ANCIENT CITY: Everything To Know - Secret Portals, How To Find, & More!

[@bonkbonkbonkbonkbonk]

given how elaborate the ancient cities are, i really really hope they go above and beyond again for design if they ever redo nether fortresses and strongholds

[@sleepless.sprout]

such a comfort channel for me, i always come back to the survival series when i'm struggling and your videos are number one priority in my notif box!! thank you for your humor, positivity, and consistency 💕 love the high quality content and personality!! keep it up 😊

[@wattlesplays]

i appreciate this 🤝

[@Crypticalz14]

@@wattlesplays ay wattles do u think they spotted the secret 🤫 bed hehehe I did

[@OnelastgoTV]

When you're struggling you turn to a minecraft youtuber? - nevermind, they/them pronouns... it makes sense now

[@sleepless.sprout]

@@OnelastgoTV who would make such a judgmental comment on something positive from 2 years ago? oh, transphobe, makes sense. hopefully that hate in your heart heals one day!

[@OnelastgoTV]

@@sleepless.sprout I yes, the classic "you're a transphobe if you don't agree with attention seekers"

[@onyxpeacock6799]

I hope they add a new dimension, like if anyone has seen the extra end biomes mod where the trees of different biomes, the plants, creatures, and water are all different and glow that'd be so cool

[@Victoria_Huot]

The huge obsidian spikes biomes from all the mods 8. That shit be crazy

[@jodavidclayton]

If they did it would probably be a soul dimension

[@Victoria_Huot]

@@jodavidclayton yeah maybe that would fit

[@overbeb]

Maybe an End dimension update somewhat like the Nether update.

[@Viper76PL]

Also interesting thing I just realised: Remember how we were super confused when soul lanterns came out in 1.16 and were weaker than normal ones? I think that was already a setup for the Ancient City.

[@wattlesplays]

absolutely! they tie together too well

[@NetheriteMaster_]

@@wattlesplays I think the portal in the middle of ancient city is a real portal

[@goatgang6461]

@@NetheriteMaster_ you think they’re going to add another dimension?

[@NetheriteMaster_]

@@goatgang6461 Yes

[@johnlourencecarlos9620]

Nah it's not They already said it before that ancient city didn't exist yet until 2021

[@Punmaster9001]

From what I understand, there are no plans for a new realm to visit in minecraft. So if you follow the context clues that Game Theorist did, one might conclude that the ancient city is in ruins because of the skulk taking over and the Warden killing and/or scaring the city inhabitants away. And that the big monument is in fact a portal to the realm the skulk came from, but it's so dangerous that any means to open that portal have long since been lost or destroyed to prevent anyone from going back, or more so, keeping anymore skulk from coming through. And the skulk itself is a living organism that works like a hivemind, I'll point to Stranger Things and the tentacles and Mindflayer as a loose example. It consumed most of the city and surrounding areas which is why things don't spawn there. And so when a player enters and sets off the shriekers enough times, the skulk is able to create the Warden to defend itself from harm. This is a lot tamer than some of the more popular mods like the taint from thaumcraft. I personally would love to see them implement that mysterious realm the skulk came from, actually get confirmation on the game's lore and what is and isn't happening in the narrative, and see if what Game Theorist said is true or close to the truth

[@nooneknows0915]

they have only said no new dimensions until the current are updated, not that there will never be one

[@chane8824]

I notice when you break skulk blocks that it groans, as if in pain. This would make sense if it were a hivemind organism that created wardens as a defense mechanism.

