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Stony Shore
Structures	Buried Treasure‌[BE only]
Blocks	Water; Stone; Gravel; Andesite; Diorite; Granite
Climate
Temperature	0.2
Downfall	0.3
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	; #8AB689
Foliage color	; #6DA36B
Water color	; #3F76E4‌[JE only]; ; #0D67BB‌[BE only]

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A stony shore is a variant of the beach biome that replaces it in some mountainous areas.

Description[edit | edit source]

A stony shore replaces normal beaches in areas with mountainous terrain at low erosion values. They are made entirely of stone, with long strips of gravel. They are usually a steep drop into the water below. Stony shores may generate at high enough elevations to have snow on their peaks (above Y=120±8), even when bordering warm biomes.^[1] Water and lava springs frequently generate on the sides of stony shores. In Bedrock Edition, buried treasure can sometimes generate at high altitudes, and can even generate at Y=90; In Java Edition, it doesn't generate here.^[2]

The steep drops into the ocean below makes this variant dangerous, especially if the player is unaware of their surroundings.

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
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	1	2–4

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Name	[hide]Identifier
Stony Shore	`stony_shore`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	[hide]Identifier
[No displayed name]	`stone_beach`

History[edit | edit source]

[hide]Java Edition
1.7.2			13w36a				Added the stone beach biome.
1.18			experimental snapshot 2				Beaches are now generally wider.
			experimental snapshot 2				Beaches no longer generate in some areas to provide more variation.
			experimental snapshot 3				Stone shores are less common.
			experimental snapshot 4				Strips of andesite, diorite, granite, and gravel sometimes generate in stone shores.
			21w37a				The strips of gravel are now wider.
			21w37a				Strips of andesite, diorite, and granite no longer generate in stone shores.^[3]
			21w40a				"Stone Shore" has been renamed to "Stony Shore".
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added the stone beach biome.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.17.40.21				Strips of gravel sometimes generate in stone shores.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Added the stone beach biome.

Data history[edit | edit source]

[hide]Java Edition
1.13	17w47a	If numeric IDs for biomes were ever deprecated, it was most likely in this version.^[verify]
	18w19a	Changed the ID `stone_beach` to `stone_shore`.^[verify]
	21w40a	The ID `stone_shore` has been changed to `stony_shore`.

Issues[edit | edit source]

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

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Screenshots[edit | edit source]

First image of a stony shore.
A single biome stone shore world before 1.18. The terrain is made almost entirely of stone and its variants, with only occasional dirt patches.
A ring-shaped stony shore biome.
A large bay surrounded by tall stone cliffs.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ MC-240697 — It snows in the stony shore biomes from Y = 118 and above
↑ MC-127290
↑ MC-236816 — Granite, andesite and gravel strips no longer generate in stony peaks, as well as diorite, granite and andesite strips for stone shores — resolved as "Works As Intended".

External links[edit | edit source]

"Around the Block: Stony Shore" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, July 7, 2022.

Navigation[edit | edit source]

[Slime-3] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[Slime-4] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[1] MC-240697 — It snows in the stony shore biomes from Y = 118 and above

[2] MC-127290

[5] MC-236816 — Granite, andesite and gravel strips no longer generate in stony peaks, as well as diorite, granite and andesite strips for stone shores — resolved as "Works As Intended".

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+{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}
 {{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
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