Minecraft:Ice Caves: Difference between revisions

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Template:For Template:In development Template:Planned Template:Wip Template:Infobox biome Ice caves are Minecraft:cave biomes composed of Minecraft:packed ice, Minecraft:snow, and Minecraft:calcite. Minecraft:Strays and Minecraft:frostbites spawn here, and they are the only place where Minecraft:icicles and Minecraft:ice crystals naturally generate.

Generation

Ice caves generate as Minecraft:cave biomes below snowy biomes such as Minecraft:snowy plains and Minecraft:snowy taigas at high Minecraft:weirdness values. This means that they can generate below Minecraft:ice spikes and are always on the other side of rivers from Minecraft:sulfur caves.

When the humidity or continentalness increases, ice caves are replaced by Minecraft:lush caves or Minecraft:dripstone caves.

Rarely, ice caves can generate on the surface at weirdness values above 1.25. They may also leak out of cave openings or ravines.

Description

The walls of ice caves consist of Minecraft:packed ice with some Minecraft:calcite blobs. The floor is covered with patches of Minecraft:snow and Minecraft:ice crystals, and Minecraft:icicles hang on the ceiling.

Blobs of stone and deepslate generate throughout the packed ice. This allows Minecraft:ores and other stone variants like Minecraft:diorite and Minecraft:andesite to generate. Minecraft:Glow lichen, Minecraft:dirt, and Minecraft:granite does not generate, unlike any other biome.

Minecraft:Water exposed to the sky freezes to Minecraft:ice, but in underground caves, the water from Minecraft:aquifers remains fluid. The light from Minecraft:lava lakes and ice crystals can sometimes cause icicles to fall down and damage mobs. Ice caves are a dry biome with no Minecraft:snowfall, but existing snow does not melt.

Minecraft:Frostbites and Minecraft:strays spawn in ice caves, as well as common cave monsters and Minecraft:glow squid in aquifers.

There appears to be a somewhat dense Minecraft:volumetric fog with Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals similar to Minecraft:sulfur caves. Fog in Fancy graphics is dark blue, and the water color is slightly darker.

Mobs

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Data values

ID

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History

Announcement

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Bedrock Edition

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Gallery

Mojang images

A look at ice pillars and icicles from the ground

A look at ice pillars and icicles from the ground
An ice cave

An ice cave

In other media

Minecraft:Steve freezing in the ice caves

Minecraft:Steve freezing in the ice caves
Ice Caves within Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons

Ice Caves within Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons

References

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-{{planned|drop=Fourth Drop 2026|cite=<ref>{{ytl|9njefMDxzqw|Minecraft LIVE - September 2026|Minecraft|September 26, 2026}}</ref>}}
+{{in development|be||26.60|experimental=Drop 4 of 2026}}
+{{planned|je|drop=Fourth Drop 2026|cite=<ref>{{ytl|9njefMDxzqw|Minecraft LIVE - September 2026|Minecraft|September 26, 2026}}</ref>}}
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+| image = Ice Caves.png
 | structures =
 | blocks = {{BlockLink|Packed Ice}}<br>
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 {{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>
 {{BlockLink|Icicle}}<br>
-{{BlockLink|Ice Crystals}}<br>
+{{BlockLink|Ice Crystal}}<br>
 {{BlockLink|Calcite}}
-| temperature = <0.15
+| temperature = 0.0
+| downfall = 0.0
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-The '''ice caves''' are [[Minecraft:cave biome]]s composed of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:snow]], and [[Minecraft:calcite]]. [[Minecraft:Stray]]s and [[Minecraft:frozen zombie]]s spawn here, and they are the only place where [[Minecraft:icicles]] and [[Minecraft:ice crystals]] naturally generate.
+'''Ice caves''' are [[Minecraft:cave biome]]s composed of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:snow]], and [[Minecraft:calcite]]. [[Minecraft:Stray]]s and [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s spawn here, and they are the only place where [[Minecraft:icicle]]s and [[Minecraft:ice crystal]]s naturally generate.
 == Generation ==
-Ice caves appear to generate as [[Minecraft:cave]] biomes below snowy biomes such as [[Minecraft:snowy plains]] and [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s. They have been seen bordering [[Minecraft:lush caves]].
+Ice caves generate as [[Minecraft:cave]] biomes below snowy biomes such as [[Minecraft:snowy plains]] and [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s at high [[Minecraft:weirdness]] values. This means that they can generate below [[Minecraft:ice spikes]] and are always on the other side of rivers from [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]].
+When the humidity or continentalness increases, ice caves are replaced by [[Minecraft:lush caves]] or [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]].
+Rarely, ice caves can generate on the surface at weirdness values above 1.25. They may also leak out of cave openings or ravines.
 == Description ==
-The walls of ice caves consist of [[Minecraft:packed ice]] with some [[Minecraft:calcite]] blobs. The floor is covered with patches of [[Minecraft:snow]] and [[Minecraft:ice crystals]], and [[Minecraft:icicles]] hang on the ceiling.
+The walls of ice caves consist of [[Minecraft:packed ice]] with some [[Minecraft:calcite]] blobs. The floor is covered with patches of [[Minecraft:snow]] and [[Minecraft:ice crystal]]s, and [[Minecraft:icicle]]s hang on the ceiling.
-Blobs of stone and deepslate generate throughout the packed ice. This allows [[Minecraft:ores]] and other stone variants like [[Minecraft:diorite]] and [[Minecraft:andesite]] to generate.
+Blobs of stone and deepslate generate throughout the packed ice. This allows [[Minecraft:ores]] and other stone variants like [[Minecraft:diorite]] and [[Minecraft:andesite]] to generate. [[Minecraft:Glow lichen]], [[Minecraft:dirt]], and [[Minecraft:granite]] does not generate, unlike any other biome.
-[[Minecraft:Water]] exposed to the sky freezes to [[Minecraft:ice]], but in underground caves, the water from [[Minecraft:aquifers]] remains fluid. The light from [[Minecraft:lava]] lakes and ice crystals can sometimes cause icicles to fall down and damage mobs.
+[[Minecraft:Water]] exposed to the sky freezes to [[Minecraft:ice]], but in underground caves, the water from [[Minecraft:aquifers]] remains fluid. The light from [[Minecraft:lava]] lakes and ice crystals can sometimes cause icicles to fall down and damage mobs. Ice caves are a dry biome with no [[Minecraft:snowfall]], but existing snow does not melt.
-There appears to be a somewhat dense [[Minecraft:volumetric fog]] with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]] similar to [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]].
+[[Minecraft:Frostbite]]s and [[Minecraft:stray]]s spawn in ice caves, as well as common cave monsters and [[Minecraft:glow squid]] in aquifers.
+There appears to be a somewhat dense [[Minecraft:volumetric fog]] with [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]] similar to [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]]. Fog in Fancy graphics is dark blue, and the water color is slightly darker.
 == Mobs ==
-[[Minecraft:Frozen zombies]] and [[Minecraft:stray]]s spawn in ice caves. Common cave monsters ([[Minecraft:zombies]], [[Minecraft:spiders]], [[Minecraft:zombie villagers]], [[Minecraft:skeletons]], [[Minecraft:creepers]], [[Minecraft:slimes]], [[Minecraft:endermen]], and [[Minecraft:witches]]) are also able to spawn in ice caves, [[Minecraft:bat]]s fly around dark spots and [[Minecraft:drowned]] and [[Minecraft:glow squid]] can spawn in aquifers.
+<!-- For [[Module:Get spawn info]] to work properly-->
+<div style="display:none">
+{{Spawn table
+|edition=java
+|monster=
+{{Spawn row|Frostbite|weight=0|size=0}}
+}}
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+{{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|Skeleton|weight=90|size=1-2}}
+{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=50.05|size=2-4|note=Internally a 91% chance within a combined weight of 55 for both zombies and zombie villagers.}}
+{{Spawn row|Frostbite|weight=50|size=2-4}}
+{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=50|size=1}}
+{{Spawn row|Stray|weight=10|size=1-2}}
+{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}
+{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
+{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=4.95|size=2-4|note=Internally a 9% chance within a combined weight of 55 for both zombies and zombie villagers.}}
+|creature=
+{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
+}}
+== Data values ==
+=== ID ===
+{{BE}}:
+{{ID table
+|edition=bedrock
+|shownumericids=1
+|displayname=[No displayed name]
+|spritename=Ice Caves
+|spritetype=biome
+|nameid=ice_caves
+|id=196
+|foot=1}}
 == History ==
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 |{{HistoryLine||February 20, 2021|link=https://twitter.com/kingbdogz/status/1363250314430853128|[[Minecraft:kingbdogz]] says ice caves might be cool.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||September 26, 2026|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9njefMDxzqw|Ice caves have been announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2026]].}}
+}}
+=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
+{{HistoryTable
+|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026|Added ice caves.}}
 }}