Every Minecraft player knows that speedrun seeds are tough to come by because they require a special set of conditions. We’ve collected the 30 best speedrun seeds for Minecraft 1.20 that will provide you with quick access to the Nether and the End, letting you defeat that pesky Ender Dragon as quickly as possible.
Minecraft 1.20: Top 30 Best Speedrun Seeds
Desert Portal to Nether Fortress
The key elements of this speedrun seed are its many ruined Nether Portals. By looting the chests of the first three portals on your way to the Stronghold, you’ll gather enough obsidian blocks and a flint-and-steel to help you rebuild the fourth ruined portal. That portal will spawn you right next to a Nether Fortress, so you won’t have to search the Nether to gather Blaze Powder. Luckily, the Stronghold is pretty close to that Nether Portal as well. Its End Portal already contains two Eyes of Ender, so you can spend less time harvesting Blaze Powder in the Nether.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether Portal 1: 82, 81 |
| Ruined Nether Portal 2: -306, 70 |
| Ruined Nether Portal 3: -444, 844 |
| Ruined Nether Portal 4: -985, 1,029 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: -246, 61, 138 |
| End Portal with Two Eyes of Ender: -894, -55, 1,083 |
Desert’s Functional Nether Portal
After making your way off the Windswept Hill biome at Spawn, you’ll come face to face with a ruined Nether portal that is only missing a single obsidian block. Dig up the chest hidden beneath the sand next to the portal to receive a few blocks of obsidian, a flint-and-steel, and a piece of golden armor. The obsidian and flint-and-steel will help you easily rebuild the portal, while the golden armor will help protect you from Piglins. The only downside is that you will need to travel a few hundred blocks to reach the closest Blaze Spawner. Once you’ve gathered 12 Blaze Powder, return to the Overworld and travel to the nearest Stronghold. Its portal does not have any Eyes of Ender in it, so you’ll need to make sure you craft a full set of 12 Eyes of Ender.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Functional Ruined Nether Portal: 240, 66 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: 398, 84, 340 |
| Desert Village by Desert Temple: 321, -312 |
| Desert Village above End Portal: 308, -908 |
| End Portal with 0 Eyes of Ender: 323, -2, -962 |
Half-Complete Portal
- Seed: 26468405159447151
- Version: Java
- Spawn: -10, -9
- Biomes: Frozen Peaks, Meadow, Taiga
The closest Nether Portal to Spawn is almost fully completed. It is missing four total blocks of obsidian, two of which you’ll find in the chest next to it. The easiest way of getting the other two is by using the water bucket method, but you could rush for diamonds and mine two obsidian blocks instead. You’ll need to gather at least 12 Ender Pearls and 12 Blaze Powder in the Nether since the End Portal in this world has no Eyes of Ender. On the way to the Stronghold, you’ll run into a Plains Village and at least one more ruined Nether portal. Use them to get food and a few other handy resources before you take on the Ender Dragon.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Portal: 126, 293 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: 71, 65, 78 |
| Plains Village: -380, 740 |
| End Portal with No Eyes of Ender: -950, -3, 976 |
Three-eyed portal beneath Plains Village
What makes this seed a great speedrun seed is the Stronghold in close proximity to Spawn. It is only 700 blocks away, contains an End Portal with three activated eyes, and is fortunately located beneath a Plains Village. The best way to visit the Nether is by using the ruined portal a short walk from the village. It is missing 5 obsidian blocks, but does have a pool of lava beneath it that can be used for crafting them.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal: -894, 285 |
| Nether Fortress: 204, 65, 376 |
| Plains Village: -811, 188 |
| End Portal with three Eyes: -885, -22, 203 |
Path to the End
While traveling to the Stronghold in this seed, you’ll come across a village with a Blacksmith. Make sure to loot the chest in his home because it contains a diamond and six obsidian blocks. These blocks will make it easy to rebuild any ruined Nether portal, but I’d recommend holding onto them until you reach a ruined portal next to a Plains Village. It has flint and iron nuggets in its chest, allowing you to immediately craft a flint-and-steel to light the portal. When you’re done in the Nether, returning to this portal in the Overworld will leave you about 500 blocks away from the Stronghold.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Blacksmith Village: -344, -169 |
