Badlands

A badlands biome.

The badlands, formerly and commonly referred to as the mesa biome, are arid-land biomes, featuring mounds of terracotta bands, coming in various colors. There are three different variants of the badlands biome.

Description

Badlands biomes feature large mounds of terracotta bands, in layers of various colors; specifically, red, orange, yellow, white, light gray, brown, and regular terracotta may all naturally generate. At high altitudes, the topmost layer of stained terracotta is often weathered into regular terracotta, most often on plateau tops. At low altitudes, the terrain surface is weathered into a layer of red sand (or red sandstone if floating), with orange terracotta under it extending to Y=63. The underwater surface is covered with a layer of orange terracotta, and in shallow water, sometimes interspersed with some white terracotta; in deep water, sometimes interspersed with some gravel.

Badlands biomes can usually be found bordering deserts, and they usually do not border oceans, but they can also generate by the ocean in areas with mountain peaks. Badlands biomes can also border savannas, savanna plateaus, forests, plains, and jungles. Normal badlands and eroded badlands often appear on the two banks of a river.

Cactus and dead bushes generate frequently across the landscape, similarly to deserts, but dead bushes are more common than in deserts, and cactus are rarer. Sugar canes may generate along water.

Mineshafts generate at much higher elevations in these biomes, often exposed to fresh air. Their supporting planks and fences are made of dark oak rather than oak. Additionally, extra gold ore generates up to elevation Y=255 (rather than the normal Y=32), and at much higher rates than the rest of the world, making badlands tunnels excellent sources of gold.

While all badlands biomes are rich in unique building materials and gold ore, armadillos are the only passive mobs that can spawn in it. Furthermore, trees and grass are uncommon because they appear only atop wooded badlands. So, food cultivation can be difficult.

Badlands biomes never rain, meaning lightning strikes are impossible. The exceptions are the rivers that cut through the badlands, where it can still rain and cast lightning.

Terracotta band generation

The colors of specific terracotta layers in these biomes are almost the same throughout all badlands biomes for any particular world. Each world seed generates 192 layers of terracotta for each Y-coordinate to pick from. At each horizontal coordinate, each layer may shift up and down by at most ±7 blocks based on a noise.

Variants

There are three badlands biome variants (badlands, wooded badlands and eroded badlands), with three removed variants (badlands plateau, modified badlands plateau, and modified wooded badlands plateau) in previous versions.

Badlands

Badlands

Structures	Badlands mineshaft
Blocks	Red Sand Terracotta Stained Terracotta Cactus Dead Bush Gold Ore
Climate
Temperature	2.0
Downfall	0.0
Precipitation	No
Colors
Grass color	#90814D
Foliage color	#9E814D
Water color	#3F76E4‌  #4E7F81‌
Underwater fog color	#050533‌  #4E7F81‌

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The badlands is the ordinary badlands biome.

The following mobs naturally spawn here：

In Java Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄515	4
Skeleton	100⁄515	4
Slime	100⁄515	4
Spider	100⁄515	4
Zombie	95⁄515	4
Enderman	10⁄515	1–4
Witch	5⁄515	1
Zombie Villager	5⁄515	1
Ambient category
Bat	1	8
Creature category
Armadillo	1	1–2
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6

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In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄495	1
Slime	100⁄495	1
Spider	100⁄495	1
Zombie	95⁄495	2–4
Skeleton	80⁄495	1–2
Enderman	10⁄495	1–2
Witch	5⁄495	1
Zombie Villager	5⁄495	2–4
Creature category
Armadillo	6⁄16	1–2
Glow Squid	10⁄16	2–4

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Wooded badlands

Wooded Badlands

Structures	Badlands mineshaft
Blocks	Red Sand Terracotta Stained Terracotta Cactus Dead Bush Grass Coarse Dirt Oak Log Oak Leaves Gold Ore
Climate
Temperature	2.0
Downfall	0.0
Precipitation	No
Colors
Grass color	#90814D
Foliage color	#9E814D
Water color	#3F76E4‌  #55809E‌

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The wooded badlands generates groves of trees at high altitudes, and therefore is the forest variant of the badlands. The uppermost layers of terrain is grass block and coarse dirt, with oak trees and grass growing on them. Here, the grass and oak leaves take on a dull greenish-brown color darker than that of the savanna biome, giving it a droughted appearance; additionally, all naturally generated trees are small variants. This variant is a rare source of wood in the otherwise barren badlands. The coarse dirt and grass layer on top begins generating above Y=97. This variant generates at higher humidity values compared to the default badlands, which means that it can often be found bordering jungles. Due to their high humidity values, wooded badlands are almost guaranteed to have lush caves beneath them, although dripstone caves may generate instead when they're far inland.

