Tundra

This article is about the discontinued biome. For the biome previously known as snowy tundra, see Snowy Plains. For the biome in Minecraft Legends, see MCL:Tundra.

This page describes content that has been removed from Minecraft.

This feature was present in earlier versions of Minecraft, but has since been removed.

Tundra

Blocks	Grass Block Snow Ice
Climate
Temperature	<50%

The tundra is a removed snow-covered biome which the precursor of the current snowy plains, but with fewer trees and no tall grass. Tundras existed in the game prior to the Adventure Update (Beta 1.8 for Java Edition) or in versions before Alpha 0.9.0 for Pocket Edition.

Description

All grass blocks are covered in top snow. The terrain is barren and has few oak trees and dandelions or poppies. Ice is commonly found over water. Snowfalls occur and is the weather of tundras. Tundras generate when the temperature is below 50% and rainfall is less than 20%. They can often be found near snowy taigas, which have a higher rainfall value. They usually consist of low plains and gentle hills but in some cases, the terrain could be mountainous. Survival in this biome could be difficult, especially if the tundra is large as trees are rare. Chickens, sheep, cows and pigs spawn in tundras.

History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Xbox 360 Edition