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Quick answer
- Badlands are dry biomes made of red sand and layers of coloured
terracotta. - Gold ore spawns much higher here, so you'll find it near the surface.
- Mineshafts can appear above ground.
Badlands look like a desert canyon. They're one of the best places for gold and building blocks.
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The three types
| Type | What it looks like |
|---|---|
| Badlands | Plains of red sand and terracotta hills |
| Wooded badlands | Plateaus with oak trees and coarse dirt on top |
| Eroded badlands | Tall terracotta spires |
Gold
In other biomes, Gold ore stays deep underground. In badlands, extra gold ore spawns all the way up to the surface, so look for it in cliffs.
Terracotta
The hills are made of plain, red, orange, yellow, brown, white and light gray terracotta. It's a quick way to get lots of colourful blocks without dye.
What else is there
- Mineshafts with dark oak supports, sometimes above ground.
Cactus and 
Dead bush plants.- Armadillos, which drop scutes for wolf armour.
No rainIt never rains in badlands, so it's not a good place for thunderstorm tricks.
Cheat sheet
- Red sand and terracotta
- Gold near the surface
- Above ground mineshafts
- Armadillos live here
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