Biome


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A river bisecting a jungle biome. At the top right is a forest.
A river running through a mesa biome with mesa plateaus, with a savanna biome in the bottom right.
Jeb twitter.jpg In case you don’t know what a “biome” is, it’s a climate zone used in the game to set what kind of surface the ground has (sand? grass?), whether it should rain or snow, what trees grow there, and sometimes also what kind of animals that are allowed to spawn there.
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Biomes are regions in a Minecraft Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria minecraft world with varying geographical features, flora Plants are Minecraft s representation of plant life. They do not move, but some can grow and spread under the right conditions. Most plants can be planted and farmed. The growth of some plants may be minecraft , heights Chart lining up Y-coordinate values (left) to block layers (right). Altitude is a measurement of vertical distance, or distance along the Y-axis. Contents 1 Definition 2 Limits 3 Natural resources and altitude 3.1 The Nether minecraft , temperatures, humidity ratings, and sky and foliage colors. Biomes separate every generated world into different environments, such as forests, jungles, deserts, and taigas.

Temperature

Biomes have a temperature value that determines if it snows, rains, or does not have either. The required values are less than 0.15 for snow, 0.15 - 0.95 for rain, or greater than 1.0 for neither. These values can be used to determine the heights that snow generates in different biomes. The temperature also drops 0.00166667 per meter above the default sea level (Y=64). For instance, extreme hills generate snow at Y=95, due to highland climate, as the base value is 0.2, and savannas do not experience rain or snow due to their heat. The "sea level" setting of a customized An example of custom terrain generation. Customized is a world type that replaces the normal varied terrain of the Overworld with custom features. Contents 1 Customization 1.1 Basic settings 1.2 Ore settings 1.3 Advanced settings minecraft world does not affect this.

Biomes are split into 5 categories based on their temperature: snow-covered, cold, medium, dry/warm, and neutral. They were separated to prevent biomes with huge temperature differences being placed side-by-side (such as cold taiga next to a desert), and to allow biomes with similar temperatures to be placed next to each other more often. (Such as forest and swampland)

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Biome types

There are 37 main biomes in the Overworld The Overworld, as seen in an extreme hills and a forest biome The Overworld is the dimension in which all players begin their Minecraft journey. Contents 1 Creation 1.1 Seeds 2 Environment 2.1 Biomes 2.2 minecraft (with two being unused), one in The Nether A view of the Nether. The Nether is a hell-like dimension, filled with fire, lava, and dangerous mobs. Contents 1 Accessing 2 Environment 2.1 Mobs 3 Generation 3.1 Naturally generated 3.2 Naturally created 3.3 Structures minecraft , one in The End See the dimension. For the achievement, see Achievements#The End.. For the advancement, see Advancements#The End. A view of the central End island. The ender dragon can be seen flying around obsidian pillars, minecraft and 22 technical biomes, bringing the total number to 62 distinct biomes. Biomes can be distinguished by the grass and leaf colors in the biome, along with the types of blocks present (e.g. types of trees or other plants like cacti, sand coverage in deserts). Biomes are pseudo-randomly generated using the map seed See the level generation seed. For other uses, see Seeds (disambiguation). Minecraft seeds are values made up of character(s) (including negative or positive integers) that are used as the basis for generating .

Biomes are separated into 5 categories. The snow-covered biomes are marked in blue, cold in green, medium/lush in orange and dry/warm in red. The biomes which are not labeled are either neutral or unknown. Temperatures are given at sea level.

Snowy biomes

In these biomes, it snows at any height. The foliage and grass is a dark aqua-green.

