How do you find a ancient city in Minecraft?

Generates in the deep dark biome, with its floor at Y=-51, often under mountains and other low-erosion areas Dig down from a mountain or find a deep cave that reaches deepslate levels /locate structure minecraft:ancient_city with cheats on

What loot is in a ancient city?

Chests with items found nowhere else, such as disc fragments, armor trims and echo shards (craft the recovery compass); A chest with a golden apple in the city center.

Ancient City

Overworld (deep dark)

The deep dark biome with sculk in Minecraft — Deep dark biome. Gameplay screenshot by Dabmasterars via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.

How to find it

Generates in the deep dark biome, with its floor at Y=-51, often under mountains and other low-erosion areas
Dig down from a mountain or find a deep cave that reaches deepslate levels
/locate structure minecraft:ancient_city with cheats on

Loot

Chests with items found nowhere else, such as disc fragments, armor trims and echo shards (craft the recovery compass)
A chest with a golden apple in the city center

Dangers

Sculk sensors hear you walk, place and break blocks - sculk shriekers summon the Warden
The Warden: 500 HP, sonic boom attack that goes through walls and armor. You are not meant to fight it

Tips

Bring stacks of wool: it dampens vibrations so sensors do not hear you.
If the Warden spawns: leave the way you came, quietly. Source: minecraft.wiki Ancient City.

Related: Abandoned Camp

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