Unlike the other badlands biomes, wolves can spawn in the wooded badlands biome.

In Java Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄515	4
Skeleton	100⁄515	4
Slime	100⁄515	4
Spider	100⁄515	4
Zombie	95⁄515	4
Enderman	10⁄515	1–4
Witch	5⁄515	1
Zombie Villager	5⁄515	1
Ambient category
Bat	1	8
Creature category
Armadillo	6⁄8	1–2
Striped Wolf	2⁄8	4–8
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6

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Eroded badlands

Eroded Badlands

Structures	Exposed Badlands mineshaft
Blocks	Red Sand Terracotta Stained Terracotta Cactus Dead Bush Gold Ore
Climate
Temperature	2.0
Downfall	0.0
Precipitation	No
Colors
Grass color	#90814D
Foliage color	#9E814D
Water color	#3F76E4‌  #497F99‌

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The eroded badlands features unique formations of terracotta hoodoos, narrow spires that rise up from the red sand floor of the biome's drainage basins. This biome is intended to resemble the famous Bryce Canyon in Utah, USA, which features hoodoos across its landscape. Eroded badlands generate in positive weirdness.

In Java Edition, eroded badlands use the same mob spawning chances as badlands. In Bedrock Edition, the following mobs can spawn here.

In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄495	1
Slime	100⁄495	1
Spider	100⁄495	1
Zombie	95⁄495	2–4
Skeleton	80⁄495	1–2
Enderman	10⁄495	1–2
Witch	5⁄495	1
Zombie Villager	5⁄495	2–4
Creature category
Sheep	12⁄56	2–3
Chicken	10⁄56	2–4
Glow Squid	10⁄56	2–4
Pig	10⁄56	1–3
Cow	8⁄56	2–3
Armadillo	6⁄56	1–2
Ambient category
Bat	1	2

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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in the Badlands.

Filename in Minecraft	Gameplay	Soundtrack title	Soundtrack	Track preview	Weight
crescent_dunes.ogg	Desert, Badlands, and Main menu‌	"Crescent Dunes"	Minecraft: Trails & Tales (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4		2
echo_in_the_wind.ogg	Cherry Grove, Flower Forest, Lush Caves, Badlands, and Main menu‌	"Echo in the Wind"	Minecraft: Trails & Tales (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 1		1
one_more_day.ogg	The Overworld, further emphasized in Snowy Slopes, Meadow, Forest, Old Growth Taiga, Lush Caves, Desert, and Badlands	"One More Day"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 6		1
featherfall.ogg​	The Overworld, further emphasized in Flower Forest, Cherry Grove, Badlands, Lush Caves, and Main menu	"Featherfall"	Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 1		1
hal1.ogg	The Overworld	"Subwoofer Lullaby"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 3		1
hal2.ogg	The Overworld	"Living Mice"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 5		1
hal3.ogg	The Overworld	"Haggstrom"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 7		1
hal4.ogg	The Overworld	"Danny"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 21		1
nuance1.ogg	The Overworld	"Key"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 1		1
nuance2.ogg	The Overworld	"Oxygène"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 9		1
piano1.ogg	The Overworld	"Dry Hands"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 12		1
piano2.ogg	The Overworld	"Wet Hands"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 13		1
piano3.ogg	The Overworld	"Mice on Venus"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 11		1

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Badlands	badlands	biome.minecraft.badlands
Wooded Badlands	wooded_badlands	biome.minecraft.wooded_badlands
Eroded Badlands	eroded_badlands	biome.minecraft.eroded_badlands

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	mesa	37
[No displayed name]	mesa_plateau_stone	38
[No displayed name]	mesa_bryce	165

