Minecraft biomes are vast, varied, and full of things you definitely need. Each Minecraft world is randomly generated so there are no guarantees as to where you will find it. However, there may be clues if your attention is paid enough.
It's worth exploring above ground to locate the Minecraft biomes close to your spawn location. Each one has different resources that you might need in your quest to beat the Ender dragon or build the best Minecraft house possible. Each biome also houses different creatures, NPCs, and potential loot too. This means that while not all of them are necessary for your progress, they might be a little easier to find.
It can be hard to remember the Minecraft biomes you have and what they include. We all have a limited memory of random items in games. We decided to compile them into one handy-dandy piece for you to peruse at leisure and find all the information you need.
Minecraft Biomes
These are the primary biomes of Minecraft:
Plains Swamp
Forest
Dark Forest
Jungle
Taiga
Snowy Tundra
Desert
Badlands
Savanna
Mushroom Fields
Mountains
Caves
Ocean
Plains
Plains are the most basic of the biomes, and likely the one you'll see the most. These plains offer large areas with grass and dirt to build on or dig into, as well numerous farm animals and villages. There is also a subtype called sunflower plains that is - quite shockingly - full sunflowers.
Swamp
Swamps are a bit like plains, but tend to have a few more trees and both the grass and water will be slightly off-colour. You can easily find clay here thanks to all the shallow water, and you can also find both slimes and witch huts in swamps. This is also a great place for a Minecraft slime farm.
Forest
Forest biomes are rich in trees. While you can find animals within them they're mostly good for farming wood - you know, because of all of the trees. Oak trees are common in forests, but there are also birch trees. There is no real difference except for the colour of the blocks that are made.
There is also a 'flower forest' variant, which is basically the same but with a lot of pretty flowers, and you're more likely to find Minecraft bees.
Dark Forest
Dark forests are filled with massive trees and often huge mushrooms. This biome is more dangerous than normal forests because it lacks light. Hostile Minecraft mobs can spawn in this biome. However, this biome can also produce a woodland mansion.
Jungle
Jungles are filled with tall, vine-covered trees. These jungles can be a great spot to find rare resources. This biome is also home to ocelots and cocoa pods. Occasionally you can also find jungle temples here too, which are fun little dungeons full of stone and loot.
Taiga
The taiga features yet more trees, but this time it's the noble spruce tree. This biome is incredibly hilly, and you can often find wolves and foxes wandering around. You can also find sugarcane here. Minecraft java Another variant of the Taiga is covered in snow. It doesn't contain sugar cane, but it does have frozen waters. The 'Great Tree Taiga is another variation of the taiga that has mushrooms and thicker plants.
Snowy Tundra
The snowy tundras are covered with ice blocks and snow. These areas have a similar underlying structure to plains, but they are much more colder. Instead of rain, snowy tundras have snow falling, and you'll often find a spattering of spruce trees and roaming wolves. A variant of this Minecraft biome, the 'Ice Spikes Plains,' is made up of spikes of packed-ice. A great place for hosting your Minecraft Christmas.
You may be surprised to learn that deserts contain sand and sandstone. You can also find desert temples and wells. Although it's not the most exciting part of the game, you can still make glass from sand if you want to build a Minecraft building with windows.
Badlands
The badlands look very much like deserts, except they are red. Their colouring is due to the mixture of clay and red-sand blocks, which dominate their makeup. There is often no life other than the odd cactus. Sometimes you can find mineshafts below the surface in badlands. These have rails along with a few useful items.
Savanna
Savannas can often be found adjacent to either deserts or badlands, and is a sort of halfway point between the more vibrant plains and the wastelands. You can also find villages and horses, as well as llamas. It doesn't rain here, which is a nice thing.
Mushroom Fields
Mushroom fields can be described as strange islands located far from the main earthmass. They are covered in a variety of dirt called mycelium. There are giant mushrooms found here. A mob called a "mooshroom" is also there. This cow is made of mushrooms and should be protected/destroy as it is adorable/deeply haunting.
Mountains
Mountains are home to huge stone hills, which often hide hidden caves. These can lead to some of most spectacular sights in the game. Here you will find waterfalls, lava fall, large cliffs, and deep valleys. This biome is a great place to visit to get early-game access for ore. The caves that spawn there are often easily visible from a distance.
Caves
Caves are often labyrinthine areas you can find underground that are filled with different ore types, loads of enemies, and a variety of other materials.
They come in many different versions, with Minecraft The Wild updating introducing new ones such as the 'deep dark,' which is home to Warden boss and the 'dripstone caves, which are large enough that they can contain rivers. You can also find 'lush caves' which are filled with plantlife. Caves are another great place to find amethyst.
Ocean
Surprising absolutely no one, the ocean is a big old mass of water. It's genuinely huge, and is full of aquatic animals which vary depending on how deep you are and also how warm or cold it is. The deep ocean is a variant that goes much deeper, but can also have abandoned mineshafts, ocean monuments, and other opportunities for exploration provided you can hold your breath for long enough.
We recommend that you make some potions to aid in this process. Also, while you're there, keep an ear out for the famous Minecraft trident.
Minecraft biome finder
You are looking for a particular biome to use in your Minecraft seed? To locate the nearest Minecraft Java edition biome, you can use Minecraft's biome finder command. Simply type /locatebiome into the chat window, and you'll be given the biome's coordinates, which you can use to teleport yourself there (or walk, of course).
If you search for a biome that is not present in your current dimension, or can't be found nearby, the game tells you it "could not find [biome] in reasonable distance."
This is all there is to know about Minecraft Biomes. New biomes and biome variants tend to get added alongside major updates, so we'll keep adding to this guide as we hear more information about upcoming features. Check out these Minecraft skins for the best Minecraft tips so you can look your best regardless of where you are.
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