{{for|the dripstone feature found in caves|Dripstone (feature)}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Dripstone Caves
| image = Dripstone Caves 1.18.png<!--;Dripstone Caves Light.png-->
| imagesize = 250px
| downfall = 0.4{{only|java}}<br>0.0{{only|bedrock}}
| precipitation = Yes
| temperature = 0.8{{only|java}}<br>0.2{{only|bedrock}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-142225||Dripstone Caves biome temperature is too cold}}</ref>
| structures = {{EnvLink|Mineshaft}}<br/>{{EnvLink|Stronghold}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Dripstone Cluster}}<br>{{EnvLink|Amethyst Geode}}<br>{{EnvLink|Monster Room}}
| grasscolor = {{color|#91BD59}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#8DB58A}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| foliagecolor = {{color|#77AB2F}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#70A26C}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#44AFF5}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Dripstone Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Pointed Dripstone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Water}}<br>{{BlockLink|Copper Ore}}
}}
The '''dripstone caves''' are an [[Overworld]] cave [[biome]] found in inland areas, filled with clusters and pillars of [[pointed dripstone]] and [[dripstone blocks]].

== Description ==
[[File:Large dripstone.png|thumb|x200px|A dripstone cluster.]]
Dripstone caves generate underground at any [[altitude]] beneath areas with high [[continentalness]] values, which means they are usually found far inland, and are essentially never found under [[ocean]] biomes or bordering a coast. While [[dark forest]]s, [[old growth taiga]]s, [[bamboo jungle]]s, [[wooded badlands]], and [[taiga]]s at temperatures of -0.450 and below are almost guaranteed to have [[lush caves]] under them, dripstone caves may generate under them instead of lush caves when they're far inland. 

[[Dripstone block]]s and [[pointed dripstone]] both hanging as stalactites and growing from the ground as stalagmites, small [[water]] wells of 1×1 blocks are generated in the ground. They mostly appear like regular caves, except with patches of dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone. Large [[dripstone cluster]]s structures generate occasionally inside ravines. This biome also generates larger copper ore [[ore (feature)|blobs]] compared to other biomes. {{IN|java|}}, [[drowned]] are able to spawn in aquifers.

When exposed to the surface, the surface is made entirely out of stone with occasional patches of dripstone.

== Mobs ==
The following mobs are naturally spawned here:
{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Drowned|weight=95|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}
|underground=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}
}}

{{Spawn table
|edition=bedrock
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Drowned|weight=100|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=80|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=2-4}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
}}
{{-}}

== Sounds ==
=== Music ===
These music tracks play while the player is in the dripstone caves.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller" data-description="Music tracks"
!'''Filename<br>in Minecraft'''
![[Gameplay]]
!'''Soundtrack title'''
!Soundtrack
! class="unsortable" | Track preview
!Weight
|-
!hal1.ogg
|[[The Overworld]]
|"Subwoofer Lullaby"
| {{sort|A03|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 3}}
|[[File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg]]
|1
|-
!hal4.ogg
|[[The Overworld]]
|"Danny"
| {{sort|A21|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 21}}
|[[File:Danny.ogg]]
|1
|-
!nuance1.ogg
|[[The Overworld]]
|"Key"
| {{sort|A01|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Key.ogg]]
|1
|-
!nuance2.ogg
|[[The Overworld]]
|"Oxygène"
| {{sort|A09|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Oxygene.ogg]]
|1
|-
!wending.ogg
|[[Dripstone Caves]], [[grove]], [[jagged peaks]], [[stony peaks]], and [[Title Screen|menu screen]]
|"Wending"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 4}}
|[[File:Wending.ogg]]
|2
|-
!infinite_amethyst.ogg
|[[Dripstone Caves]], [[grove]], and [[Title Screen|menu screen]]
|"Infinite Amethyst"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 5}}
|[[File:Infinite amethyst.ogg]]
|1
|-
!an_ordinary_day.ogg
|[[Dripstone Caves]], [[snowy slopes]], and [[Title Screen|menu screen]]
|"An Ordinary Day"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 10}}
|[[File:An ordinary day.ogg]]
|1
|-
! deeper.ogg
|[[Deep Dark]], [[Dripstone Caves]], and [[Main menu]]
|"Deeper"
|{{sort|TT07|''[[Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 7}}
|[[File:Deeper.ogg]]
|1
|-
! eld_unknown.ogg
|[[Dripstone Caves]], [[Grove]], [[Jagged Peaks]], [[Stony Peaks]], and [[Main menu]]
|"Eld Unknown"
|{{sort|TT08|''[[Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 8}}
|[[File:Eld_Unknown.ogg]]
|2
|-
! endless.ogg
|[[Dripstone Caves]], [[Grove]], [[Jagged Peaks]], [[Stony Peaks]], and [[Main menu]]
|"Endless"
|{{sort|TT09|''[[Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Endless.ogg]]
|2
|-
! pokopoko.ogg 
|[[Dripstone Caves]], [[Grove]], [[Jagged Peaks]], [[Snowy Slopes]], and [[Main menu]]
|"pokopoko"
|{{sort|TT05|''[[Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 5}}
|[[File:pokopoko.ogg]]
|2
|}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dripstone Caves
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=Dripstone caves
|nameid=dripstone_caves
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=1
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritename=Dripstone Caves
|spritetype=biome
|nameid=dripstone_caves
|id=188
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DBvZ2Iqmm3M|t=11m35s}}|The dripstone caves biome is shown at [[Minecraft Live 2020]].}}

