Meadow

Meadow
Structures	Pillager Outpost; Village
Blocks	Grass Block; Oak Log; Oak Leaves; Birch Log; Birch Leaves; Bee Nest; Dandelion; Cornflower; Poppy; Allium; Oxeye Daisy; Azure Bluet; Wildflowers; Stone; Emerald Ore; Infested Stone; Short Grass; Tall Grass
Climate
Temperature	0.5‌[JE only]; 0.3‌[BE only]
Downfall	0.8
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	; #83BB6D‌[JE only]; ; #86B87F‌[BE only]
Foliage color	; #63A948‌[JE only]; ; #68A55F‌[BE only]
Water color	; #0E4ECF‌[JE only]; ; #44AFF5‌[BE only]

The meadow is an elevated grassy mountain slope biome filled with patches of flowers and turquoise-green grass and tall grass, where sheep, donkeys and rabbits spawn.

Description[edit | edit source]

The meadow biome is a high altitude counterpart to the plains biome. All small flowers generate except blue orchids, tulips, lilies of the valley, torchflowers, eyeblossoms, or wither roses. Rarely, a lone oak or birch tree of any size can generate and always has a bee nest. Both pillager outposts and plains villages can generate in this biome, making this the only mountain biome where villages can generate. In Java Edition, unlike most overworld biomes, sugar canes and pumpkin patches cannot generate here.

Just like other mountain biomes, emerald ores can be found in meadows, especially at higher altitudes, and both coal and iron ores are commonly found here. Infested block blobs also naturally generate in meadows.

This biome usually generates in the lower sides of some mountains but can also generate standalone in plateaus, mainly next to plains and separated from cherry groves, regular forests, regular birch forest, or regular taigas by rivers.

Mobs[edit | edit source]

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
Creature category
Rabbit	²⁄₅	2–6
Sheep	²⁄₅	2–4
Donkey	¹⁄₅	1–2
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

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
Glow Squid	¹⁰⁄₁₅	2–4
Rabbit	²⁄₁₅	2–6
Sheep	²⁄₁₅	2–4
Donkey	¹⁄₁₅	1–2

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

Sounds[edit | edit source]

Music[edit | edit source]

Filename in Minecraft	Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack	Weight
hal1.ogg	The Overworld	"Subwoofer Lullaby"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 3	1
hal2.ogg	The Overworld	"Living Mice"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 5	1
hal3.ogg	The Overworld	"Haggstrom"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 7	1
hal4.ogg	The Overworld	"Danny"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 21	1
left_to_bloom.ogg	Lush Caves, Meadow, the Overworld, and Title Screen	"Left to Bloom"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4	1
one_more_day.ogg	The Overworld, further emphasized in Snowy Slopes, Meadow, Forest, Old Growth Taiga, Lush Caves, Desert, Badlands, Eroded Badlands, and Wooded Badlands	"One More Day"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 6	2

Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	[hide]Translation key
Meadow	`meadow`	`biome.minecraft.meadow`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	[hide]Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	`meadow`	`186`

Achievements[edit | edit source]

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Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Sound of Music	Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a jukebox.	Use a music disc on a jukebox in the Meadow biome.	10	Bronze

Advancements[edit | edit source]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Sound of Music	Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a Jukebox	Use a music disc on a jukebox that stands within a meadow biome.

History[edit | edit source]

[hide]Java Edition
September 28, 2019		During MINECON Live 2019, the mountains won the community biome vote; additions were improved terrain generation, powder snow, and goats.
October 3, 2020		The Caves & Cliffs update was announced at Minecraft Live 2020, showing a sneak peek at goats and the new mountain generation.
1.18	Experimental Snapshot 1	Added meadow. Currently, blue orchids generate on meadows.
	experimental snapshot 2	Blue orchids no longer spawn in meadows.
	experimental snapshot 2	Oaks and Birches can now have a small chance of generating in meadows, often with a bee nest on them.
	experimental snapshot 3	Meadows are less likely to generate in flat, low elevation areas.
		Pillager outposts now generate in all the new mountain biomes, including meadows.
		Villages now generate in meadows.
	21w39a	Trees in mountain meadows now always contain a bee nest.
	21w41a	The sky color of meadows changes from #79a6ff to #7ba4ff.
	21w44a	Meadow is now required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement.
1.20	23w17a	"A Familiar Room" can now be played in meadows.
1.21.5	25w02a	Short grass now generates slightly sparser in meadows.
1.21.5	25w02a	Added wildflowers, which can generate in meadows.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.16.200 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.16.200.52	Added the meadow biome.
1.17.30 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.20.23	Hostile mobs can now spawn in the meadow biome.
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.40.20	Villages now generate in meadows.
		Meadows now spawn a lone oak or birch tree, often with bee nests.
		Rabbits can now spawn in meadows.
		Donkeys and sheeps can now spawn in the meadow biome.
1.18.0	beta 1.18.0.20	The meadow biome can now generate by default without enabling experimental gameplay.
1.21.60	Preview 1.21.60.23	Short grass now generates more frequently.
		Tall grass now generates more frequently.
		Flowers now generate in patches instead of being homogeneously spread across the biome.
1.21.70 Experiment Drop 1 2025	Preview 1.21.70.20	Short grass now generates slightly sparser in meadows.
1.21.70 Experiment Drop 1 2025	Preview 1.21.70.20	Added wildflowers, which can generate in meadows.
[hide]Minecraft Education
1.18.32	1.18.10.04	Added the meadow biome.

Data history[edit | edit source]

[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.24				Changed the biome ID to `meadow` from `mountain_meadow`.

Issues[edit | edit source]

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

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Screenshots[edit | edit source]

A meadow full of poppies.
A lone birch tree in a meadow.
A ring of meadow mountains around a forest.
A village in a valley surrounded by meadows.
A meadow with mountains in the distance.
An example of the gradients that control flower generation.

In other media[edit | edit source]

Artwork of Steve and Alex in a meadow biome.

External links[edit | edit source]

"Around the Block: Meadow" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, April 14, 2022.

Navigation[edit | edit source]

[Slime-1] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[Slime-2] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

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