Minecraft:Tricky Trials

File:Tricky Trials Logo.png

Tricky Trials logo

File:Tricky Trials Key Art.png

Key art

Tricky Trials is a major update released on June 13, 2024, as Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21 and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.0. It focuses on the Minecraft:trial chambers, serving as a place for "combat adventures", and miscellaneous features related to "tinkering".<ref>Template:Ytl</ref> It adds new Minecraft:copper and Minecraft:tuff blocks, the Minecraft:crafter, Minecraft:bogged, and 20 Minecraft:paintings, among many other features. In the trial chambers, Minecraft:trial spawners spawn hostile mobs as a challenge, including Minecraft:breezes that shoot Minecraft:wind charges at players. Minecraft:Vaults reward players for completing trials. Minecraft:Ominous bottles can be used to trigger Minecraft:ominous trials for greater rewards. Minecraft:Maces are new melee weapons that can each be crafted by combining a Minecraft:heavy core and a Minecraft:breeze rod. The name of the update was revealed in Minecraft:Minecraft Monthly on April 26, 2024.

Experimental features for this update have been released prior to the finalized release as part of Minecraft:1.20.3 and Minecraft:1.20.5 on Template:JE, and as part of Minecraft:1.20.50, Minecraft:1.20.60, Minecraft:1.20.70, and Minecraft:1.20.80 on Template:BE.

Additions

Blocks

Template:Animate Minecraft:Crafter

• Crafted using five Minecraft:iron ingots, two Minecraft:redstone dusts, a Minecraft:crafting table, and a Minecraft:dropper.
• Used to craft an item when powered on.

New copper family of blocks:

• Template:Animate Minecraft:Chiseled copper
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Copper grate
  • Can allow light to shine through.
  • Can be waterlogged.
• Template:AnimateSpriteTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Copper door
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Copper trapdoor
• Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Copper bulb
  • Crafted using three of the respective copper blocks, a Minecraft:blaze rod, and a Minecraft:redstone dust.
  • Light level depends on oxidation state.
  • Can be toggled on with redstone.
  • Does not need power to continue to emit light.

File:Heavy Core JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Heavy core

• Obtained from unlocking Minecraft:ominous vaults at a 7.5% chance.
• Used to craft the Minecraft:mace.

Template:Animate Minecraft:Trial spawner

• Generates in Minecraft:trial chambers.
• Spawns a limited number of mobs.
• Once all the mobs are defeated, the trial spawner ejects a reward.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Ominous trial spawner
  • Changes from a trial spawner when a player approaches with the Minecraft:Trial Omen effect active.
  • Spawn mobs with equipment, as well as shooting potions and projectiles.
  • Ejects a different set of loot compared to the normal trial spawner.

New tuff family of blocks:

• File:Tuff Stairs JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Tuff stairs
• File:Tuff Slab JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Tuff slab
• File:Tuff Wall (ewU) JE1.png Minecraft:Tuff wall
• File:Chiseled Tuff JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Chiseled tuff
• File:Polished Tuff JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished tuff
  • File:Polished Tuff Stairs JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished tuff stairs
  • File:Polished Tuff Slab JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished tuff slab
  • File:Polished Tuff Wall (ewU) JE1.png Minecraft:Polished tuff wall
• File:Tuff Bricks JE3 BE3.png Minecraft:Tuff bricks
  • File:Tuff Brick Stairs JE3 BE3.png Minecraft:Tuff brick stairs
  • File:Tuff Brick Slab JE3 BE3.png Minecraft:Tuff brick slab
  • File:Tuff Brick Wall (ewU) JE3.png Minecraft:Tuff brick wall
  • File:Chiseled Tuff Bricks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Chiseled tuff bricks

Template:Animate Minecraft:Vault

• Generates in Minecraft:trial chambers.
• Unlocks with a Minecraft:trial key and ejects loot once per player.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Ominous vault
  • Generates in Minecraft:trial chambers.
  • Has a unique loot table compared to the normal vault.