| Ruined Nether portal: -1,089, -364 |
| Nether Fortress’ Blaze Spawner: -677, 63, -139 |
| End Portal with one Eye: -1,692, -33, -200 |
Plains Village above Stronghold
Not all Bedrock Strongholds are guaranteed to have End Portals, so you’ll be happy to discover that the closest End Portal to Spawn does. There won’t be any active eyes in the portal, but there will be a village above it. Stop by a ruined Nether portal while on your way to this village. The best one on the way is nearly completed and will take you about 200 blocks away from a Nether Fortress.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal: 118, 207 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: -246, 64, 327 |
| Plains Village: 716, 757 |
| Stronghold: 661, 29, 751 |
Nearly completed Nether portal
Everything you need to beat the game can be found on your way to the Stronghold, making this a great seed for speedrunners. To start, you’ll come across a Taiga Village and a ruined Nether portal while on your journey. The portal’s chest contains enough obsidian to complete the portal alongside a flint-and-steel, so reaching it will immediately send you to a place in the Nether near a Nether Fortress. You’ll only need enough Blaze Rods for eleven Eyes of Ender since the End Portal already has one active eye.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Taiga Village: 208, -512 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 212, -1,163 |
| Nether Fortress with Blaze Spawner: 322, 73, -169 |
| End Portal with one Eye: 417, 38, -1,254 |
Stronghold Mountain
There’s nothing better than finding everything you need to speedrun Minecraft within 800 blocks of Spawn. The path towards the Stronghold contains two ruined Nether portals, one with obsidian in its chest and one with a flint-and-steel. Take the obsidian from the first portal and use it to complete the second. The portal will spawn on top of the lava ocean in the Nether, so make sure to gather blocks to build a path to the Fortress. After leaving the Nether, you’ll find a Stronghold with an empty End Portal beneath a Taiga Village on the same mountain range as the portal.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal with obsidian: 337, -369 |
| Ruined Nether portal with flint-and-steel: 741, -344 |
| Nether Fortress with Blaze Spawner: -402, 71, 536 |
| Taiga Village: 617, -206 |
| End Portal with no Eyes: 664, 13, -212 |
Island Stronghold
The best ruined Nether portal in this seed comes before the village, so you’ll need to be skilled enough to go to the Nether with minimum resources. Thankfully, the portal leads you to a place in the Nether about 400 blocks away from a Nether Fortress. You’ll find the world’s nearest Stronghold, which has an End Portal with one Eye of Ender, on an island to the east.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal: 113, -332 |
| Taiga Village: 384, -256 |
| Nether Fortress’ Blaze Spawner: -123, 77, -459 |
| End Portal with one Eye: 1,451, -21, -309 |
Portal to Fortress
A speedrun is easy to do in this seed since there are two ruined Nether portals, two Plains Villages, and a Stronghold on the Plains biome you spawn in. Start by gathering materials from the first portal and the Plains Village with a Blacksmith to use to rebuild the second portal. This one will drop you straight onto a Nether Fortress, making it super easy to farm Blazes for rods! Once you have enough, head to a second Plains Village in the distance. The Stronghold with an End Portal is located directly beneath this village.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal 1: 350, 315 |
| Plains Village 1: 322, 711 |
| Ruined Nether portal 2: 291, 786 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: 30, 58, 219 |
| Plains Village 2: 817, 768 |
| End Portal with one Eye: 841, 45, 734 |
Two Stronghold seed
This is another speedrun seed that spawns you next to a village. To reach a Nether Portal that you can take immediately, you’ll need to travel to a Savanna a few hundred blocks away. There are two Strongholds in the area beneath Spawn. I recommend checking out the one beneath the continent because it already has an active Eye of Ender in its End Portal and will be easier to reach.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 3, -6 |
| Ruined Nether portal: -544, 218 |
| Nether Fortress Blaze Spawner: -798, 64, 273 |
| End Portal with one Eye of Ender: -1,395, -41, -559 |
