Minecraft biomes are vast, varied, and full of things you definitely need. Although Minecraft worlds are randomly generated, there is no guarantee that you will find the Minecraft biome you want. However there may be clues that you can follow if enough people pay attention.

It is worth exploring the sky above ground to find the Minecraft biomes near your spawn point. 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 contains different creatures, NPCs, as well as potential loot. It's possible to find them all, but it may not be necessary for your progress.

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 have compiled all of them into one handy-dandy guide for you to peruse whenever you like and learn whatever else you need.

Minecraft Biomes

These are all the Minecraft primary biomes:

Plains Swamp


Forest


Dark Forest


Jungle


Taiga


Snowy Tundra


Desert


Badlands


Savanna


Mushroom Fields


Mountains


Caves


Ocean

Plains

Plains are probably the most basic biome, and you'll be seeing them the most. These plains offer large areas with grass and dirt to build on or dig into, as well numerous farm animals and villages. Another type of plain is the sunflower plains. These plains are surprisingly full of 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. Because of the shallow water, you can easily find clay in swamps. You can also find slimes or witch huts in swamps. This is also a great place for a Minecraft slime farm.

Forest

Forest biomes are filled with trees. While you can find animals within them they're mostly good for farming wood - you know, because of all of the trees. Most forests contain oak trees, but you can find variants with birch trees instead. There is no difference in the actual blocks made.

There's also a flower forest' variant that is almost identical, but with a lot more pretty flowers. You're more likely than not to find Minecraft honeyes.

Dark Forest

Dark forests are home to massive trees and large mushrooms. The main difference between these forests and normal forests is the danger of this biome, as hostile Minecraft mobs could spawn due lack of light. This biome can also spawn a woodland mansion, but it's rare.

Jungle

Jungles are home to huge, towering trees that are covered in vines. They can be a great place for finding unique resources. This biome is home to ocelots as well as cocoa pods. Occasionally you can also find jungle temples here too, which are fun little dungeons full of stone and loot.

Taiga

The noble spruce, another tree, is featured in the taiga. This biome is extremely hilly and you will often see wolves and foxes roaming about. Sugar cane can also be found here. You can also find a snow-covered version. This taiga doesn't have sugarcane for your Minecraft farm, but it does have freeze water. https://mycms.org/ The 'Great Tree Taiga' is another variant of the taiga, which includes mushrooms and thicker trees.

Snowy Tundra

The snowy tundras are covered with ice blocks and snow. These areas are often similar to plains in terms of underlying structure, but everything is a lot colder. Snowy tundras are covered with snow, which is a substitute for rain. You'll also find scattered spruce trees, roaming wolves, and snowy tundras that have snow falling. 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.

It may surprise you to discover that deserts are filled with sandstone. Along with things like cacti, you can occasionally find desert wells and desert temples. It's not the most interesting area in the game but glass can be created from sand.

Badlands

The badlands look a lot like deserts but are red. Their colour comes from the red sand blocks and clay that make up their makeup. They are often devoid any life, aside from the occasional cactus. You can occasionally find mineshafts under the surface of badlands, which have rails lying around along with a few other worthwhile items.

Savanna

Savannas are often found near deserts or badlands. They act as a kind of middle ground between the more vibrant plains, and the less-vibrant wastelands. You can also find villages and horses, as well as llamas. It also doesn't rain, which is great.

Mushroom Fields

Mushroom fields are strange islands usually away from the main landmass of any given world, that are covered in a variant of dirt called mycelium. You can find giant mushrooms here, along with a mob called a mooshroom, which is a cow made of mushrooms that you should protect/destroy at all costs because it is cute/deeply haunting.

Mountains

Mountains can have huge stone hills that conceal hidden caves, and can lead you to some of the most stunning sights in the games. Waterfalls, lava falls, huge cliffs, and deep valleys are all fairly commonplace here. This biome is great for early-game ore access. The caves that spawn here can often be seen from afar.

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 a few different variants, with the Minecraft The Wild update introducing new ones like the 'deep dark', which is home to the Warden boss, and 'dripstone caves' that are so large they can have rivers in them. You can also find a variety of 'lush' caves that are filled with plantlife. Caves are also a great place to find amethyst.

Ocean

The ocean is an enormous mass of water. It's not surprising at all. It's huge and filled with aquatic animals. They vary according to how deep you are, how warm or cold it gets. Deep ocean is a deeper variant, but can also contain abandoned mineshafts, ocean monuments and other opportunities for exploration if you hold your breath long enough.

We recommend making potions to aid with that. While you're there, be sure to keep an eye out also for the Minecraft trident!

You can find your Minecraft biome here

Are you trying to find a particular biome for your Minecraft seed project? In Minecraft Java edition, you can use the Minecraft biome finder command to locate the nearest instance of each biome. Enter /locatebiome and you will be able to teleport yourself (or walk) to the nearest biome.

If you search for a biome in a dimension that isn't in your current dimension or cannot be found nearby, the game will tell you that it "couldn't find [biome] within reasonable distance."

That's everything you need 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. For Minecraft tips, make sure you check out the best Minecraft skins so you can dress your best no matter the location.