Mesa Biome – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Mesa biome (also referred to as the Badlands 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 Mesa biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Mesa is a biome in the Overworld. It is very rare to find and is made up of red sand, and various colors of terracotta. It also has many rivers flowing through the valleys of red sand. Gold ore is found more commonly in the Mesa biome than any other biome. So if you are looking for gold, this is a great biome to explore.
Let’s explore the characteristics of the Mesa biome.
Weather
The weather in the Mesa biome is very dry with little precipitation. It is very similar to a desert biome, but it is made up of beautiful red, orange, and yellow colors.
Trees
There are no trees in the Mesa biome (oak trees can be found in the nearby Mesa Plateau).
Vegetation
The vegetation found in the Mesa biome consists of dead bush and cactus which are the only plants that can survive in this dry environment:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Dead Bush |
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Cactus |
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as red sand, terracotta, yellow terracotta, red terracotta, orange terracotta, white terracotta, and light gray terracotta:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Red Sand |
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Terracotta |
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Yellow Terracotta |
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Red Terracotta |
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Orange Terracotta |
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White Terracotta |
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Light Gray Terracotta |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Mesa 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 Mesa biome, there is very little wildlife with only squids found swimming in the rivers:
Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night
You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Mesa biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:
Biome ID for Mesa
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Mesa biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
| Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:badlands | Overworld |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.16 – 1.19.2 |
See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.
- Minecraft ID is the biome’s Internal ID that is used in game commands such as /locatebiome command.
- Dimension is the dimension that the biome can be found (such as the Overworld, Nether, or End).
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID is valid for.
Mesa Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Mesa biome:
Mesa Seeds (Java Edition)
Mesa Seeds (Java Edition)