Windswept Savanna in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Windswept Savanna biome (formerly called the Shattered Savanna) 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 Windswept Savanna biome in Minecraft.

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Supported Platforms

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

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
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 Windswept Savanna is a biome in the Overworld. It is a cliff-like area that has coarse dirt, stone and acacia trees at the highest peaks. On some of the lower peaks, you can find small patches of grass and acacia trees growing. It is also common to find small floating islands above the cliffs. This is a very rare biome to find.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Windswept Savanna biome.

Weather

The weather in the Windswept Savanna biome has no precipitation.

Trees

In the Windswept Savanna biome, you will find acacia trees:

Vegetation

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

Item	Description
	Dandelion
	Poppy

Blocks

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

Item	Description
	Coarse Dirt
	Stone
	Grass Block

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Windswept 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 Windswept Savanna biome, there is lots of wildlife such as 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 Windswept Savanna biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:

Biome ID for Windswept Savanna

Windswept Savanna Seeds

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