Scorching Desert expands on the vanilla Minecraft desert with new mobs, blocks, structures, and world generation. Start a world and head to a Desert or Mesa biome to find new wildlife, dangers, and things to discover.
Not everything you find will be friendly. Explore carefully.
Contents
Wiki Categories
Mobs All hostile, neutral, and passive creatures added by the mod.
Blocks Decorative, functional, and natural blocks.
Items Consumables, crafting components, and loot drops.
Tools and Gear Weapons, armor, and tools.
Structures Temples, ruins, dungeons, and other generated buildings.
Features Biome mechanics, terrain features, and more.
Mobs
Coyote
Coyote
Coyote Jockey (Baby Husk riding a Coyote)
Coyote Howl
Passive during the day unless provoked. Turns hostile at night. Baby Husks can spawn riding Coyotes as a Coyote Jockey.
Type
Hostile
Spawn Biomes
Desert, Mesa
Health
8 hearts
Attack
3 damage
Drops
Coyote Dagger
Road Runner
Passive. Always flees from almost everything, and is extremely fast. Good luck catching one.
Type
Passive
Spawn Biomes
Desert, Mesa
Health
4 hearts
Attack
None
Drops
Meat, Feather
Blocks
Natural Blocks
Quicksand
Step on it and you will begin to sink. If you stay too long, you will suffocate.
Red Quicksand
Same behaviour as Quicksand, found in the Badlands and Mesa biomes.
Decorative Blocks
Ancient painted sandstone blocks found inside structures, depicting stories and scenes from the desert civilisation.
Painted Story Ancient Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Painted Story Massacre Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Painted Story Creeper Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Painted Story Village Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Painted Story Golem Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Painted Story Wither Red Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Painted Story Death Red Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Painted Story Soul Red Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Painted Story Temple Red Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Painted Story Mummies Red Sandstone
Ancient painting found in structures.
Items
Consumables
Road Runner Meat
Restores about as much hunger as raw chicken.
Cooked Road Runner Meat
Restores about as much hunger as cooked chicken.
Miscellaneous
Road Runner Egg
Randomly dropped by the Road Runner while alive.
Road Runner Feather
Chance to drop from a Road Runner on death.
Coyote Fang
Chance to drop from a Coyote on death.
Tools and Gear
Scorching Desert adds a full dagger weapon tier from Wood through Netherite, plus a unique enchantment exclusive to daggers.
Wooden Dagger
2 Attack Damage2 Attack Speed59 Durability
Enchantments: Unbreaking, Mending, Looting, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Loyalty, Curse of Vanishing, Bane of Arthropods, Smite, Stabbing
Stone Dagger
3 Attack Damage2 Attack Speed131 Durability
Enchantments: Unbreaking, Mending, Looting, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Loyalty, Curse of Vanishing, Bane of Arthropods, Smite, Stabbing
Golden Dagger
3 Attack Damage2 Attack Speed32 Durability
Enchantments: Unbreaking, Mending, Looting, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Loyalty, Curse of Vanishing, Bane of Arthropods, Smite, Stabbing
Iron Dagger
4 Attack Damage2 Attack Speed250 Durability
Enchantments: Unbreaking, Mending, Looting, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Loyalty, Curse of Vanishing, Bane of Arthropods, Smite, Stabbing
Diamond Dagger
5 Attack Damage2 Attack Speed1561 Durability
Enchantments: Unbreaking, Mending, Looting, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Loyalty, Curse of Vanishing, Bane of Arthropods, Smite, Stabbing
Netherite Dagger
6 Attack Damage2 Attack Speed2031 Durability
Enchantments: Unbreaking, Mending, Looting, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Loyalty, Curse of Vanishing, Bane of Arthropods, Smite, Stabbing
Stabbing Enchantment
A dagger exclusive enchantment. On hit, there is a 25% chance to deal bonus damage scaling with the dagger tier, dealing an additional 6 damage based on what material the dagger is made from.
Structures
Sunken Temple
Location Buried below sand in the Desert biome.
