Badlands Biome
Badlands (previously called Mesa Biome prior to update 1.13) is a rare biome of extreme terrain elevations, consisting mainly of red sand, and terracotta in six color variations.
Environment[edit | edit source]
This biome is similar to a desert, but with a few variations. For example, instead of yellow sand and sandstone, it has red sand and terracotta. The vegetation is made up of dead bushes and cacti in the low-lying areas, and oak trees in two of the biome's variations. The badlands are also one of the only places where coarse dirt can be found. The topography can range anywhere from flat, to canyons, to tall spires of terracotta. The badlands contain no passive mobs, which makes itself a unique biome in Minecraft.
Due to its hot and dry climate, it normally spawns near desert, savanna and warm ocean biomes, but there are rare occasions where snowy biomes can generate in the edges of the Mesa biome.
As of update 1.10, Mineshafts generate commonly on the surface in this biome. They are made out of dark oak wood planks instead of normal oak wood planks, and gold ore can now be found at surface level (Y:64), with the same abundance as iron ore. It looks like a canyon.
Variations[edit | edit source]
The badlands biome currently has 5 different variations: the badlands plateau, the eroded badlands, the modified badlands plateau, the wooded badlands plateau and the modified wooded badlands plateau.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This biome was added to Minecraft in update 1.7.
- Gold ore generates at any level in this biome.
- The Mesa was one of 3 biomes in the MINECON Earth 2019 biome vote.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The outstanding view of a badlands biome.
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