Biome ID Name and Features Description Images
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Ice Plains

Temperature: 0.0

Snow Snow (layer) Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (2–9) (one per level, plus one) Data value dec: 78 hex: 4E bin: 1001110 Name snow_layer Snow, or top minecraft , Snowfall A view of hills during a snowstorm. Snowfall is a type of weather that occurs occasionally in Minecraft. Contents 1 Behavior 2 Effects 2.1 Snow particles 3 Video 4 History 5 Issues 6 Trivia 7 minecraft , Oak Trees, Ice, Spruce Trees, Igloos Igloo Biome Ice Plains, Cold Taiga Consists of Snow White Carpet Light Gray Carpet Ice (Packed Ice in Pocket Edition.) Redstone Torch Furnace Bed (Brown Bed, Light Blue Bed or White Bed) in Pocket Edition. minecraft , Strays Skeleton Health points 20 () Attack strength Bow: Easy: 1 () - 4 () Normal: 1 () - 4 () Hard: 1 () - 5 () Sword: Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 minecraft , White and some Black & White Rabbits Rabbit Health points 3 () Armor points Killer Bunny only: 8 () Attack strength Killer Bunny only: Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () Size Adult: Height: 0.5 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Baby: Height: minecraft , Polar Bears Polar Bear Health points 30 ( × 15) Attack strength Adults only Peaceful: 0 (but still performs attack animation) Easy: 4 () Normal: 6 () Hard: 9 () Size Adult: Height: 1.4 Blocks Width: 1.3 minecraft , Occasional Tall Grass Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft

A somewhat rare but expansive, flat biome with a huge amount of snow. All sources of water exposed to the sky are frozen over. Sugar cane will generate in this biome, but can become uprooted when chunks load as the water sources freeze to ice. There are very few natural oak and spruce trees in this biome. It has a lower chance of spawning passive mobs during world generation than other biomes (7% versus 10%), however it is one of the few biomes where Polar bears and Strays Skeleton Health points 20 () Attack strength Bow: Easy: 1 () - 4 () Normal: 1 () - 4 () Hard: 1 () - 5 () Sword: Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 minecraft spawn. Due to the biome`s size, snow and ice cover, and scarcity of wood and animals, initial survival becomes difficult in comparison to other biomes.
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Ice Plains Spikes

Temperature: 0.0

Packed Ice Packed Ice Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data value dec: 174 hex: AE bin: 10101110 Name packed_ice See the block found in the minecraft , Snow Snow (layer) Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (2–9) (one per level, plus one) Data value dec: 78 hex: 4E bin: 1001110 Name snow_layer Snow, or top minecraft , Snow Blocks Snow Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 1 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (4) Data value dec: 80 hex: 50 bin: 1010000 Name snow See the full block. For the minecraft , Strays Skeleton Health points 20 () Attack strength Bow: Easy: 1 () - 4 () Normal: 1 () - 4 () Hard: 1 () - 5 () Sword: Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 minecraft , White and some Black & White Rabbits Rabbit Health points 3 () Armor points Killer Bunny only: 8 () Attack strength Killer Bunny only: Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () Size Adult: Height: 0.5 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Baby: Height: minecraft , Polar Bears Polar Bear Health points 30 ( × 15) Attack strength Adults only Peaceful: 0 (but still performs attack animation) Easy: 4 () Normal: 6 () Hard: 9 () Size Adult: Height: 1.4 Blocks Width: 1.3 minecraft , Ice Spikes

A rare variation of the Ice Plains biome that featuresSpecial attraction large spikes of packed ice Packed Ice Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data value dec: 174 hex: AE bin: 10101110 Name packed_ice See the block found in the minecraft , as well as packed ice `lakes`. Usually the spikes are 10 to 20 blocks tall, but some long, thin spikes can reach over 50 blocks in height. All grass blocks in this biome are replaced with blocks of snow Snow Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 1 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (4) Data value dec: 80 hex: 50 bin: 1010000 Name snow See the full block. For the minecraft . It has a lower chance of spawning passive mobs during world generation than other biomes (7% versus 10%).
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Cold Taiga