|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w49a|Added the dripstone caves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w03a|<code>dripstone_caves</code> display name is now "Dripstone Caves" instead of "Dripstone caves".<ref>{{bug|MC-207250||Dripstone caves biome name is not properly capitalized|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Dripstone caves now generate naturally.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 4|Larger [[ore (feature)|blob]]s of [[copper ore]] now generate in dripstone caves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 5|Dripstone caves now place [[stone]] instead of [[grass block]]s when they leak out of cave entrances.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w39a|[[Drowned]] are now able to spawn in [[aquifer]]s inside dripstone caves.
|[[Zombie]]s no longer spawn in dripstone caves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|Zombies once again spawn in dripstone caves.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|Added the dripstone caves. They don't naturally generate yet and are only accessible through [[add-ons]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.0.50|Dripstone caves now generate throughout the Overworld.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.30|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.20.22|Dripstone caves can now generate below Y{{=}}0 to Y{{=}}-64.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.40|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.40.21|Dripstone caves now place stone instead of grass blocks when they leak out of cave entrances.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.20|Dripstone caves can now generate naturally by default, and no longer have to be enabled with the "Caves and Cliffs" [[experimental]] toggle.
|Larger [[ore (feature)|blob]]s of [[copper ore]] now generate in dripstone caves.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*The [[wikipedia:Hang_Sơn_Đoòng|Sơn Đoòng cave]] in Vietnam was of particular inspiration when coming up with the features of dripstone caves.<ref>{{tweet|henrikkniberg|1360182052197392385|One of the sources of inspiration for the new Minecraft caves & the large dripstone was Hang Son Doong caves in Vietnam. Mind blowing place with 80 meter stalagmites and other craziness!|February 12, 2021}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Dripstone Clusters.png|A large dripstone cave below y=0, with multiple dripstone clusters.
Dripstone transition.png|A spaghetti dripstone cave between the regular stone and deepslate layer.
Dripstone with lush.png|A dripstone cave intersecting a [[lush cave]].
JE 1.17 Development Dripstone caves.png|Dripstone caves as seen in [[Minecraft Live 2020]].
1-18-dripstone-caves.jpg|A [[mineshaft]] in a dripstone cave.
Dripstone Cave 1.jpg|Mineshaft in a dripstone cave.
Dripstone Cave 2.jpg|Stalactite in a dripstone cave.
Dripstone Cave 3.jpg|Pillars in a dripstone cave.
Dripstone Caves Lava.jpg|Lavafall in a dripstone cave.
Dripstone Pit.png|A [[player]] looking down into an exposed dripstone cave.
Dripstone Ache.png|An open dripstone cave within a plateau of [[forest]] and [[taiga]] biomes.
Dark Dripstone Cave.png|A very dark dripstone cave.
Dripstone Overhead.png|A player in a dripstone cave, lightened by a [[torch]], as seen from above.
Sunset Cave.png|A player emerging from a dripstone cave as the sun sets.
Dripstone Caves.png|Dripstone caves.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:SteveFalls.png|[[Steve]] falling down a dripstone cave with a [[mace]].
File:Dripstone Cave trailer.jpg|Steve falling through a dripstone cave.<ref>{{ytl|vdrn4ouZRvQ|Minecraft Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II - Official Trailer|Minecraft|November 30, 2021|t=36s}}</ref>
File:Noor catches a redstone torch.png|[[Noor]] grabbing a [[Redstone Torch|redstone torch]] in a dripstone cave, while [[Ari]] is mining.
File:Camel in Dripstone Cave.png|A [[camel]] falling through a dripstone cave.<ref>{{ytl|j8DVLpUld7E|A Tale of Two Friends {{!}} Trails & Tales|Minecraft|October 21, 2023|t=100s}}</ref>  
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}}
*{{BiomeLink|Deep Dark}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/around-block--dripstone-caves Around the Block: Dripstone Caves] – Minecraft.net on February 10, 2022

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