Plains

Plains

Structures	Plains village Pillager Outpost
Blocks	Grass Block Tall Grass Oak Log Oak Leaves Bee Nest Azure Bluet Oxeye Daisy Cornflower Various Tulips Bush
Climate
Temperature	0.8
Downfall	0.4
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	#91BD59
Foliage color	#77AB2F
Water color	#3F76E4‌  #44AFF5‌

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

Description

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 11% 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, poppies and azure bluets, sporadically generate within the plains. Bushes also generate in small patches.

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

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	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
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
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

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In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄495	1
Slime	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

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	[hide]Translation key
Plains	plains	biome.minecraft.plains

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	[hide]Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	plains	1

History

[hide]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%.
[hide]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.
[hide]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.
							Plains are now required for the new "Adventuring Time" achievement.
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.
1.21.5			25w05a				Added bushes, which can generate in plains.
			25w09a				Added fallen trees, which can generate in plains.
[hide]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.
[hide]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.
1.21.60			Preview 1.21.60.23				Short 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 1.21.70.20				Added bushes, which can generate in plains.
[hide]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.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3
			1.91				Added pillager outposts, which can spawn in plains biomes.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				If numeric IDs for biomes were ever deprecated, it was most likely in this version.

Issues

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

Gallery

Screenshots

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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.

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  A plains single biome world before 1.18.

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  The Coastal Village seed template thumbnail, a plains village with an ocean.

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  The Survival Island seed template, a plains island with a village.

In other media

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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.

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  Artwork of a plains village.

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  Alex buried underneath monsters.

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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

• Savanna
• Snowy Plains
• Meadow
• Sunflower Plains

External links

• "Around the Block: Plains" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, June 11, 2020.