10 best Minecraft dripstone cave seeds

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Minecraft's dripstone caves make exploring the underground much more exciting (Image via Mojang)

Dripstone caves are one of the most beautiful biomes in all of Minecraft. They were added as part of the Caves and Cliffs updates, two of the largest in the game's long history. Dripstone is an incredibly useful item for advanced farms in the title, such as automated lava farms.

Detailed below are 10 of the best dripstone seeds out there, featuring surfaces covered in amazing structures to help prepare for adventures down into the pointed dripstone depths.

Note: This list is subjective and solely reflects the opinions of the writer


10 amazing Minecraft dripstone cave seeds

1) A little bit of everything

Dripstone caves often make getting deep into the ground much easier (Image via Mojang)
Dripstone caves often make getting deep into the ground much easier (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: -7481510784617600502

This Minecraft seed puts players directly above a dripstone cave. This dripstone biome is moderately sized, with a woodland mansion just a few hundred blocks to the southeast of spawn.

There's also a second mansion to the west of spawn that is also over a dripstone cave. This one is much larger than the spawn one.

The seed has several villages near spawn, pillager outposts, woodland mansions, and more.


2) Dripstone caves and ancient cities

This seed's dripstone caverns directly lead to several ancient cities (Image via Mojang)
This seed's dripstone caverns directly lead to several ancient cities (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: -9167745931039433709

This seed spawns players just to the west of a moderately large dripstone cave system. This cave system runs beneath six different villages, which should make setting up an industrial-sized Minecraft villager trading hall quite easy.

There's also a total of six different ancient cities underneath this dripstone cave biome and an elusive woodland mansion to the east.


3) Frozen dripstone

This seed has a massive dripstone cave system underneath several different villages (Image via Mojang)
This seed has a massive dripstone cave system underneath several different villages (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: 1309064070795771383

This seed puts players near a frozen expanse, under which is a dripstone biome that spans several thousnad blocks. This should provide more than enough dripstone to farm infinite amounts of lava.

Above this dripstone, players will find several basement igloos, pillager outposts, and villages. There are also ancient cities for players wanting to try their luck against Minecraft's deadly Warden.


4) Six village dripstone cave

The dripstone caves found on this seed lead straight into an ancient city's deep dark biome (Image via Mojang)
The dripstone caves found on this seed lead straight into an ancient city's deep dark biome (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: 9125146538211953662

This seed put players just to the north of a large dripstone cave.

This dripstone cave spans several biomes, including savannas, jungles, and badlands, and contains a total of six villages within its bounds. What's more, there is an ancient city within these caverns.


5) Mansion double dripstone caves

This seed has a dripstone cave just underneath a desert temple (Image via Mojang)
This seed has a dripstone cave just underneath a desert temple (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: 3725638034995229792

This dripstone seed puts players next to a few different villages, which are conveniently located above a massive dripstone cave. The surface is also amazing, with several more villages being found across a small sea to the east.

There's also a pillager outpost and a woodland mansion on this side of the ocean.


6) Villagers and Pillagers

This dripstone cavern is large enough to have pillars of deepslate stone and ore (Image via Mojang)

This dripstone cavern is large enough to have pillars of deepslate stone and ore (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: -3318777535174300766

This seed spawns players in a plains biome, with villages and pillager outposts on every side. These structures should make getting started in the early game much quicker, and the nearby basment ilgoos should make Minecraft villager trading much easier to do.

The dripstone caves extend out 3000 blocks from spawn to the south, meaning there's a lot to explore.


7) Dripstone villages

This seed features one of the larger open dripstone caverns (Image via Mojang)
This seed features one of the larger open dripstone caverns (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: -6499965290368168662

This seed spawns players near four villages, one of which is even a very rare zombie village. The dripstone caves under spawn aren't the largest, which is what holds this seed back.

There are other dripstone cave biomes near spawn as well, though they are also more moderate in size.


8) North and south dripstone caves

This pillager outpost is almost directly above a large dripstone cave (Image via Mojang)
This pillager outpost is almost directly above a large dripstone cave (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: 3011678161958945267

There are two moderate-sized Minecraft dripstone caves on this seed. One is to the north of spawn and has three villages and a pillager outpost on top of it.

The one to the south only has a pillager outpost on it. However, there is also a second pillager outpost atop it.


9) Gargantuan dripstone caves

One of the massive dripstone caverns underneath spawn (Image via Mojang)
One of the massive dripstone caverns underneath spawn (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: 111760633476724710

This Minecraft seed spawns players near a smattering of different biomes. There is a village to the north, with another to the east. There's a pillager outpost west of spawn as well.

However, what makes this one of the best dripstone seeds available is the truly behemoth dripstone biome found underneath spawn.


10) Triple massive dripstone spawn

One of the large dripstone caverns found near spawn (Image via Mojang)
One of the large dripstone caverns found near spawn (Image via Mojang)

The seed is: -7602439579104015992

This seed spawns players in a savanna with villages to the north and south. There's also a rare witch hut, useful for Minecraft witch farms, to the south.

Underneath spawn, players will find three different massive dripstone caves. There's one to the north, one to the south, and one to the west. There's also a fourth a few hundred blocks east.

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