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This article is about vines that grow on walls. For other vines, see Vines (disambiguation).
For the generated feature, see Vines (feature).

Vines are climbable non-solid vegetation blocks that grow on walls.

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

Vines are naturally generated in jungles, swamps and lush caves. Jungle trees of both sizes have vines on their trunks and canopy edges, and vines grow on the sides of jungle terrain. Vines are also naturally generated on oak trees in swamps and mangrove trees. In Bedrock Edition, vines can also generate on dying oak, spruce, jungle and dark oak trees.

Vines are found in jungle temples and the allium room in woodland mansions. They can also generate in watchtower walls in pillager outposts.

Post-generation[]

Vines generate on 2×2 jungle trees grown from saplings, or mangrove trees grown from propagules.

In Bedrock Edition, vines generate on dying trees, which can sometimes be grown from saplings.

Breaking[]

Vines can be destroyed with any item, but using shears is the only way to collect them. Shears enchanted with Efficiency are more efficient when used on vines; Efficiency II and above allows vines to be instantly broken.[1] Using an axe on vines can also increase efficiency, but does not allow for collection, even with Silk Touch. If multiple vines exist within the same block space, breaking one of them breaks all of them instead of just the one targeted[2] and results in only a single vine dropping[3]. Shears used by a dispenser cannot break vines.

Block Vines
Hardness 0.2
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 0.3
Wooden 0.15
Stone 0.1
Iron 0.05
Diamond 0.05
Netherite 0.05
Golden 0.05
Shears 0.3
Sword 0.2
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Trading[]

Vines are sold by wandering traders for an emerald.

Behavior[]

On each block tick, the vine block has a 25% chance to spread in a randomly selected direction. Their spreading can be toggled by the doVinesSpread game rule[Java Edition only]. Vines spread to adjacent blocks under certain conditions:

  • Downward:
    • If the block below is air, each side (north, south, east, and west) with vines has a 50% chance to spread downward.
    • If the block below is a block, each side of that block with vines on the ticked block has a 50% chance of gaining vines.
  • Upward:
    • If the block above is air and there are fewer than 4 other vine blocks in a 9×9×3 area surrounding the ticked vine block, each side (north, south, east, and west) with vines has a 50% chance to spread upward if that side is backed by a block that vines can be placed on.
  • Horizontally:
    • If the current vine block isn't covering the target direction and there are fewer than 4 other vine blocks in a 9×9×3 area surrounding the ticked vine block, then:
      • If the block in the target direction is air, then it tries:
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to
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  • If the vine block has vines to the right and that side of the air block is backed by something vines can be placed on, spread to the right side of the air block.
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to
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  • If the vine block has vines to the left and that side of the air block is backed by something vines can be placed on, spread to the left side of the air block.
to

[more information needed]

  • If the vine block has vines to the right, and that side of the air block is backed by another air block, and the right side of the vine block is backed by something vines can be placed on, spread around the corner.
to
  • If the vine block has vines to the left, and that side of the air block is backed by another air block, and the left side of the vine block is backed by something vines can be placed on, spread around the corner.
  • If the air block in the target direction has something vines could be placed on above it, spread to the top side of the air block.
  • If the block in the target direction is opaque and fills its whole cube, spread to that side of the ticked vine block.

Vines cannot be grown using bone meal.

Vines do not need light when growing.

Usage[]

Vines can be placed on the side of any block that fills its whole cube and blocks entity movement. They can also be placed on the bottom side of a block (although not the bottom side of another vine[4]). However, a vine block without vines on any of the horizontal sides disappears if it gets an update from a neighboring block. Vines attached to the bottom of stairs are completely deleted by any block update.[5]

Several vines can be placed in the same block space, as long as they are facing different directions.

Vines can be climbed by standing next to them and holding the jump key. If there is a solid block behind the vines, the walk forward key can also be used.

Vines cancel a sprint if the player is sprinting, slowing the movement speed.

Vines absorb all fall damage, even without a solid surface nearby. Sneaking on vines causes the player to hang, even if the vines are not adjacent to any surface.

Blocks can replace vines if placed within the same block space. However, item frames and paintings cannot.[6]

Crafting ingredient[]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Banner Pattern Bordure Indented Paper +
Vines


[Bedrock Edition only]
Mossy Cobblestone Cobblestone +
Vines


Mossy Stone Bricks Stone Bricks +
Vines


Composting[]

Placing vines into a composter has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

Color[]

  • In the inventory, vines have a color:
     #48b518
    .
Biome colors[]

These values are generated by the biome dyeing algorithm. See Biome colors for more information.

Biome Temperature Downfall Foliage Color Block
(Default values)
The Void
River
Warm Ocean
Lukewarm Ocean
Deep Lukewarm Ocean
Ocean
Deep Ocean
Cold Ocean
Deep Cold Ocean
Deep Frozen Ocean
Lush Caves[JE only]
The End
End Highlands
End Midlands
Small End Islands
End Barrens
0.5 0.5
 #71a74d
Vines
Lush Caves[BE only] 0.9 0.0
 #a6a432
Lush Caves Vines
Plains
Beach
Sunflower Plains
Dripstone Caves[JE only]
Deep Dark
0.8 0.4
 #77ab2f
Plains Vines
Dripstone Caves[BE only] 0.2 0.0
 #70a26c
Dripstone Caves Vines
Snowy Plains
Ice Spikes
Snowy Taiga
Frozen Ocean
Frozen River
0.0 0.5
 #60a17b
Snowy Plains Vines
Grove -0.2 0.8
Snowy Slopes -0.3 0.9
Frozen Peaks
Jagged Peaks
-0.7 0.9
Desert
Savanna[JE only]
Savanna Plateau[JE only]
Windswept Savanna
Nether Wastes
Warped Forest
Crimson Forest
Soul Sand Valley
Basalt Deltas
2.0 0.0
 #aea42a
Desert Vines
Savanna[BE only] 1.2 0.0
Savanna Plateau[BE only] 1.0 0.0
Badlands
Wooded Badlands
Eroded Badlands
2.0 0.0
 #9e814d
[n 1]
Badlands Vines
Swamp 0.8 0.9
 #6a7039
[n 1]
Swamp Vines
Mangrove Swamp 0.8 0.9
 #8db127
[n 1]
Mangrove Swamp Vines
Forest
Dark Forest
Flower Forest
0.7 0.8
 #59ae30
Forest Vines
Birch Forest
Old Growth Birch Forest
0.6 0.6
 #6ba941
Birch Forest Vines
Old Growth Pine Taiga 0.3 0.8
 #68a55f
Old Growth Pine Taiga Vines
Old Growth Spruce Taiga
Taiga
0.25 0.8
 #68a464
Taiga Vines
Windswept Hills
Windswept Gravelly Hills
Windswept Forest
Stony Shore
0.2 0.3
 #6da36b
Windswept Hills Vines
Jungle
Bamboo Jungle
0.95 0.9
 #30bb0b
Jungle Vines
Sparse Jungle 0.95 0.8
 #3eb80f
Sparse Jungle Vines
Meadow 0.5 0.8
 #63a948
Meadow Vines
Cherry Grove 0.5 0.8
 #b6db61
[n 1]
Cherry Grove Vines
Stony Peaks 1.0 0.3
 #82ac1e
Stony Peaks Vines
Snowy Beach 0.05 0.3
 #64a278
Snowy Beach Vines
Mushroom Fields 0.9 1.0
 #2bbb0f
Mushroom Fields Vines

Unused biomes in Bedrock Edition.

Biome Temperature Downfall Foliage Color Block
(Default values)
Deep Warm Ocean
0.5 0.5
 #71a74d
Vines
Snowy Mountains
Legacy Frozen Ocean
0.0 0.5
 #60a17b
Snowy Plains Vines
Snowy Taiga Hills
Snowy Taiga Mountains
-0.5 0.4
Taiga Hills
Taiga Mountains
0.25 0.8
 #68a464
Taiga Vines
Desert Hills
Desert Lakes
2.0 0.0
 #aea42a
Desert Vines
Badlands Plateau
Modified Badlands Plateau
Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau
2.0 0.0
 #9e814d
[n 1]
Badlands Vines
Shattered Savanna Plateau 1.0 0.5
 #64b216
Windswept Savanna Vines
Swamp Hills 0.8 0.5
 #6a7039
[n 1]
Swamp Vines
Wooded Hills
Tall Birch Hills
0.7 0.8
 #59ae30
Forest Vines
Birch Forest Hills 0.6 0.6
 #6ba941
Birch Forest Vines
Giant Tree Taiga Hills
Giant Spruce Taiga Hills
0.3 0.8
 #68a55f
Old Growth Pine Taiga Vines
Gravelly Mountains+
Mountain Edge
0.2 0.3
 #6da36b
Windswept Hills Vines
Jungle Hills
Modified Jungle
Bamboo Jungle Hills
0.95 0.9
 #30bb0b
Jungle Vines
Modified Jungle Edge 0.95 0.8
 #3eb80f
Sparse Jungle Vines
Mushroom Field Shore 0.9 1.0
 #2bbb0f
Mushroom Fields Vines
  1. a b c d e f Color is preset

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.vine.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break0.90.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.vine.placesubtitles.block.generic.place0.90.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.vine.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.vine.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.vine.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition: [sound 1]

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.roots1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.roots1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.roots0.30.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.roots0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.roots0.151.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.roots0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.roots0.141.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsTranslation key
VinesvineBlock & Itemclimbable
lush_plants_replaceable
block.minecraft.vine

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
Vinesvine106Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.vine.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. Available with /give command.
  3. The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

See also: Block state

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
eastfalsefalse
true
When true, a vine texture is displayed on the east.
northfalsefalse
true
When true, a vine texture is displayed on the north.
southfalsefalse
true
When true, a vine texture is displayed on the south.
upfalsefalse
true
When true, a vine texture is displayed on the top.
westfalsefalse
true
When true, a vine texture is displayed on the west.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
vine_direction_bits0x1
0x2
0x4
0x8
00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
The directions the vine exists, excluding up. Each bit determines one direction:
  • 0x1: Vines at the south
  • 0x2: Vines at the west
  • 0x4: Vines at the north
  • 0x8: Vines at the east

Note: Vines gain the ceiling vines if there's a block above, block state doesn't change.

History[]

This article is missing information about Add info about "vines generated in mangrove trees" for BE. 
Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.
August 26, 2011When the Adventure Update was showcased at PAX, vines hadn't been given a name, and a mouseover would not show a title. This implies that they didn't have an official name at the time.
Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-releaseVines (unconnected) JE1 Vines (N) JE1 Vines (E) JE1 Vines (NE) JE1 Vines (S) JE1 Vines (NS) JE1 Vines (ES) JE1 Vines (NES) JE1 Vines (W) JE1 Vines (NW) JE1 Vines (EW) JE1 Vines (NEW) JE1 Vines (SW) JE1 Vines (NSW) JE1 Vines (ESW) JE1 Vines (NESW) JE1
File:Vines (U) JE1.png File:Vines (NU) JE1.png File:Vines (EU) JE1.png File:Vines (NEU) JE1.png File:Vines (SU) JE1.png File:Vines (NSU) JE1.png File:Vines (ESU) JE1.png File:Vines (NESU) JE1.png File:Vines (WU) JE1.png File:Vines (NWU) JE1.png File:Vines (EWU) JE1.png File:Vines (NEWU) JE1.png File:Vines (SWU) JE1.png File:Vines (NSWU) JE1.png File:Vines (ESWU) JE1.png File:Vines (NESWU) JE1.png
Added vines.
Vines take as long to break as leaves and drop nothing unless collected with shears.
The used data values are as follows (tested in 1.7.6, any potential changes between Beta 1.8 Pre-release are not known):
DV Description
0 No attachments
1 On south face
2 On west face
3 On south and west faces
4 On north face
5 On north and south faces
6 On north and west faces
7 On north, south and west faces
8 On east face
9 On east and south faces
10 On east and west faces
11 On east, south and west faces
12 On north and east faces
13 On north, east and south faces
14 On north, east and west faces
15 On north, east, south and west faces
Upward attachments are likely handled only in the game's memory and are not metadata-controlled. The face a vine is is relative to its block space, and is the opposite of the face of the block it's attached to or the direction it itself faces (a south face vine is in the southernmost area of the block it exists in, but is attached to the north side of a block and itself faces north).
Pre-release 2 ;)Vines spread infinitely down now, but do not spread if there are more than four other vine blocks nearby.[7]
Java Edition
1.2.112w03aVines are now climbable provided they are climbed against a solid block.
12w04aPlayers are now slowed when going through vines due to their nature of being a collisionless ladder.
1.3.112w22aVines now generate naturally in jungle temples.
1.513w02aPlayers who die falling off of vines receive a message upon death: "<player> fell off some vines."
1.814w02aAdded a crafting recipe for mossy stone bricks (uses 1 vine and 1 stone brick.)
14w04aAdded a crafting recipe for moss stone (uses 1 vine and 1 cobblestone.)
14w07aVines (unconnected) JE2 Vines (unconnected) (anisotropic filtering) JE2 Vines (N) JE1 Vines (unconnected) JE1 Vines (N) JE1 Vines (unconnected) JE1

Vines are no longer visible from behind.[8]

Vines with no connections have a missing model, which is also tinted.
14w10aVines (N) JE3 Vines (E) JE3 Vines (S) JE3 Vines (W) JE3 Vines (NS) JE3 Vines (EW) JE3 Vines (NES) JE3 Vines (NEW) JE3 Vines (NSW) JE3 Vines (ESW) JE3 Vines (NESW) JE3
Vines are visible from behind again. However, the back texture planes are no longer mirrored, unlike before, resulting in the texture always having the same orientation regardless of view direction, which is incorrect.
Vines with no connections now crash the game, effectively bricking the world for this version.
Vine data values are strange, often resulting in incorrect orientations in many arrangements.[9]

The data values appear to be as follows:

DV Description
0 No attachments - causes game crash
1 On south face
2 On west face
3 On west and east faces
4 On north face
5 On north and south faces
6 On north and south faces
7 On north, south and west faces
8 On east face
9 On north and south faces
10 On east and west faces
11 On east, south and west faces
12 On east and west faces
13 On north, east and south faces
14 On north, east and west faces
15 On north, east, south and west faces
14w10b
Vines (S) JE3 Likely as a crash fix, vines with no attachments now use the southmost vine model.
14w18aVines (unconnected) JE3 Vines (N) JE3 Vines (E) JE3 Vines (NE) JE3 Vines (S) JE3 Vines (NS) JE3 Vines (ES) JE3 Vines (NES) JE3 Vines (W) JE3 Vines (NW) JE3 Vines (EW) JE3 Vines (NEW) JE3 Vines (SW) JE3 Vines (NSW) JE3 Vines (ESW) JE3 Vines (NESW) JE3
File:Vines (U) JE3.png File:Vines (NU) JE3.png File:Vines (EU) JE3.png File:Vines (NEU) JE3.png File:Vines (SU) JE3.png File:Vines (NSU) JE3.png File:Vines (ESU) JE3.png File:Vines (NESU) JE3.png File:Vines (WU) JE3.png File:Vines (NWU) JE3.png File:Vines (EWU) JE3.png File:Vines (NEWU) JE3.png File:Vines (SWU) JE3.png File:Vines (NSWU) JE3.png File:Vines (ESWU) JE3.png File:Vines (NESWU) JE3.png
Vine data values, according to  Setblock, appear to have reverted to their pre-14w10a states:
DV Description
0 No attachments - appears on south face
1 On south face
2 On west face
3 On south and west faces
4 On north face
5 On north and south faces
6 On north and west faces
7 On north, south and west faces
8 On east face
9 On east and south faces
10 On east and west faces
11 On east, south and west faces
12 On north and east faces
13 On north, east and south faces
14 On north, east and west faces
15 On north, east, south and west faces
However, MC-50729 implies some mismatching still exists in some form, possibly with upward-attached vines, or possibly due to the grown vine blocks themselves using the wrong states instead of just models.[more information needed]
14w30cVines are now used to create the fancy border pattern for banners.
1.1116w39aVines now generate in woodland mansions.
1.1317w47aVines can now be placed on the bottom of blocks, as well as not replacing existing vines.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 106.
1.1418w43aVines JE2 BE2 The texture of vines have been changed.
18w48aVines can now be climbed without it being attached to supporting blocks.
19w03aPlacing a vine into the new composter now has a 20% chance of raising the compost level by 1.
19w05aVines now have a 50% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
Added wandering traders, which sell vines.
1.1620w11aVines now play sounds when climbed.
1.1721w03aVines now use a multipart model, rather than each combination of vines having a unique model which would be rotated accordingly. As such, vine blocks with an upper vine present no longer rotate with certain state changes, and vine blocks with no vines present are once again invisible.[10]
21w05aVines now have unique sounds.
Shears enchanted with Efficiency now break vines faster.
21w10aVines can now generate in lush caves.
21w13aThe model of the vines has been changed that the rear texture plane is correctly mirrored again.[11]
1.1922w14aVines can now generate on mangrove trees.
22w15aVines can now be placed on the top[verify] and sides of soul sand, mud and maximum height snow.
1.19.423w06aThe spreading of vines can now be controlled by the doVinesSpread game rule.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1Vines (N) JE1[verify] Added vines.
v0.15.0build 1Vines now generate naturally in jungle temples.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Vines now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2Vines can now be used to make border patterns on banners.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Vines JE2 BE2 The texture of vines have been changed.
Vines can now be used to craft bordure indented banner pattern.
Vines now generate in pillager outpost watchtowers.
Vines are now sold by wandering traders.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Vines can now be used to fill up composters.
Vines can now be climbed by without supporting block.
1.16.20beta 1.16.20.50Vines now play sounds when climbed.
1.17.0beta 1.16.230.52Vines can now generate in lush caves.
1.19.0beta 1.19.0.20Vines can now generate on mangrove trees.
1.19.70beta 1.19.70.22Vines now drop nothing when mined with Silk Touch enchanted tools except shears.
Legacy Console Edition
TU5CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Vines (N) JE1[verify] Added vines.
TU9Vines are now climbable provided they are climbed against a solid block.
1.90 Vines JE2 BE2 The texture of vines have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Vines (N) JE1[verify] Added vines.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Vines" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery[]

<gallery> Floating island with ivy vines.jpg|A screenshot by Jeb of a floating island with vines. Vines.jpg|Griefing with vines in the Beta 1.8 pre-release. Growing vines 1.8.png|Growing player-placed vines. Swamp mushrooms.png|Vines hanging from trees in the swamp. Vines In Jungles.png|Vines in a jungle biome. TooMuchFoliage.png|Vines growing from the edges of small jungle trees. Vines in a cave.png|Vines growing in a cave. TempleOfVines.jpg|Vines on a jungle temple. Vines in the air.png|Vines in swamp biome generated in the air. File:Swamp tree sheep.png|Unusual sheep activity caused by vines on a swamp tree.

References[]

  1. A YouTube video to demonstrate this.
  2. MC-129114 — resolved as "Invalid".
  3. MC-123140 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  4. MC-177513 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  5. MC-128672 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  6. MC-130017
  7. https://twitter.com/notch/status/113547746585214976
  8. MC-48512 — resolved as "Fixed".
  9. MC-50729 — resolved as "Fixed".
  10. MC-203397 — resolved as "Fixed".
  11. MC-199239 — resolved as "Fixed".

External links[]

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