Everything you need to know about Minecraft 1.21
Among the many announcements at Minecraft Live 2023 came the one we were all hoping for – Minecraft 1.21 is coming next year. One major update per year has been the standard for quite a while now, although they tend to vary wildly in size, with this year’s 1.20 update being on the smaller side.
Minecraft 1.21 steps it up a notch, as while it doesn’t have any massive mechanical overhauls, it adds big and flashy new features, some of which we never thought we’d see outside of fan-made modpacks.
We’ve gathered all the information on what’s to come, so here’s everything you need to know about Minecraft 1.21.
The Crafter
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It’s one of the first features technology mods for Minecraft think of, but something we never thought we’d see as an official feature. The crafter is a redstone device that can be set up to automatically craft certain items. We don’t have full confirmation of how it works just yet, but it will likely be able to be fed by hoppers so you can run a chain of farms and crafting automatically.
The Breeze
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As well as the winner of this year’s mob vote, we will have a brand new hostile mob coming in 1.21: The Breeze. As the name suggests, this mob is a lot like the Blaze, only they use wind attacks rather than fire. They will jump around shooting wind projectiles that produce a small explosion with a big knockback effect on impact.
Trial Chambers
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You can find the Breeze in the brand-new combat trials. These structures, made of new copper and tuff blocks, spawn underground and will spawn waves of enemies for you to defeat in exchange for loot. They provide more of a challenging combat experience than the old Minecraft dungeons with their default spawners.
Trial Spawners
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In these trial chambers and available to map makers, there is a new type of spawner called the Trial Spawner. Unlike regular spawners which continuously spawn mobs at regular intervals, these trial spawners only spawn up until a limit has been reached – this limit can be dynamically altered based on the number of players in range too. They will also dispense loot once a specified number of enemies have been defeated.
Copper Bulbs
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Lightbulbs are now craftable in Minecraft, increasing your options for lighting a room. Like other copper blocks, these can oxidize over time, and the more oxidized these bulbs are, the dimmer they become. You can wax them like other copper blocks though, letting them stay at the brightness you prefer.
Minecraft 1.21 release date
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An exact release date hasn’t been announced yet, but Mid-2024 is the window Mojang has promised. Both 1.19 and 1.20 were released on the same day: June 7, so that’s the kind of date players should expect – although things can always change during development.