[@solismax65]

Game theory is not a credible choice lmao

[@Punmaster9001]

@@solismax65 More credit than you'll ever have

[@solismax65]

@@Punmaster9001 what does that even mean lmao. Had to use someone else because you’re not good enough. Nice choice

[@saratormenta4687]

Okay so hear me out. I don't think that portal will lead to a sculk dimension that the sculk came from or anything. I think it's the other way around: sculk was always in the overworld, that's why it's everywhere down below. The outsiders are actually an intelligent civilization (perhaps dwarvelike, based on the architecture). They found out how to make portals and reached the overworld, but appeared in the deeps. They discovered a new mineral: redstone! It seemed to do magic things, so they started investigating how it behaved and what it could be useful for. However the new world they found had a problem: sculk. The dark blue-green thing seemed funny at first, with its tentacles and sensors. However, they found out the hard way that it was not friendly, soon after the screaming started. Wjen the sculk started taking over their new-built city, the few citizens that survived had to fall back through the portal, shut it down, and hope the sculk hadn't already followed them there.

[@saratormenta4687]

@Wattles wdy think?

[@igm4326]

Sounds cool

[@lastsonoftennessee9895]

I really like this idea. The thought of some dark and creepy dimension never seemed that interesting since we already have the Nether, but this opens up new possibilities.

[@uwumiwaofficial]

i actually like this idea lol

[@JasperPino]

I think it Will probably lead to a small pocket dimension to fight a new boss

[@sharonrodgers2029]

I hope it's the whole ass dark dimension maybe a restart dimension that actually possible to explore like the nether or maybe even live in

[@goatgang6461]

@@sharonrodgers2029 the devs have confirmed there won’t be any new dimensions

[@Kevin-ju1kb]

@@goatgang6461 that sux

[@tzf04.]

@@Kevin-ju1kb devs said there wont be any new dimensions until all the old ones have been updated ** not that there will never be a new dimension im p sure :,)

[@hedgehog3362]

Going off the comment thread it could be a portal to the end dimensions since it could use an update, although it would only be a section that is available through that portal

[@Lacainam]

I'm in the process of looking for my first ancient city! What timing! What grace! As always thanks wattles. Your videos never disappoint.

[@freddierenoiz]

Same! It’s been such an adventure to look for it!

[@CrispyChicken38]

I'm really impressed with the editing when you described the different deepslate blocks.

[@Viper76PL]

Crazy you uploaded this vid today Wattles, I just finished looting my first Ancient City in my Hardcore world

[@wattlesplays]

howd it go?!

[@Viper76PL]

@@wattlesplays 8 Enchanted Apples, 7 skeleton skulls, 4 Otherside discs, 1 Five disc and a Useless compass to hang on my wall.. And a lot more I knocked it out of the park! :D Night vision does wonders ngl

[@JPmax4ever]

@@Viper76PL 😳 amazing!

[@Viper76PL]

@@JPmax4ever thanks :)

[@faeriehearthwitch6185]

I definitely think that structure in the middle is a portal. I think the villagers who once lived in the Deep Dark Ancient Cities went through the portal to another realm when the Wardens showed up. I think the Wardens were once golems that got infected by the skulk. I hope eventually we will get to light the portals and travel to an entirely new dimension with villagers and new loot, biomes, etc.! If not, that is, at least, the lore I have built for my world!!

[@WolfyTheUnfunny]

im pretty sure the warden came out of the portal like the ancient builder found another portal thingy and decided to turn it on then the warden bust out of the portal, killing everyone and infecting the place then one of the ancient builder managed to close the portal

[@JohnFiala]

I would love a guide on how to explore and get the most out of an ancient city.

[@ashleydolin4292]

My tip bring wool.

[@princesscadance197]

11:26 I always thought that was supposed to be a burial site. As to say you'd find a casket of some kind buried below it. That's the vibe it gave me.

[@Intellectual_Overlord]

4:26 is the best quote i ever heard

[@oimateusaqui]

If you wanna a good seed, I recommend 22062004, there's an ancient city under the world spawn! (At least on bedrock)

[@JPmax4ever]

Thanks! I’ll check it out after work.

[@uwumiwaofficial]

ok ty

[@CN901]

You should totally do an ancient city raid video… but on Bedrock, with the mob spawning bug!