Temperature: -0.5

Snow Snow (layer) Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (2–9) (one per level, plus one) Data value dec: 78 hex: 4E bin: 1001110 Name snow_layer Snow, or top minecraft , Snowfall A view of hills during a snowstorm. Snowfall is a type of weather that occurs occasionally in Minecraft. Contents 1 Behavior 2 Effects 2.1 Snow particles 3 Video 4 History 5 Issues 6 Trivia 7 minecraft , Ice, Spruce Trees, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Wolves Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 minecraft , White and some Black & White Rabbits Rabbit Health points 3 () Armor points Killer Bunny only: 8 () Attack strength Killer Bunny only: Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () Size Adult: Height: 0.5 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Baby: Height: minecraft , Igloos Igloo Biome Ice Plains, Cold Taiga Consists of Snow White Carpet Light Gray Carpet Ice (Packed Ice in Pocket Edition.) Redstone Torch Furnace Bed (Brown Bed, Light Blue Bed or White Bed) in Pocket Edition. minecraft

A snowy variation of the taiga biome, where ferns(and large ferns) and spruce trees grow. It is one of the few places where wolves will naturally spawn.
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Cold Taiga M

Temperature: -0.5

Spruce Trees, Snow Snow (layer) Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (2–9) (one per level, plus one) Data value dec: 78 hex: 4E bin: 1001110 Name snow_layer Snow, or top minecraft , Snowfall A view of hills during a snowstorm. Snowfall is a type of weather that occurs occasionally in Minecraft. Contents 1 Behavior 2 Effects 2.1 Snow particles 3 Video 4 History 5 Issues 6 Trivia 7 minecraft , Ferns Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft , Wolves Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 minecraft , White and some Black & White Rabbits Rabbit Health points 3 () Armor points Killer Bunny only: 8 () Attack strength Killer Bunny only: Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () Size Adult: Height: 0.5 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Baby: Height: minecraft

Large, mountainous version of the snowy taiga.
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Frozen River

Temperature: 0.0

Ice, Water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 minecraft , Sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This minecraft , Clay Clay Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Experience Smelting: 0.3 First appearances See history Data value dec: 337 hex: 151 bin: 101010001 Name clay_ball See the item. For the block, see minecraft

This variant of river only generates in ice plains biomes. The surface layer of water is frozen Ice Transparency PC: Partial (-2 to light) PE: No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data value dec: 79 hex: 4F bin: 1001111 Name ice See minecraft .
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Cold Beach

Temperature: 0.05

Sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This minecraft , Snow Snow (layer) Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (2–9) (one per level, plus one) Data value dec: 78 hex: 4E bin: 1001110 Name snow_layer Snow, or top minecraft , Snowfall A view of hills during a snowstorm. Snowfall is a type of weather that occurs occasionally in Minecraft. Contents 1 Behavior 2 Effects 2.1 Snow particles 3 Video 4 History 5 Issues 6 Trivia 7 minecraft , Ice

A beach with snowy weather conditions. Often found when the Ice Plain biome borders an ocean biome.
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Cold biomes

In these biomes, it begins to snow over a certain height, but before the 256 block height limit. Else, it rains. The foliage and grass is an aqua-green.

Biome ID Name and Features Description Images
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Extreme Hills

Temperature: 0.2

Oak Trees, Spruce Trees, Gravel, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Emerald Ore, Monster Egg, Llamas

A highland biome (with some mountaintops reaching y=130 or even higher) with a few scattered oak and spruce trees. Cliffs, peaks, valleys, waterfalls, overhangs, floating islands, caverns, and many other structures exist, offering outstanding views. This is one of the few biomes where llamas spawn naturally. Snowfall also occurs above certain heights, thus creating "snow caps" on the top of the mountains. Falling is a significant risk, as there are many steep ledges large enough to cause severe fall damage or even death. Extreme hills are the only biomes where emerald ores and silverfish can be found naturally.
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Extreme Hills M

Temperature: 0.2

Spruce Trees, Oak Trees, Gravel, Snow Snow (layer) Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (2–9) (one per level, plus one) Data value dec: 78 hex: 4E bin: 1001110 Name snow_layer Snow, or top minecraft