History

Java Edition
August 2, 2013					Jeb tweeted the first image of the mesa biome. He jokingly referred to them as "disco mountains". {"type": "java", "version": "August 2, 2013", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Jeb article, displayed as Jeb) tweeted the first image of the mesa biome. He jokingly referred to them as \"disco mountains\"."}
1.7.2		13w36a			Mesa biome added, along with its variants, many other biomes, and the temperature system. {"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "13w36a", "content": "Mesa biome added, along with its variants, many other biomes, and the temperature system."}
					Each 48-bit world seed generated 64 layers of terracotta that repeated every 64 blocks on the Y-axis, for use in generating terracotta layers in mesa biomes. {"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "13w36a", "content": "Each 48-bit world seed generated 64 layers of terracotta that repeated every 64 blocks on the Y-axis, for use in generating terracotta layers in mesa biomes."}
		13w37a			Slightly changed mesa biome generation to appear more layered. {"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "13w37a", "content": "Slightly changed mesa biome generation to appear more layered."}
		13w39a			Red sand now generates in mesa biomes and their variants. {"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "13w39a", "content": "(link to Red sand article, displayed as Red sand) now generates in mesa biomes and their variants."}
1.8		14w32a			Red sandstone now generates below red sand in mesa biomes and their variants. {"type": "java", "version": "1.8", "exp": "", "snap": "14w32a", "content": "(link to Red sandstone article, displayed as Red sandstone) now generates below (link to red sand article, displayed as red sand) in mesa biomes and their variants."}
1.10		16w20a			Mineshafts can now generate on the surface in mesa biomes, using dark oak planks and fences rather than oak. {"type": "java", "version": "1.10", "exp": "", "snap": "16w20a", "content": "(link to Mineshaft article, displayed as Mineshafts) can now generate on the surface in mesa biomes, using (link to dark oak planks article, displayed as dark oak planks) and (link to fence article, displayed as fences) rather than oak."}
					In mesa biomes, hardened clay no longer generates more than 15 blocks deep, if the mesa is more than 15 blocks above sea level. {"type": "java", "version": "1.10", "exp": "", "snap": "16w20a", "content": "In mesa biomes, (link to hardened clay article, displayed as hardened clay) no longer generates more than 15 blocks deep, if the mesa is more than 15 blocks above sea level."}
					The normal 2 blobs of gold ore below Y=32 in mesas now attempt to generate 20 blobs at elevations between 32 and 79. {"type": "java", "version": "1.10", "exp": "", "snap": "16w20a", "content": "The normal 2 blobs of (link to gold ore article, displayed as gold ore) below Y=32 in mesas now attempt to generate 20 blobs at elevations between 32 and 79."}
					Mesas can now generate dark oak mineshafts above ground. {"type": "java", "version": "1.10", "exp": "", "snap": "16w20a", "content": "Mesas can now generate (link to dark oak article, displayed as dark oak) (link to mineshaft article, displayed as mineshafts) above ground."}
1.13		18w16a			Renamed "Mesa Plateau F" to "Mesa Forest Plateau". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w16a", "content": "Renamed \"Mesa Plateau F\" to \"Mesa Forest Plateau\"."}
					Renamed "Mesa Plateau F M" to "Mutated Mesa Forest Plateau". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w16a", "content": "Renamed \"Mesa Plateau F M\" to \"Mutated Mesa Forest Plateau\"."}
					Renamed "Mesa Plateau M" to "Mutated Mesa Plateau". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w16a", "content": "Renamed \"Mesa Plateau M\" to \"Mutated Mesa Plateau\"."}
		18w19a			Renamed "Mesa" to "Badlands". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w19a", "content": "Renamed \"Mesa\" to \"Badlands\"."}
					Renamed "Mesa Forest Plateau" to "Wooded Badlands Plateau". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w19a", "content": "Renamed \"Mesa Forest Plateau\" to \"Wooded Badlands Plateau\"."}
					Renamed "Mesa Plateau" to "Badlands Plateau". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w19a", "content": "Renamed \"Mesa Plateau\" to \"Badlands Plateau\"."}
					Renamed "Mesa (bryce)" to "Eroded Badlands". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w19a", "content": "Renamed \"Mesa (bryce)\" to \"Eroded Badlands\"."}
					Renamed "Mutated Mesa Forest Plateau" to "Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w19a", "content": "Renamed \"Mutated Mesa Forest Plateau\" to \"Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau\"."}
					Renamed "Mutated Mesa Plateau" to "Modified Badlands Plateau". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "18w19a", "content": "Renamed \"Mutated Mesa Plateau\" to \"Modified Badlands Plateau\"."}
		pre5			Changed the ID mesa to badlands. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "pre5", "content": "Changed the ID <code>mesa</code> to <code>badlands</code>."}
					Changed the ID mesa_rock to wooded_badlands_plateau. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "pre5", "content": "Changed the ID <code>mesa_rock</code> to <code>wooded_badlands_plateau</code>."}
					Changed the ID mesa_clear_rock to badlands_plateau. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "pre5", "content": "Changed the ID <code>mesa_clear_rock</code> to <code>badlands_plateau</code>."}
					Changed the ID mutated_mesa to eroded_badlands. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "pre5", "content": "Changed the ID <code>mutated_mesa</code> to <code>eroded_badlands</code>."}
