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{{Infobox biome
| title = Lush Caves
| group = Regular
| 1-1 = Lush Caves.png
| 1-1size = 500px
| group2 = Vibrant Visuals
| 2-1 = Lush Caves Vibrant Visuals.png
| 2-1size = 500px
| downfall = 0.5{{only|java|short=1}}<br>0.0{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
| precipitation = Yes
| temperature = 0.5{{only|java|short=1}}<br>0.9{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
| grasscolor = {{color|#8EB971}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#B9B75B}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| foliagecolor = {{color|#71A74D}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#A6A432}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| dryfoliagecolor = {{color|#A17448}}{{only|java|short=1}}<br>{{color|#A37E46}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#44AFF5}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| structures = {{EnvLink|Mineshaft}}<br>{{EnvLink|Stronghold}}<br>{{EnvLink|Trial Chambers}}<br>{{EnvLink|Woodland Mansion}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Azalea Tree}}<br>{{EnvLink|Amethyst geode}}<br>{{EnvLink|Monster room}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Oak Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Azalea Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Flowering Azalea Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Azalea}}<br>{{BlockLink|Flowering Azalea}}<br>{{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}<br>{{BlockLink|Hanging Roots}}<br>{{BlockLink|Moss Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Moss Carpet}}<br>{{BlockLink|Short Grass}}<br>{{BlockLink|Tall Grass}}<br>{{BlockLink|Vines}}<br>{{BlockLink|Water}}<br>{{BlockLink|Clay}}<br>{{BlockLink|Small Dripleaf}}<br>{{BlockLink|Big Dripleaf}}<br>{{BlockLink|Cave Vines}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spore Blossom}}<br>{{ItemLink|Glow Berries}}}}

The '''lush caves''' is a temperate [[Minecraft:Biome#Cave_biomes|cave biome]] with unique fauna and flora found underground below humid biomes, indicated above ground by [[Minecraft:azalea tree]]s. Exclusive mobs, such as the [[Minecraft:axolotl]], [[Minecraft:Glow Squid|glow squid]], and [[Minecraft:Tropical Fish|tropical fish]] can spawn here.

== Generation ==
Lush caves generate underground at any [[Minecraft:altitude]], underneath biomes with high [[Minecraft:humidity]] values (≥ 0.7). This makes them most commonly found beneath [[Minecraft:dark forest]]s, [[Minecraft:jungle]]s, [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:wooded badlands]], and [[Minecraft:taiga]]s at temperatures of -0.450 and below, but may also generate under [[Minecraft:windswept forest]]s, [[Minecraft:mangrove swamp]]s, [[Minecraft:birch forest]]s, [[Minecraft:taiga]]s at temperatures of -0.150 to -0.450 and [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s. Dark forests, old growth taigas, [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle]]s, wooded badlands, and taigas at temperatures of -0.450 and below are almost ''guaranteed'' to have lush caves generate below them, but when these biomes generate far inland, [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]] may generate underneath them instead.

It is not possible for lush caves to generate beneath [[Minecraft:forest]]s and grassland biomes like [[Minecraft:plains]] and [[Minecraft:savanna]] as they are not humid enough.

Lush caves can sometimes generate beneath [[Minecraft:ocean]]s and [[Minecraft:desert]]s, whose generation is independent of humidity values. They are also the only underground biome capable of generating beneath oceans and [[Minecraft:mushroom fields]].{{until|Chaos Cubed}}

Forests, [[Minecraft:flower forest]]s, and [[Minecraft:cherry grove]]s are the only forested biomes where lush caves do not generate at all, and deserts and oceans are the only non-forested biomes where lush caves can generate.

== Description ==
[[Minecraft:Azalea tree]]s generate on any empty space above a lush cave, with roots consisting of [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]] and [[Minecraft:hanging roots]] that generate down until reaching the lush cave. This is most common at the surface, but they can sometimes generate inside [[Minecraft:cave]]s if there is enough room. 