Variant of the regular extreme hills biome that features higher mountain peaks, most of which reach into the clouds. Mountains here are composed mainly of gravel and a little bit of dirt and grass, with a sparse population of spruce and oak trees.
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Extreme Hills+

Temperature: 0.2

Stone, Dirt, Spruce Trees, Oak Trees

A variant of the regular extreme hills biome, adding larger mountains, steeper cliffs, and a moderate amount of spruce trees and scattered oak trees.
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Extreme Hills+ M

Temperature: 0.2

Spruce Trees, Oak Trees, Gravel, Grass

A rare variant of the extreme hills+ biome where huge gravel mountains appear, with sparse oak and spruce trees and small patches of grass.
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Taiga

Temperature: 0.25

Spruce Trees, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Fern, Wolves Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 minecraft , Brown, salt & pepper and black rabbits, VillagesJava⃂and Pocket editions

A biome densely filled with spruce trees, ferns and large ferns. Wolves Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 minecraft tend to spawn here fairly commonly. Pine Forest.png
133

Taiga M

Temperature: 0.25

Spruce Trees, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Ferns Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft , Sheep, Brown, salt & pepper and black rabbits

Mountainous version of the regular taiga biome.
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Mega Taiga

Temperature: 0.3

Spruce Trees, Podzol, Ferns Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft , Wolves Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 minecraft , Brown, salt & pepper and black rabbits, Moss Stone, Mushrooms, Dirt, Coarse Dirt, Dead Bush

Mega taiga is an uncommon biome composed of spruce trees, much like the standard taiga biome. Be that as it may, some trees are 2ℂₗ2 thick and very tall, not unlike large jungle trees. Moss stone boulders appear frequently, brown mushrooms are common and podzol can be found along the forest floor. There are also patches of coarse dirt, which will not grow grass. Wolves Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 minecraft may also spawn here, as they do in normal taiga biomes.
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Mega Spruce Taiga

Temperature: 0.25

Spruce Trees, Podzol, Ferns Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft , Grass, Moss Stone, Mushrooms, Dirt

A variation of the mega taiga. In this biome there is a much higher density of smaller spruce trees. Also, the tall trees look very similar to regular spruce trees, as opposed to the short-topped trees in the normal mega taiga biome.
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Stone Beach

Temperature: 0.2

Stone, Gravel, Water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 minecraft

This stone-covered biome often appears adjacent to mountains and the ocean. Depending on the height of the nearby land, it can generate medium slopes or huge cliffs.
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Medium/Lush biomes

In these biomes, it begins snowing over the 256 blocks height limit. Else, it rains. The foliage and grass is a vibrant light green, except swamps and roofed forests, which have a dark green grass. Rivers are also exempt from this, as they have a dull blue hue.

Biome ID Name and Features Description Images
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Plains

Temperature: 0.8

Tall Grass Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft , Grass, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , NPC Villages, Horses, Donkeys, Oak Trees

A relatively flat and grassy biome with rolling hills and few trees. Gullies, water holes, and NPC villages are common. Cave openings and water or lava springs are easily identifiable due to the flat unobstructed terrain. Passive mobs spawn often in plains biomes; this biome and its variants are also one of the only biomes where horses spawn naturally. Grassland.png
129

Sunflower Plains

Temperature: 0.8

Grass, Sunflowers, Horses, Oak Trees

A rare variation of the plains biome, where sunflowers naturally spawn in abundance. Sunflower plains.png
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Forest

Temperature: 0.7

Oak and Birch Trees, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Wolves Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 minecraft , Mushrooms

A biome with a lot of oak and birch trees, occasional hills, and a fair amount of tall grass. Mushrooms and flowers can occasionally be found here. This is one of the most preferred biomes to start out in, due to the abundance of wood. Be that as it may, the frequency of trees also makes it dangerous to navigate at night, due to obscured vision. Forest biomes are also one of the smallest biomes. Deciduous Forest.png
132

