How to Find a Mangrove Swamp in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Mangrove swamps generate in warm, humid regions near sea level, usually bordering deserts, savannas and jungles. Look for dense mangrove trees with aerial roots, teal-tinted water and mud everywhere. Added in 1.19 (The Wild Update).

What you need

Boat (the biome is mostly water channels)
Food and a bed
Bucket (tadpoles)
Axe for mangrove wood

Step by step

Search warm regions: mangrove swamps replace regular swamps in high-temperature zones, next to deserts, savannas, badlands and jungles. They never touch the ocean directly.
Spot the signs: dense mangrove trees with root systems, muddy ground, teal water (Java), lily pads and seagrass. Warm (white) frogs hopping around confirm it.
Use a seed map tool for speed: Chunkbase and similar finders locate mangrove swamps from your world seed (/seed in single-player Java or world settings).
Collect the exclusives: mangrove propagules (the seedlings hanging under mangrove leaves, grow new mangrove trees), mud blocks for packed mud and mud bricks, and mangrove logs for the full reddish wood set.
Catch frogs and tadpoles: mangrove swamps are the only biome where warm frogs spawn naturally. Buckets work on tadpoles in the water.
Know the dangers: slimes spawn on the surface at night between Y=50 and Y=70 (most during full moon, none during new moon), and since 1.20.5 bogged skeletons also spawn here in Java. Swamp huts never generate in mangrove swamps.

Java vs Bedrock

Almost identical in both editions. In Java the water has a unique teal tint and mushrooms don't generate; bogged skeletons spawn in mangrove swamps in Java (since 1.20.5). Bedrock lacks these two details.

Versions: Mangrove swamps were announced at Minecraft Live 2021 and added in Java 1.19 and Bedrock 1.19.0 (The Wild Update, June 2022). Bogged joined the spawn list in Java 1.20.5.

Frequently asked questions

Where do mangrove swamps spawn?

In warm regions near sea level with high erosion, usually beside deserts, savannas and jungles. They replace regular swamps in hot zones and never border the ocean directly.

What is special about the mangrove swamp?

It's the only source of mangrove trees (propagules, reddish wood) and natural mud, and the only biome with warm white frogs. Slimes spawn on the surface at night with the moon phase.

How do you get a mangrove propagule?

Propagules grow hanging from the underside of mangrove leaves. Break or bone-meal the leaves to collect them, then plant one on dirt or mud and bone meal it into a full mangrove tree.

Do swamp huts and witches spawn in mangrove swamps?

No. Swamp huts never generate in mangrove swamps, only in regular swamps. Fossils can still generate underground, like in deserts and normal swamps.