Items

Minecraft:Armor trims:

• Template:InvSprite File:Armor Trim Bolt (sample model).png Minecraft:Bolt armor trim
  • Obtained from unlocking Minecraft:vaults at a 6.3% chance.
• Template:InvSprite File:Armor Trim Flow (sample model).png Minecraft:Flow armor trim
  • Obtained from unlocking Minecraft:ominous vaults at a 22.5% chance.

Minecraft:Banner patterns:

• Template:InvSprite File:Flow banner pattern.png Minecraft:Flow banner pattern
  • Obtained from unlocking Minecraft:ominous vaults at a 15% chance.
• Template:InvSprite File:Guster banner pattern.png Minecraft:Guster banner pattern
  • Obtained from unlocking Minecraft:vaults at a 4.6% chance.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Breeze rod

• Obtained as drops from Minecraft:breezes.
• Can be used to craft Minecraft:wind charge, Minecraft:mace, and Minecraft:flow armor trim.
• Can also be used to brew potion of wind charging.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Mace

• A new melee weapon that can be crafted using a Minecraft:heavy core and a Minecraft:breeze rod.
• Deals Template:Hp damage, identical to that of a Minecraft:iron sword in Minecraft:Java Edition and a Minecraft:stone sword in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition.
• Has an attack speed of 0.6, 40% slower than that of a golden, diamond, or netherite Minecraft:axe.
• Attacking after having fallen at least 1.5 blocks performs a smash attack. The more blocks a player has fallen, the greater the damage of the smash attack.
  • Successfully striking a target with a smash attack negates any damage accumulated from the fall, similar to how a Minecraft:wind charge works, as well as resetting all vertical momentum.
  • Maces have a unique explosive particle effect when executing a smash attack.
  • In addition to the normal unique smash attack sound, a different unique sound is played performing a smash attack from a fall of more than 5 blocks.
  • Other entities near a smash-attacked target receive knockback, with a stronger effect when having fallen more than 5 blocks before attacking.
  • Smash attacks activates the Minecraft:Wind Burst enchantment.
• Can be repaired with Minecraft:breeze rods using an Minecraft:anvil.

Minecraft:Music discs:

• Template:InvSprite "Precipice" music disc
  • Obtained from unlocking Minecraft:vaults at a 3.6% chance.
  • The music was composed by Minecraft:Aaron Cherof.
• Template:InvSprite "Creator" music disc
  • Obtained from unlocking Minecraft:ominous vaults at a 7.5% chance.
  • The music was composed by Minecraft:Lena Raine.
• Template:InvSprite "Creator (Music Box)" music disc
  • Obtained from breaking Minecraft:decorated pots in Minecraft:trial chambers at a 1.4% chance.
  • The music was composed by Lena Raine.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Ominous bottle

• Obtained from unlocking Minecraft:vaults.
• Can also be obtained as drops by Minecraft:raid captains.
• Gives the player Minecraft:Bad Omen when consumed.

Minecraft:Potions:

• Template:AnimateSprite Minecraft:Potion of Infestation
  • Brewed using a Minecraft:stone.
  • Applies the Minecraft:Infested effect.
• Template:AnimateSprite Minecraft:Potion of Oozing
  • Brewed using a Minecraft:slime block.
  • Applies the Minecraft:Oozing effect.
• Template:AnimateSprite Minecraft:Potion of Weaving
  • Brewed using a Minecraft:cobweb.
  • Applies the Minecraft:Weaving effect.
• Template:AnimateSprite Minecraft:Potion of Wind Charging
  • Brewed using a Minecraft:breeze rod.
  • Applies the Minecraft:Wind Charged effect.

Minecraft:Pottery sherds:

• These sherds can only be obtained in the form of pots on trial chambers.
• Template:InvSpriteFile:Flow Decorated Pot.png Minecraft:Flow pottery sherd
• Template:InvSpriteFile:Guster Decorated Pot.png Minecraft:Guster pottery sherd
• Template:InvSpriteFile:Scrape Decorated Pot.png Minecraft:Scrape pottery sherd

Minecraft:Spawn eggs:

• Template:InvSprite Bogged spawn egg
• Template:InvSprite Breeze spawn egg

Minecraft:Tipped arrows:

• Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Arrow of Infestation
• Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Arrow of Oozing
• Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Arrow of Weaving
• Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Arrow of Wind Charging

Template:Animate File:Trial Chambers (texture) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Trial explorer map

• Sold by Minecraft:Cartographers
• Used to find Minecraft:trial chambers.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Trial key

• Obtained from Minecraft:trial spawners.
• Used to unlock a Minecraft:vault.
• Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Ominous trial key
  • Obtained from Minecraft:ominous trial spawners.
  • Used to unlock an Minecraft:ominous vault.