[@crazybox9424]

What’s the mob spawning bug

[@CN901]

@@crazybox9424 on Bedrock you still get regular mobs spawning in the ancient cities, so you have to try to fight them off while still avoiding setting off the shriekers

[@crazybox9424]

@@CN901 oh that sounds annoying

[@HandSnipezz]

What if the ancient portals are just old nether portals. Those who build the portal and went through probably realized nether mobs are scared of soul fire, which would explain the absence of soul lanterns and soul sand

[@explorationandhistorywithethan]

My theory is that Steve's Ancestors built the ancient cities. Some time later, long after Abandonment, the Illagers came and investigated them, which is why some structures seem repaired with Dark Oak, and the Camps structures are what was left of tents or "camps" the Illagers stayed in. This would also be where the Illagers got the Allay.

[@ИванИванов-я9ы8н]

I just quit my world in an ancient city with lots of questions and here's the just uploaded video in my recommendations

[@jackirish9022]

In 1.20 I think Echo shards will get more uses in my opinion

[@joho5647]

I think 1.24 is going to add a 4th dimension via Echo shards.

[@sanderrandmets4571]

I think Mojang didn't add Reinforced deepslate with no reason Wattles, because why they should add a block what you can't use to build something in survival

[@jurrewvw4040]

i really hope that it is some kind of portal that kinda unlocks the way to the new biomes in the end.

[@idjer]

Hey Wattles can you talk about "Block Entities" Next Episode

[@Catalyst009]

I watched a game theory video and in that video Matt Patt proposed the idea that the centre structure WAS a portal but only for lore purposes

[@wattlesplays]

i hope not 😭

[@_Abjuranax_]

@@wattlesplays Like you said in the video, why would they make them unmovable and near indestructible if it was going to be just for lore? Especially in early versions where you could move them with Pistons. If that was the case, they wouldn't need to make them immovable in later versions.

[@crazy_hardcore_gaming]

It's obvious that it's going to be used for a future update to introduce a new dimension. The ancient dimension!!!!!

[@uwumiwaofficial]

maybe “the skulk dimension” instead of the ancient dimension

[@clellbritt3434]

I wonder if the portal and how to open/activate it is already there and no one has figured it out yet. Like maybe you need to kill the warden while it is standing inside. Or light or extinguish all the candles within the city. Maybe move the candles around or use the skulls in someway. If it doesn't open a new dimension maybe it just links all the cities together. IDK. Just some thoughts.

[@noe2521]

A new dimension and a way to ignite a new portal would be found by people going through game files probs

[@sanderrandmets4571]

Also programming is not very easy, it takes time, I tryed to code something but It's very hard I must say, so that means we should give more time to be sure that developers like kingbdogz makes something cool into next Minecraft update

[@neftalisuarez5032]

I haven’t watched Wattles in about a year (I fell off Minecraft for a while) and his voice and style of content has changed so much. I miss old Wattles but its cool to see this nee style too. Been around since about 300k so seeing the growth is so cool!

[@wattlesplays]

hi ty for stopping by 💞

[@rowanfrank8313]

DEFINITELY a portal. Let me explain. Rectangular shape, centerpiece of the city, made of almost unbreakable block. Hm.. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? Nether portal, end portal.. Also it was made out of a unique block, making it stand out, and there is loot nearby. Hmm.. HMMM.. MOJANG WE NEED CONTEXT

[@Azarilh]

The thing is that you can go in the ancient city without armour and weapons and you'd be fine as much as with netherite gear. So IMO it's a perfect place to explore immediately in a hardcore world, you'd get good loot quickly and worst case scenario you die in a hardcore world in the first couple of hours. The only "gear" i recommend is a bunch on wool blocks. So maybe farm some wool first which is easy to do in early game.

[@lucascarter6549]

I would love to see an Everything Series on Suspicious Stew!

[@AndrewTate-yn9xl]

Cool video wattles

[@wattlesplays]

thankya!

[@Indefinit3]

Ayyy wattles video!

[@wattlesplays]

ayyy

[@Indefinit3]

@@wattlesplays thx for your replies 😊

[@spaghettiinadictionary8645]

Holy cow. been trying to find one a these for days and found one as your video ended! Thank you for the good luck you gave me, ya heckin' wizard!

