures it contains are more than worth the wait. You’ll find at least one secret room on the first floor containing a chest with an enchanted leather helmet. You’ll also find a room with pumpkins and watermelons, a library, and plenty of Pillagers to farm for experience points.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Tall Woodland Mansion: 436, 365 |
Mini islands
- Seed: 1413084617
- Version: Bedrock
- Spawn: 492, 4
- Biomes: Beach, Cold Ocean, Plains
A series of small islands fills the ocean in this world. The island you spawn on has a small Plains Village, giving you easy access to food and wood. You’ll find a few trees on the island to the left and a small chest of buried treasure in the water around the island.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 513, 9 |
| Buried Treasure: 520, 43, -40 |
Two-layer Plains Village
- Seed: -1841262587
- Version: Bedrock
- Spawn: 48, 28
- Biomes: Plains, Taiga
This Plains Village has generated in two layers. The lower level is on the ground while the second level of buildings is on top of a small hill above some of the other village homes. If you’re looking for an extra source of treasure, head to the nearby beach for a single buried treasure chest.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Buried Treasure: 136, 58, -184 |
| Plains Village: 106, -302 |
End Speedrun
- Seed: 4776164391216949839
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 259, 15
- Biomes: Desert, Savanna, Mesa
If you’ve ever wanted to speedrun Minecraft, this seed is perfect for that purpose. After you spawn, go to coordinates 1,150, -650 and start digging. You will soon enter a stronghold with a fully completed End Portal and an amethyst geode above it. Before heading that way, visit the three villages and Desert Temples scattered around the surface. Their loot will make it much easier to take on the End Dragon.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Stronghold: 1,176, 39, -648 |
| End Portal: 1,146, 40, -625 |
Two Taiga Villages
- Seed: -5827076749818071175
- Version: Java
- Spawn: -104, 225
- Biomes: Various
Spawn between two villages that inhabit an area with five different biomes: Ice Spikes, Taiga, Forest, Snowy Taiga, and Snowy Plains. You’ll find an igloo nearby, although it won’t have a basement. The closest Stronghold is only about 1,500 blocks from Spawn, which is pretty close as far as most Strongholds go.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Snowy Village: 7, 85 |
| Taiga Village: -218, -183 |
| Igloo: 180, 229 |
Straight to the Nether Fortress
- Seed: 8930912885533265257
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 123, -215
- Biomes: Plains, Desert
You will spawn in a Plains Village standing between two hot biomes: a Savanna and a Desert. Travel south for a ruined Nether portal and a Desert Temple standing close to each other. If you enter the portal, you will be teleported straight to the bridge of a Nether Fortress, which is rather convenient.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 46, -289 |
| Desert Temple: 248, 104 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 152, 184 |
Mushroom Desert Village
- Seed: -5955177667832637043
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 218, -231
- Biomes: Various
This seed has everything you need and more! Right at spawn you will find yourself in a Plains Village with a ruined portal, Desert Temple, and Jungle Temple. To the south, you’ll find another Desert Village next to a Desert Temple and a ruined portal. Finally, traveling to the southwest will lead you to a village on a Mushroom Island.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 310, -174 |
| Desert Village: 316, 225 |
| Mushroom Island Village: -205, 205 |
Icy island village
- Seed: 636446233935151147
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 53, 17
- Biomes: Ocean, Plains
This seed features an island village on icebergs at spawn! If you’ve ever dreamed of building your own Iceland in Minecraft, you can do it here. Some of the houses in the village are already entangled in blocks of ice. It’s a tough life, but if you enjoy challenges you will love this one.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Icy village: 13, 6 |
| Shipwreck: 4, 61 |
Floating Desert Village
- Seed: 8792423146228353658
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 3, 3
- Biomes: Various
Spawn within a floating Desert Village, bridging the gap between a Desert and a small Savanna. Traveling northwest will lead you to snowy biomes, heading south leads you to a Desert and a Savanna, and walking north leads you to forests across the ocean. If you head into the small Savanna at the edge of the village, you’ll find a ravine with iron and coal at its start. You’ll also come across a few structures in the ocean, including a ruined Nether portal with a loot chest.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Desert Village: 3, 3 |
| Deep Ravine: -94, 10 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 279, 69 |
Fast Nether trip
- Seed: 8155141069995734859
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 124, -250
- Biomes: Savanna, Plains, Desert
At the start of this world, you’ll find a Desert Temple and a Plains Village. After visiting them, head to the northeast. Walking in that direction will lead you to a ruined Nether portal on top of a hill. You can easily repair and light the portal to enter the Nether at the start of your world. The chest already has a flint-and-steel, so all you’ll need is three blocks of obsidian.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 8, -345 |
| Desert Temple: 88, -419 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 303, -573 |
Plains Village outside of a Woodland Mansion
- Seed: 2347537428693755597
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 251, 41
- Biomes: Plains, Forest
A Woodland Mansion and a Plains Village at spawn are a wonderful surprise! Such rare structure generation happens only once in a million times, so it would be wise to make the best out of this seed. To the south and west, you will find two huge swamps; to the east, there is a lush Savanna biome.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 243, 40 |
| Woodland Mansion: 162, 67 |
Desert Village in Desert Temple
- Seed: 6684468115314158892
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 31, -139
- Biomes: Desert
Desert Villages and temples tend to collide in funny ways. In this seed, several villagers have been accidentally trapped inside of the foundation of a Desert Temple. If you enjoy funny and unusual seeds, make sure to check this one out.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Desert Village in Desert Temple: 344, 37 |
Mushroom Island beginnings
- Seed: 3038581055903362624
- Version: Java
- Spawn: 15, 14
- Biomes: Desert, Mushroom Island
You will spawn on a Mushroom Island next to a small Desert island in this world. The Desert island has a small village, giving you easy access to anything you could need at the start of a survival adventure. Head deeper into the Ocean if you’re in need of more materials. The water around the islands has a few shipwrecks and Warm Ocean Ruins that can provide you with additional resources.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Desert Village: 44, -142 |
| Warm Ocean Ruin Cluster: -240, -139 |
| Shipwreck: -77, -353 |
Savanna Village tower
- Seed: -5694368681594500133
- Version: Java
- Spawn: -106, 59
- Biomes: Various
If you wish to look upon the world from the top of the mountain, check out this seed that spawns you right next to a shattered savanna hill with a tiny village on top of it. Build your base at the top of this towering Savanna hill to easily defend yourself from hostile mobs and even other players. While it is unbeatable in terms of safety, it’s overall unique and extremely cool to look at. It’s the perfect seed to show off to your friends.
| Important locations and coordinates |
|---|
| Towering Savanna Village: 10, 197 |
| Pillager Outpost: 9, -6 |
| Witch Hut: 98, 164 |
That’s it for my list of the top 20 seeds for Minecraft 1.17.1 version. Stay tuned for more Minecraft tips and tricks articles right here on Gameskinny.
Published: Aug 2, 2025 11:31 pm