Template:DarkbgTemplate:InvSprite Minecraft:Wind charge

• A throwable projectile that was used to knock entities back and activate certain Minecraft:redstone components.
• Used by the Minecraft:breeze.
• Can also be crafted with a breeze rod.

Enchantments

Template:InvSprite New Minecraft:enchantments for the Minecraft:mace:

• Minecraft:Breach
  • Reduces the effectiveness of Minecraft:armor.
• Minecraft:Density
  • Increases damage dealt per block fallen.
• Minecraft:Wind Burst
  • Creates a Minecraft:wind charged effect upon executing a smash attack.
  • Cannot be obtained from the Minecraft:enchanting table.

Effects

File:Infested.png Minecraft:Infested

• Entities have a 10% chance upon being hurt to spawn 1-3 Minecraft:silverfish.

File:Oozing.png Minecraft:Oozing

• Upon death, entities can spawn two Minecraft:slimes within a 5x5x5 area.

File:Raid Omen.png Minecraft:Raid Omen

• Occurs when an entity with Minecraft:Bad Omen is near a valid Minecraft:village.
• Causes a Minecraft:raid to start.

File:Trial Omen.png Minecraft:Trial Omen

• Occurs when an entity with Minecraft:Bad Omen is near a Minecraft:trial spawner.
• Starts an Minecraft:ominous trial.

File:Weaving.png Minecraft:Weaving

• Upon death, entities leave behind 2-3 Minecraft:cobwebs within a 7x7x7 area.
• Entities with weaving can also move through cobwebs faster.

File:Wind Charged.png Minecraft:Wind Charged

• Upon death, entities release a burst of wind that deals knockback.

Paintings

• Added 20 new paintings and painting sizes by the artists Minecraft:Sarah Boeving and Minecraft:Kristoffer Zetterstrand:

Picture	Name	Size	Artist
File:Meditative (texture) JE1 BE1.png	Meditative	1×1	Sarah Boeving
File:Prairie Ride (texture) JE1 BE1.png	Prairie Ride	1×2
File:Baroque (texture) JE1 BE1.png	Baroque	2×2
File:Humble (texture) JE1 BE1.png	Humble	2×2
File:Unpacked (texture) JE1 BE1.png	Unpacked	4×4
File:Bouquet (texture).png	Bouquet	3×3	Kristoffer Zetterstrand
File:Cavebird (texture).png	Cavebird	3×3
File:Cotan (texture).png	Cotán	3×3
File:Endboss (texture).png	Endboss	3×3
File:Fern (painting texture).png	Fern	3×3
File:Owlemons (texture).png	Owlemons	3×3
File:Sunflowers (texture).png	Sunflowers	3×3
File:Tides (texture).png	Tides	3×3
File:Backyard (texture).png	Backyard	3×4
File:Pond (texture).png	Pond	3×4
File:Changing (texture).png	Changing	4×2
File:Finding (texture).png	Finding	4×2
File:Lowmist (texture).png	Lowmist	4×2
File:Passage (texture).png	Passage	4×2
File:Orb (texture).png	Orb	4×4

Mobs

File:Bogged JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Bogged

• A variant of the Minecraft:skeleton that spawns in Minecraft:swamps and Minecraft:mangrove swamps.
• Can also be found in Minecraft:trial chambers.
• Shoots Minecraft:tipped arrows of Minecraft:Poison.
  • Has a slower rate of fire than normal skeletons.

Template:Darkbg Minecraft:Breeze

• A wind-themed Minecraft:hostile mob that spawns in trial chambers via the Minecraft:trial spawners.
• Jumps around and fires Minecraft:wind charges to deal knockback.
• Immune to projectiles because they bounce off it.
• Drops Minecraft:breeze rods when killed.