Simple Minecraft speedrun seed
You’ll be speedrunning Minecraft in no time at all with this seed. You’ll spawn next to a Plains Village with a Blacksmith, whose chest mainly contains food. After visiting them, walk southwest to find a ruined Nether portal next to a Forest. There will be enough obsidian in its chest to repair it, making a trip to the Nether easier than ever. This seed’s Stronghold has an End Portal with no active eyes beneath a Plains Village to the southwest.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal: -386, 240 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: -85, 57, -356 |
| Plains Village: -844, 302 |
| End Portal with no Eyes: -834, 26, 276 |
Two Eye End Portal
One of the first things you see at Spawn is a Plains Village. Visit it, then walk towards a nearby Swamp to find a ruined Nether portal and a pool of lava. The Stronghold in this seed contains an End Portal with two active Eyes of Ender, so you’ll only need to slay enough Blazes for six Blaze Rods.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 7, -27 |
| Ruined Nether portal: -503, 61 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: -798, 71, -98 |
| End Portal with two Eyes: 932, -24, -946 |
Stronghold beneath Cherry Grove village
- Seed: 351246630043050002
- Version: Bedrock
- Spawn: 5, 275
- Biomes: Cherry Grove, Snowy Plains, Taiga
Less than 1,500 blocks from Spawn, you’ll find an End Portal with two active Eyes of Ender beneath a Plains Village with a Blacksmith. Make sure to stop by a Snowy Village with a ruined Nether portal on your way there. The portal is only missing a single obsidian block, so you won’t have to do much work to get it running.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal: 786, 289 |
| Nether Fortress’ Blaze Spawner: -382, 59, 40 |
| Plains Village with Blacksmith: 766, 757 |
| End Portal with two Eyes: 795, 28, 736 |
Savanna Blacksmith
If you’re comfortable using the lava bucket method to build a Nether portal, this is a cool speedrun seed to try out! You’ll spawn in a Forest, but will need to make your way east to a Savanna Village with a Blacksmith. The smith’s chest contains enough iron ingots to make a single bucket so you can craft your Nether portal. Luckily, crafting the Nether portal near the village will generate one only a hundred blocks from a Nether Fortress. Afterward, head to the eastern edge of the Savanna to find a Stronghold containing an End Portal with one Eye of Ender inside of it.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Savanna Blacksmith: 813, -313 |
| Nether Fortress: 235, 64, -116 |
| End Portal with one Eye: 1,216, -36, -853 |
Obsidian Blacksmith
This is one of the better starts on our list for Bedrock players. Leaving Spawn will lead you directly into a Savanna Village, whose Blacksmith has a chest with six obsidian blocks inside. Use these six blocks to almost completely rebuild a ruined Nether portal above a river. You’ll need to use the lava bucket method for the final obsidian block, but it’s more than worth it because the Nether portal will take you to a Crimson Forest 100 blocks from a Nether Fortress. The End portal in this world has two active eyes already, so you won’t need to gather too many Blaze Rods to finish it.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Savanna Village: -203, -358 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 94, -371 |
| Nether Fortress: 193, 90 |
| Plains Village: -906, -454 |
| End Portal with two active Eyes: -900, 25, -448 |
Snowy Village speedrun
Spawn in a Snowy Village with an almost finished exposed ruined portal. The portal’s chest comes with a flint-and-steel, but you’ll need to craft the missing three obsidian blocks yourself. Once you arrive in the Nether, you’ll need to walk 400 blocks to reach a Fortress with a Blaze Spawner. The nearest Stronghold in the Overworld is under 900 blocks away and is home to an End Portal with a single Eye of Ender.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Snowy Village: -16, 49 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 1, 88 |
| Nether Fortress’ Blaze Spawner: -405, 70, 205 |
| End Portal with one Eye: 980, -17, 953 |
Lush End Portal
Since speedruns focus on structures and speed, you won’t often have the chance to have unique biome generation in your seeds. This seed combines the best of speedrun seed efficiency with Minecraft’s beautiful Lush Cave biome to create an aesthetically pleasing world that will get you to the Ender Dragon as quickly as possible. Visit two Nether portals to gather gold armor and obsidian, then rebuild the second portal to arrive in the Nether not far from a Fortress. Afterward, all you have to do is locate the End Portal in the Stronghold to reach the end of the game.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal 1: 212, 244 |