					Changed the ID mutated_mesa_rock to modified_wooded_badlands_plateau. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "pre5", "content": "Changed the ID <code>mutated_mesa_rock</code> to <code>modified_wooded_badlands_plateau</code>."}
					Changed the ID mutated_mesa_clear_rock to modified_badlands_plateau. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "pre5", "content": "Changed the ID <code>mutated_mesa_clear_rock</code> to <code>modified_badlands_plateau</code>."}
1.18		Experimental Snapshot 1			Badlands plateaus, modified badlands plateaus, modified wooded badlands plateaus, and eroded badlands no longer generate. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "Experimental Snapshot 1", "content": "Badlands plateaus, modified badlands plateaus, modified wooded badlands plateaus, and eroded badlands no longer generate."}
					World seeds now generate 192 layers of terracotta per world seed, instead of 64 layers of terracotta, for use in generating terracotta in badlands biomes. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "Experimental Snapshot 1", "content": "World seeds now generate 192 layers of terracotta per world seed, instead of 64 layers of terracotta, for use in generating terracotta in badlands biomes."}
		experimental snapshot 2			Eroded badlands generate once again. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 2", "content": "Eroded badlands generate once again."}
		experimental snapshot 3			Badlands sometimes show up in flat areas next to plateaus. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 3", "content": "Badlands sometimes show up in flat areas next to plateaus."}
					Increased the maximum Y-level for red sand to generate. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 3", "content": "Increased the maximum Y-level for red sand to generate."}
					Eroded badlands no longer create floating pillars on top of a water surface. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 3", "content": "Eroded badlands no longer create floating pillars on top of a water surface."}
		experimental snapshot 4			Badlands biomes are now larger and less likely to show up as "microbiomes." {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 4", "content": "Badlands biomes are now larger and less likely to show up as \"microbiomes.\""}
					Increased the minimum Y-level for grass and coarse dirt to generate in wooded badlands plateaus. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 4", "content": "Increased the minimum Y-level for grass and coarse dirt to generate in wooded badlands plateaus."}
		experimental snapshot 5			Badlands biomes are slightly smaller on average. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 5", "content": "Badlands biomes are slightly smaller on average."}
					Badlands can now generate on sharp peaks. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 5", "content": "Badlands can now generate on sharp peaks."}
					Water lakes no longer generate in badlands. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "experimental snapshot 5", "content": "Water (link to lake article, displayed as lakes) no longer generate in badlands."}
		21w40a			"Wooded Badlands Plateau" has been renamed to "Wooded Badlands". {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "21w40a", "content": "\"Wooded Badlands Plateau\" has been renamed to \"Wooded Badlands\"."}
					The ID wooded_badlands_plateau has been changed to wooded_badlands. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "21w40a", "content": "The ID <code>wooded_badlands_plateau</code> has been changed to <code>wooded_badlands</code>."}
					The badlands plateau, modified badlands plateau, and modified wooded badlands plateau biomes have been removed. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "21w40a", "content": "The badlands plateau, modified badlands plateau, and modified wooded badlands plateau biomes have been removed."}
		21w42a			The extra gold ore in badlands biomes now generates up to Y=255. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18", "exp": "", "snap": "21w42a", "content": "The extra (link to gold ore article, displayed as gold ore) in badlands biomes now generates up to Y=255."}
1.18.2		22w03a			Tweaked generation of eroded badlands to generate more cohesively with the rest of the surrounding badlands. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18.2", "exp": "", "snap": "22w03a", "content": "Tweaked generation of eroded badlands to generate more cohesively with the rest of the surrounding badlands."}
		22w05a			Temporarily reverted changes in the previous snapshot. {"type": "java", "version": "1.18.2", "exp": "", "snap": "22w05a", "content": "Temporarily reverted changes in the previous snapshot."}
1.19		22w13a			Eroded badlands now require weirdness to be positive to generate, rather than negative. Other requirements such as temperature/humidity are unchanged. {"type": "java", "version": "1.19", "exp": "", "snap": "22w13a", "content": "Eroded badlands now require weirdness to be positive to generate, rather than negative. Other requirements such as temperature/humidity are unchanged."}
1.20		23w17a			"Crescent Dunes", and "Echo in the Wind" can now be played in all types of badlands biomes. {"type": "java", "version": "1.20", "exp": "", "snap": "23w17a", "content": "\"Crescent Dunes\", and \"Echo in the Wind\" can now be played in all types of badlands biomes."}
1.20.5		24w03a			Armadillos now spawn in badlands and their variants. {"type": "java", "version": "1.20.5", "exp": "", "snap": "24w03a", "content": "(link to Armadillo article, displayed as Armadillos) now spawn in badlands and their variants."}
		24w10a			Striped wolves now spawn in wooded badlands. {"type": "java", "version": "1.20.5", "exp": "", "snap": "24w10a", "content": "Striped (link to Wolf article, displayed as wolves) now spawn in wooded badlands."}
