Crimson Forest

For the secret mission in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Crimson Forest.

Crimson Forest

Structures	Bastion Remnant Nether Fortress
Features	Glowstone blob Huge crimson fungus Lava sea
Blocks	Crimson nylium Crimson stem Nether wart block Shroomlight Crimson roots Crimson fungus Warped fungus Weeping vines
Climate
Temperature	2.0
Downfall	0.0
Precipitation	No
Colors
Fog color	#330303
Grass color	#BFB755
Foliage color	#AEA42A
Dry foliage color	#A38046
Water color	#3F76E4‌[JE only]  #905957‌[BE only]
Water fog distance	15‌[BE only]
Vibrant Visuals
Atmospherics	Crimson Forest
Lighting	Nether
Volumetric fog	Default
Color grading	Default

The crimson forest is a forested biome in the Nether. It is one of two Nether biomes where players are able to acquire wood without returning to the Overworld. This forest is the only place where huge crimson fungus trees grow naturally.

Description

The crimson forest is the second most common Nether biome, making up 22% of the Nether by volume, and can generate next to any other Nether biome except for the basalt deltas.

Crimson forests are dense and have a crimson color scheme. The forest's fog is dark red and blazing particles are seen floating. Piglins are often seen in this biome in groups of 3-4. Zombified piglins also spawn, but in fewer numbers, and striders appear in lava lakes that generated within the biome. This is the only biome where hoglins naturally spawn outside of bastion remnants.

The forest floor is mostly covered with crimson nylium, with some netherrack and Nether wart blocks generating on the surface as well. The most frequent vegetation of the biome includes crimson fungi, crimson roots and huge crimson fungi, along with weeping vines that hang from the large fungi and Nether wart blocks from the ceiling, and lone shroomlights that provide light within the huge fungi. Warped fungi, though less common, also occasionally generate, naturally keeping hoglins away from affected areas. Just like in the rest of the Nether biomes, fire and lava are very common, with the latter appearing as lava springs or whole lava lakes. Glowstone blobs also spawn on the ceiling like normal.

Nether fortresses can generate in this biome, along with bastion remnants and ruined portals.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Java Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Zombified Piglin	1⁄15	2–4
Hoglin	9⁄15	3–4
Piglin	5⁄15	3–4
Creature category
Strider[note 1]	1	2–4

{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Strider": "Adult striders have a 3.3% chance to spawn being ridden by a zombified piglin holding a warped fungus on a stick." }, "1": { "totalWeight": 15, "mobs": [ { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombified Piglin", "weight": 1 }, { "size": "3-4", "mob": "Hoglin", "weight": 9 }, { "size": "3-4", "mob": "Piglin", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 60, "mobs": [ { "note": "Adult striders have a 3.3% chance to spawn being ridden by a zombified piglin holding a warped fungus on a stick.", "mob": "Strider", "weight": 60, "notename": "Strider", "size": "2-4" } ], "category": "creature" } }

In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Zombified Piglin	1	2–4
Piglin	5	3–4
Creature category
Strider[note 1]	20	2–4
Hoglin[note 2]	20	3–4

{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Hoglin": "In [[Bedrock Edition|''Bedrock Edition'']], hoglins count toward the animal cap instead of the monster cap.", "Strider": "Adult striders have a 3.3% chance to spawn with a saddle. They are supposed to spawn with a zombified piglin with a warped fungus on a stick but they don’t due to <span class=\"bug plainlinks\" data-id=\"MCPE-236161\">[[Mojira:MCPE-236161|MCPE-236161]]</span>." }, "1": { "totalWeight": 6, "mobs": [ { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombified Piglin", "weight": 1 }, { "size": "3-4", "mob": "Piglin", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 40, "mobs": [ { "note": "Adult striders have a 3.3% chance to spawn with a saddle. They are supposed to spawn with a zombified piglin with a warped fungus on a stick but they don’t due to <span class=\"bug plainlinks\" data-id=\"MCPE-236161\">[[Mojira:MCPE-236161|MCPE-236161]]</span>.", "mob": "Strider", "weight": 20, "notename": "Strider", "size": "2-4" }, { "note": "In [[Bedrock Edition|''Bedrock Edition'']], hoglins count toward the animal cap instead of the monster cap.", "mob": "Hoglin", "weight": 20, "notename": "Hoglin", "size": "3-4" } ], "category": "creature" } }

Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in a crimson forest:

Ambience

Nether ambience plays while the player is in the Nether.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Crimson Forest	crimson_forest	171	biome.minecraft.crimson_forest

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
Crimson Forest	crimson_forest	179