Flower Forest

Temperature: 0.7

Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Trees, Brown, salt & pepper and black rabbits

A variant of the forest biome that has fewer trees but has a huge amount of various flowers. There are certain flowers that are exclusive to the flower forest. Flower forest 2.png
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Birch Forest

Temperature: 0.6

Birch Trees, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft

A forest made solely out of birch trees. Birch Trees Only.png
155

Birch Forest M

Temperature: 0.6

Tall Birch Trees, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft

A variation of the birch forest biome which features taller birch trees than usual. Birch forest m.png
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Roofed Forest

Temperature: 0.7

Dark Oak Trees, Huge Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Rose Bushes Woodland Mansions

This biome is composed of dark oak trees, a mostly closed roof of leaves, and occasional large mushrooms. Trees in this forest are so plentiful and so close together, that at some spots it may become dark enough for hostile mobs to spawn, even during the day. Rarely, a woodland mansion may spawn.Computer edition only RoofedForest.png
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Roofed Forest M

Temperature: 0.7

Dark Oak Trees, Huge Mushrooms Woodland Mansions

A mountainous version of the roofed forest biome, with steep cliffs lining the edge. Roofed Forest M.png
6

Swampland

Temperature: 0.8

Witch Huts, Oak Trees, Grass, Vines, Lily Pads, Clay Clay Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Experience Smelting: 0.3 First appearances See history Data value dec: 337 hex: 151 bin: 101010001 Name clay_ball See the item. For the block, see minecraft , Mushrooms, Slimes, Huge MushroomsPocketedition only, Fossils

A biome characterized by a mix of flat, dry areas around sea level and shallow pools of brackish green water with floating lily pads. Clay, sand, and dirt are commonly found at the bottom of these pools. Trees are often covered with dark green vines, and can be found growing out from the water. Mushrooms and sugar canes are very abundant; huge mushrooms will spawn in this biomePocketedition only. Witch huts generate exclusively in swamps. Slimes will also spawn naturally at night, most commonly on full moons, making this an especially dangerous biome at night. Temperature varies randomly within the biome, not affected by altitude, causing foliage and grass colors to vary. The water is dark gray instead of bluePocketedition only. 1.7swamp.png
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Swampland M

Temperature: 0.8

Swamp Trees, Vines, Lilypads, Water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 minecraft , Witches, Fossils

A slightly hillier swampland with greener grass. Witch huts do not generate in this biome, unlike the normal swampland biome. Swampland M.png
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Jungle

Temperature: 0.95

Jungle Trees, Jungle Temples, Ferns Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft , Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Vines, Ocelots, Cocoa Pods, Melons, Parrots

A very dense, but rather uncommon tropical biome. It features large jungle trees that can reach up to 31 blocks tall with 2⃗2 thick trunks. Oak trees are also common. The landscape is lush green and quite hilly, with many small lakes of water often nestled into deep valleys, sometimes above sea level. Leaves cover much of the forest floor—these "bush trees" have single-blocks of jungle wood for trunks, surrounded by oak leaves. When inside a jungle, the sky will become noticeably lighter. Vines are found alongside most blocks and may cover the surface of caves. Ocelots, jungle temples, melons, and cocoa plants can be found exclusively in this biome. Melons generate in small patches, similar to pumpkins. Jungle O` Trees.png
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Jungle M

Temperature: 0.95

Jungle Trees, Jungle Temples, Ferns Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft , Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Vines, Ocelots, Cocoa Pods, Melons

Much more mountainous version of the normal jungle, with foliage so thick that the ground is barely visible. A very resource-demanding biome. Due to the hilly nature of the terrain in this biome, and the height of the tall jungle trees, trees frequently reach into and go above the clouds. Extremely dense foliage and treacherous hilly terrain make this a very difficult biome to navigate, especially at night. Niceviewjungle.png
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Jungle Edge

Temperature: 0.95

Jungle Trees, Ferns Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft , Melons, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Vines, Ocelots

