Modified Badlands Plateau

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Modified Badlands Plateau

👁 Modified Badlands Plateau.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Modified Badlands Plateau'

👁 Modified Badlands Plateau Vibrant Visuals.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Modified Badlands Plateau'

Climate
Structures	👁 Image Badlands mineshaft
Blocks	👁 Image Red Sand 👁 Image Terracotta 👁 Image Cactus 👁 Image Cactus Flower 👁 Image Short Dry Grass 👁 Image Tall Dry Grass 👁 Image Dead Bush 👁 Image Gold Ore 👁 Image Stained Terracotta: 👁 Image Orange Terracotta 👁 Image Red Terracotta 👁 Image Yellow Terracotta 👁 Image White Terracotta 👁 Image Brown Terracotta 👁 Image Light Gray Terracotta
Temperature	2.0
Downfall	0.0
Precipitation	No
Colors
Grass color	#90814D
Foliage color	#9E814D
Dry foliage color	#9E814D
Water color	#3F76E4‌^{[JE only]} #44AFF5‌^{[BE only]}
Vibrant Visuals
Atmospherics	Mesa
Lighting	Warmish
Volumetric fog	Default
Color grading	Mesa

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The modified badlands plateau or mesa plateau mutated is a rare variant of the badlands plateau that no longer generates since Caves & Cliffs: Part II, and was removed in Java Edition.

Description

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Old

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The modified badlands plateau featured smaller plateaus and somewhat harsher terrain than the badlands plateau, mimicking large plateaus that have weathered more over time. Because of the more variable elevation of the plateaus, more colors of stained terracotta were exposed. Eroded badlands replaced the usual thin desert border that this biome variant shared with other biomes, while beaches separated them from oceans.

The modified badlands plateau was the second rarest biome in Minecraft, after the modified jungle edge, and was only present in about 1/5 of the badlands biomes, and almost always came with an eroded badlands bordering the edges and modified wooded badlands plateaus surrounding it at the center.

Current

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In Bedrock Edition, modified badlands plateaus in older worlds still received updates. When generated through single biome or behavior packs, they can also generate new blocks.

They appear similar to badlands. Armadillos can spawn, and farm animals use their warm variants, but can only spawn on player-created grass blocks. Short dry grass and tall dry grass generates in patches between the dead bushes, and some cacti have cactus flowers.

With Vibrant Visuals, modified badlands plateaus have unique atmospherics, the sky is tinted turquoise-green at daytime and much brighter during the night, while the daytime horizon is tinted brown. Moonlight is more vibrant blue, and the warm color grading tints the environment more yellow, although color saturation is slightly lower.

Mobs

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Modified badlands plateaus use the same mob spawning chances as badlands.

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In **Java Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
👁 Image Spider	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Zombie	⁹⁵⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Zombie Villager	⁵⁄₅₁₅	1
👁 Image Skeleton	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Creeper	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Slime^{[note 1]}	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Enderman	¹⁰⁄₅₁₅	1–4
👁 Image Witch	⁵⁄₅₁₅	1
Ambient category
👁 Image Bat	1	8

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

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In **Bedrock Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
👁 Image Creeper	100	1
👁 Image Slime^{[note 1]}	100	1
👁 Image Spider	100	1
👁 Image Zombie	95	2–4
👁 Image Skeleton	80	1–2
👁 Image Enderman	10	1–2
👁 Image Witch	5	1
👁 Image Zombie Villager	5	2–4
Creature category
👁 Image Sheep	12	2–3
👁 Image Warm Chicken	10	2–4
👁 Image Warm Pig	10	1–3
👁 Image Warm Cow	8	2–3
👁 Image Armadillo	6	1–2
👁 Image Glow Squid	10	2–4

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

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Sounds

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Music

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Modified badlands plateaus use the same music as badlands, in the latest version.

