{{For|the secret mission in Minecraft Dungeons|MCD:Soul Sand Valley}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Soul Sand Valley
| image = NetherCaveUpdate.png
| blocks = Standard Nether blocks plus:<br>{{BlockLink|Gravel}}<br>{{BlockLink|Soul Sand}}<br>{{BlockLink|Soul Soil}}<br>{{BlockLink|Basalt}}<br>{{BlockLink|Bone Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Crimson Roots}}<br>{{BlockLink|Soul Fire}}
| structures = {{EnvLink|Nether fortress}}<br>{{EnvLink|Nether fossil}}<br>{{EnvLink|Bastion remnant}}<br>{{EnvLink|Ruined portal}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Basalt pillar}}<br>{{EnvLink|Glowstone blob}}<br>{{EnvLink|Lava sea}}
| downfall = 0.0
| precipitation = No
| temperature = 2.0
| grasscolor = #BFB755
| foliagecolor = #AEA42A
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#905957}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| fogcolor = #1B4745
}}
A '''soul sand valley''' is a dry [[biome]] located in [[the Nether]]. It is formed of large caverns with [[nether fossil]]s and different blocks, mainly including [[soul sand]] and [[soul soil]].

== Description ==
The soul sand valley is mostly composed of [[soul sand]] and [[soul soil]], with [[gravel]] found on its coastlines. [[Soul fire]] is scattered throughout the valley and [[nether fossil]]s poke out of the terrain. It lacks a diverse set of [[plant]]s, with the only native vegetation being [[crimson roots]] and [[mushroom]]s, although [[fungi]], [[nether sprouts]], [[crimson roots]], [[warped roots]], and [[huge fungi]] may spawn where the valley borders a [[crimson forest]] or [[warped forest]]. Its fog is cyan and the air particles are gray as the sounds of winds and the voices of ghosts fill the air. Giant columns of [[basalt]] called [[basalt pillar]]s can be found stretching from the floor to the ceiling. Caverns, [[nether fortress]]es and even [[bastion remnant]]s can also be found in the soul sand valley.

[[Glowstone blob]]s can be found in this biome, although they are significantly rarer than in other Nether biomes,<ref>{{bug|MC-171520||Glowstone clusters cannot generate in Soul Sand Valley biomes|WAI}}</ref> since the ceiling of this biome is made of soul sand or soul soil below which glowstone blobs cannot generate; they can still occasionally generate in caves and canyons in this biome,<ref>{{bug|MC-192936||Glowstone clusters generate on netherrack in Soul Sand Valley|WAI}}</ref> because the ceiling is made of [[netherrack]].

== Mobs ==
The following mobs are naturally spawned here：

{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Strider|weight=60|size=1-2|charge=0.7|budget=0.15}}
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=20|size=5|charge=0.7|budget=0.15}}
{{Spawn row|Ghast|weight=50|size=4|charge=0.7|budget=0.15|note=Only 5% of spawn attempts succeed.}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=1|size=4|charge=0.7|budget=0.15}}
}}

{{Spawn table
|edition=bedrock
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Strider|weight=20|size=2-4}}
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=80|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Ghast|weight=40|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=6|size=1}}
}}

== Sounds ==
=== Music ===
These music tracks play while the player is in the Soul Sand Valley.

{|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
|-
!so_below.ogg
|[[Soul Sand Valley]] and [[Basalt Deltas]]
|"So Below"
|{{sort||''[[Minecraft: Nether Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 3}}
|[[File:So below.ogg]]
|7
|-
!nether1.ogg
|[[The Nether]]
|"Concrete Halls"
|{{sort|B07|''[[Minecraft - Volume Beta]]'' No. 7}}
|[[File:Concrete halls.ogg]]
|1
|-
!nether2.ogg
|[[The Nether]]
|"Dead Voxel"
|{{sort|B03|''[[Minecraft - Volume Beta]]'' No. 3}}
|[[File:Dead voxel.ogg]]
|1
|-
!nether3.ogg
|[[The Nether]]
|"Warmth"
|{{sort|B11|''[[Minecraft - Volume Beta]]'' No. 11}}
|[[File:Warmth.ogg]]
|1
|-
!nether4.ogg
|[[The Nether]]
|"Ballad of the Cats"
|{{sort|B15|''[[Minecraft - Volume Beta]]'' No. 15}}
|[[File:Ballad of the Cats.ogg]]
|1
|}