A very rare biome that only generates at the border of a jungle biome and any other biome. Similar to a jungle but with much fewer and smaller trees, and relatively flat terrain. Jungle Edge.png
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Jungle Edge M

Temperature: 0.95

Jungle Trees, Oak Trees, Grass, Flowers Flower Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable One-block-high: Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Two-blocks-high: Yes Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft , Vines, Melons, Parrots

One of the rarest biomes in the game. A slightly more mountainous variation of the jungle edge biome, which only generates on the border of a jungle M and another biome. There are very few to no tall trees in this relatively tiny biome. Jungle Edge M.png
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River

Temperature: 0.5

Water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 minecraft , Sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This minecraft , Clay Clay Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Experience Smelting: 0.3 First appearances See history Data value dec: 337 hex: 151 bin: 101010001 Name clay_ball See the item. For the block, see minecraft , Sugar Cane

A biome that consists of water blocks that form an elongated, curving shape similar to a real river. Unlike real rivers, be that as it may, they have no current. Rivers cut through terrain or separate the main biomes. They attempt to join up with ocean on the other side, but will sometimes loop around to the same area of ocean. Rarely, they can have no connection to the ocean and form a circle. They have a dull green grass hue, much like the ocean, and trace amounts of oak trees tend to generate there as well. Rivers are also a reliable source of clay. These biomes are good for fishing. River (With Correct Grass Hue).png
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Beach

Temperature: 0.8

Sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This minecraft , Gravel, Water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 minecraft , Sugar Cane

Generated on the shores of oceans, beaches are composed of sand. Beaches penetrate the landscape, removing the original blocks and placing in sand blocks. Some beaches generate with gravel instead of sand. These are also useful for fishing. For the history of beaches, see the Beach page. Minecraft Beaches.png
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Mushroom Island

Temperature: 0.9

Mushrooms, Huge Mushrooms, Mycelium, Mooshrooms, No Hostile Mobs

This rare biome consists of a mixture of flat landscape and steep hills and has mycelium instead of grass as its surface. Be that as it may, if you do place down grass, it is a very bright green color, not unlike that of the jungle. Mushroom islands are most often adjacent to an ocean and are often found isolated from other biomes, and they are typically a few hundred blocks wide. It is one of the only biomes where huge mushrooms can generate naturally, and where mushrooms can grow in full sunlight.

Technically no mobs other than mooshrooms spawn naturally in this biome, including the usual night-time hostile mobs. This also applies to caves, abandoned mine shafts, and other dark structures, meaning exploring underground is supposedly safe. Be that as it may, mob spawners will still spawn mobs, and the player will also still be able to breed animals and spawn mobs using eggs.

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Mushroom Island Shore

Temperature: 0.9

Mushrooms, Huge Mushrooms, Mycelium, Mooshrooms, No Hostile Mobs

Mushroom shores represent the flat shore area of the mushroom biome. Mushroomislandshore.png
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The End See the dimension. For the achievement, see Achievements#The End.. For the advancement, see Advancements#The End. A view of the central End island. The ender dragon can be seen flying around obsidian pillars, minecraft

Temperature: 0.5

End Stone, Endermen, Obsidian, End Crystals, Ender Dragon, Chorus Plants, End Cities, Shulkers

This biome is used to generate the End. The ender dragon, and large amounts of endermen, spawn in this biome. Most of the End`s structure is provided by the dimension itself rather than the biome. It does not rain or snow in this biome unlike the other low temperature biomes. The outer islands in the End can be accessed using the End gateway portal after the ender dragon has been defeated. These contain endermen, chorus plants and End cities. End cites are the only place where shulkers naturally spawn .If the biome is used for a superflat world, the sky will be dark gray and an ender dragon will spawn at 0,0 coordinates in the Overworld. Only endermen will spawn at night.

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Dry/Warm biomes

In these biomes, it neither rains nor snows at all, but the sky will still turn overcast during inclement weather. The foliage and grass is an olive color, except mesa biomes, which have brown grass.

