Minecraft wiki entry for Desert, associated text: Despite the structures, survival in deserts can still be difficult if one does not bring sufficient resources, as the desert has virtually no resources of its own. Wood logs can be obtained only from pillager outposts or mineshafts, though dead bushes provide a source of sticks. The only desert water sources are villages, desert wells, rivers and aquifers. At night, most zombies that spawn in deserts and variants are replaced by husks, variants of zombies that inflict the hunger effect and do not burn in the sun, resulting in more hostile mobs present during daytime.