{{distinguish|Meadow|Snowy Plains}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Plains
| image = Plains.png
| imagesize = 250px
| downfall = 0.4
| temperature = 0.8
| precipitation = Yes
| grasscolor = #91BD59
| foliagecolor = #77AB2F
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#44AFF5}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| structures = {{EnvLink|Plains village}}<br>{{EnvLink|Pillager Outpost}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Tall Grass}}<br>{{BlockLink|Oak Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Oak Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Bee Nest}}<br>{{BlockLink|Azure Bluet}}<br>{{BlockLink|Oxeye Daisy}}<br>{{BlockLink|Cornflower}}<br>Various {{BlockLink|Tulips}}
}}

'''Plains''' are flat grasslands [[biome]]s. There are two plains biome variants.

== Description ==
Plains biomes are common and expansive, and can border [[sunflower plains]], [[forest]]s, [[flower forest]]s, [[savanna]]s, [[desert]]s, [[badlands]], [[meadow]]s, [[cherry grove]]s, [[Taiga|taigas]], [[snowy plains]], and [[snowy slopes]]. They are the second most common Overworld biome, after forests, and make up around 10% of the Overworld by area. 

Plains are grassy and mostly flat. Many of the [[grass block]]s are covered in [[grass]] or [[tall grass]]. Oak [[tree]]s generate sometimes; {{frac|1|3}} are large, while {{frac|1|20}} have [[bee]]s and [[bee nest]]s.

Some occasional large patches of plains grow various colors of [[tulip]]s. These patches, along with [[flower forest]]s, are the only places where [[tulip]]s generate. [[Oxeye daisies]], [[cornflower]]s, [[dandelion]]s, [[poppy|poppies]] and [[azure bluet]]s, sporadically generate within the plains.

Plains biomes generate at temperatures of -0.450 to 0.500, meaning it generates in 3 temperature ranges: lukewarm, temperate, and cold. When it generates at the lukewarm biome temperature range, [[stony peaks]] generate instead of [[jagged peaks]]/[[frozen peaks]].

== Mobs ==
[[Horse]]s and [[donkey]]s spawn in plains biomes. The following mobs are naturally spawned here：

{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Chicken|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Pig|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Cow|weight=8|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Horse|weight=5|size=2-6}}
{{Spawn row|Donkey|weight=1|size=1-3}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}
|underground=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}
}}

{{Spawn table
|edition=bedrock
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=80|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=2-4}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Chicken|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Pig|weight=10|size=1-3}}
{{Spawn row|Cow|weight=8|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Horse|weight=4|size=2-6}}
{{Spawn row|Donkey|weight=1|size=2-6}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=2}}
}}

[[Village]]s generate in plains, using oak [[planks]] and [[log]]s. [[Pillager outpost]]s generate here as well.

{{-}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Plains
|spritetype=biome
|nameid=plains
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=plains
|nameid=plains
|id=1
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=preview|Added true biomes, including plains.
|Plains were defined by having a rainfall value of over 45% and a temperature value over 97%.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|Added tall grass. it generates here in abundance.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Added [[village]]s, which can generate in the plains biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a
|Tall grass, azure bluets and oxeye daisies now generate in the plains biome.
|Tulips now generate in patches within plains biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Plains now have some trees (5% of [[chunk]]s). {{frac|1|3}} large oak, {{frac|2|3}} normal oak.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Cornflower now generates in plains.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w47a|Added [[pillager outpost]]s, which can spawn in plains biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|[[Bee nest]]s now spawn attached to trees in plains biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|The plains biome no longer generates in patches within [[dark forest]] and [[deep ocean|regular deep ocean]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" can now be played in plains.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|Added biomes, including plains.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added [[village]]s, which can generate in plains biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Added [[horse]]s, which can spawn in plains biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Added [[cornflower]]s, which can generate in plains biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Added [[pillager outpost]]s, which can spawn in plains biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Added [[Illager patrol]], which can spawn in plains.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.0|dev=beta 1.14.0.1|Plains now have [[bee]]s and [[bee nest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|[[Short grass]] now generates more frequently and in larger amounts.|[[Tall grass]] now generates less frequently but in larger patches.|[[Flower]] patches now contain mixed [[flower]]s, are larger and generate more frequently.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added the plains biome.{{verify}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added [[pillager outpost]]s, which can spawn in plains biomes.}}
}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Plains pre 1.7.png|A plains biome before [[The Update that Changed the World]].
Plains village.png|A village in the plains.
Plains tree.png|A large oak tree in the plains, with some horses.
Beta Plains.png|The plains in [[Java Edition Beta 1.7|Beta 1.7]].
Aerial view of plains buffet.png|An aerial view of a [[Buffet]] plains biome.
1.8 Biomes Grassland.png|Plains biome with a lot of animals. Check the image for the seed and coordinates.
3biomesvillage.png|Village reaching into 3 biomes (Jungle, Desert and Plains).
Nice village.png|Plains village generated between mountains.
Plains hills.png|Mountainous Plains generation from 1.18.
Full release.png|A plains biome.
Plains For Gallery.png|Another plains biome.
Plains Near Mountain.jpg|Plains with a mountain in the distance.
Lake Near Mountain.jpg|A lake with a mountain in the distance.
Plain Sky.jpg|The sky in a plains biome.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Xbox 360 Edition.png|A plains biome on the cover of [[Xbox 360 Edition]].
File:Play With Friends Online 672x360.png|Pixel art of [[Steve?|Steve]], [[Sunny]], and [[Kai]] in a plains biome.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/about-minecraft</ref>
File:Plain and Simple.jpg|Artwork of a plains village.
File:First Night Hole.jpg|[[Alex]] buried underneath [[monsters]].
File:Campfire Friends.jpg|The plains biome at night.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXr5glhGkzE</ref>
File:Plains Trailer.jpg|[[Zuri]] and Sunny gathering resources in a plains biome.
File:LEGO Poster Instructions.png|Promotional photo for [[Lego Minecraft]] showing a plains biome.
File:Around the Plains.jpeg|[[Narrator (YouTube)|Narrator]] and [[Minecraft Antiquated Robot Inadequate Loves Lying Audaciously|MARILLA]] in a plains biome.
File:Mobbo’s.jpeg|A settlement set up by [[MCD:Mobbo|Mobbo]] in the biome.
File:A Minecraft Movie plains biome.png|A plains biome as it appears in [[A Minecraft Movie|''A Minecraft Movie'']]. 
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Savanna}}
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}
*{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}
*{{BiomeLink|Sunflower Plains}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|around-block--plains|Around the Block: Plains|June 11, 2020|Duncan Geere}}

== Navigation ==
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