Modified Badlands Plateau

This article describes content that has been officially made unobtainable in Bedrock Edition.

It can still be obtained using third-party software. However, this can cause unexpected behavior such as bugs and crashes.

This page describes content that has been removed from Java Edition.

This feature was present in earlier versions of Java Edition, but has since been removed.

Modified Badlands Plateau

Structures	Badlands mineshaft
Blocks	Red Sand Terracotta Cactus Cactus Flower Short Dry Grass Tall Dry Grass Dead Bush Gold Ore Stained Terracotta: Orange Terracotta Red Terracotta Yellow Terracotta White Terracotta Brown Terracotta Light Gray Terracotta
Climate
Temperature	2.0
Downfall	0.0
Precipitation	No
Colors
Grass color	#90814D
Foliage color	#9E814D‌[JE only]  #AEA42A‌[BE only]
Dry foliage color	#A38046
Water color	#3F76E4‌[JE only]  #44AFF5‌[BE only]
Vibrant Visuals
Atmospherics	Mesa
Lighting	Warmish
Volumetric fog	Default
Color grading	Mesa

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

Old

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

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

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
Spider	100⁄515	4
Zombie	95⁄515	4
Zombie Villager	5⁄515	1
Skeleton	100⁄515	4
Creeper	100⁄515	4
Slime[note 1]	100⁄515	4
Enderman	10⁄515	1–4
Witch	5⁄515	1
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks." }, "1": { "totalWeight": 515, "mobs": [ { "size": "4", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "4" }, { "size": "1-4", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "hostile" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "8", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }

In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100	1
Slime[note 1]	100	1
Spider	100	1
Zombie	95	2–4
Skeleton	80	1–2
Enderman	10	1–2
Witch	5	1
Zombie Villager	5	2–4
Creature category
Sheep	12	2–3
Warm Chicken	10	2–4
Warm Pig	10	1–3
Warm Cow	8	2–3
Armadillo	6	1–2
Glow Squid	10	2–4
Ambient category
Bat	1	2

{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks." }, "1": { "totalWeight": 495, "mobs": [ { "size": "1", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "1" }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 80 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 56, "mobs": [ { "size": "2-3", "mob": "Sheep", "weight": 12 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Warm Chicken", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1-3", "mob": "Warm Pig", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "2-3", "mob": "Warm Cow", "weight": 8 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Armadillo", "weight": 6 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "creature" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "2", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }

Sounds

Music

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

Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	mesa_plateau_mutated	167

History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Legacy Console Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Data history

Issues

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
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  A modified badlands plateau with eroded badlands on the background
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  A modified badlands plateau single biome world
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  A modified badlands plateau prior to the addition of red sand
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  A modified badlands plateau with ray tracing

See also

• Badlands Plateau
• Eroded Badlands
• Badlands
• Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau
• Terracotta
• Biome/Before 1.18