Ice Spikes

minecraft:ice_plains_spikes

Explore Ice Spikes for its snow surface. Follow the material links to plan a building palette, or check the mob conditions before making a resource trip.

Surfacesnow
Belowdirt
Basestone
Surface material guide

Find the exact biome

/locate biome minecraft:ice_plains_spikes

Requires cheats. Searches the current dimension; legacy definitions may not generate in your world.

Materials to plan around

Plan around these terrain materials. Check each block's acquisition details before expecting a particular mining drop.

Mobs to investigate here

These definitions satisfy a complete biome filter. Follow a mob to check its drops, required light, blocks, height and runtime conditions. A matching biome alone does not guarantee a spawn.

  • Bat

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Creeper

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Enderman

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Phantom

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Polar Bear

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Slime

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Spider

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Stray

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Witch

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Zombie

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Zombie Horse

    Check drops and spawn requirements

Compare another destination

Frozen Peaks

Same main terrain material; snow is its surface / below surface material.

Grove

Same main terrain material; snow is its surface material.

Jagged Peaks

Same main terrain material; snow is its surface material.

Go a little deeper

Technical biome reference

Tags

Climate

Temp
0
Downfall
1
Snow0.5 – 1.5

Surface Materials

The surface is composed of snow, with dirt below, built on a foundation of stone. Water bodies use water. The sea floor uses gravel at a configured depth of 7.

Top
snow
Mid
dirt
Foundation
stone
Sea
water
Sea floor
gravel
Floor depth
7