Plains

Plains are flat grasslands biomes. They are among the first biomes added to the game. There are two plains biome variants in the biome family.

Description

Plains biomes are quite common and expansive, and often border forests and savannas.

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. Rarely (¹⁄₂₀), these trees have bees and bee nests.

Some patches of plains grow various colors of tulips and these patches, along with flower forests, are the only places where tulips generate. Oxeye daisies, cornflowers, dandelions, poppys, and azure bluets flowers sporadically generate within the plains. Sunflowers are found in the sunflower variation.

Despite the calmness, survival in plains biomes can be a bit difficult due to the relative sparseness of the biome, though villages can serve as a temporary refuge if they are found. Oak trees sparsely generate, making wood scarce should one not want to tear down village houses or battle pillagers in outpost for wood. Additionally, the amounts of grass can prove to be a nuisance when building a shelter or combating. However, tamed horses can serve as a method of travel, allowing players to more efficiently explore their surroundings for more resources.

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

Variants

There are two plains biome variants: plains and sunflower plains.

Plains

The plains biome is the most abundant variant, which are common in a Minecraft world.

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

Sunflower plains

The sunflower plains features large numbers of sunflowers across its landscape, and is the only place where sunflowers may generate. The sunflowers make for a good source of yellow dye and a makeshift compass, as they always face east. The mob spawning is otherwise no different from the regular plains.

Sunflower plains are most commonly bordered by regular plains or cherry groves, and separated from flower forests by rivers.

In Bedrock Edition, villages and outposts still generate here, but in Java Edition they don't.^[1]

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

History

Before alpha 1.2.0, flatter areas similar to plains existed within "plains" landforms, which were randomly generated across the world as true biomes did not exist yet.

Gallery

Screenshots

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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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  Another view of sunflower plains, with some tulip patches.
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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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  A very flat sunflower plain.
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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

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  A plains biome on the cover of Xbox 360 Edition.
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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.

See also

• Savanna
• Snowy Plains
• Meadow

References

External Links

• Around the Block: Plains – Minecraft.net on June 11, 2020
• Around the Block: Sunflower Plains – Minecraft.net on December 8, 2022