| Ruined Nether portal 2: 872, 29 |
| Nether Fortress with Blaze Spawner: 355, 64, -101 |
| Taiga Village: 637, -300 |
| Lush End Portal with two active Eyes: 608, 25, -246 |
Two Plains Villages with a lava pool
Spawn in extremely beneficial conditions with two Plains Villages, each with a blacksmith. There’s also a lava pool nearby and lots of water, so you can easily make obsidian blocks for your Nether portal. Once in the Nether, you’ll find a Fortress with a Blaze Spawner not too far away. The nearest stronghold is located less than 1,000 blocks away from Spawn. Unfortunately, its End Portal does not start with any Eyes of Ender.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village 1: -5, -23 |
| Plains Village 2: 126, -166 |
| Lava Pool: 175, -111 |
| Nether Fortress Blaze Spawner: -308, 64, -568 |
| End Portal with no Eyes: -826, 33, -1,017 |
Desert speedrun
Next to Spawn is a buried ruined Nether portal that is only missing two obsidian blocks. What makes this one particularly special is the full suit of enchanted golden armor in its chest. It will keep you safe during your travels in the Nether, so all you need to do is make sure you don’t attack any Piglins. There is a Stronghold beneath a Desert Village in the same Desert. It doesn’t have any Eyes of Ender, so you’ll need to gather enough Blaze Rods for a full set.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal: 0, -300 |
| Nether Fortress’ Blaze Spawner: -277, 78, -372 |
| Desert Village: 227, 269 |
| Desert Village 2: 619, 730 |
| End Portal with no active Eyes: 638, -42, 708 |
Starting village with a ruined Nether portal
If you don’t want to build your own nether portal, then here’s a speedrun Minecraft seed that will spawn you into a village with a ruined portal that needs just a bit of fixing. When ready, it’ll take you straight to a Nether Fortress with plenty of Blazes. After collecting Blaze Rods, head over to the closest Stronghold to finish an End Portal that starts with three Eyes of Ender.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 118, 24 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 163, 24 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: 27, 71, 95 |
| End Portal with three Eyes: 1,067, -24, -883 |
Snowy speedrun
- Seed: 198015535163144165
- Version: Bedrock
- Spawn: 0, 0
- Biomes: Ice Spikes, Snowy Plains, Snowy Taiga
Snow covers the land around Spawn in this seed. To start the speedrun, you’ll need to travel to a ruined Nether portal that is missing two obsidian blocks. The first is in the chest next to it, while you’ll have to make or find the second yourself. Like several other seeds on our list, the Stronghold in this area is located beneath a village. Use the village to recover your health and grab supplies, then dig down to find an End Portal containing a single Eye of Ender.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal: -494, 111 |
| Nether Fortress: 203, 71, 572 |
| Snowy Village: -1,064, -270 |
| End Portal with one active Eye: -1,061, -53, -222 |
Plains Village’s Nether portal
You’ll find this Plains Village and ruined Nether portal combination only a short walk from the start of this world. The best part of this seed is the fact that the ruined portal is only missing a few obsidian blocks. It’ll take you very close to a Nether Fortress with a guaranteed Blaze Spawner. Luckily, a Stronghold with an End Portal with two active eyes is also a relatively short distance from Spawn compared to most seeds.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: -282, -299 |
| Ruined Nether portal: -278, -288 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: -37, 64, -133 |
| End Portal with Two Eyes: -884, 29, -944 |
DIY Nether portal speedrun
Above this world’s Stronghold is a Desert Village and a small pool of lava. While you can visit a Nether portal next to Spawn for an obsidian block and a few other resources, you’ll ultimately need to build a new Nether portal using this lava pool. Once you’ve done that and crafted enough Eyes of Ender, digging down to the End Portal beneath the village will be a piece of cake.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal: 303, 636 |
| Lava pool: 1,288, 991 |
| Nether Fortress’ Blaze Spawner: 544, 69, 181 |