Biome ID Name and Features Description Images
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Desert

Temperature: 2.0

Sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This minecraft , Cacti, Dead Bushes, Sandstone, Sugar Cane, Desert wells, Desert Temples, NPC Villages, Gold Rabbits Rabbit Health points 3 () Armor points Killer Bunny only: 8 () Attack strength Killer Bunny only: Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () Size Adult: Height: 0.5 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Baby: Height: minecraft , Fossils

A barren and relatively inhospitable biome consisting mostly of sand dunes, dead bushes, and cacti. Sandstone is commonly found underneath the sand. The only passive mobs to spawn naturally in deserts are gold rabbits, their coloring well-camouflaged against the sand. Sugar cane can be found if the desert is next to an ocean or river biome. The lack of visual obstruction makes mobs highly visible at night. Desert villages, desert wells and desert temples are found exclusively in this biome. This biome sometimes appear as edge of mesa biome.
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Desert M

Temperature: 2.0

Sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This minecraft , Cacti, Water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 minecraft , Sugar Canes, Gold Rabbits Rabbit Health points 3 () Armor points Killer Bunny only: 8 () Attack strength Killer Bunny only: Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () Size Adult: Height: 0.5 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Baby: Height: minecraft , Fossils

Unlike in normal deserts, patches of water can be found in this biome.
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Savanna

Temperature: 1.2

Acacia Trees, Tall Grass Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft , NPC Villages, Horses, Cows, Sheep, Llamas

A relatively flat and dry biome with a dry grass color and scattered acacia trees. Villages can generate in this biome, and it is the only biome where both horses and llamas spawn naturally.
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Savanna M

Temperature: 1.1

Acacia Trees, Tall Grass Grass Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Renewable Grass, Fern, Double variants: Yes Shrub: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Seeds (0–1) Data values Grass, Fern or Shrub dec: 31 hex: 1F bin: 11111 Double minecraft

Variant of the savanna biome. Dirt paths and giant mountains are prevalent in this biome. Be that as it may, this biome is unique in that its mountains can generate past the clouds, and even to the world height limit, without using the AMPLIFIED world type.
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Mesa

Temperature: 2.0

Dead Bushes, Hardened Clay, 6 colors of Stained Clay, Red Sand, Cacti, Red Sandstone, Above ground mineshafts, Gold ore

A rare biome consisting of hardened clay, stained clay, and dead bushes ⃢₀ₓ similar to a desert. Red sand will also generate here instead of regular sand, with occasional cacti. Its composition is useful when other sources of clay are scarce. Be that as it may, finding mesa biomes can be difficult due to their rarity. On the other hand, it offers great variety - there are a total of 6 variations of this biome to explore.

Mesas can contain above ground abandoned mineshafts. They also allow gold ore to generate near surface levels, rather than just at layer 32 and below.

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Mesa (Bryce)

Temperature: 2.0

Red Sand, Cacti, Red Sandstone, Dead Bushes, Hardened Clay, 6 colors of Stained Clay

Mesa (Bryce) is a variant of the mesa biome, featuring a low desert-like ground area with tall, thin, spire-shaped columns of hardened clay, similar to the structures in the real Bryce Canyon.

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    Overview

    Introduced in the Halloween Update, biomes separate every generated world into different environments, paralleling the real world. Examples of biomes include the Forests, Jungles, Deserts, and Tundras. Prior to the Halloween Update, every world only had a single theme which was either grassy or snowy.

    The term biome is analogous to its scientific usage on Earth, a biome is climatically and geographically defined by distinctive communities of plants, animals and soil organisms supported by similar climatic conditions. They are often referred to as ecosystems.

    Plains

    Sunflower Plains

    Main article: Plains Biome

    The Plains biome was the first released biome in Minecraft and covered the entire land. It consisted of mainly Grass and Dirt. Trees were added later in the game, then the release of Ore Blocks.