Underground, [[Minecraft:Moss Block|moss]] and [[Minecraft:ore]]s cover the floors and ceilings, along with [[Minecraft:moss carpet]]s, [[Minecraft:grass]], [[Minecraft:Vegetation Patch|vegetation patches]], and [[Minecraft:azalea]] bushes on the floors. On the ceiling, [[Minecraft:vines]] and [[Minecraft:cave vines]] with [[Minecraft:glow berries]] grow down and light up the caves, and [[Minecraft:spore blossom]]s grow from the ceiling and drip water [[Minecraft:particle]]s. [[Minecraft:Dripleaf]] plants grow up from shallow lakes lined with [[Minecraft:clay]], which sometimes generate dry. Water can also generate here in the form of [[Minecraft:spring]]s. Asides from the regular underground [[Minecraft:structures]] that can generate in all biomes, [[Minecraft:woodland mansions]] rarely generate on the surface above lush caves {{In|be}}. 

With [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], lush caves biomes use a strong humid [[Minecraft:Fog#Volumetric fog|volumetric fog]] setting similar to [[Minecraft:jungles]], which fades the distance in an orange tint. Lush caves have default atmospherics and lighting, and warmish color grading, which makes the biome look more humid and warm without strong effects at the surface. 

Players cannot [[Minecraft:World Spawn|spawn]] in a lush caves biome during [[Minecraft:world]] generation.

== Mobs ==
[[Minecraft:Bat]]s, [[Minecraft:glow squid]], [[Minecraft:tropical fish]], and [[Minecraft:axolotl]]s are the only passive [[Minecraft:mob]]s that spawn, with the latter being exclusive to the biome. While hostile mobs can spawn throughout the biome, many areas have a light level greater than 0 due to the pervasive [[Minecraft:glow berries]]. Most hostile mobs are therefore found in large caverns more than 10 blocks high and near borders with other cave biomes.

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}
|waterambient=
{{Spawn row|Tropical Fish|weight=25|size=8}}
|underground=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}
|axolotl=
{{Spawn row|Axolotl|weight=10|size=4-6}}
}}

{{Spawn table
|edition=bedrock
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=80|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=2-4}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
|watercreature=
{{Spawn row|Tropical Fish|weight=75|size=3-5|note=Tropical fish are spawned twice.}}
{{Spawn row|Tropical Fish|weight=25|size=1-3|notename=Tropical Fish}}
{{Spawn row|Axolotl|weight=10|size=4-6}}
}}
{{-}}

