Basalt Deltas in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Basalt Deltas biome with screenshots.

In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let's explore the Basalt Deltas which is a new biome that is found in the Nether dimension in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

The Basalt Deltas biome is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.16)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (1.16.0)
Xbox 360	No
Xbox One	Yes (1.16.0)
PS3	No
PS4	Yes (1.16.0)
Wii U	No
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.16.0)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (1.16.0)
Education Edition	Yes (1.17.30)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

In Minecraft, the Basalt Deltas is a new biome that is found in the Nether dimension and will be introduced in the Nether Update. It is known for its dark skies and large spikes made out of basalt. This is a biome where you can find blackstone in the landscape.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Basalt Deltas biome.

Weather

Since the Basalt Deltas is in the Nether dimension, there is no weather.

Trees

There are no trees in the Basalt Deltas biome.

Vegetation

The Basalt Deltas biome has no vegetation.

Blocks

In the Basalt Deltas biome, you will find unique blocks such as blackstone, basalt and magma blocks:

Item	Description
	Blackstone
	Basalt
	Magma Block

Mobs

In the Basalt Deltas, you can find the usual mobs common to the Nether such as magma cubes and ghasts:

Biome ID for Basalt Deltas