Ice Nails. Mushroom Cows. Minecraft's more obscure biomes are the weirdest genres.
Note: This guide focuses on the Bedrock version of Minecraft available on Windows 10, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and mobile devices.
Minecraft's rare Ice Spikes biome will surprise you greatly when you find one. But did you know that there are cows that grow mushrooms on their backs? These are the cold, wet and weird biomes of Minecraft.
Table of Contents
- snowy tundra
- Ice Nails
- tayga
- oceans
- Mushroom Fields
Snowy Tundra
It's like a desert but snowy. The snowy tundra is typically very large, open, and empty, where you will find trees, but not many. What you will find will be biome-specific polar bears and white rabbits. Tundra also has its own special mob, the Stray, an icy skeleton with slowing ranged and melee attacks.
Ice Nails
Ice spikes are a particularly rare biome that visually resembles eroded wastelands, but with tall ice towers instead of terracotta. This biome is particularly bare, but if you find one, be sure to mark it with a map or coordinates.
tayga
Taiga forests are full of regular and giant spruce trees, as well as ferns, thorny berry bushes and mushrooms. Rabbits and wolves are common here; this is also the only biome where you can find foxes. Villages can also spawn here. Depending on certain conditions, a taiga biome can produce snow and be either flat or mountainous. Giant taiga forests will have larger spruce trees and a soil type of podzol instead of normal soil.
oceans
The oceans are the largest biome and make up a large part of Minecraft Overworld. All oceans are born at the same level. Ocean variants include deep ocean, frozen ocean, deep frozen ocean, cold ocean, warm ocean, and warm ocean.
The oceans are as diverse as they are deep. Warm oceans produce coral reefs and tons of aquatic life, including dolphins, puffer fish, tropical fish, and more. Deep ocean variants can spawn Ocean Monuments that will allow you to fight off guards (a dangerous fish enemy) and collect sponges, a valuable tool for cleaning up an underwater base. Shipwrecks also spawn in many of these biomes, giving the world a nice sense of history.
Mushroom Fields
This biome is as diverse as it is weird. Instead of normal dirt, this biome has mycelium that eagerly grows fungi, but doesn't do much. The gray material emits a spore-like particle effect and there are plenty of giant mushrooms. Mushroom fields are also the special home of Mooshrooms, a breed of cow with mushrooms sprouting on its back. Mushrooms are cute until you learn you can milk them into a bowl for stew.