    Plains are the most basic of all lands, but the easiest to obtain food due to grass (seeds) and the spawning of farm animals, which are more abundant than in other biomes.

    Subtype: Sunflower Plains
    Sunflower Plains are plains that produce a naturally occurring abundance of sunflowers. They were added in Update 1.8.



    Forest

    Main article: Forest Biome

    The Forest

    The Forest biome mainly consists of trees. The type of tree can vary, but the Oak tree is the most common type of tree in a forest.

    Subtype: Birch Forest
    This biome only includes Birch Trees though some Oak Trees will appear in it. It also looks much like a forest biome, although none of the birch trees can be large like their oak variants. However, if the terrain happens to be hilly, the birch trees can be extra tall.

    Subtype: Flower Forest
    Flower Forests are forests with oak trees, but have a variety of species of flowers scattered throughout the biome.



    Roofed Forest ($$$@@@$$$Dark Forest$$$@@@$$$)

    A dark forest

    Main article: Roofed Forest Biome
    The Roofed Forest biome features dark oak trees and huge mushrooms. The roofed forest biome is a very dangerous biome for players, as there are many dark places in the forest where hostile mobs are likely to spawn. However, it is more common than the mushroom biome, which makes it an easier place to find giant mushrooms.



    Swamp

    A swamp

    Main article: Swamp Biome

    Swamp Biomes feature shallow bodies of discolored water and discolored grass, with oak trees covered in vines. Slimes and Witch Huts can be found in swamps. Swamp biomes are the only natural source for Lily Pads, which generate in water. This is also the only biome that has naturally-occurring Blue Orchids.

    In Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Giant Mushrooms will spawn in this biome as of the update 0.10.0.



    Jungle

    A jungle

    Main article: Jungle

    A Jungle is a very forested biome, which looks similar to a tropical rainforest. Jungles have the tallest trees of any other biome. Similar to swamp biomes, the trees are covered in vines. This is the only biome where Ocelots spawn. A jungle may occasionally contain a Jungle Temple. Cocoa Pods grow here, and as of update 1.7.2, wild Melons can also be found.



    Taiga

    The Taiga

    A cold Taiga variation

    Main article: Taiga

    The Taiga is a biome with densely-filled spruce trees and dull grey-blue grass. Hills are common, and wolves may be found in this biome more frequently than in others. Spruce Trees cover the landscape. Water will freeze into Ice. Sugar Cane can spawn here, but it will break down due to the freezing of the ice. The main difference between a Taiga and a Tundra is the amount of trees (there are more in a Taiga than in a Tundra) and the amount of snow (there is more in a Tundra than a Taiga).

    Subtype: Cold Taiga
    Contains densely filled spruce trees with lots of snow and ice.



    Mega Taiga (Redwood Forest)

    A Redwood Forest

    Main article: Mega-Taiga Biome

    The Mega Taiga Biome is a subtype of the Taiga biome with a variant called Mega Spruce Taiga. It contains various blocks, including Podzol and a variant of Dirt. Also featured are 2x2 Spruce Trees, along with Ferns, Mushrooms, and Dead Bushes. This biome also features boulders made of Moss Stone that serve as a decorative purpose.



    Ice Plains (Tundra)

    The Tundra

    Ice spike plains

    Main article: Ice Plains Biome

    Tundra biomes, also known as Ice Plains in-game, are biomes completely covered in snow and have ice blocks due to water freezing (breaking ice produces water). Spruce trees are found in this biome. Wolves can also spawn here. Snow falls here, instead of rain.

    Subtype: Ice Plains Spikes
    (Main article: Ice Plains Spikes Biome)
    Ice Spike Plains are a variation of the ice plains, but they are much rarer. Relatively few trees will grow in these plains. Large "spikes" of Packed Ice can be found throughout. Bodies of water will typically be frozen into packed ice, as opposed to the Tundra`s regular ice (suggesting the Ice Plains Spikes are severely colder).



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