Taiga Hills

Taiga Hills
Structures	Taiga Village‌[BE only]; Pillager Outpost‌[BE only]
Blocks	Grass Block; Short Grass; Fern; Large Fern; Sweet Berry Bush; Spruce Log; Spruce Leaves; Vines‌[BE only]; Mushrooms‌[BE only]
Climate
Temperature	0.25
Colors
Grass color	; #86B783
Foliage color	; #68A464
Water color	; #3F76E4‌[JE only]; ; #236583‌[BE only]

This page describes content that has been removed from the game.

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

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.

The taiga hills was a hills variant of the taiga that no longer generates since Caves & Cliffs: Part II, and was removed in Java Edition.

Description

Like all other hills biomes, taiga hills featured more elevated and hilly terrain, with sharper inclines and more overhangs than the regular taiga, but were identical to them in every other aspect. Villages and pillager outposts didn't generate in this biome‌^{[Java Edition only]}, though wolves and foxes still spawned.

Mobs

Taiga hills used the same mob spawning chances as taigas.

The following mobs spawned naturally here:

In **Java Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Creature category
Sheep	¹²⁄₆₀	4
Pig	¹⁰⁄₆₀	4
Chicken	¹⁰⁄₆₀	4
Cow	⁸⁄₆₀	4
Wolf	⁸⁄₆₀	4
Rabbit^{[note 1]}	⁴⁄₆₀	2–3
Fox^{[note 2]}	⁸⁄₆₀	2–4
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 3]}	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
Enderman	¹⁰⁄₅₁₅	1–4
Witch	⁵⁄₅₁₅	1
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

↑ 50% of spawned rabbits are brown, 40% are salt and pepper, and 10% are black.
↑ The foxes spawn as red foxes.
↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

In **Bedrock Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Creature category
Sheep	12	2–3
Pig	10	1–3
Chicken	10	2–4
Cow	8	2–3
Wolf	8	4
Rabbit^{[note 1]}	4	2–3
Fox^{[note 2]}	8	2–4
Monster category
Spider	100	1
Zombie	95	2–4
Zombie Villager	5	2–4
Skeleton	80	1–2
Creeper	100	1
Slime^{[note 3]}	100	1
Enderman	10	1–2
Witch	5	1
Ambient category
Bat	1	2

↑ 50% of spawned rabbits are brown, 40% are salt and pepper, and 10% are black.
↑ The foxes spawn as red foxes.
↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	`taiga_hills`	`19`

History

Java Edition
1.1			12w01a				Added TaigaHills as a variant with a hilly terrain.
1.7.2			13w36a				Taiga hills now generate with ferns and the new large fern.
1.7.2			13w36a				Taiga hills are now required for the new "Adventuring Time" achievement.
1.8			14w27a				Added rabbits, which spawn in taigas.
1.13			18w16a				Renamed "TaigaHills" to "Taiga Hills".
September 29, 2018							During MINECON Earth 2018, the Minecraft community voted on which biome to update next. Taiga was the most voted biome; therefore, foxes, campfires and sweet berries food sources and plants are to be added to taigas in Java Edition 1.14.^[1]
1.14			18w49a				Added sweet berry bushes, which commonly generate in taiga biomes.
1.14			19w07a				Added foxes, which spawn in taigas with a red fur texture.
1.18			Experimental Snapshot 1				Taiga hills no longer generate naturally.
1.18			21w40a				Taiga hills have been removed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added the separated snowless taiga and its variants with hills and mountains because older taigas were all snowy and had ice, along with a large number of other biomes.
v0.13.0			build 1				Added rabbits, which spawn in taigas.
v0.15.0			build 1				Villages built with spruce wood can now generate in taiga biomes. This used to be a exclusive game feature.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				Added pillager outposts, which may generate in taiga biomes.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				Added sweet berry bushes, which commonly generate in taigas.
1.13.0			beta 1.13.0.1				Added foxes, which can spawn in taigas with a red tone of fur.
1.17.30			beta 1.17.30.23				The taiga hills and taiga mountain biomes no longer generate without add-ons or mods.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added snow-covered taigas.
TU9	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1		Added the taiga hills biome.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Added snowless taigas and their mountainous variants, along with many other biomes.
			1.91				Added pillager outposts, which may generate in the taiga biomes.
			1.91				Added sweet berry bushes, which commonly generate in taigas.

Data history

Java Edition
1.18			21w37a				Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 19.

Gallery

A taiga hills biome next to the sea.
Taiga hills in Bedrock Edition.
A river in taiga hills.
A large cliff in a taiga hills biome.
A taiga hills single biome world.
Taiga hills with ray tracing.

References

↑ "Everything we announced at MINECON Earth 2018!" – Minecraft.net.

Navigation

[Rabbit-1] 50% of spawned rabbits are brown, 40% are salt and pepper, and 10% are black.

[Fox-2] The foxes spawn as red foxes.

[Slime-3] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[Rabbit-4] 50% of spawned rabbits are brown, 40% are salt and pepper, and 10% are black.

[Fox-5] The foxes spawn as red foxes.

[Slime-6] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[7] "Everything we announced at MINECON Earth 2018!" – Minecraft.net.

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Climate
Structures	Taiga Village‌^{[BE only]} Pillager Outpost‌^{[BE only]}
Blocks	Grass Block Short Grass Fern Large Fern Sweet Berry Bush Spruce Log Spruce Leaves Vines‌^{[BE only]} Mushrooms‌^{[BE only]}
Temperature	0.25
Colors
Grass color	#86B783
Foliage color	#68A464
Water color	#3F76E4‌^{[JE only]} #236583‌^{[BE only]}