The Weekly Thing – Every Minecraft Biome RANKED

Hey everyone welcome back to the weekly thing in this video we’re going to be taking a look at minecraft’s many cool and unique biomes ranking them from worst to first full disclosure we’re not really going to be ranking every single biome there are countless little variants out there so

We’ve combined very similar biomes like say plains and sunflower planes into one just for the sake of brevity frankly i’m not super interested in the differences between modified wooded badlands plateau and normal wooded badlands plateau and you probably aren’t either anyway so we rank the biomes based on a

Bunch of different factors that might be relevant to the average minecraft player including loot natural resources and overall aesthetics but at the end of the day there’s really no objective way to list them all if you disagree you can suck it i should probably edit that out

If you disagree feel free to leave your opinion in the comments we’d love to hear from you let’s get into the video this biome is basically a normal forest but worse no unique mobs no unique items and a wood type that’s objectively just not as good as oak the

Overall flat terrain and the fact that there’s only one tree type just makes the place feel a little unnatural remember how boring the ocean was before the aquatic update well that’s pretty much what the cold ocean is although ocean monuments are very cool and fun to navigate the cold ocean is

Mostly just some salmon some kelp and the occasional shipwreck to paraphrase syndrome if every biome is special none of them are at the very least this thoroughly average biome makes the other ones seem more exciting the swamp biome just screams early minecraft it has a few cool features such as witch huts but

Other than that it’s a pretty basic place that resembles what the minecraft landscape looked like 11 years ago it’s a shame because swamps really could be so cool i’m thinking giant cypress trees growing out of shallow mucky water that stretches hundreds of blocks in every direction

Lots of monsters to watch out for and maybe a couple of new mobs too as you try not to get lost mojang started to get into that spooky swamp theme a little bit with witches and slime spawning on the full moon so it’d really be amazing if they leaned into that more

Unfortunately for now all we’ve really got are some recolored oak trees surrounded by vines and lily pads the soul sand valley is still a pretty new addition to minecraft but it seems to be a decent addition to the previously boring nether landscape the constant cries of gasts and the fossils that

Litter the landscape give off some creepy vibes however it can be super annoying to travel in due to all the soul sand patches and the attacks from the many guests and skeletons a little challenge is definitely fun and definitely need it but you should still be able to say build

Something without being constantly bombarded overall soul sand valleys sort of straddle that fine line between challenging and just being downright frustrating and as far as looks go the brown soul soil and blue flames don’t really stand out the plains biome is okay the main reason people including myself like it is because it’s

A nice clear flat place for building and traveling but that’s also a bit of a red flag in the biome rankings the reason we love the planes is because it’s a blank slate we like it specifically because there’s not much to see or do no distracting world generation aside

From occasional villages and those annoying little ponds which is fine it just means that the plane shouldn’t be considered a great biome in the same way that some others are the mountains aren’t necessarily bad either but it’s definitely a good thing that they’re being updated their old name the extreme hills

Is probably more fitting because these hills don’t really look like mountains at all they’re mostly just giant cliffs of gravel and stone with an occasional waterfall resulting in something that’s not very awe-inspiring or interesting to look at travel through the mountains is difficult and the land is barren with few resources

But flaws aside with every passing update it remains a cool landscape that never fails to dwarf the player with its sheer size this is a cool biome for what it is but it’s certainly not livable and there’s not much to do it’s a nightmare to navigate by boat but

The icebergs are usually the most easily accessible source of blue and packed ice for boat tracks so that’s good after a while you end up destroying the icebergs and the polar bears are left to starve and drown just like real life the nether we’ve all gotten used to over

The years might seem like it should be a bit lower on this list i definitely don’t get super excited whenever i see another waste biome but what would the nether be without the classic nether waste it’s still a cool biome featuring lava lakes a large variety of interesting mobs and

A couple of oars though many people may have gotten sick of this biome before the nether update there really isn’t anything to complain about here the forest is the quintessential minecraft biome we’ve all spawned into it and built a home there countless times and at this point it might just seem like

The default boring biome of the game but if we take a step back and try to see it with fresh eyes it’s clear that this place is actually kind of nice it’s crowded enough with trees to be a little dangerous but everything is still spaced out just enough to keep travel from becoming

Annoying the rich green grass color might be the game’s best the landscape is filled with plenty of lakes caves and rolling hills and there’s a wide variety of nice looking trees birches and oaks that come in all sorts of shapes and sizes just because it isn’t rare doesn’t make

It any less of a solid pleasant biome nothing that’s too much of an eyesore plenty of natural resources to go around let’s not take it for granted the desert is certainly different than most of the overworld biomes there are no plants but cacti there are no animals but rabbits it never rains

And the entire surface is made up of yellowish-brown sand but the big things that draw players to deserts are the unique generated structures sandstone villages desert wells fossils and of course the desert temples one of the only places in the game where you can find enchanted golden apples

