Summary
The reveal of the Pale Garden biome was the highlight of2024’s Minecraft Live, and instantly captured the attention and imagination of the widerMinecraftcommunity. Since the reveal at Live was effectively fancy concept art, and the biome properly released into experimental snapshots shortly after, players have plenty of ideas about how this garden can grow.
While many concepts and suggestions have revolved around the flora side of this plant-focused biome, the potential for structures remains equally high. As the Pale Garden almost always borders dark oak forests, the presence of woodland mansions already suggests a tone for what players could find in this strange and quiet place. With this biome labeled as a “garden” and with anestablished eerie atmosphere,five structures could end up in this new location. Here’s a look at what fans want to see.
5Witch Circle
Introducing A New Lore Connection
A small detail that was revealed about the Creaking mob in the latest snapshot. It shows that illagers of all kinds will flee from the haunting tree puppet akin to creepers running from cats and spiders scuttling from armadillos. Witches, however, are not included in this group, despite numerous chances for Mojang to officially consider them such. Since the command-only illusioner illager is included, this distinction is clearly intentional. Once the new biome arrives, it is entirely possible that witches could even enjoy thestrange magicof the Pale Garden.
Currently, the only structure associated with witches is the hut found in swamp biomes. A structure that feels more in line with the witchcraft side of these mobs could very well exist in this haunting location. A Witch Circle could even present the chance for witches to become a neutral mob, possibly allowing players to trade with them for new resources.
4Garden Ruin
Structures Lost In Time
The Pale Garden is called a “garden,” instead of the usual forest name scheme. This terminology implies the presence of gardening and controlled plant cultivation. While the biome lacks much floral diversity beyond the brand-new pale moss blocks and pale oak trees, the potential for garden ruins is more than appropriate in this new area.
Potential structures for garden ruins could includeflower boxes,greenhouses, fountains, and much more. Players would greatly appreciate any hint of this biome being used as the garden it is named for. The choice to call this biome a “garden” speaks to the intent of a story behind this new location, and ruins of such a past could better visualize this idea.
3Gazebo
Pale And Broken, Evoking the Garden’s Past
In the same vein as stony garden ruins, a gazebo ruin could add to the “garden” nature of the biome as well asshowcase the woodtypefound within. With how striking the new white pale oak wood type is, the presence of a build using this material in the Pale Garden could both demonstrate the new blocks and add to the silent and abandoned atmosphere of the region.
Since any structure has the possibility of holding loot, the gazebo could have a chest with various plants, hoes, seeds, or other sorts of items in keeping with the “garden” name and theme of the biome. It could also contain anything related to the Creaking, including the Creaking Heart.
2Abandoned Campfire
What Is Lurking In The Woods?
The main descriptor for the entire Pale Garden seems to be the word “eerie.” With this atmosphere in mind, adding touches of horror without fully diving into the usual aspects of the genre could amp up the general eeriness of the biome. One such addition could bea campfire structure,complete with two logs for “sitting” on, with a campfire still burning even though whoever lit it is nowhere to be found.
With ashes and smoke rising from the abandoned campfire, the gleaming eyes of the Creaking lurking just out of the glow of the fire feels even more perfect. There’s also the slight creep factor of wandering through a single-player world, only to see smoke rise from a campfire that the player themselves definitely didn’t make. The dark oak logs could also hint at the explorative nature of the illagers and a reason why they are so afraid of the Creaking. Perhaps it literally became a scary campfire story.
1Garden Walls
No Trespassing Allowed In The Garden
No creepy, somewhat haunted garden would be complete without decayed, ruined garden walls surrounding most of the land. Since the biome currently spawns around dark oak forests without any ceremony, adding just a touch of boundaries between the two would further cement the Pale Garden as slightly off from the usual forest found inMinecraft.
While the structure isn’t much of a building, the presence of garden walls could offer chances for loot with thenewer suspicious gravel blocks,with bits of seeds or tools found within. Beyond the addition of loot, the solid structure boundary for a biome would be a first for the game outside of natural biome borders. It would immediately set the tone for a biome where entry is ill advised, fitting with the spooky nature of the Pale Garden.