Filename in Minecraft	Gameplay	Soundtrack title	Soundtrack	Track preview
crescent_dunes.ogg	Desert, Badlands, Eroded Badlands, Wooded Badlands	"Crescent Dunes"	Minecraft: Trails & Tales (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4	2
echo_in_the_wind.ogg	Cherry Grove, Flower Forest, Lush Caves, Badlands, Eroded Badlands, Wooded Badlands	"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, Badlands, Eroded Badlands, and Wooded 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, Eroded Badlands, Wooded 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

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ID

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Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
👁 BiomeSprite modified-badlands-plateau.png: Sprite image for modified-badlands-plateau in Minecraft [No displayed name]	`mesa_plateau_mutated`	`167`

History

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Java Edition

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Java Edition
1.7.2	13w36a	Added mesa plateau M, along with its variants, many other biomes, and the temperature system.
	13w36a	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.
	13w39a	Red sand now generates 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.
		In mesa biomes, 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.
		Mesas can now generate dark oak mineshafts above ground.
1.13	18w16a	Renamed "Mesa Plateau M" to "Mutated Mesa Plateau".
1.13	18w19a	Renamed "Mutated Mesa Plateau" to "Modified Badlands Plateau".
1.18	Experimental Snapshot 1	Modified badlands plateau no longer generates naturally.
1.18	21w40a	Removed modified badlands plateau.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0	build 1	Mesa plateau mutated biome added, along with many other biomes.
v0.10.0	build 1	Mesa biomes now have gold ore at every elevation.
v0.10.0	build 1	Mesas can now generate mineshafts on the surface.
v0.15.0	build 1	Hardened clay no longer generates more than 15 blocks deep, if the mesa is more than 15 blocks above sea level.
Bedrock Edition
1.18.0	beta 1.18.0.22	Mesa plateau mutated no longer generates. They can still be generated using single biome or add-ons.
1.18.0	beta 1.18.0.22	The extra gold ore in badlands biomes now generates up to Y=255.
1.20.70 Experiment Armadillo and Wolf Armor	Preview 1.20.70.20	Armadillos now spawn in badlands plateaus and their variants.
?	?	Changed the water color from #55809E to the default.
1.21.60	Preview 1.21.60.23	Dead bushes now generate more frequently.
1.21.60 Experiment Drop 1 2025	Preview 1.21.60.25	Pigs that spawn in badlands are now the warm variant.
1.21.70 Experiment Drop 1 2025	Preview 1.21.70.20	Cows that spawn in badlands are now the warm variant.
	Preview 1.21.70.22	Chickens that spawn in badlands are now the warm variant.
	Preview 1.21.70.22	Short dry grass, tall dry grass and cactus flowers now generate in modified badlands plateaus.
1.21.90	Preview 1.21.90.26	Added mesa atmospherics and color grading, and warmish lighting to modified badlands plateaus with Vibrant Visuals.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added mesa biomes, along with many other biomes.
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13	1.0.1	Mineshafts can now generate on the surface in mesa biomes, using dark oak planks and fences rather than oak.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added mesa biomes.

Data history

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Java Edition
1.13			pre5				Changed the ID `mutated_mesa_clear_rock` to `modified_badlands_plateau`.
1.18			21w37a				Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 167.

Issues

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Issues relating to "Mesa Plateau Mutated" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

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👁 A modified badlands plateau

A modified badlands plateau
👁 A modified badlands plateau with eroded badlands on the background

A modified badlands plateau with eroded badlands on the background
👁 A modified badlands plateau single biome world

A modified badlands plateau single biome world
👁 A modified badlands plateau before red sand was added

A modified badlands plateau before red sand was added
👁 A modified badlands plateau with ray tracing

