Mangrove Swamp biome in Minecraft
The Mangrove Swamp is a warm, flooded forest where mangrove trees stand on tangled roots above mud and water. It is the source of mud, mangrove wood and propagules, and the home of white frogs. Unlike the regular Swamp, it has no Swamp Hut and no farm animals.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s 328 105 -2920 0 25Climate
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.8
- Downfall
- 0.9
- Weather
- Rain
How to find a Mangrove Swamp
/locate biome minecraft:mangrove_swampMap by Chunkbase, shown as a companion to this guide. Without your seed, it shows an example world. Results depend on the edition and version you pick.
Mangrove Swamp in numbers
- Share of the world
- 0.52%of the Overworld surface
- Rarity rank
- 17 / 521 = the rarest
- Distance from spawn
- ~2,620 blocksmedian, 1,000 worlds
- Within 1,000 blocks
- 12.9%of worlds
- Spawn biome
- 0.7%of worlds start here
Beach9.7%
Plains7.9%
Swamp6.3%// 1,000 random seeds, normal world. Java 26.2 world generation computed with cubiomes, plus the 26.3 Dappled Forest rule. Estimates, not exact 26.3 values.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s 328 67 -2920 90 5Mobs in the Mangrove Swamp
Slime0%
BeeLives in Bee Nests generated on some trees (2 to 3 bees per nest)Structures in the Mangrove Swamp
Roots, mud and water
The ground is Mud instead of grass and dirt, and water covers much of it, with pools deeper than in a regular Swamp. Most mangrove trees are tall, and they stand on arches of Mangrove Roots. Where the roots reach the mud, they turn into Muddy Mangrove Roots, and Moss Carpet often covers the roots above. Mangrove Propagules hang under the leaves, vines trail from the branches and, rarely, a tree carries a bee nest. Lily pads and seagrass fill the water between the trunks.
Plant a propagule on mud or dirt to grow your own mangrove, even in shallow water.
What to make with mud
- Packed Mud: one mud and one Wheat.
- Mud Bricks: four packed mud, a warm-colored building block.
- Clay: place mud above Pointed Dripstone and it slowly dries into clay.
- More mud: use a water bottle on dirt to turn it into mud.
Frogs, fish and night dangers
Frogs here are white, the warm variant. When one eats a small Magma Cube, it drops a Pearlescent Froglight. Tropical Fish swim in the water, but you will not find cows, sheep, pigs or chickens: frogs are the only land animals that spawn here.
At night, the mangrove gets busy. Slimes can spawn on the surface as in the Swamp, especially around the full moon. The Bogged shoots poison arrows, and the roots make it hard to see what is coming. Light the area if you build here, and keep a boat handy to move through the channels.
✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 1 November 2026
Mangrove Swamp — FAQ
How do you get mud?
Dig it in a Mangrove Swamp, where it covers the ground, or use a water bottle on a dirt block to turn it into mud.
Why are frogs white in a Mangrove Swamp?
Frogs that spawn in warm biomes get the white warm variant. When they eat a small Magma Cube, they drop a Pearlescent Froglight.
Which mobs spawn in the Mangrove Swamp?
Frog, Spider, Creeper, Slime, Zombie, Skeleton, Bogged, Enderman, Zombie Villager, Witch, Bat, Glow Squid and Tropical Fish. Bee: Lives in Bee Nests generated on some trees (2 to 3 bees per nest).
Which structures generate in the Mangrove Swamp?
Mineshaft, Ruined Portal, Stronghold and Trial Chambers.
How do you find the Mangrove Swamp?
With cheats on, /locate biome minecraft:mangrove_swamp gives the coordinates of the nearest one. Without cheats, a seed map of your world shows where it is.
