Soul Sand Valley in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Soul Sand Valley 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 Soul Sand Valley which is a new biome that is found in the Nether dimension in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

The Soul Sand Valley 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 Soul Sand Valley is a new biome that is found in the Nether dimension and will be introduced in the Nether Update. It is known for its blue skies and brown landscape.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Soul Sand Valley biome.

Weather

Since the Soul Sand Valley is in the Nether dimension, there is no weather.

Tree-like Structures

There are no trees or tree-like structures in the Soul Sand Valley.

Vegetation

The Soul Sand Valley biome has a unique set of vegetation such as crimson roots:

Item	Description
	Crimson Roots

Blocks

In the Soul Sand Valley biome, you will find unique blocks such as soul sand, soul soil, netherrack, and bone blocks:

Item	Description
	Soul Sand
	Soul Soil
	Netherrack
	Bone Block
	Nether Quartz Ore

Mobs

In the Soul Sand Valley, you can also find the usual mobs common to the Nether such as ghasts:

Nether Fossil

In the Soul Sand Valley biome, you can find Nether Fossils. A Nether Fossil is a structure that spawns naturally in the game. It looks like the remains of a skeleton and is made out of bone blocks. There are 14 different types of Nether Fossil.

Here is one of the Nether Fossils that you might find in Minecraft:

This Nether Fossil is a large ribcage that is made out of 21 bone blocks (see all 14 types of Nether Fossils).

Biome ID for Soul Sand Valley