Plains

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Plains are flat grasslands biomes. There are two plains biome variants.

Description[edit | edit source]

Plains biomes are common and expansive, and can border sunflower plains, forests, flower forests, savannas, deserts, badlands, meadows, cherry groves, taigas, snowy plains, and snowy slopes. They are the second most common Overworld biome, after forests, and make up around 10% of the Overworld by area.

Plains are grassy and mostly flat. Many of the grass blocks are covered in grass or tall grass. Oak trees generate sometimes; ¹⁄₃ are large, while (¹⁄₂₀) have bees and bee nests.

Some occasional large patches of plains grow various colors of tulips. These patches, along with flower forests, are the only places where tulips generate. Oxeye daisies, cornflowers, dandelions, poppys and azure bluets, sporadically generate within the plains.

Plains biomes generate at temperatures of -0.450 to 0.500, meaning it generates in 3 temperature ranges: lukewarm, temperate, and cold. When it generates at the lukewarm biome temperature range, stony peaks generate instead of jagged peaks/frozen peaks.

Mobs[edit | edit source]

Horses and donkeys spawn in plains biomes. The following mobs are naturally spawned here：

In Java Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄515	4
Skeleton	100⁄515	4
Slime[note 1]	100⁄515	4
Spider	100⁄515	4
Zombie	95⁄515	4
Enderman	10⁄515	1–4
Witch	5⁄515	1
Zombie Villager	5⁄515	1
Ambient category
Bat	1	8
Creature category
Sheep	12⁄46	4
Chicken	10⁄46	4
Pig	10⁄46	4
Cow	8⁄46	4
Horse	5⁄46	2–6
Donkey	1⁄46	1–3
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6

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In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄495	1
Slime[note 1]	100⁄495	1
Spider	100⁄495	1
Zombie	95⁄495	2–4
Skeleton	80⁄495	1–2
Enderman	10⁄495	1–2
Witch	5⁄495	1
Zombie Villager	5⁄495	2–4
Creature category
Sheep	12⁄55	2–3
Chicken	10⁄55	2–4
Glow Squid	10⁄55	2–4
Pig	10⁄55	1–3
Cow	8⁄55	2–3
Horse	4⁄55	2–6
Donkey	1⁄55	2–6
Ambient category
Bat	1	2

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

Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Plains	plains	biome.minecraft.plains

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	plains	1

History[edit | edit source]

Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0			preview				Added true biomes, including plains.
							Plains were defined by having a rainfall value of over 45% and a temperature value over 97%.
Java Edition Beta
1.6			Test Build 3				Added tall grass. it generates here in abundance.
1.8			Pre-release				Added villages, which can generate in the plains biome.
Java Edition
1.7.2			13w36a				Tall grass, azure bluets and oxeye daisies now generate in the plains biome.
							Tulips now generate in patches within plains biomes.
1.10			16w20a				Plains now have some trees (5% of chunks). 1⁄3 large oak, 2⁄3 normal oak.
1.14			18w43a				Cornflower now generates in plains.
			18w47a				Added pillager outposts, which can spawn in plains biomes.
1.15			19w34a				Bee nests now spawn attached to trees in plains biomes.
1.18			Experimental Snapshot 1				The plains biome no longer generates in patches within dark forest and regular deep ocean biomes.
1.20			23w17a				"A Familiar Room" can now be played in plains.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0							Added biomes, including plains.
v0.9.0			build 1				Added villages, which can generate in plains biome.
v0.15.0			build 1				Added horses, which can spawn in plains biome.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Added cornflowers, which can generate in plains biomes.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				Added pillager outposts, which can spawn in plains biomes.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Added Illager patrol, which can spawn in plains.
1.14.0			beta 1.14.0.1				Plains now have bees and bee nests.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added the plains biome.[verify]
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3
			1.91				Added pillager outposts, which can spawn in plains biomes.

Issues[edit | edit source]

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

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Screenshots[edit | edit source]

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  A plains biome before The Update that Changed the World.

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  A village in the plains.

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  A large oak tree in the plains, with some horses.

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  The plains in Beta 1.7.

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  An aerial view of a Buffet plains biome.

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  Plains biome with a lot of animals. Check the image for the seed and coordinates.

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  Village reaching into 3 biomes (Jungle, Desert and Plains).

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  Plains village generated between mountains.

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  Mountainous Plains generation from 1.18.

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  A plains biome.

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  Another plains biome.

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  Plains with a mountain in the distance.

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  A lake with a mountain in the distance.

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  The sky in a plains biome.

In other media[edit | edit source]

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  A plains biome on the cover of Xbox 360 Edition.

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  Pixel art of Steve, Sunny, and Kai in a plains biome.^[1]

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  Artwork of a plains village.

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  Alex buried underneath monsters.

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  The plains biome at night.^[2]

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  Zuri and Sunny gathering resources in a plains biome.

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  Promotional photo for Lego Minecraft showing a plains biome.

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  Narrator and MARILLA in a plains biome.

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  A settlement set up by Mobbo in the biome.

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  A plains biome as it appears in A Minecraft Movie.

See also[edit | edit source]

• Savanna
• Snowy Plains
• Meadow
• Sunflower Plains

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

• Around the Block: Plains – Minecraft.net on June 11, 2020

Navigation[edit | edit source]

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