Savanna in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Savanna 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 Savanna biome in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

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

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
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 Savanna is a biome in the Overworld. It has greenish-brown grass and is scattered with acacia trees. It has lots of ponds and wildlife.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Savanna biome.

Weather

The weather in the Savanna biome has no precipitation.

Trees

In the Savanna biome, you will find acacia trees:

Vegetation

The vegetation found in the Savanna biome consists of dandelions and poppies:

Item	Description
	Dandelion
	Poppy

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as grass blocks but the grass will appear greenish-brown:

Item	Description
	Grass Block

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Savanna 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 Savanna biome, there is lots of wildlife such as llamas, chickens, cows, pigs and sheep:

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

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

Savanna Villages

Now in the Savanna biome, you can find a rare Savanna village like the one below:

Inside this village, you will find a group of small buildings with gardens of vegetables. Villagers naturally spawn inside of these villagers and grow gardens of potatoes, carrots, and wheat. When you are running low on food, you can harvest their vegetables for yourself. You can also trade with villagers to get rare items.

Biome ID for Savanna

Savanna Seeds

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