Windswept Savanna Biome – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Windswept Savanna biome (formerly called the Shattered Savanna) 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 Windswept Savanna biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Windswept Savanna is a biome in the Overworld. It is a cliff-like area that has coarse dirt, stone and acacia trees at the highest peaks. On some of the lower peaks, you can find small patches of grass and acacia trees growing. It is also common to find small floating islands above the cliffs. This is a very rare biome to find.
Let’s explore the characteristics of the Windswept Savanna biome.
Weather
The weather in the Windswept Savanna biome has no precipitation.
Trees
In the Windswept Savanna biome, you will find acacia trees:
Vegetation
The vegetation found in the Windswept Savanna biome consists of dandelions and poppies:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Dandelion |
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Poppy |
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as coarse dirt, stone, and grass blocks but the grass will appear greenish-brown:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Coarse Dirt |
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Stone |
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Grass Block |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Windswept Savanna 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 Windswept Savanna biome, there is lots of wildlife such as chickens, cows, pigs and sheep:
Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night
You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Windswept Savanna biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:
Biome ID for Windswept Savanna
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Windswept Savanna biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
| Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:shattered_savanna | Overworld |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.16 – 1.17.1 |
| minecraft:windswept_savanna | Overworld | Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.18 – 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.
Windswept Savanna Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Windswept Savanna biome:
Windswept Savanna Seeds (Java Edition)
Windswept Savanna Seeds (Java Edition)