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Plains

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Plains

Plains.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Plains'

Plains Vibrant Visuals.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Plains'

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The plains are common grassland biomes in the Overworld with wide, open terrain and many flowers.

Generation

Plains biomes are common and expansive, and commonly border sunflower plains, forests, and flower forests. Plains biomes also generate at colder and warmer temperature ranges, where they border savannas, deserts, and badlands, or taigas and snowy plains, respectively. They are the second most common Overworld biome, after forests.

Plains generate at any type of elevation; in flatland with occasional hills and cliffs next to swamps, mangrove swamps, and all windswept biomes; or in higher inland terrain with fjords, plateaus, and mountains. Common mountain biomes near plains include cherry groves, meadows, and snowy slopes. When it generates at the lukewarm biome temperature range, stony peaks generate instead of jagged peaks/frozen peaks.

Description

Plains are grassy with few terrain features, creating a wide, open view. Many of the grass blocks are covered in short grass or tall grass, with many different flowers. Oak trees generate sometimes; 1⁄3 are large, while 1⁄20 have bees and bee nests.

Some occasional large patches of flowers grow various colors of tulips. Along with flower forests, plains are the only places where tulips generate. Oxeye daisies, cornflowers, dandelions, poppies and azure bluets, sporadically generate within the plains. Bushes also generate in small patches of plain fields.

Villages generate in plains, using oak planks and logs. Pillager outposts can generate here as well.

Horses and donkeys spawn in plains biomes, as well as hostile zombie horses during the nighttime. Common temperate animal variants also spawn.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Java Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper100⁄5204
Skeleton100⁄5204
Slime[note 1]100⁄5204
Spider100⁄5204
Zombie95⁄5204
Enderman10⁄5201–4
Witch5⁄5201
Zombie Horse[note 2]5⁄5201
Zombie Villager5⁄5201
Creature category
Sheep12⁄464
Chicken10⁄464
Pig10⁄464
Cow8⁄464
Horse5⁄462–6
Donkey1⁄461–3
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid14–6
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
  2. ↑ Always spawns ridden by a zombie with an iron spear unless the difficulty is peaceful. 
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In Bedrock Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper1001
Slime[note 1]1001
Spider1001
Zombie952–4
Skeleton801–2
Enderman101–2
Witch51
Zombie Horse[note 2]51
Zombie Villager52–4
Creature category
Sheep122–3
Chicken102–4
Glow Squid102–4
Pig101–3
Cow82–3
Horse42–6
Donkey12–6
Ambient category
Bat12
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
  2. ↑ Always spawns ridden by a zombie with an iron spear. 
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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in plains:

In Creative mode, the following tracks can play:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifier Translation key
BiomeSprite plains.png: Sprite image for plains in Minecraft Plainsplains biome.minecraft.plains

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite plains.png: Sprite image for plains in Minecraft [No displayed name]plains1

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Adventuring TimeDiscover 17 biomes.Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.40Silver

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Adventuring TimeDiscover every biome The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0previewAdded biomes, including plains.
Plains were defined by having a rainfall value between 20% and 45% and a temperature value over 97%.
Java Edition Beta
1.6Test Build 3Added short grass. It generates here in abundance.
1.8Pre-releaseThe old plains biome was removed as part of the biome overhaul and replaced with the new plains. Old plains biomes from the original biome generation are not converted into the new plains except by coincidence.
Added villages, which can generate in the plains biome.
Java Edition
1.7.213w36aTall grass, azure bluets and oxeye daisies now generate in the plains biome.
Tulips now generate in patches within plains biomes.
Plains are now required for the new "Adventuring Time" achievement.
1.1016w20aPlains now have some trees (5% of chunks). 1⁄3 large oak, 2⁄3 normal oak.
1.1418w43aCornflower now generates in plains.
18w47aAdded pillager outposts, which can generate in plains biomes.
1.1519w34aBee nests now spawn attached to trees in plains biomes.
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1The plains biome no longer generates in patches within dark forest and regular deep ocean biomes.
21w37aPrior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 1.
1.2023w17a"A Familiar Room" can now be played in plains.
1.21.525w05aAdded bushes, which can generate in plains.
25w09aAdded fallen trees, which can generate in plains.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0Added biomes, including plains.
v0.9.0build 1Added villages, which can generate in plains biome.
v0.15.0build 1Added horses, which can spawn in plains biome.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0Added cornflowers, which can generate in plains biomes.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Added pillager outposts, which can spawn in plains biomes.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Added Illager patrol, which can spawn in plains.
1.14.0beta 1.14.0.1Plains now have bees and bee nests.
1.21.60Preview 1.21.60.23Short grass now generates more frequently and in larger amounts.
Tall grass now generates less frequently but in larger patches.
Flower patches now contain mixed flowers, are larger and generate more frequently.
1.21.70
Experiment
Drop 1 2025		Preview 1.21.70.20Added bushes, which can generate in plains.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU0CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1Added the plains biome.
TU7Mooshrooms can rarely spawn in the plains biome.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3
1.91 Added pillager outposts, which can spawn in plains biomes.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Added plains

Issues

Issues relating to "Plains" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Screenshots

  • A plains biome in hilly terrain
    A plains biome in hilly terrain
  • Lakes inside a plains biome
    Lakes inside a plains biome
  • Mountainous plains generation next to an ocean
    Mountainous plains generation next to an ocean
  • A plains biome forming a valley between mountains
    A plains biome forming a valley between mountains
  • Another plains biome
    Another plains biome
  • A plains biome on higher altitude
    A plains biome on higher altitude
  • A plains biome forming a valley between hilly forests
    A plains biome forming a valley between hilly forests
  • An above view of a large plains biome
    An above view of a large plains biome
  • The Coastal Village seed template thumbnail, a plains village with an ocean
    The Coastal Village seed template thumbnail, a plains village with an ocean
  • The Survival Island seed template, a plains island with a village
    The Survival Island seed template, a plains island with a village
  • A plains single biome world
    A plains single biome world

Mojang screenshots

  • Caves and hills in a plains biome
    Caves and hills in a plains biome

Historical screenshots


Development images

  • Plains with a mountain in the distance
    Plains with a mountain in the distance
  • A lake with a mountain in the distance
    A lake with a mountain in the distance

In other media

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What is Minecraft? Discover the World of Minecraft" – Minecrat.

Sources