Soul Sand Valley

The Soul Sand Valley is a biome located in the Nether. It consists of a large cavern with nether fossils and many different blocks, mainly including Soul Sand.

Description
The soul sand valley is a large grotto that cuts through the Nether's terrain. The biome is primarily made up of soul sand and soul soil, with patches of gravel found throughout the biome. Soul fire, crimson roots, and nether fossils can be found on the surface. Its fog is cyan and the air particles are gray. Basalt pillars can be found stretching from the floor to the ceiling.

As with other nether biomes, glowstone clusters, magma blocks, and open and closed lava springs can be found here. Nether gold ore, nether quartz ore, and ancient debris also generate. The typical nether caves also cut through the biome. Nether fortresses and bastions can be found here as well.

Skeletons, ghasts, endermen, and striders can spawn in soul sand valleys.

The soul sand valley is similar to volcanic ash deposit in its relatively-layered deposition. This biome is likely connected to the Basalt Deltas, also a volcanic biome that probably produced the ash.

Soul sand valleys have an open structure separated into five vertical layers on average. (In the picture above, four layers are visible.) Usually these have a large enough distance separating them to be fatal to the player if they fall. Cavernous paths sometimes tunnel through to connect separate layers.

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Survival and Exploration
Soul sand valleys are very large and hard to explore, so it is recommended to fly the valley with a pair of elytra. However, be careful of lava that comes from the ceiling, and beware of getting lost in the maze-like terrain.

Exploring on foot is treacherous, due to the high spawn rate of hostile mobs, and patches of Soul Sand that restrict movement. At minimum, bring a Shield and a Bow to fend off Skeletons and Ghasts, respectively. (A bow enchanted with Power II can one-shot a Ghast on Hard difficulty.)

Boots enchanted with Soul Speed make Soul Sand and Soul Soil speed up movement instead, which can help the player avoid hostile mobs and cross the valley. However, keep in mind that the boots will lose durability with use, making Mending or repairing with an Anvil vital.

A more permanent, though time-consuming, solution would be to build or tunnel out a safe corridor through the valley. Note that the tiered structure of the valley means that a straight through tunnel may open out into a void. This presents a choice of building alongside the cliff, or bridging out over lava.

Ghast Fireballs cannot destroy blocks with a blast resistance higher than 4. This means that blocks such as Basalt, Blackstone and Nether Brick can be used to make Ghast-proof shelters. (This building category also includes more exotic materials like Terracotta, Prismarine, and Purpur.) Iron Bars and Nether Brick Fence can be used to make blast-proof windows. Make sure that at least the floor of the shelter is blast-proof, or risk falling into lava when a fireball hits.

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

Ambience
Nether ambience plays while the player is in the Nether.

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