Though deserts can be fun to go through on a treasure hunt the fact is that they’re pretty bland outside of the aforementioned structures there are hardly any natural resources but that being said they are still cool to come across not every biome in minecraft should be a cakewalk to survive it

So it’s nice that deserts add more to the overworld than just grass and tree biomes there’s good and bad to the dark oak forest it’s a cool biome especially when viewed from the water the forest floor dark enough to spawn monsters even in the daytime is treacherous and combined with the massive mushrooms

Dotting the landscape definitely creates a cool enchanted forest vibe the mysterious woodland mansions that occasionally generate only add to the appeal and of course dark oak is a really nice and classy looking wood type the unfortunate thing is just the way that the biome is laid out

From the outside all you really see is a canopy of leaves that you can just walk on top of without needing to face the danger below overall a nice biome but it’s designed so that you basically just skip the interesting parts the savannah has some high highs and some low lows

Say what you will about acacia planks but the acacia trees themselves look really nice growing in a unique shape that’s a lot more realistic and distinctive than what we’re used to the village variant here looks good and the hills that occasionally generate are beautiful however and this is just my opinion the

Grass color is pretty hideous and in general the terrain is basic kind of like a plane’s biome with a few more trees it’s a bit like the swamp in that this biome could be so cool think lions and zebras and giraffes but at the end of the day it’s not very unique

Tyga is a fairly basic and common biome in minecraft but it still has a lot to offer the landscape of the taiga is perfect if you’re going for that rustic deep woods feel filled with spruce trees and scattered with distinct features such as berry bushes and foxes that give it that

Little unique touch tyga villages are also neat in their own way with log roof buildings and a really cool blacksmith variant there’s not a ton of color in the taiga but that also means it won’t distract from your own creations so yeah we’ll be the first to admit that

It’s not the most exciting place but like each overworld biome it adds variety to the world and spruce wood looks awesome basalt deltas were added to the nether in 1.16 and as far as aesthetics go it gets an a plus the imposing basalt and blackstone ridges combined with the signature gray

Particle effects in the air creates a sinister feel however there is a reason it’s been nicknamed salt it’s really annoying and dangerous to traverse due to all the magma cubes and hidden lava pits again it looks good but there’s not too much else to it unless you either want magma cream for

Potions or have a death wish it’s like a plane’s biome but there’s snow woohoo snow now what i’m a big fan of snow especially in minecraft but you get used to it after a while there’s not much to say about the snow tundra that hasn’t been said about the planes

But it places way higher because it generates frozen rivers polar bears igloos and the snow village variant which in my opinion looks really cool there’s not really much to say about this biome either except for that it’s everything a tiger has to offer with the addition of snow

It’s a simple change but it really does make a difference the blanket of light that covers everything right down to the white arctic fox variants just looks so nice it’s certainly one of my favorite biomes to come across the end and i’m including the end islands biomes in this

Is what it is there’s no question that it has some of the best loot in the game elytra and shulker shells but the issue is that that’s all there really is to it most players visit the end grab what they need and then get the hell out it’s rare to see anyone

Try to build anything they are aside from maybe an enderman farm for xp the world generation out in the islands gets a bit repetitive sure but the end is also such an interesting place it’s desolate and strange as if you’re wandering on another planet and exploring an ancient civilization of endermen

The yellow and purple color scheme might be a bit weird but it just adds to that otherworldly feel for most biomes in minecraft if it were to disappear one day it’d suck but it really wouldn’t affect much but what would minecraft be without the end it’s the culmination of the player’s journey

And provides an experience not replicated anywhere else in the game the crimson forest is such a cool biome it’s strange and eerie with amazing colors a combination of danger and fantasy the quality of the biome if that makes any sense from the overall terrain to the little animated texture on the crimson logs

Is fantastic probably the most interesting part and the thing that really makes the crimson forest so special is the biomes whole self-contained ecosystem of hoglands and piglens packs of piglens hunting the hoglands as the hoglands try to fight back it’s just really interesting to think that this weird little world

Goes on without you the bamboo jungle is known mainly for two things pandas and bamboo that’s pretty much it although it is an incredibly simple biome it is still a great addition to minecraft for a few reasons one it adds variety to the jungle two it

Adds a cool new exotic animal to the game with a plant to accompany it and three it’s overall a pretty cool looking biome though it can be annoying to walk through all that bamboo it’s still a fun change from the normal jungle flower forests are really just forests but way

Better it’s home to no less than 12 different types of flowers each of which adds splashes of color amongst the green and brown of the basic forest these flowers are also the source of various dyes that can be helpful in crafting recipes or in building

The flower forest is also one of the few biomes that spawns bee nests these are of course cool insects that interact with the environment in complicated ways that most mobs don’t overall flower forests are pretty simple on the surface but nevertheless they’re useful and more importantly just an absolutely beautiful biome

