Dripstone Caves Biome Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Dripstone Caves biome 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 Dripstone Caves biome in Minecraft.

Background

In Minecraft, the Dripstone Caves is a biome in the Overworld that was introduced in the Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I and then further refined in Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II. This biome is best explored deep beneath the ground where there is an intricate underground cave system filled with stalactites and stalagmites.

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Let’s explore the characteristics of the Dripstone Caves biome.

Weather

The weather in the Dripstone Caves biome has average precipitation above ground and no precipitation underground in the cave systems.

Trees

There are no trees in the Dripstone Caves biome.

Vegetation

There is no vegetation in the Dripstone Caves biome.

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as pointed dripstone and dripstone blocks:

Item Description
Dripstone Caves Biome - Wiki Guide 2 Pointed Dripstone
Dripstone Caves Biome - Wiki Guide 3 Dripstone Block

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Dripstone Caves biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:

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Mobs

In the Dripstone Caves biome, you can find mobs underground in the cave systems such as bats, creepers, skeletons, spiders and zombies.

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Biome ID for Dripstone Caves

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, the Dripstone Caves biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID Version
minecraft:dripstone_caves 1.17 – 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.

Dripstone Caves Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn near a Dripstone Caves biome:

Dripstone Caves Biome - Wiki Guide 17 Dripstone Caves Seeds (Java Edition)

Dripstone Caves Biome - Wiki Guide 18 Dripstone Caves Seeds (Bedrock Edition)

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