=== Ambience ===
'''Nether ambience''' plays while the [[player]] is in [[the Nether]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Sound
!Group
|-
|Soulsand Valley Ambience
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_ambience.ogg]]
| Loop
|-
|Soulsand Valley Sand 1
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_sand1.ogg]]
| rowspan = 21 | Loop Additions
|-
|Soulsand Valley Sand 2
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_sand2.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Sand 3
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_sand3.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Voices 1
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_voices1.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Voices 2
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_voices2.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Voices 3
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_voices3.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Voices 4
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_voices4.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Voices 5
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_voices5.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Whisper 1
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_whisper1.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Whisper 2
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_whisper2.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Whisper 3
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_whisper3.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Whisper 4
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_whisper4.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Whisper 5
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_whisper5.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Whisper 6
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_whisper6.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Whisper 7
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_whisper7.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Whisper 8
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_whisper8.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Wind 1
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_wind1.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Wind 2
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_wind2.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Wind 3
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_wind3.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Wind 4
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_wind4.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley With 1
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_with1.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Mood 1
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_mood1.ogg]]
| rowspan = 4 | Mood
|-
|Soulsand Valley Mood 2
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_mood2.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Mood 3
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_mood3.ogg]]
|-
|Soulsand Valley Mood 4
|[[File:Soulsand_valley_mood4.ogg]]
|-
|}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|shownumericids=1
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Soul Sand Valley
|spritetype=biome
|id=170
|nameid=soul_sand_valley
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=1
|displayname=Soul Sand Valley
|spritename=soul-sand-valley
|spritetype=biome
|nameid=soulsand_valley
|id=178
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2019|link={{ytl|OZqNaEX8208&t|t=2h13m39s}}|The soul sand valley is announced at [[MINECON Live 2019]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Added the soul sand valley.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w10a|Added soul sand valley ambience.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w15a|Added the music track "So Below", which plays in the soul sand valley biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w18a|Mobs in soul sand valleys no longer spawn near each other.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w19a|[[ore (feature)|Blob]]s of [[soul sand]] now generate in soul sand valleys at level of the lava ocean.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 4|The spawning weight of [[skeleton]]s was changed from 2 to 10.
|Increased the overall amount of hostile mob spawns. Each mob's chance was changed from 0.08 to 0.15.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 7|The spawning weight of skeletons was changed from 10 to 20.
|The biome's total spawning energy was changed from 1.0 to 0.7.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|Added the soul sand valley.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Added ambience.
|Added music.
|Added [[Nether Fossil]]s in the soul sand valley.
|Soul sand now generates below lava level in the soul sand valley.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Despite its name, the soul sand valley isn’t actually a valley due to its cave-like generation.
* In the official artwork of the [[Nether Update]], a [[wither skeleton]] can be seen in the soul sand valley instead of normal [[skeleton]]s, despite wither skeletons not naturally spawning there.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Soul Sand Valley Development.jpg|A soul sand valley in very early development.
ATB soul-sand 1.jpg|A soul sand valley.
Netherfossils.png|[[Nether fossil]]s in a soul sand valley.
Valleybastion.png|A [[bastion remnant]] which generated in a soul sand valley.
Overview.png|Overview of a soul sand valley with [[ghast]]s flying around.
Soulsand Valley next to Netherwart Forest Blue.png|A soul sand valley next to a [[warped forest]].
Soulsand Valley(Close up).png|A soul sand valley seen during [[MINECON Live 2019]].
Soulsand Valley(Close up look).png|A soul sand valley seen during MINECON Live 2019.
Nether fossils.png|Nether fossils in a soul sand valley.
Kingbdogz Soul Sand.jpg|[[Kingbdogz]] in a soul sand valley.
Soul Sand Valley Ghasts.jpg|Ghasts in a soul sand valley.
Soul Sand Valley.jpg|Soul sand valley.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/around-block--soul-sand-valley Around the Block: Soul Sand Valley] – Minecraft.net on July 23, 2020

== See also ==
* {{BiomeLink|Crimson Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Warped Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}
* {{BiomeLink|Basalt Deltas}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox biomes|Nether}}

[[Category:Nether biomes]]

[[de:Seelensandtal]]
[[es:Valle de almas]]
[[fr:Vallée des âmes]]
[[ja:ソウルサンドの谷]]
[[ko:영혼 모래 골짜기]]
[[lzh:靈沙谷]]
[[pl:Dolina dusz]]
[[pt:Vale das almas]]
[[ru:Долина песка душ]]
[[th:หุบเขาทรายวิญญาณ]]
[[zh:灵魂沙峡谷]]