[@anaisrodriguez2662]

deepslate editing was awesome!!! keep it up wattles

[@wattlesplays]

thanks!!

[@LapisFeatherruby920]

Nice episode!! Quality again

[@LapisFeatherruby920]

The start is well done!

[@deadmeneatoatmeal2993]

One of the best episodes so far. Great content and Quality. 👌

[@HomeSchooledWizard]

If it turns out to not be another dimension portal, then the lore for it could be the ancient city residents corrupted the portal so it could never work or something like that to prevent skulk spread.

[@tvrkm6897]

I still don't understand the meaning of the name "warden," but doesn't that structure look like the warden's face?

[@jorikdeleeuw8242]

It was a failed attempt by the maker to spawn the Warden from the center "Frame" If you get to creative and place the "Reinforced Deepslate" in a 20 x 20 frame and place on top of it a Sculk Catalyst and one 'Sculk block' and per 5 'four' sculk sensor in each corner and 'one shrieker' or in any bigger format 'would have spawned a Warden' but the effect probably did not completely went as expected but instead looks like a sacrifical bath...

[@cab403]

to be honest with u wattles every time you come out with a new video i have to watch it i love❤ how you explain your everything to know vids its educational ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh and entertaining mmmmmmmmm yea. chefs kiss chefs kiss KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK BUD!!! oh yea its very funny when you throw pictures across the screen pls continue doing that thx see u soon!

[@wv9459]

‘Hmmm’ Your jokes rock wattles

[@optimusprime1950]

I’m excited for this one!

[@DaChiba]

It would be amazing if you could craft the reinforced Deepslate to either build bunkers or trap your friends

[@JPmax4ever]

Imagine digging straight down and falling 30ish blocks and landing half a heart only to activate 4 shriekers and spawning the warden 😳

[@Stranger-o4y]

Lol

[@hslocksmithllc4553]

WATTLES! We love your Merch and the channel! Can we see what a fully industrialized BEET ROOT FARM WITH ALLAYS DOING ALL THE COLLECTING would look like. We feel the Allay has not been seen yet to its full potential yet

[@Infusedgamez_]

Hi wattles, your like my favorite KZbinr! Can we do a collab sometime

[@JeeStudioXD]

Very nice! I want to play Minecraft but don't have a computer for it so but maybe one day I will. but what version do you like better???

[@kaifrazier5041]

The game theorists did a video on the lore saying the that skulk came through that portal from a different dimension.

[@dingomingo7214]

I last played Minecraft in 2021 and coming back today is my first time seeing ancient city .man I was shocked 😳

[@therisensun9277]

Some truly excellent editing here Wattles, you really hit it out of the ballpark!

[@PMAN6x7Naidu]

Another great video JB

[@Solid.Worlds]

Minecarts should be a vid in the Everything Series. The furnace minecart is definitely underrated!

[@sierrablack3741]

I stumbled upon one on accident last night with my husband as I was so happy I thought we explored all of the city and then found more

[@mace1234]

Wow I love the editing on this one

[@alejandrogarza1783]

Lets go!!

[@benethgamer6312]

First time have I come to a video in mere seconds

[@sophiedonnelly7518]

Can we PLEASE talk about how reinforced deepslate looks exactly like the Wither's spine?? COINCIDENCE?! Or building a statue out of your enemies?!

[@midnight-sunset]

Speaking of wither, I spawned a Wither in an Ancient City to have it fight the Warden, and it was total DESTRUCTION. So many hostile mobs died, there was experience literally everywhere, and on top of that, THE WARDEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE WITHER!!!!

[@andrewdowns3168]

Please do a guide for the Ancient City!!!

[@FC-zu6uu]

Thanks wattles this really helps

[@player0676]

I can't wait for the Devs to put a pocket dimension into the game

[@hrishi9520]

My theory (please read) Maybe that centerpice WAS a portal and is not a working portal anymore... Maybe not a new dimension because according to me there is already one scary dimension - nether. What do you think tell me in replies...