		24w11a			Wolves summoned in badlands and eroded badlands using spawn eggs or commands, or by them simply spawning there due to a pack spawning along a biome boundary are now the striped variant instead of the pale variant. {"type": "java", "version": "1.20.5", "exp": "", "snap": "24w11a", "content": "Wolves summoned in badlands and eroded badlands using (link to spawn egg article, displayed as spawn eggs) or (link to commands article, displayed as commands), or by them simply spawning there due to a pack spawning along a biome boundary are now the striped variant instead of the pale variant."}
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0		build 1			Mesa biomes added, along with many other biomes. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.9.0", "exp": "", "snap": "build 1", "content": "Mesa biomes added, along with many other biomes."}
					The hoodoos in mesa bryce biomes do not generate correctly, consisting of only a few layers of stone near sea level. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.9.0", "exp": "", "snap": "build 1", "content": "The hoodoos in mesa bryce biomes do not generate correctly, consisting of only a few layers of stone near sea level."}
v0.9.5					Hoodoos now generate correctly in mesa bryce biomes. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.9.5", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Hoodoos now generate correctly in mesa bryce biomes."}
v0.10.0		build 1			Mesa biomes now have gold ore at every elevation. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.10.0", "exp": "", "snap": "build 1", "content": "Mesa biomes now have (link to gold ore article, displayed as gold ore) at every elevation."}
					Mesas can now generate mineshafts on the surface. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.10.0", "exp": "", "snap": "build 1", "content": "Mesas can now generate (link to mineshaft article, displayed as mineshafts) on the surface."}
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Mesa plateau biomes now generate more like those in the Java Edition. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.11.0", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.11.0.1", "content": "Mesa plateau biomes now generate more like those in the ''Java Edition''."}
? Experiment Caves and Cliffs		?			Hoodoos no longer generate in eroded badlands, making them undistinguishable from regular badlands. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "?", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "?", "content": "Hoodoos no longer generate in eroded badlands, making them undistinguishable from regular badlands."}
1.17.30 Experiment Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.17.30.23			Badlands plateaus, modified badlands plateaus, modified wooded badlands plateaus, and eroded badlands no longer generate. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.30", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.17.30.23", "content": "Badlands plateaus, modified badlands plateaus, modified wooded badlands plateaus, and eroded badlands no longer generate."}
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.17.40.20			Eroded badlands generate once again. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.40", "exp": "Caves and Cliffs", "snap": "beta 1.17.40.20", "content": "Eroded badlands generate once again."}
1.18.0		beta 1.18.0.21			Hoodoos once again generate in eroded badlands. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.18.0", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.18.0.21", "content": "Hoodoos once again generate in eroded badlands."}
		beta 1.18.0.22			The extra gold ore in badlands biomes now generates up Y=255. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.18.0", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.18.0.22", "content": "The extra (link to gold ore article, displayed as gold ore) in badlands biomes now generates up Y=255."}
		beta 1.18.0.25			The amount of hoodoos generated in eroded badlands was decreased to match Java Edition. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.18.0", "exp": "", "snap": "beta 1.18.0.25", "content": "The amount of hoodoos generated in eroded badlands was decreased to match ''(link to Java Edition article, displayed as Java Edition)''."}
1.20.70 Experiment Armadillo and Wolf Armor		Preview 1.20.70.20			Armadillos now spawn in badlands and their variants. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.20.70", "exp": "Armadillo and Wolf Armor", "snap": "Preview 1.20.70.20", "content": "(link to Armadillo article, displayed as Armadillos) now spawn in badlands and their variants."}
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added mesa biomes, along with many other biomes. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU31", "xbone": "CU19", "ps": "1.22", "wiiu": "Patch 3", "switch": "1.0.1", "content": "Added mesa biomes, along with many other biomes."}
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13		Mineshafts can now generate on the surface in mesa biomes, using dark oak planks and fences rather than oak. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU43", "xbone": "CU33", "ps": "1.36", "wiiu": "Patch 13", "switch": "", "content": "(link to Mineshaft article, displayed as Mineshafts) can now generate on the surface in mesa biomes, using (link to dark oak planks article, displayed as dark oak planks) and (link to fence article, displayed as fences) rather than (link to oak article, displayed as oak)."}
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added mesa biomes. {"type": "new3ds", "version": "0.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added mesa biomes."}

