Dark Forest

minecraft:dark_forest

Dark Forest data for Minecraft 26.4-snapshot-5, read straight from the game files.

Mobs that spawn here

Category	Mob	Weight	Group size
ambient	Bat	10	8
creature	Sheep	12	4
creature	Pig	10	4
creature	Chicken	10	4
creature	Cow	8	4
monster	Spider	100	4
monster	Zombie	95	4
monster	Zombie Villager	5	1
monster	Skeleton	100	4
monster	Creeper	100	4
monster	Slime	100	4
monster	Enderman	10	random 1–4
monster	Witch	5	1
underground water creature	Glow Squid	10	random 4–6

Climate

Temperature	0.7
Downfall	0.8
Precipitation	True
Sky colour	#79a6ff
Water colour	#3f76e4

Data

From data/minecraft/worldgen/biome/dark_forest.json.

attributes

audio/background_music	`{"default": {"max_delay": 24000, "min_delay": 12000, "sound": "minecraft:music.overworld.forest"}}`
gameplay/natural_mob_spawns	`{"argument": {"spawn_costs": {}, "spawns_by_category": {"ambient": [{"type": "minecraft:bat", "count": 8, "weight": 10}], "creature": [{"type": "minecraft:sheep", "count": 4, "weight": 12}, {"type": "minecraft:pig", "count": 4, "weight": 10}, {"type": "minecr…`
visual/sky_color	#79a6ff

carvers ["minecraft:cave", "minecraft:cave_extra_underground", "minecraft:canyon"]

downfall 0.8

effects

dry_foliage_color	#7b5334
grass_color_modifier	dark_forest
water_color	#3f76e4

features ], ["minecraft:lake_lava_underground", "minecraft:lake_lava_surface"], ["minecraft:amethyst_geode"], ["minecraft:monster_room", "minecraft:monster_room_deep"], [], [], ["minecraft:ore_dirt", "minecraft:ore_granite_upper", "minecraft:ore_granite_lower", "min…

has_precipitation true

temperature 0.7

Extracted from Minecraft 26.4-snapshot-5 on 22 October 2026. 9Minecraft is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.