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[]
The meadow biome is a high altitude counterpart to the plains biome. All small flowers generate except blue orchids, tulips, lilies of the valley 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.
The following mobs are naturally spawned here：
| 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 |
| Ambient category | ||
| Bat | 1 | 8 |
| 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 |
- ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
| 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[]
Music[]
| Filename in Minecraft |
Gameplay | Soundtrack Title | Soundtrack | Track preview | 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 Menu screen | "Left to Bloom" | Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4 | 2 | |
| one_more_day.ogg | Lush Caves, Meadow, Snowy Slopes, Frozen Peaks, the Overworld, and Menu screen | "One More Day" | Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 6 | 1 |
Data values[]
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Meadow | meadow | biome.minecraft.meadow |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | meadow | 186 |
Achievements[]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| 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. | 10G | Bronze | ||
Advancements[]
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sound of Music | Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a Jukebox | Sweet Dreams | While in a meadow biome, place down a jukebox and use a music disc on it. | adventure/play_jukebox_in_meadows
|
History[]
| 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. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.18 | Experimental Snapshot 1 | Added the meadow biome. Currently, blue orchids generate on meadows. | |||
| experimental snapshot 2 | Blue orchids no longer spawn in meadows. | ||||
| Oaks and Birches can now have a small chance of generating in meadows, oftentimes 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. | |||||
| Villages now generate in mountain meadows. | |||||
| 21w39a | Trees in mountain meadows now always contain a bee nest. | ||||
| 21w41a | The sky color of meadows changes from #79a6ff to #7ba4ff. | ||||
| 1.20 | 23w17a | "A Familiar Room" can now be played in meadows. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| Caves & Cliffs (experimental) | beta 1.16.200.52 | Added the meadow biome. | |||
| beta 1.17.20.23 | Hostile mobs can now spawn in the meadow biome. | ||||
| 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. | |||
| beta 1.18.0.24 | Changed the biome ID to meadow from mountain_meadow. | ||||
| Education Edition | |||||
| 1.18.32 | 1.18.10.04 | Added the meadow biome. | |||
Gallery[]
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.
See also[]
External Links[]
- Around the Block: Meadow – Minecraft.net on April 14, 2022