Stony Shore

Stony Shore
Structures	Buried Treasure‌[BE only]
Blocks	Water; Stone; Gravel; Andesite; Diorite; Granite
Climate
Temperature	0.2
Downfall	0.3
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	; #8AB689
Foliage color	; #6DA36B
Water color	; #3F76E4‌[JE only]; ; #0D67BB‌[BE only]

A stony shore is a coastal biome that is almost entirely made of stone and gravel. Stony shores replace beach biomes in some mountainous areas.

Description

A stony shore replaces normal beaches in areas with mountainous terrain at low erosion values. They are made entirely of stone, with long strips of gravel. They are usually a steep drop into the water they border. Stony shores may generate at high enough elevations to have snow on their peaks (above Y=120±8), even when bordering warm biomes.^[1] Water and lava springs frequently generate on the sides of stony shores. In Bedrock Edition, buried treasure can sometimes generate at high altitudes, and can even generate at Y=90; In Java Edition, it doesn't generate here.^[2]

The steep drops into the ocean below makes this variant dangerous, especially if the player is unaware of their surroundings.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In **Java Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
Skeleton	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
Slime^{[note 1]}	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
Spider	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
Zombie	⁹⁵⁄₅₁₅	4
Enderman	¹⁰⁄₅₁₅	1–4
Witch	⁵⁄₅₁₅	1
Zombie Villager	⁵⁄₅₁₅	1
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

In **Bedrock Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100	1
Slime^{[note 1]}	100	1
Spider	100	1
Zombie	95	2–4
Skeleton	80	1–2
Enderman	10	1–2
Witch	5	1
Zombie Villager	5	2–4
Creature category
Glow Squid	1	2–4

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier
Stony Shore	`stony_shore`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`stone_beach`

Achievements


Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Adventuring Time	Discover 17 biomes.	Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.	40	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Adventuring Time	Discover every biome	Visit all of these 54 biomes: Badlands Bamboo Jungle Beach Birch Forest Cherry Grove Cold Ocean Dark Forest Deep Cold Ocean Deep Dark Deep Frozen Ocean Deep Lukewarm Ocean Deep Ocean Desert Dripstone Caves Eroded Badlands Flower Forest Forest Frozen Ocean Frozen Peaks Frozen River Grove Ice Spikes Jagged Peaks Jungle Lukewarm Ocean Lush Caves Mangrove Swamp Meadow Mushroom Fields Ocean Old Growth Birch Forest Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Spruce Taiga Pale Garden Plains River Savanna Savanna Plateau Snowy Beach Snowy Plains Snowy Slopes Snowy Taiga Sparse Jungle Stony Peaks Stony Shore Sunflower Plains Swamp Taiga Warm Ocean Windswept Forest Windswept Gravelly Hills Windswept Hills Windswept Savanna Wooded Badlands The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.

History

Java Edition
1.7.2			13w36a				Added the stone beach biome.
1.13			18w19a				"Stone Beach" has been renamed to "Stone Shore".
1.18			experimental snapshot 2				Beaches are now generally wider.
			experimental snapshot 2				Beaches no longer generate in some areas to provide more variation.
			experimental snapshot 3				Stone shores are less common.
			experimental snapshot 4				Strips of andesite, diorite, granite, and gravel sometimes generate in stone shores.
			21w37a				The strips of gravel are now wider.
			21w37a				Strips of andesite, diorite, and granite no longer generate in stone shores.^[3]
			21w40a				"Stone Shore" has been renamed to "Stony Shore".
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added the stone beach biome.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.17.40.21				Strips of gravel sometimes generate in stone shores.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Added the stone beach biome.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13	1.13-pre5	Changed the ID `stone_beach` to `stone_shore`.
1.18	21w37a	Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 25.
1.18	21w40a	The ID `stone_shore` has been changed to `stony_shore`.

Issues

Issues relating to "Stony Shore", "Stone Shore", or "Stone Beach" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

First image of a stony shore.
A single biome stone shore world before 1.18. The terrain is made almost entirely of stone and its variants, with only occasional dirt patches.
A ring-shaped stony shore biome.
A large bay surrounded by tall stone cliffs.
A stone shore with ray tracing.

References

↑ MC-240697 — It snows in the stony shore biomes from Y = 118 and above
↑ MC-127290
↑ MC-236816 — Granite, andesite and gravel strips no longer generate in stony peaks, as well as diorite, granite and andesite strips for stone shores — resolved as "Works As Intended".

External links

"Around the Block: Stony Shore" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, July 7, 2022.

Navigation

[Slime-3] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[Slime-4] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[1] MC-240697 — It snows in the stony shore biomes from Y = 118 and above

[2] MC-127290

[5] MC-236816 — Granite, andesite and gravel strips no longer generate in stony peaks, as well as diorite, granite and andesite strips for stone shores — resolved as "Works As Intended".

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[2]

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Climate
Structures	Buried Treasure‌^{[BE only]}
Blocks	Water Stone Gravel Andesite Diorite Granite
Temperature	0.2
Downfall	0.3
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	#8AB689
Foliage color	#6DA36B
Water color	#3F76E4‌^{[JE only]} #0D67BB‌^{[BE only]}