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The Ancient City was introduced in The Wild 1.19 and has certain items that can't be found anywhere else in-game. Exploring the Ancient City is often dangerous, so make sure you're properly equipped when doing so. Figuring out what to do when you're there may be a bit overwhelming at first, but it can be worth it to explore the city.
This IGN guide will teach you everything you'll need to know about the Ancient City, with tips on finding the Ancient City, their structures, what mobs spawn, and the loot you can get.
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- How to Find the Ancient City
- Redstone Room
- Ancient City Mob
- Ancient City Blocks
- Ancient City Loot
How to Find the Ancient City
Ancient Cities are very rare to come by and will always be underground. Even though they are rare, some methods can help you find them. You're most likely to find an Ancient City at a Y-level of -52 or under a mountain.
It's important to mention whenever you find a Deep, Dark Biome. It's not always a sign that you're near an Ancient City.
A good way to help you find the Ancient City is by opening up the command page. Once you've done that, you'll want to type in "/locate: AncientCity," and you'll get nearby coordinates except for the Y level. As soon as you get the coordinates start digging down until you've reached - levels, and try not to fall to your death.
Redstone Room
The Ancient City has a hidden room that's commonly referred to as the "Redstone Room." It can be found underneath the wooden bridge next to the giant structure in the center.
You'll see two stairs leading to a wall when you're underneath the bridge. If you want, you can always destroy the two walls blocking your path or set off the Redstone by going to the left door and eating or making noise.
As soon as you're inside, there'll be key rooms. The first one to your right is meant to show players how Redstone can move through solid blocks and non-solid blocks.
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If you go to your left and make a right, you'll see two more Redstone set-ups. The first one will be a lectern, and if you place a book and quill on the stand, it'll power up the light. Showing that the lectern can serve as a Redstone power source.
Behind the lectern is another Redstone source. With a target block, piston, Redstone block, and Redstone lamp. This is meant to showcase how target blocks can be used as a power source because the piston will hit the lamp and power it up whenever you shoot the target.
The last room across will be across from the room previously mentioned. You'll see a Redstone set-up showing how the doors opened when you enter it.
Ancient City Mob
The only mob that currently spawns in the Ancient City is the Warden. The Warden will spawn in whenever it's summoned by setting off a series of Sculk Shriekers.
Ancient City Blocks
Below you'll find all the blocks located in the Ancient City:
- Block of Redstone
- Blue Carpet
- Blue Ice
- Blue Wool
- Campfire
- Candle
- Chiseled Deepslate
- Cobbled Deepslate
- Cobbled Deepslate Slab
- Cobbled Deepslate Stairs
- Cobbled Deepslate Wall
- Cracked Deepslate Bricks
- Cracked Deepslate Tiles
- Cyan Carpet
- Cyan Wool
- Dark Oak Fence
- Dark Oak Log
- Dark Oak Planks
- Deepslate
- Deepslate Brick Slab
- Deepslate Brick Stairs
- Deepslate Brick Wall
- Deepslate Bricks
- Deepslate Tile Slab
- Deepslate Tile Stairs
- Deepslate Tile Wall
- Deepslate Tiles
- Dirt
- Furnace
- Glass
- Glass Pane
- Grass Block
- Gray Carpet
- Gray Wool
- Ice
- Iron Trapdoor
- Ladder
- Lectern
- Lever
- Light Blue Carpet
- Light Blue Wool
- Note Block
- Packed Ice
- Piston Head
- Polished Basalt
- Polished Deepslate
- Polished Deepslate Slab
- Polished Deepslate Stairs
- Polished Deepslate Wall
- Redstone Comparator
- Redstone Dust
- Redstone Lamp
- Redstone Repeater
- Redstone Torch
- Redstone Wall Torch
- Reinforced Deepslate
- Sculk Sensor
- Skeleton Skull
- Smooth Basalt
- Snow
- Soul Fire
- Soul Lantern
- Soul Sand
- Sticky Piston
- Stone Pressure Plate
- Target
- Torch
- Water
- White Candle
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Ancient City Loot
Listed below are all the loot you can find and the odds of you finding it in the Ancient City for the Java version:
- Amethyst Shard: 1-15 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Backed Potato:1-10 (54.9% chance of dropping)
- Bone: 1-15 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Book: 3-10 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Bottle o' Enchanting: 1-3 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Candle: 1-4 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Coal: 6-15 (46.5% chance of dropping)
- Compass: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Damaged Enchanted Diamond Hoe: 1(16.1% chance of dropping)
- Diamond Horse Armor: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Disc Fragment: 1-3 (29.8% chance of dropping)
- Echo Shard: 1-3 (29.8% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Book: 1 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Book: 1 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Diamond Leggings: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Golden Apple: 1-2 (8.4% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Iron Leggings: 1 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Glow Berries: 1-15 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Golden Carrot:1-10 (54.9% chance of dropping)
- Lead: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Music Disc (13): 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Music Disc (Otherside): 1 (8.4% chance of dropping)
- Music Disc (cat): 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Name Tag:1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Packed Ice: 2-6 (80.5% chance of dropping)
- Potion of Regeneration 1-3 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Saddle: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Sculk Catalyst: 1-2 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Sculk Sensor: 1-3 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Sculk: 4-10 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Snowball: 2-6 (97.0% chance of dropping)
- Soul Torch: 1-15 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Suspicious Stew: 2-6 (54.9% chance of dropping)
Listed below are all the loot you can find and the odds of you finding it in the Ancient City for the Bedrock version:
- Amethyst Shard: 1-15 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Backed Potato:1-10 (54.9% chance of dropping)
- Bone: 1-15 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Book: 3-10 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Bottle o' Enchanting: 1-3 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Candle: 1-4 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Coal: 6-15 (46.5% chance of dropping)
- Compass: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Damaged Enchanted Diamond Hoe: 1(16.1% chance of dropping)
- Diamond Horse Armor: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Disc Fragment: 1-3 (29.8% chance of dropping)
- Echo Shard: 1-3 (29.8% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Book: 1 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Book: 1 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Diamond Leggings: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Golden Apple: 1-2 (8.4% chance of dropping)
- Enchanted Iron Leggings: 1 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Glow Berries: 1-15 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Golden Carrot:1-10 (54.9% chance of dropping)
- Lead: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Music Disc (13): 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Music Disc (Otherside): 1 (8.4% chance of dropping)
- Music Disc (cat): 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Name Tag:1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Packed Ice: 2-6 (80.5% chance of dropping)
- Potion of Regeneration 1-3 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Saddle: 1 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Sculk Catalyst: 1-2 (16.1% chance of dropping)
- Sculk Sensor: 1-3 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Sculk: 4-10 (23.2% chance of dropping)
- Snowball: 2-6 (97.0% chance of dropping)
- Soul Torch: 1-15 (35.9% chance of dropping)
- Suspicious Stew: 2-6 (54.9% chance of dropping)
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