Legacy Frozen Ocean

For the old unused frozen ocean variant in Java Edition that has been merged with new frozen oceans, see Frozen Ocean § History.

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

This article describes content that has been officially made unobtainable in Bedrock Edition.

It can still be obtained using third-party software. However, this can cause unexpected behavior such as bugs and crashes.

Legacy Frozen Ocean

Blocks	Ice Gravel Seagrass Kelp Snow
Climate
Temperature	0.0
Downfall	0.5
Precipitation	Yes
Snow accumulation‌[BE only]	0.125-0.25
Colors
Grass color	#80B497
Foliage color	#60A17B
Dry foliage color	#8F7A5A
Water color	#44aff5
Vibrant Visuals
Atmospherics	Default
Lighting	Cold
Volumetric fog	Default
Color grading	Cold

The legacy frozen ocean is an unused frozen variant of oceans. It can only be obtained through single biome or add-ons.

Description

The legacy frozen ocean variant is similar to frozen ocean biomes, but without icebergs, making it look like flatlands of ice. Like in frozen oceans, snowy rabbits and polar bears spawn here, but no fish spawns underwater.

No monsters other than strays, frostbites,​^{[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]} and skeletons can spawn here at night. This biome also generates kelp on a gravel floor, as well as seagrass which is unlike regular frozen oceans. Land generated in legacy frozen oceans does not have any terrain blocks and generates with the default stone, gravel, dirt, and variant blocks, covered with snow and occasionally some default vegetation like short grass.

Unlike in other oceans, shipwrecks and ocean ruins do not generate here.

With Vibrant Visuals, legacy frozen oceans use default atmospherics with a strong cold color grading, making the biome appear icy blue. They have cold sunlight, which appears slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Slime[note 1]	100	1
Stray	96	1–2
Frostbite	45	2–4
Skeleton	24	1–2
Creature category
Glow Squid	10	2–4
Polar Bear	5	1–2
Rabbit	4	2–3
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks." }, "1": { "totalWeight": 265, "mobs": [ { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "1" }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Stray", "weight": 96 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Frostbite", "weight": 45 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 24 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 19, "mobs": [ { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Polar Bear", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "2-3", "mob": "Rabbit", "weight": 4 } ], "category": "creature" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "8", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }

Sounds

Music

Normal Overworld tracks play in legacy frozen oceans, in addition to the following tracks when the player is underwater.

Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	legacy_frozen_ocean	43

History

Issues

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

See also

•  Tutorial:Island survival
• Snowy Beach
• Stony Shore
• River
• Mushroom Fields
• Frozen Ocean

References