A modified badlands plateau with ray tracing

Navigation

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Biomes

👁 Image Overworld
Landforms	👁 Image Beach 👁 Image Snowy 👁 Image Stony Shore 👁 Image River 👁 Image Frozen
Snowy	👁 Image Frozen Peaks 👁 Image Grove 👁 Image Jagged Peaks 👁 Image Snowy Plains 👁 Image Ice Spikes 👁 Image Snowy Slopes 👁 Image Snowy Taiga
Cold	👁 Image Taiga 👁 Image Old Growth Pine 👁 Image Old Growth Spruce 👁 Image Windswept Hills 👁 Image Forest 👁 Image Gravelly 👁 Image Dappled Forest^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]}
Temperate	👁 Image Birch Forest 👁 Image Old Growth 👁 Image Cherry Grove 👁 Image Dark Forest 👁 Image Pale Garden 👁 Image Forest 👁 Image Flower 👁 Image Meadow 👁 Image Mushroom Fields 👁 Image Plains 👁 Image Sunflower 👁 Image Swamp
Warm	👁 Image Badlands 👁 Image Eroded 👁 Image Wooded 👁 Image Desert 👁 Image Jungle 👁 Image Bamboo 👁 Image Sparse 👁 Image Mangrove Swamp 👁 Image Savanna 👁 Image Plateau 👁 Image Windswept 👁 Image Stony Peaks
Ocean	👁 Image Frozen Ocean 👁 Image Deep 👁 Image Cold Ocean 👁 Image Deep 👁 Image Ocean 👁 Image Deep 👁 Image Lukewarm Ocean 👁 Image Deep 👁 Image Warm Ocean
Caves	👁 Image Deep Dark 👁 Image Dripstone Caves 👁 Image Lush Caves 👁 Image Sulfur Caves

👁 Image The Nether
👁 Image Basalt Deltas 👁 Image Crimson Forest 👁 Image Nether Wastes 👁 Image Soul Sand Valley 👁 Image Warped Forest

👁 Image
The End

Central	👁 Image The End
Outer	👁 Image End Barrens 👁 Image End Highlands 👁 Image End Midlands 👁 Image Small End Islands

👁 Image
The End

👁 BiomeSprite sky.png: Sprite image for sky in Minecraft
Other

Specialized

JE only	👁 Image The Void

Unused/removed

Hills	👁 Image Birch Forest Hills 👁 Image Desert Hills 👁 Image Jungle Hills 👁 Image Bamboo 👁 Image Snowy Mountains 👁 Image Taiga Hills 👁 Image Giant Tree 👁 Image Snowy 👁 Image Wooded Hills
Modified	👁 Image Dark Forest Hills 👁 Image Desert Lakes 👁 Image 👁 Image Wooded 👁 Image Modified Jungle 👁 Image Edge 👁 Image Swamp Hills 👁 Image Taiga Mountains 👁 Image Snowy
Modified hills	👁 Image Giant Spruce Taiga Hills 👁 Image Gravelly Mountains+ 👁 Image Shattered Savanna Plateau 👁 Image Tall Birch Hills
Other	👁 Image Badlands Plateau 👁 Image Deep Warm Ocean 👁 Image Mountain Edge 👁 Image Mushroom Field Shore
BE only	👁 Image Legacy Frozen Ocean

Proto-biomes

Removed	👁 Image Ice Desert 👁 Image Rainforest 👁 Image Seasonal Forest 👁 Image Shrubland 👁 Image Tundra
Unimplemented	👁 Image Sky

Joke

20w14∞	👁 Image `_generated:id` 👁 Image Between 👁 Image Biome For Player With No Time For Nonsense 👁 Image Shapes
24w14potato	👁 Image Arboretum 👁 Image Corruption 👁 Image Fields 👁 Image Hash 👁 Image Wasteland
Others	👁 Image Hub 👁 Image The Moon

Unused features

Items

JE only	👁 Image Uncraftable Potion 👁 Image Splash 👁 Image Lingering 👁 Image Arrow 👁 Image Potion of Luck 👁 Image Splash 👁 Image Lingering 👁 Image Arrow
LCE only	👁 Image debug_fourj_item

Blocks

👁 Image
Petrified Oak Slab

BE only	👁 Image Chalkboard
BE & Edu only	👁 Image Camera 👁 Image Chiseled Purpur 👁 Image Deprecated Anvil 👁 Image Glowing Obsidian 👁 Image Nether Reactor Core 👁 Image tile.deprecated_purpur_block_2.name 👁 Image Old Stonecutter 👁 Image Unknown 👁 Image tile.reserved6.name 👁 Image tile.info_update.name 👁 Image tile.info_update2.name

Entities

JE only	👁 Image Giant 👁 Image Illusioner 👁 Image Killer Bunny 👁 Image Minecart with Monster Spawner
BE only	👁 Image Elder Guardian Ghost 👁 Image Old Villager 👁 Image Zombie 👁 Image Tripod Camera

Biomes

BE only

Effects

👁 Image
Health Boost

JE only	👁 Image Luck 👁 Image Bad Luck

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