Eroded Badlands in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Eroded Badlands 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 Eroded Badlands biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Eroded Badlands is a biome in the Overworld. It is very rare to find and is known for its large, colorful spikes towering in the sky. Each layer of the spikes is made from a different color of terracotta. Between the spikes, you can find lots of red sand, dead bushes, and cacti.
Let's explore the characteristics of the Eroded Badlands biome.
Weather
The weather in the Eroded Badlands biome is very dry with little precipitation. It is very similar to a desert biome, but it is made up of beautiful red, orange, and yellow colors.
Trees
There are no trees in the Eroded Badlands biome.
Vegetation
The vegetation found in the Eroded Badlands biome consists of dead bush and cactus which are the only plants that can survive in this dry environment:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Dead Bush |
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Cactus |
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as red sand, terracotta, yellow terracotta, red terracotta, orange terracotta, white terracotta, light gray terracotta, and brown terracotta:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Red Sand |
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Terracotta |
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Yellow Terracotta |
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Red Terracotta |
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Orange Terracotta |
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White Terracotta |
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Light Gray Terracotta |
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Brown Terracotta |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Eroded Badlands biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:
Mobs
Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night
You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Eroded Badlands biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:
Biome ID for Eroded Badlands
- Java
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Eroded Badlands biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
| Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:eroded_ |
Overworld |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.16 - 1.20.3 |
See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.
Eroded Badlands Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in an Eroded Badlands biome:
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