Minecraft:Desert

A desert is an expansive arid Minecraft:biome mainly consisting of Minecraft:sand. It is notable for its many structures such as Minecraft:desert pyramids and Minecraft:villages, and its dangerous Minecraft:hostile mob variants.

Generation

Deserts are uncommon, making up around 3% of the Overworld by area. However, they tend to be large when they do occur.

Deserts generate in areas with very high temperatures and are more likely to generate in areas with medium to high erosion values. They can generate in lower erosions, but usually as a separation between a Minecraft:badlands biome and the Minecraft:oceans with Minecraft:stony shores.

Deserts are often found bordering all badlands variants or Minecraft:mangrove swamps. Other biomes they can border include all Minecraft:jungles, Minecraft:savannas, Minecraft:windswept savannas, Minecraft:plains and Minecraft:forests.

In coastal areas, deserts border Minecraft:warm oceans. Unlike most biomes, they do not generate Minecraft:beach biomes along the coastline, though Minecraft:stony shores do generate if erosion is low. Minecraft:Rivers are common, and tend to have less water and more dry grassland, with Minecraft:oak trees.

At high humidity values, Minecraft:lush caves can sometimes generate underneath deserts, with easily spottable Minecraft:azalea trees on the surface.

Description

The surface is made entirely of Minecraft:sand, with Minecraft:sandstone generating underneath the sand. The terrain is usually flat, but with occasional hills and cliffs.

Among the animals that can spawn in the desert, only Minecraft:rabbits and Minecraft:camels spawn in the wild, while Minecraft:villagers, Minecraft:cats, and farm animals appear in the common desert Minecraft:villages.

Minecraft:Cacti and Minecraft:dead bushes generate frequently across the landscape, with cacti sometimes featuring a Minecraft:cactus flower on top of them. Minecraft:Sugar cane generates more commonly along water which is equally common to other flatland biomes. Unique Minecraft:desert wells generate occasionally with water as well as Minecraft:desert pyramids and Minecraft:pillager outposts. Deserts are one of the only biomes where Minecraft:fossils generate underground.

This large amount of structures makes desert a valuable source of treasure loot. In contrast, the desert is also one of the most dangerous biomes because of its hostile mob variants. Minecraft:Husks and Minecraft:parched spawn at nighttime or during dry Minecraft:thunderstorms, sometimes on Minecraft:jockey mounts or Minecraft:camel husks. These mobs do not despawn during the daytime.

With Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, deserts have unique atmospherics, the sky is tinted turquoise-green at daytime and much brighter during the night. Moonlight is much more vibrant blue than in any other biome. Deserts use the warmest color grading temperature of all biomes, tinting everything yellow/orange.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in the desert:

Data values

ID

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History

Gallery

Screenshots

• A desert with Vibrant Visuals on
  A desert with Vibrant Visuals on
• A desert at sunset
  A desert at sunset
• Naturally generated Minecraft:vines and Minecraft:azalea trees in a desert biome, indicating Minecraft:lush caves underground
  Naturally generated Minecraft:vines and Minecraft:azalea trees in a desert biome, indicating Minecraft:lush caves underground
• The Desert Village seed template thumbnail
  The Desert Village seed template thumbnail
• The Abandoned Village seed template thumbnail
  The Abandoned Village seed template thumbnail
• A desert Minecraft:single biome world
  A desert Minecraft:single biome world

Historical screenshots

• A desert with Minecraft:ray tracing
  A desert with Minecraft:ray tracing
• Another example of a desert before Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs
  Another example of a desert before Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs
• A desert village with a partially buried Minecraft:desert pyramid
  A desert village with a partially buried Minecraft:desert pyramid
• A sunrise in a desert with Minecraft:mushroom fields
  A sunrise in a desert with Minecraft:mushroom fields
• A floating Minecraft:sand block in a desert
  A floating Minecraft:sand block in a desert
• A river running through a desert biome
  A river running through a desert biome
• An unusually large Minecraft:cactus in a desert
  An unusually large Minecraft:cactus in a desert
• A desert Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18
  A desert Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18
• A desert biome before Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World
  A desert biome before Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World

Mojang screenshots

• An extremely small desert biome in Template:JE and Template:BE
  An extremely small desert biome in Template:JE and Template:BE
• A desert with an interesting mountain in the distance
  A desert with an interesting mountain in the distance
• Shattered terrain in a desert
  Shattered terrain in a desert
• A flat desert, with plains in the distance
  A flat desert, with plains in the distance
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In other media

• Artwork of a desert village
  Artwork of a desert village
• A camel and Minecraft:fox resting together in a desert<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
  A camel and Minecraft:fox resting together in a desert<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
• Official logo of the Desert biome used during the promotion of the 2018 Biome Vote.
  Official logo of the Desert biome used during the promotion of the 2018 Biome Vote.
• Minecraft:Alex and a Minecraft:camel in a desert biome
  Minecraft:Alex and a Minecraft:camel in a desert biome
• Minecraft:Ari admiring a decorated pot in a desert, with a Minecraft:desert pyramid visible behind her
  Minecraft:Ari admiring a decorated pot in a desert, with a Minecraft:desert pyramid visible behind her
• Same image as before, but as a phone background
  Same image as before, but as a phone background
• Ari standing in front of a desert pyramid in a desert
  Ari standing in front of a desert pyramid in a desert
• A phone wallpaper of Minecraft:Steve and Alex riding a camel through a desert
  A phone wallpaper of Minecraft:Steve and Alex riding a camel through a desert
• Alex and Steve on a camel with Minecraft:husks trying to attack them
  Alex and Steve on a camel with Minecraft:husks trying to attack them
• Steve running from some husks in a desert
  Steve running from some husks in a desert
• A desert as it appears on the key art for the Wild Update
  A desert as it appears on the key art for the Wild Update

See also

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External links

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