Trivia

• Regular oak mineshafts do not generate in the badlands biomes, but they can generate into one if a neighboring biome generates the mineshaft.
• Although dark oak mineshafts generate in badlands, dark oaks do not grow in this biome.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  The first image of the mesa, tweeted by Jeb.

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  Ground-view of a badlands biome.

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  Badlands with a lake.

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  A rare occurrence of eroded badlands and ice spikes touching.

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  A badlands and jungle biome generated together, with an exposed mineshaft.

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  A desert village that generated partially within a badlands biome.

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  A badlands cave.

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  Beach in a badlands biome.

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  A view of the badlands biome.

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  Eroded badlands near world border.

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  An eroded badlands in "Nothingness" part of the Far Lands.

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  Jungle and badlands biome generated next to each other.

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  Ruined portal generated in wooded badlands.

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  Eroded badlands generation prior to Pocket Edition v0.9.5 alpha.

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  A ruined portal in a badlands biome.

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  Red sand flats below a terracotta cliff.

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  A badlands mineshaft exposed on the surface.

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  A badlands plateau.

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  A wooded badlands.

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  Eroded badlands near a beach.

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  An extremely tiny badlands biome.

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  A river cave entrance in a badlands biome.

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  Hoodoos on the coast.

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  Sunset atop a mesa.

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  Badlands in development.

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  A river valley in a badlands biome.

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  An extremely thin hoodoo.

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  Eroded badlands across a river.

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  A ruined portal in a badland.

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  Sunny riding a horse into an overpass, with several monsters nearby.

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  Several aquifers emerging in a badland biome.

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  Narrator and MARILLA confronting Jonathan Minecraft in a badland, a scene from Around the Minecraft World in 80 Biomes.

In other media

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  Noor looking out over a badland with several wolves.

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  Artwork of a creeper roaming in a badlands.

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  Artwork of a cave spider lurking in a badlands mineshaft.

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  Pixel art of Sunny, Steve and Ari building a nether portal in a badlands.

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  Crown Mesa, a badlands settlement from Minecraft: Story Mode.

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  A render of a badlands from Minecraft Earth.

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  Durango and River in a badlands.

See also

• Desert
• Mountains
• Terracotta

External links

• Around the Block: Badlands – Minecraft.net on July 8, 2021
• Around the Block: Eroded Badlands – Minecraft.net on November 14, 2022
• Around the Block: Wooded Badlands – Minecraft.net on August 11, 2023