The warm ocean is miles ahead of the other ocean biomes in pretty much every way with a myriad of colors and a boatload of animal life straight out of a national geographic special from coral to turtles to schools of tropical fish swimming around it’s far and away the most bio-diverse

Biome in the game there’s a decent loot too in some of the generated structures as well as some rare items like sea pickles but it’s also a ton of fun to explore just for the heck of it to finish off the 1.16 biomes on this list we’ve got the warped forest a really

Fascinating place that stands in stark contrast to its surroundings it serves to be something of a refuge and the dangerous nether with no mob spawns except endermen who if you don’t bother them won’t bother you this is reflected in the color of the biome a soft blue glow amongst the nether sea

Of in your face red traveling through the warp forest feels quiet and lonely in a cool way the giant warped fungus growing all around looks amazing like something out of a dream it’s a fantastic biome because it adds so much variety in terms of color and overall feel and don’t tell the enderman

I said this but if you need pearls this is the place to go the mushroom fields biome sometimes called a mushroom island is definitely the most unique in minecraft minecraft is obviously not a realistic game so it’s awesome when mojang really embraces that by making wacky biomes like this

No monsters spawn in mushroom fields even at night which really makes this biome stand out from the rest of the overworld and it’s also the rarest major biome in the game now it’s important to note here that just because a biome is rare doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good

Often times the excitement of finding a rare biome gets mixed up with the merits of the biome itself it’s important to separate these factors and try not to let rarity cloud our judgment that being said even though mushroom fields aren’t quite at the level of some other biomes visually

Personally i’m not a huge fan of the mycelium it’s still an amazing place mushroom cows what’s not to love the jungle is home to many different exotic plants and animals such as cocoa beans melons parrots ocelots and many more the towering jungle trees are probably the best in the game

And the bright green color of the grass and flora really creates that lust tropical feel the jungle temples that generate are another plus though the loot is overall not that great you can get some redstone components and the building itself fits the surroundings very well really the only downside of this

Biome is that it can be a bit tedious to travel through due to all the trees and bushes cramped so closely together like the mushroom plains in the nether forest the ice spikes biome is an example of cool and unique world generation that gives minecraft its own quirky feel

The ice spikes biome is similar to the snow tiger but instead of trees everywhere you’ve got tall towers of ice it is pretty tough to survive in but if you watch minecraft youtube at all you know it can be done the ice spikes biome is one of minecraft’s little-known gems

The shattered savannah is definitely a place worth mentioning when discussing the best landscapes in minecraft the massive cliffs and hills sometimes including floating islands and massive waterfalls put it in a category of its own among biomes it also has many of the features that the normal savannah has

Like acacia trees and villages so you don’t have to make any compromises as far as livability this biome stunning natural beauty is truly a sight to see the giant tree tiger has a lot of the good of the taiga mixed in with a lot of the good in the jungle making it

By simple math one of the best biomes in minecraft the giant spruce trees can grow in a few different shapes and they look really nice sprouting out of the brownish green podzilla which can only be found around those trees or in bamboo forests the mossy cobblestone boulders scattered throughout the forest are

A nice touch to the biome and it fits in well with the other colors the giant tree taiga is a perfect place to build and a fun area to explore in any survival world because we haven’t gotten the chance to see all the features in the upcoming

1.17 biomes yet we can’t officially rank them but based on what we know so far they could definitely be some of the best in the game the mountains look amazing in terms of their sheer scale and realism well the cave biomes are everything we always wish for in a cave update and more

The fact that biomes can now generate vertically say a capped peak above a mountain grove above a lush cave above a deep dark biome as opposed to just laterally opens up a lot of opportunities for awesome new scenery hey weekly thing fam before we get to our number one minecraft biome i

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Now let’s get back to the video the number one biome in all of minecraft is none other than the badlands previously known as the mesa added way back in 1.17 the mesobiome is very exciting to come across in the overworld first of all it looks great many of the

Biome variants and terrain generations are inspired by the rock formations of the southwest us it’s like seeing the grand canyon in minecraft the different layers of red orange yellow and brown blocks add realism and blend together perfectly to create a great looking biome while it’s mostly arid there are areas

That generate with oak trees making mesas livable for survival players unlike any other biome mesas are filled with surface level mine shafts which can be fun to explore have great loot and add to that wild west theme gold also generates very commonly in maces more commonly than iron in fact which

Means that the mesa is not only aesthetically beautiful but is also a practical place to find one of the game’s most valuable and useful resources mesas are the only biome where red sand can be found a good block for builders all that combined with a seemingly endless supply of terracotta a very

Useful building block that’s otherwise expensive to get and it’s hard to see how anything can top it the mesa really is the perfect minecraft biome thanks for watching You