Loot Ancient Dagger
Traps Placing any blocks in the parkour section will ignite TNT and cause dripstone to fall.
Sunken Red Temple
Location Buried below red sand in the Badlands and Mesa biomes.
Loot Ancient Dagger
Traps Placing any blocks in the parkour section will ignite TNT and cause dripstone to fall.
Features and Mechanics
Quicksand Lake
Watch your step in Desert biomes. Quicksand Lakes can generate naturally and will trap and slowly suffocate anything that steps in them.
Red Quicksand Lake
The same danger as Quicksand Lakes, but found in the Badlands. Watch your step around Mesa biomes.
Capybaras brings the world's chillest animal to Minecraft. They can be found in swamp and mangrove biomes, and with a few sugar cane you can make one your own. Once tamed, you can equip them with cosmetics like a top hat, or protect them with iron, gold, or diamond armor.
With over 10 different capybara variants to find, each one feels a little different. When slain they drop capybara fur blocks that can be crafted into carpets, you can also shear the capybara to get the fur block.
Cosmetics and capybara armor can be found inside chests scattered around the world, so make sure to explore.
Highlights
Tame with Sugar Cane
Find capybaras in swamp and mangrove biomes and tame them with sugar cane.
Cosmetics
Dress up your tamed capybara with cosmetics like a top hat, found in chests around the world.
Capybara Armor
Equip your capybara with iron, gold, or diamond armor to protect them from mobs.
10+ Variants
Over 10 unique capybara variants to discover, each with their own look.
Contents
Wiki Categories
Taming How to find and tame a capybara.
Cosmetics All cosmetics and how to equip them.
Armor The three armor tiers available for capybaras.
Variants All known capybara variants.
Taming
Capybaras are passive mobs that roam swamp and mangrove biomes. They will never attack you.
01
Find a Capybara
Head to a Swamp or Mangrove biome. Capybaras can usually be found hanging in or around water.
02
Bring Sugar Cane
Sugar cane is the only thing a capybara can be tamed with. Grow or find some before you go looking for one.
03
Right Click to Feed
Hold sugar cane and right click the capybara to feed it. You may need to do this multiple times before it becomes tamed.
04
Tamed
Once tamed, the capybara will follow you. You can now equip it with cosmetics and armor or make it sit.
Cosmetics
Once your capybara is tamed, you can equip it with cosmetics. These are purely decorative and found inside chests scattered around the world.
Top Hat
A fancy top hat for your capybara. Found in chests around the world.
More cosmetics can be found by exploring and looting chests. Keep an eye out while adventuring.
Armor
Protect your tamed capybara with armor. There are three tiers available, each offering different levels of protection. Capybara armor is found in chests around the world, just like cosmetics.
Tier
Material
Where to Find
Iron
Iron Capybara Armor
Chests around the world
Gold
Golden Capybara Armor
Chests around the world
Diamond
Diamond Capybara Armor
Chests around the world
Variants
There are over 10 capybara variants to discover in the world. Each one has a unique appearance. Some may be rarer than others, so keep exploring.
Brown
White
Black
Gold
Yellow
Red
Cream
Light Brown
Light Gray
Gray
More variants may exist. Go explore and find them all.
⏸ Development on this mod is currently paused existing versions still work on supported game versions.
Overview
Cobble Blocks lets you spawn random Cobblemon by breaking a special block. From common starters to rare legendaries and mythicals, every break is a surprise perfect for challenge worlds, arenas, or just adding to a normal Cobblemon gameplay.
Development is currently paused, but existing versions still work on supported Cobblemon versions.
How It Works
01
Obtain a Cobble Block
Craft or find a Cobble Block in the world.
02
Place It
Place the block anywhere in the world.
03
Break It
Break the block like any normal block.
04
Cobblemon Spawns
A random Cobblemon appears anything from a starter to a legendary!
Features
Lucky Block Style
Every break is unpredictable low risk, high reward.
Full Rarity Range
Common, rare, legendary, and mythical Cobblemon all have a chance to appear.