== Sounds ==
=== Music ===
These music tracks play while the player is in the Lush Caves.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller" data-description="Music tracks"
! '''Filename<br>in Minecraft'''
! [[Minecraft:Gameplay]]
! '''Soundtrack Title'''
! Soundtrack
! class="unsortable" |Track preview
! Weight
|-
! piano3.ogg
| [[Minecraft:The Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Mice on Venus]]"
| {{sort|A11|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 11}}
| [[File:Mice on venus.ogg]]
| 2
|-
! calm1.ogg
| [[Minecraft:The Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Minecraft (song)|Minecraft]]"
| {{sort|A08|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 8}}
| [[File:Minecraft.ogg]]
| 2
|-
! calm2.ogg
| [[Minecraft:The Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Clark]]"
| {{sort|A14|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 14}}
| [[File:Clark.ogg]]
| 2
|-
! calm3.ogg
| [[Minecraft:The Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Sweden]]"
| {{sort|A18|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 18}}
| [[File:Sweden.ogg]]
| 2
|-
! left_to_bloom.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]]<!-- this music has higher chance to be heard than in other Overworld biomes -->, [[Minecraft:Meadow]], [[Minecraft:Cherry Grove]], the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
|"[[Minecraft:Left to Bloom]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 4}}
|[[File:Left to bloom.ogg]]
| 4
|-
! one_more_day.ogg
|[[Minecraft:The Overworld]], further emphasized in [[Minecraft:Snowy Slopes]], [[Minecraft:Meadow]], [[Minecraft:Forest]], [[Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga]], [[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Desert]], [[Minecraft:Badlands]], [[Minecraft:Eroded Badlands]], and [[Minecraft:Wooded Badlands]]
|"[[Minecraft:One More Day]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 6}}
|[[File:One more day.ogg]]
| 2
|-
! floating_dream.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Jagged Peaks]], and [[Minecraft:the Overworld]]
|"[[Minecraft:Floating Dream]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 8}}
|[[File:Floating dream.ogg]]
| 2
|-
! an_ordinary_day.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Snowy Slopes]], and [[Minecraft:Dripstone Caves]]
|"[[Minecraft:An Ordinary Day]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 10}}
|[[File:An ordinary day.ogg]]
| 2
|-
! aerie.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Forest]], [[Minecraft:Dark Forest]], [[Minecraft:Birch Forest]], [[Minecraft:Old Growth Birch Forest]], [[Minecraft:Jungle]], [[Minecraft:Swamp]], [[Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga]]
|"[[Minecraft:Aerie]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 2}}
|[[File:Aerie.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! firebugs.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Forest]], [[Minecraft:Dark Forest]], [[Minecraft:Birch Forest]], [[Minecraft:Old Growth Birch Forest]], [[Minecraft:Jungle]], [[Minecraft:Swamp]], [[Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga]]
|"[[Minecraft:Firebugs]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Firebugs.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! labyrinthine.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Forest]], [[Minecraft:Dark Forest]], [[Minecraft:Birch Forest]], [[Minecraft:Old Growth Birch Forest]], [[Minecraft:Jungle]], [[Minecraft:Swamp]], [[Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga]]
|"[[Minecraft:Labyrinthine]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 3}}
|[[File:Labyrinthine.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! echo_in_the_wind.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Cherry Grove]], [[Minecraft:Flower Forest]], [[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Badlands]], [[Minecraft:Eroded Badlands]], [[Minecraft:Wooded Badlands]]
|"[[Minecraft:Echo in the Wind]]"
|{{sort|T01|''[[Minecraft: Trails & Tales (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Echo in the Wind.ogg]]
|2
|-
! featherfall.ogg
|[[Minecraft:The Overworld]], further emphasized in [[Minecraft:Flower Forest]], [[Minecraft:Cherry Grove]], [[Minecraft:Badlands]], [[Minecraft:Eroded Badlands]], [[Minecraft:Wooded Badlands]], [[Minecraft:Lush Caves]]
|"[[Minecraft:Featherfall]]"
|{{sort|TT01|''[[Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Featherfall.ogg]]
|2
|-
!os_piano.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] and [[Minecraft:Main menu]]
|"[[Minecraft:O's Piano]]"
|[[Minecraft: Chase the Skies (Original Game Soundtrack)|''Minecraft: Chase the Skies (Original Game Soundtrack)'']] No. 3
|[[File:O's Piano.ogg]]
|
|}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Lush Caves
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=Lush Caves
|nameid=lush_caves
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=1
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritename=Lush Caves
|spritetype=biome
|nameid=lush_caves
|id=187
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Adventuring Time}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Adventuring Time}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|KlVjIdI-Qqc}}

