Ice Spikes Biome Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Ice Spikes biome with screenshots.
In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let’s explore the Ice Spikes biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Ice Spikes is a biome in the Overworld. It is known for its towering blue spikes that are made out of packed ice and are surrounded by white snow.
Let’s explore the characteristics of the Ice Spikes biome.
Weather
The weather in the Ice Spikes biome has average precipitation (but instead of rain drops, this biome has snow flakes).
Trees
There are no trees in the Ice Spikes biome.
Vegetation
There is no vegetation in the Ice Spikes biome.
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as packed ice, snow blocks and layers of snow:
Item | Description |
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Packed Ice |
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Snow Block |
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Snow Layer |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Ice Spikes biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 6](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Coal-Ore-Item-Minecraft-Tutorial.png)
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 7](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Iron-Ore-Item-Minecraft-Tutorial.png)
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 8](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Gold-Ore-Item-Minecraft-Tutorial.png)
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 9](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Diamond-Ore-Item-Minecraft-Tutorial.png)
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 10](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Redstone-Ore-Item-Minecraft-Tutorial.png)
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 11](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Copper-Ore-Item-Minecraft-Tutorial.png)
Mobs
Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night
You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Ice Spikes biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 13](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-Enderman-Mobs-Minecraft-Tutorial-e1664172121875.webp)
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 14](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-Skeleton-Mobs-Minecraft-Tutorial.webp)
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 15](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-Spider-Mobs-Minecraft-Tutorial.webp)
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 16](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3-Witch-Mobs-Minecraft-Tutorial.webp)
![Ice Spikes Biome - Wiki Guide 17](https://cdn.1minecraft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/5-Zombie-Mobs-Minecraft-Tutorial.webp)
Biome ID for Ice Spikes
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Ice Spikes biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
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minecraft:ice_spikes | Overworld | ![]() |
1.16 – 1.19.2 |
See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.
- Minecraft ID is the biome’s Internal ID that is used in game commands such as /locatebiome command.
- Dimension is the dimension that the biome can be found (such as the Overworld, Nether, or End).
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s)Â is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID is valid for.
Ice Spikes Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in an Ice Spikes biome:
Ice Spikes Seeds (Java Edition)