[@ThorStone214]

I hope that 1.20 is a end update

[@YaBoi_Tay]

also how do you manage to upload every day

[@eternallyotaku1289]

If the end portal goes to the end. Maybe the ancient portal goes to the beginning.

[@anafaldo4050]

Didn't they always said they would only make the new dimension once the cave update was done, and right before doing the update hired the guy who did the aether mod?

[@Faesharlyn]

You should be able to make infested wool in any color by unaliving a mob on top of it, no? Just make a wool block floor and drop an inoculation skulk block in your skulk farm? (maybe even spotted wool carpet?)

[@darewoIf]

I've mastered the ancient city already, spent about 7 hours exploring them yesterday without a death. I just want to know about the 'portal' 🤣 oh yeah, and 11:41 the portal shape and the little statue mimics the shape of the warden's head, maybe he has to screech at you through it or something?

[@SlothGahd]

Don't tell Eyecraft fans that. I commented about them making it a portal one day and had so many "MOJANG SAID THEY'D NEVER ADD ANOTHER DIMENSION" and it's just so hard to ignore that many people 🤦🏻‍♂️ I'm excited for the future of Minecraft though

[@fintanbochra]

Another certified hood classic

[@MinecraftFyler]

dryness in relation to finding an ancient city means how often it rains, not if there is water nearby (that's what I heard anyway)

[@starryagent9936]

One thing I’ve noticed is that Java Edition’s cities have way more sculk in them than the Bedrock ones. It’s actually fairy easy to raid a city on Bedrock, of the ones I’ve found. It’s much harder on Java

[@spacemancomics]

I really hope it leads to a new dimension

[@Corvo1837]

Can someone tell me how do I get full bright in 1.19? It doesn't feel good without that... 😖

[@DarkKing1516]

Wattles, i might have a suggestion for you, would you have like an idea how the newest dimension would look like if minecraft added the portal in the ancient city?

[@cedricc3451]

Can pistons move reinforced deepslate? A full ancient city guide would be rad!

[@EternalDawn]

no they cant

[@skullass101dylan.g.w.foste6]

The ancient city portal is definitely a portal an the smaller ones are Tribute to the big portal that teleport to an new Dimension if I had to say ancient civilization dimension where there probably will be villagers that are way more advanced than the ones we see with really awesome loot an if i had to guess the portal colour would probably be around the blueish teal with different effects then the end portal and nether portal is my guess 😝😁

[@Crypticalz14]

Enchanted apples aren’t rare anymore tbh they should probably add a new apple idk what it’ll be but hopefully it’s actually rare and overpowered, what do u think wattles.?

[@CountryRoses]

Because of everyone saying that is a portal in the middle of the city made specifically of the reinforced deepslate so nobody destroys it so it's there for when it's activated.I made a ladder for easy access to mine and map markered it ..I used a creative copy and dug down to floor level in a safe place to check no lava ect was there so my ladders in a groove down the ancient city's wall when I reach it..and well lit up as I set lights in the wall as I went down too .

[@Friskipoo]

"Hi it's me, Strange Noises"

[@MrEScience]

I almost never look up stuff for games, Im a casual who likes to just play and see where games take me. I only ever play on survival and started a new seed to see what was up with this caves update. I found a village a little over a thousand blocks from spawn and began digging my first mine. I busted into one of these cities and on my way digging out after an almost-death fall into a pit I happened upon the stronghold and found the end portal. I have killed a couple wardens with my bow and when I found the rectangular portal looking thing I caved and looked up a video about how to navigate these cities. My stronghold and ancient city are almost on top of each other. Is that rare, or does every stronghold/end portal have an ancient city underneath?

[@MrEScience]

​@Mapper Gaming I did! Pretty cool stuff. Makes me want to start using redstone!