Event Friendly
Great for challenge worlds, arenas, and YouTube content.
Simple to Use
No complicated craft or grab from creative, place, break, and catch.
Development Status
Cobble Blocks is currently in a paused state. No active updates are being worked on, and compatibility with future Cobblemon versions isn't guaranteed. Follow the Discord for any future announcements.
This mod is discontinued and will not receive further updates.
Overview
Color Expansion was a simple mod that brought new color variants of blocks for building palettes. It added 32 block variants, 16 colored bricks and 16 colored stone bricks in every dye color, giving builders a full spectrum to work with.
The mod is no longer maintained, but existing versions can still be used on the Minecraft versions they were built for.
Miners Dream brings back the famous mining item from the old OreSpawn mod, now updated for modern Minecraft. Miners Dream is the ultimate resource gathering tool.
Key Features
5×5×15 Mining Area
Mines a massive volume of blocks in a single swing strip mining has never been faster.
Ore Safe
Will not break any ores (vanilla or modded) only clears stone and dirt, leaving all ores exposed.
Cheap to Craft
Each craft gives you FOUR Miners Dreams, so replacing them is never an issue.
Usage Tips
Best used for large scale strip mining and excavation
Use JEI to look up the crafting recipe in game
Ores are left untouched, so you can easily spot them after clearing stone
This mod is discontinued and will not receive further updates.
Overview
Mysti Grecia brought the world of Greek and Roman mythology to Minecraft, getting inspiration from the Percy Jackson franchise. Players could encounter mythical creates from greek mythology, craft weapons from Percy Jackson, and mine unique ore, more was planned before development ended.
Creatures
Centaur
Half horse, half human. If attacked, it retaliates with bow shots.
Satyr
Half goat, half human peaceful and passive. Drops a goat horn and wool on death.
Sea Serpent
Roams the oceans. Defeat it to collect scales for powerful armor.
Stymphalian Bird
Bronze feathered bird that shoots its feathers. Its feathers can be used to craft arrows.
⏸ Development on this mod is currently paused existing versions still work on supported game versions. (With some bugs)
Overview
Pedestals is a decorative mod that adds functional display pedestals to Minecraft. Items will hover and rotate above the pedestal, Creating a cool effect that you goes good for displaying rare and unique items!.
How to Use
01
Craft a Pedestal
Use the in game recipe book or JEI/REI to find the crafting recipe.
02
Place It
Place the pedestal wherever you want to display something.
03
Right Click with an Item
The item will appear floating above the pedestal with a smooth animation.
04
Right Click to Retrieve
Right click the pedestal again to take the item back.
This mod is discontinued and will not receive further updates.
Overview
Pixel Blocks combines lucky blocks and pixelmon together to create a unique and chaos experience. You can break a Pixel Block and get a Weedle or break it and get a Mewtwo! Great for challenge maps, randomizer runs, and multiplayer events.
This mod is no longer maintained and will not receive compatibility updates.
How It Worked
01
Place a Pixel Block
Obtain and place a Pixel Block anywhere in the world.
02
Break It
Break the block a random Pokémon spawns at its location.
03
Fight or Catch
Fight the Pokémon that appears could be anything!
Features
Lucky Block Mechanics
Every break triggers a completely random Pokémon spawn.
Full Rarity Range
Common, rare, legendary, and mythical Pokémon can all appear.
Random Items automatically gives every online player a random item at a set interval. It pulls from the complete item registry vanilla and modded so players can receive anything from a stick to a diamond block, or even creative only items like bedrock.
Key Features
True Randomness
Every item in the game, including modded items, can be randomly given to players.
Configurable Timing
Use /setinterval <seconds> to control how often items are given.
Multiplayer Ready
All online players receive items simultaneously, keeping things fair and chaotic.
Creative Items
Even creative only items like bedrock can appear in the random selection.
Configuration
The mod runs on a default interval of 30 seconds, fully adjustable with:
/setinterval <time_in_seconds>
Each player receives a different item not everyone gets the same thing at the same time.