== History ==
=== Reveal ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DBvZ2Iqmm3M|t=290}}|The lush caves biome is shown at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||November 27, 2020|link={{tweet|_LadyAgnes|1332375944229769217}}|[[Minecraft:Agnes Larsson]] shows a prototype of lush caves in which [[Minecraft:calcite]] can be seen.}}
|{{HistoryLine||March 9, 2021|link={{tweet|_LadyAgnes|1369291904010117129}}|Agnes Larsson tweaked some values for the lush caves.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w10a|Added lush caves. Ambient cave noises are not played in this biome yet.
|Currently the biome is accessible only in [[Minecraft:buffet]] or custom [[Minecraft:world type]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w11a|Reduced the amount of floating water in lush caves.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Lush caves now generate naturally.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 2|Lush caves are now slightly smaller and slightly less common.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 5|Lush cave biomes were unintentionally made smaller and more fragmented.<ref>{{reddit|pfui87/minecraft_118_experimental_snapshot_6_is_out||Minecraft 1.18 experimental snapshot 6 is out!|MrHenrik2|September 1, 2021}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 6|Lush cave generation has been fixed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|Tropical fish now spawn in lush caves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w44a|Lush caves are now required for the "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:advancement]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" and "Echo in the Wind" can now be played in lush caves.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}} 
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Added the lush caves. They don't naturally generate yet and are accessible only through [[Minecraft:add-on]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.52|[[Minecraft:Vines]] now generate in lush caves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.0.50|Lush caves now generate throughout the Overworld behind [[Minecraft:experimental gameplay]] toggle.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.20|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.20.22|Lush caves can now generate below Y{{=}}0 to Y{{=}}-64.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.40|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.40.20|Vines now generate inside of lush caves instead of above them on the surface.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-125800||[Experimental] Vines from lush caves can generate on the surface|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.20|Lush caves can now generate naturally by default, and no longer have to be enabled with experimental gameplay toggle.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.0.21|Tropical fish now spawn in lush caves.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w37a|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 175.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*The Swedish painter {{w|John Bauer (illustrator)|John Bauer}} was one of the main inspirations behind the design and idea of the lush caves [[Minecraft:biome]], specifically Bauer's ''<nowiki/>'Oskuldens Vandring''<nowiki/>' (''Innocent's Journey'') painting.<ref>{{ytl|DBvZ2Iqmm3M|Minecraft Live: Caves & Cliffs - First Look @ 6:07|Minecraft|October 10, 2020|t=367}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Two azalea trees.png|Azalea trees on the surface, indicating there is a lush cave here.
File:Lush cave entrance.png|Entrance of a lush cave, as seen from the side of a mountain.
File:Great generation of lush caves.png|A large generation of a lush caves with an aquifer and some springs behind.
File:Dripstone with lush.png|A [[Minecraft:dripstone cave]] intersecting a lush cave. An [[Minecraft:amethyst geode]] is visible in the background.
File:Exposed Lush Caves in Jagged Peaks.png|An exposed lush cave in the jagged peaks biome.
File:ExposedInside.png|The exposed lush cave from inside the cave.
File:Smalllushcave.png|A small lush cave, similar to the old cave generation, with a creeper.
File:Lush Cave 1.18.png|A lush cave.
File:Tree in ravine.png|Tree growing next to a waterfall in a open air lush cave.
File:Minecart with flora.png|A lush caves biome inside a [[Minecraft:mineshaft]].
File:Lush Cave Damage.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] fighting a [[Minecraft:spider]] and [[Minecraft:baby zombie]] in a lush cave.
File:Zuri and Kai mine.png|[[Minecraft:Zuri]] and [[Minecraft:Kai]] mining ores near a deep lush cave.
File:Lush Caves.png|Lush caves.
File:IPA89 Lush Cave OV.PNG|Screenshot of a lush caves biome.
File:IPA89 Lush Cave Axolotl 2.PNG|A baby [[Minecraft:axolotl]] looking up at the player from in a lush cave.
File:Lush Caves single biome 1.17.png|A lush caves [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]].
File:Preset lush caves.png|The Lush Caves [[Minecraft:Seed Templates|seed template]] thumbnail.
File:Axolotls in lush cave.png|A group of axolotls in a lush cave.
File:Many Axolotls.png|A player swimming with axolotls.
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Lush Caves Lava Lake.jpg|A lava lake in a lush caves biome.
File:Lush Cave Vines.jpg|Glow vines in a lush cave.
File:Lush Cave Cliff.jpg|A lush cave inside a huge ocean cave entrance.
File:Lush Cave Waterfall.jpg|A waterfall in a lush cave.
File:Lush Cave Darkness.jpg|A dark lush cave.
File:Lush Cave Xray.jpg|X-ray view of lush caves.
File:Lush Cave Lavafall.jpg|A lavafall in a lush cave.
File:Lush Cave Mountain.jpg|A lush cave mountain in an old growth taiga.
File:Lush Cave Vegetation.jpg|Vegetation in a lush cave.
File:Axolotl near its spawn egg.jpeg|An axolotl near a spawn egg in a lush cave.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:MC Wallpaper GlowingCave 3840x2160.png|Wallpaper of a lush cave, with a stray [[Minecraft:fox]] inside.
File:Editorial soothingstories article lead glowingcave 1280x720.png|That same fox with a glow squid.
File:Lush Cave trailer 2.jpg|A lush cave as it appears in a Minecraft cinematic trailer.
File:Lush Cave trailer.jpg|A lush caves with frogs.
File:Amethyst Geode trailer.jpg|Alex approaching an amethyst geode while in a lush cave.
File:Frog Dripleaves.jpg|Several [[Minecraft:frogs]] playing in a lush cave.
File:Lush caves concept art.jpg|Concept art for the cave.
File:Lush Ornament.jpg|Officially licensed ornament of a lush cave.
File:Blockbreaker9000.jpeg|Blockbreaker9000 texting in a lush cave.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|around-block--lush-caves|Around the Block: Lush Caves|December 30, 2021|Duncan Geere}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlVjIdI-Qqc Minecraft: The Great Wild | Lush Caves] — Minecraft on YouTube July 14, 2023

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