[@joho5647]

I think its very likely that the portal in the ancient cities does indeed lead to a new dimension, think about it, the recovery compass might be used for this dimension since its basically useless for the overworld, nether and end since its most likely that in this 4th dimension you are going to die quite a few times "Unless your on hardcore". Now this new dimension wont be coming anytime soon, it will most likely be added in either 1.23 or 1.24 "The Echo Dimension" Update, so a few updates to the overworld and of course an end update afterwards it will be most likely that the portal in the ancient cities will be activate and will take us to a new dimension know as "The Echo" in possibly 1.24 or 1.23, most likely 1.24 since the number 4, Now? what would the theorized Echo Dimension look like? Well that's up to concept art, and ideas anyways whats your opinion on this comment?.

[@Talkus_Productions]

Are recovery compasses in bedrock?

[@DarkKing1516]

yes they are

[@matthewparker9276]

I went looking for an ancient city the other day. I ended up getting distracted catching some tadpoles instead.

[@umairidrees6776]

I would love it if you do a guide season 4

[@cMOXIExoxo]

how do u get reinforced deepslate

[@mclovinit8639]

If this is a portal I still have a few years before I start to get excited. It looks like a portal so I assume it is. As for coding a new world it may take a while. They have been working on caves and cliffs for over a year now and still cannot get fireflies right? Lol This is the Best Game Ever and I will happily speculate what things are but do not spend too much time dwelling. 1 I have No Clue and 2 it will likely take years to implement.

[@matcoolguy6681]

Isn't it strange, given the fact that obsidian (wich cannot be native to the nether) and sculk (given the color of the end portal frames and also isn't native to the end) is used to make portals to their respective locations.

[@swiatek-]

I think that ancient cities may be a replacement for strongholds if 1.20 will be an end update

[@nooneknows0915]

the end portals from the stronghold do look like they would mesh well with skulk stuff

[@katiewells1738]

God. Minecraft has gotten so much more complex nowadays. I love it tho. But damn…I have a lot to catch up on. Haven’t genuinely played since 2014.

[@burdurlo]

that portal is where all the humans went. Warden be guarding it

[@deadx3121]

We shall see.

[@bradleyfirby648]

Currently taking on the ancient city in my survival world myself! A guide could be useful... or wattles can ask me for tips once I've finished it ;)

[@jodavidclayton]

Could the Ancient City be a Titan Warden that died with the Titan Wither and the Ancient Builders use the bones to make the Ancient City we know today🤔

[@prestonplayzminecraft8116]

Hello

[@panxogaming1782]

Wanted to do a comparison with the ender portal, but they just didn't link together. Anyway, the ancient city portal looks a lot like the warden's head. So maybe there's a hint of what the portal is gonna be about. And yes, just a random quick thought. Haven't been around for too long after the pillager update. Just picking the game up again.

[@supmichael]

My friends really wanna go to one and Im very against the idea but now here I am doing research about these things lmao

[@mobster3232]

the portel is a statue of the warden

[@mbeaston7965]

I think it would be cool if the portal leads to whatever or whoever lived there. Like maybe they were at war with the warden or the pillagers and fled to another dimension and someday maybe ther will be a way for us to open that portal and explore that dimension. 🤔

[@Englishgoat7]

Haha 17th comment wattles is the best

[@marccloutier3501]

I think that minecraft often introduce stuff early that doesn't have use for until later update. so im pretty sure that the ancient city introduce this portal now. but might release update such as an end update or a biome enhance update and when all 3 dimensions feel complete, they will introduce a 4th dimension such as the ether or else and you have to dig deep into your world to find the portal to it ! then the warden drop could be change to something like 1 warden bone that could be crafted with deepslate to make reinforced deepslate and made custom portal on the other side. but imagine the challenge to kill 8 wardens to craft 1 reinforced deepslate but then need to craft a bigger 5x7 portal with reinforced deepslate

[@suki-artsanimations807]

I think its a new dimension they want to make soon probably for 1.19 itself, but seemed to be abit too much at the moment as they had to delay many things from 1.18 to 1.19 itself as well like the warden. The warden was planned to be in 1.18 but failed to make it.