Biome definition

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  "attributes": {
    "minecraft:audio/ambient_sounds": {
      "additions": {
        "sound": "minecraft:ambient.crimson_forest.additions",
        "tick_chance": 0.0111
      },
      "loop": "minecraft:ambient.crimson_forest.loop",
      "mood": {
        "block_search_extent": 8,
        "offset": 2.0,
        "sound": "minecraft:ambient.crimson_forest.mood",
        "tick_delay": 6000
      }
    },
    "minecraft:audio/background_music": {
      "default": {
        "max_delay": 24000,
        "min_delay": 12000,
        "sound": "minecraft:music.nether.crimson_forest"
      }
    },
    "minecraft:gameplay/natural_mob_spawns": {
      "argument": {
        "spawn_costs": {},
        "spawns_by_category": {
          "creature": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:strider",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 2,
                "min_inclusive": 1
              },
              "weight": 60
            }
          ],
          "monster": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:zombified_piglin",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 4,
                "min_inclusive": 2
              },
              "weight": 1
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:hoglin",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 4,
                "min_inclusive": 3
              },
              "weight": 9
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:piglin",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 4,
                "min_inclusive": 3
              },
              "weight": 5
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "modifier": "overlay"
    },
    "minecraft:visual/ambient_particles": {
      "argument": [
        {
          "particle": {
            "type": "minecraft:crimson_spore"
          },
          "probability": 0.025
        }
      ],
      "modifier": "append"
    },
    "minecraft:visual/fog_color": "#330303"
  },
  "carvers": "minecraft:nether_cave",
  "downfall": 0.0,
  "effects": {
    "water_color": "#3f76e4"
  },
  "features": [
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [
      "minecraft:spring_open",
      "minecraft:patch_fire",
      "minecraft:glowstone_extra",
      "minecraft:glowstone",
      "minecraft:ore_magma",
      "minecraft:spring_closed",
      "minecraft:ore_gravel_nether",
      "minecraft:ore_blackstone",
      "minecraft:ore_gold_nether",
      "minecraft:ore_quartz_nether",
      "minecraft:ore_ancient_debris_large",
      "minecraft:ore_debris_small"
    ],
    [],
    [
      "minecraft:spring_lava",
      "minecraft:brown_mushroom_normal",
      "minecraft:red_mushroom_normal",
      "minecraft:weeping_vines",
      "minecraft:crimson_fungi",
      "minecraft:crimson_forest_vegetation"
    ]
  ],
  "has_precipitation": false,
  "temperature": 2.0
}

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Adventuring Time	Discover 17 biomes.	Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.	40	Silver
		Hot tourist destination	Visit all Nether biomes	Note: Can be completed if the player visits the biomes in different worlds.	30	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Hot Tourist Destinations	Explore all Nether biomes	Visit all of the 5 following biomes: Basalt Deltas Crimson Forest Nether Wastes Soul Sand Valley Warped Forest The advancement is only for Nether biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.

History

Development

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Data history

Issues

Issues relating to "Crimson Forest" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• When the crimson forest was announced at MINECON Live 2019, which happened before the first Nether Update snapshot was released, it was known as "Nether wart forest". In the announcement, however, it was called "Nether wart forest red".
• Most of the ambience in the crimson forest was made with balloons, which Samuel Åberg says creates a disturbing feeling of something stretching and forcing itself to bend.^[1]
• The crimson forest's music track, Chrysopoeia, is named after a term in alchemy that refers to the transmutation of base metals into gold.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  View of a crimson forest with its mobs
• 
  Crimson forest overview
• 
  A Nether portal generated on a cliff in a crimson forest
• 
  The coast of a crimson forest with some islands
• 
  A fortress bridge in the crimson forest
• 
  A ruined portal in the crimson forest
• 
  A bastion in a crimson forest
• 
  A crimson forest
• 
  Bartering piglins in a crimson forest
• 
  A jukebox playing in a crimson forest
• 
  Dark view of a crimson forest
• 
  A crimson forest generated next to a warped forest
• 
  Weeping vines on the ceiling of a crimson forest
• 
  Piglins hunting a hoglin
• 
  A crimson forest single biome world in the Overworld

Historical screenshots

• 
  A crimson forest single biome world before 1.18, which generates water

In other media

• 
  Sunny experimenting with a piglin mob head in a crimson forest^[2]
• 
  Animation of several piglins effortlessly slaying a hoglin^[3]
• 
  A Crimson Forest as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons.
• 

References

External links

• "Around the Block: Crimson Forest" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, July 2, 2020.

See also

• Warped Forest
• Nether Wastes