Mesa in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Mesa biome (also referred to as the 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 Mesa biome in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

The Mesa biome is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (0.9.0)
Xbox 360	Yes (TU31)
Xbox One	Yes (CU19)
PS3	Yes (1.22)
PS4	Yes (1.22)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 3)
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* 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 Mesa is a biome in the Overworld. It is very rare to find and is made up of red sand, and various colors of terracotta. It also has many rivers flowing through the valleys of red sand. Gold ore is found more commonly in the Mesa biome than any other biome. So if you are looking for gold, this is a great biome to explore.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Mesa biome.

Weather

The weather in the Mesa 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 Mesa biome (oak trees can be found in the nearby Mesa Plateau).

Vegetation

The vegetation found in the Mesa biome consists of dead bush and cactus which are the only plants that can survive in this dry environment:

Item	Description
	Dead Bush
	Cactus

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as red sand, terracotta, yellow terracotta, red terracotta, orange terracotta, white terracotta, and light gray terracotta:

Item	Description
	Red Sand
	Terracotta
	Yellow Terracotta
	Red Terracotta
	Orange Terracotta
	White Terracotta
	Light Gray Terracotta

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Mesa 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

In the Mesa biome, there is very little wildlife with only squids found swimming in the rivers:

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Mesa biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:

Biome ID for Mesa

Mesa Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Mesa biome: