Minecraft Update History
Complete guide to all major Minecraft updates. Learn about new features, mobs, blocks, and gameplay changes in each version.
Minecraft 1.21
LatestTricky Trials
Released: June 13, 2024
Key Features
- +Trial Chambers - New underground structure
- +The Mace - New weapon with smash attack
- +Breeze Mob - Wind-based hostile mob
- +Crafter Block - Automatic crafting
- +New Copper Blocks - Bulbs, grates, doors, trapdoors
- +Wind Charge - Throwable wind burst
- +Ominous Trials - Harder variant with better loot
New Mobs
BreezeBogged
New Blocks
CrafterCopper BulbCopper GrateHeavy CoreTrial SpawnerVault
New Items
MaceWind ChargeBreeze RodTrial KeyOminous Bottle
Minecraft 1.20.5
Armored Paws
Released: April 23, 2024
Key Features
- +Wolf Armor - Protect your wolf companions
- +Armadillo Mob - New passive mob
- +8 Wolf Variants - Different wolf types per biome
- +Armadillo Scute - Used to craft wolf armor
New Mobs
Armadillo
New Items
Wolf ArmorArmadillo Scute
Minecraft 1.20
Trails & Tales
Released: June 7, 2023
Key Features
- +Cherry Blossom Biome - Pink trees and petals
- +Archaeology System - Brush suspicious blocks
- +Armor Trims - Customize armor appearance
- +Sniffer Mob - Ancient creature from eggs
- +Camel Mob - Two-player rideable mob
- +Bamboo Wood Set - New wood type
- +Hanging Signs - Decorative signage
- +Chiseled Bookshelf - Store books visually
New Mobs
SnifferCamel
New Blocks
Cherry WoodSuspicious SandSuspicious GravelDecorated PotCalibrated Sculk Sensor
Minecraft 1.19
The Wild Update
Released: June 7, 2022
Key Features
- +Deep Dark Biome - Underground horror
- +Ancient Cities - Rare structures with unique loot
- +Warden - Terrifying blind boss mob
- +Mangrove Swamp - New swamp variant
- +Allay Mob - Item-collecting helper
- +Frog Mob - Swamp creature with variants
- +Sculk Blocks - Wireless redstone
- +Recovery Compass - Find death location
New Mobs
WardenAllayFrogTadpole
New Blocks
SculkSculk CatalystSculk ShriekerSculk SensorReinforced DeepslateMangrove Wood
Minecraft 1.18
Caves & Cliffs Part 2
Released: November 30, 2021
Key Features
- +World Height Changes - Y -64 to Y 320
- +New Cave Biomes - Lush Caves, Dripstone Caves
- +New Mountain Generation - Dramatic peaks
- +Ore Distribution Changes - New Y levels
- +Aquifers - Underground water sources
Minecraft 1.17
Caves & Cliffs Part 1
Released: June 8, 2021
Key Features
- +Copper - New ore and building material
- +Amethyst Geodes - Crystal caves
- +Glow Squid - Underwater light mob
- +Axolotl - Aquatic combat companion
- +Goat - Mountain mob with ramming
- +Spyglass - Long-range viewing
- +Lightning Rod - Redirect lightning
New Mobs
AxolotlGlow SquidGoat
Minecraft 1.16
Nether Update
Released: June 23, 2020
Key Features
- +Nether Biomes - Crimson, Warped, Soul Sand Valley, Basalt Deltas
- +Netherite - Stronger than diamond
- +Bastion Remnants - Piglin structures
- +Ruined Portals - Overworld Nether structures
- +Strider - Lava-walking mount
- +Piglin & Piglin Brutes - Trading and combat
- +Target Block - Redstone component
- +Lodestone - Custom compass point
New Mobs
PiglinHoglinZoglinStriderPiglin Brute
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