Ice Spike

Ice spike
Biomes	Ice Spikes
Generates in; existing chunks	No
Consists of	Packed Ice;

Ice spikes are common features made of packed ice. Ice spikes only generate in the ice spikes biome.

Generation

Ice spikes are tall spires comprised of packed ice that can be found only in the ice spikes variant of snowy plains biomes. They are randomly generated beginning at ground level and tower upward.

Construction

There are two types of ice spikes: one is short and thick, and the other is tall and thin. The short spikes generate more often than the tall spikes. Short spikes are about 15 blocks tall, while tall spikes can be over 50 blocks tall.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Feature type	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`ice_spike`

Bedrock Edition:

Feature	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`ice_spike_feature`

Config

[NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] can_place_on: The block predicate that defines which blocks the spike can be placed on.
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] can_replace: The block predicate that defines which blocks the spike can replace.
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] state: The block state to use.

An example

{
  "type": "minecraft:spike",
  "config": {
    "can_place_on": {
      "type": "minecraft:matching_blocks",
      "blocks": "minecraft:snow_block"
    },
    "can_replace": {
      "type": "minecraft:matching_block_tag",
      "tag": "minecraft:ice_spike_replaceable"
    },
    "state": {
      "Name": "minecraft:packed_ice"
    }
  }
}

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.7.2			13w36a				Added ice spikes.
1.18			?				Features now use a different pseudorandom number generator when generating.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added ice spikes.

Trivia

Excluding amplified generation, ice spikes are one of the only world features able to naturally extend above Y=300.

Issues

Issues relating to "Ice Spike" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

An area largely covered by ice spikes. Both types of ice spikes are visible.
A small group containing only short spikes.