| Desert Village: 1,275, 939 |
| End Portal with one active Eye: 1,312, 30, 889 |
Nether portal above lava pool
The starting area has an exposed ruined portal present, but no village. You won’t need it as there are a few blocks of obsidian in the chest, lava, and water to use to craft more obsidian. Once you enter the Nether, you will quickly find the Nether Fortress as it’s only a short walk from the portal. When you return to the Overworld, you’ll be happy to discover the closest Stronghold has an End Portal with three active eyes already.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal: 87, 71 |
| Nether Fortress with a Blaze Spawner: -1, 71, 167 |
| End Portal with three Eyes of Ender: 1,365, -20, -687 |
Nether Village
The key factor in this speedrun seed is a Taiga Village home that has merged with a Nether portal. There is a lava pool on the other side of the town, so you can decide whether to rebuild the damaged portal or create your own next to the lava. After finishing in the Nether, you can travel to a neighboring town in the west and dig down to discover a Stronghold with an End Portal.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Ruined Nether portal in Taiga Village: -291, -927 |
| Lava pool: -355, -869 |
| Nether Fortress: -394, 58, 267 |
| Taiga Village above Stronghold: -745, -1,011 |
| End Portal with no active Eyes: -754, 35, -992 |
Savanna speedrun seed
Start this speedrun by traveling to a Plains Village with a Blacksmith for two diamonds and some gear. Next, head into a Savanna to reach a ruined portal that contains a chest with enough obsidian to rebuild it. The Nether Fortress in this world is overrun with Blazes, so you won’t have any trouble getting their powder. Fortunately, the Stronghold in this world gives you a slight advantage because it starts with three active Eyes of Ender.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village Blacksmith: 145, 152 |
| Ruined Nether portal: -394, -363 |
| Nether Fortress’ Blaze Spawner: -811, 57, 228 |
| End Portal with Three Eyes: -1,129, -13, -1,349 |
Lava cavern speedrun
Most speedrun seeds will only have you go underground when it’s time to enter the Stronghold. This one is unique because you’ll want to hop into a large, lava-filled cavern as soon as you arrive in the world. The areas where water meets the lava at the bottom of the cavern are covered in a layer of obsidian, which will act as the first layer of your Nether portal. You’ll have the opportunity to build a portal and gather Blaze Rods in the Nether by either crafting a diamond pickaxe or using a bucket with lava and water in the cave. Afterward, exit the cave and travel northeast until you hit a Plains Village, which is on top of a Stronghold with an End Portal.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Plains Village: 149, -371 |
| Lava cave: 200, -53, -295 |
| Nether Fortress with Blaze Spawner: -437, 57, 12 |
| Plains Village 2: 279, -763 |
| End Portal with two Eyes: 267, 41, -756 |
Blacksmith Village speedrun
Here’s one of the luckiest speedrun seeds that I was able to spot. It spawns you right next to a village with a Blacksmith and an exposed ruined Nether portal. This portal will drop you off only a few hundred blocks from a Nether Fortress with a Blaze Spawner. When you return from gathering Blaze Powder, you can travel to an End Portal with one Eye of Ender already activated.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Blacksmith Village: 79, 2 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 75, 179 |
| Nether Fortress: -12, 75, -305 |
| End Portal: -1,503, -15, -804 |
Mineshaft Stronghold
You won’t encounter any issues reaching The End in this seed. To start, you’ll spawn near a Snowy Village with a Blacksmith whose chest contains six obsidian blocks. Next to the village is a ruined portal, which can easily be rebuilt using the blocks from the Blacksmith. This portal spawn is just as lucky as your Overworld spawn because it is right next to a Bastion Remnant and only a few hundred blocks from a Nether Fortress. Not to be outdone, the Stronghold in this world is equally special because it is home to a mineshaft.
| Key Locations and their Coordinates |
|---|
| Snowy Village: 282, 203 |
| Ruined Nether portal: 333, 136 |
| Blaze Spawner in Nether Fortress: 69, 71, -236 |
| Plains Village: 632, -295 |
| End Portal with no Eyes: 686, 9, -320 |
That’s all for our list of the 30 best speedrun seeds in Minecraft 1.20. Stay tuned for more Minecraft tips and tricks articles, like our Best 30 Minecraft 1.20 Village Seeds.