Structures

File:Trial Chambers isometric view.png Minecraft:Trial chambers

• Giant underground structures made of Minecraft:tuff and Minecraft:copper blocks that provide players a mid-game combat challenge.
• The only place where Minecraft:breezes, Minecraft:trial spawners, and Minecraft:vaults appear.
• Consists of several chambers connected together through corridors.
• Each chamber has a trial spawner configured to either spawn the breeze, a melee mob (Minecraft:zombie, Minecraft:husk, or Minecraft:spider), a small melee mob (Minecraft:silverfish, Minecraft:baby zombie, Minecraft:cave spider, or Minecraft:slime), or a ranged mob (Minecraft:stray, Minecraft:skeleton, Minecraft:bogged).

Sounds

• Added unique sounds for Minecraft:cobwebs for Template:BE and Minecraft:monster spawners.

Gameplay

Template:Animate Minecraft:Ominous events

• Can be activated with Minecraft:Bad Omen.
• When near an active Minecraft:trial spawner, it starts an Minecraft:ominous trial.
• When near a Minecraft:village, it starts a Minecraft:raid.

Music

Template:Main Nine new ambient tracks from Minecraft:Lena Raine, Minecraft:Kumi Tanioka, and Minecraft:Aaron Cherof were added; all tracks play on the main menu.

• "Minecraft:Featherfall" by Aaron Cherof
  • Plays in Minecraft:badlands, Minecraft:cherry groves, Minecraft:flower forests, Minecraft:lush caves, and any other biome that does not already have a corresponding set of biome-specific music.
• "Minecraft:Watcher" by Aaron Cherof
  • Plays in any biome that does not already have a corresponding set of biome-specific music.
• "Minecraft:Puzzlebox" by Aaron Cherof
  • Plays in any biome that does not already have a corresponding set of biome-specific music.
• "Minecraft:komorebi" by Kumi Tanioka
  • Plays in any biome that does not already have a corresponding set of biome-specific music.
• "Minecraft:pokopoko" by Kumi Tanioka
  • Plays in Minecraft:dripstone caves, Minecraft:groves, Minecraft:jagged peaks, and Minecraft:snowy slopes.
• "Minecraft:yakusoku" by Kumi Tanioka
  • Plays in any biome that does not already have a corresponding set of biome-specific music.
• "Minecraft:Deeper" by Lena Raine
  • Plays in Minecraft:dripstone caves and the Minecraft:deep dark.
• "Minecraft:Eld Unknown" by Lena Raine
  • Plays in Minecraft:dripstone caves, Minecraft:groves, Minecraft:jagged peaks, and Minecraft:snowy slopes.
• "Minecraft:Endless" by Lena Raine
  • Plays in Minecraft:dripstone caves, Minecraft:groves, Minecraft:jagged peaks, and Minecraft:snowy slopes.

Changes

Items

Template:InvSpriteTemplate:InvSpriteTemplate:InvSpriteTemplate:InvSpriteTemplate:InvSpriteTemplate:InvSprite Minecraft:Banner patterns in Template:BE

• Added unique item textures for each banner pattern.
• Each banner pattern item now includes their pattern in their name instead of as a subtitle.

Effects

Template:EffectLink

• The Icon texture has been changed.
• No longer automatically granted when killing a raid captain.
• Now caused by drinking an ominous bottle.
• Becomes Raid Omen if in a village or Trial Omen if near a non-ominous trial spawner.

Mobs

Minecraft:Witch

• Now drops 4-8 of Minecraft:redstone dust.

Further revisions

Java Edition

• 1.21.1 was released to fix critical bugs.

Bedrock Edition

• 1.21.1 was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.0.
• 1.21.2 was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.1.
• 1.21.3 was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.2.
• 1.21.20 was released to bring more parity from Template:JE, separate the IDs of many blocks, and fix bugs.
• 1.21.21 was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.20.
• 1.21.22 was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.21.
• 1.21.23 was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.22.
• 1.21.30 was released to change lots of names and rarities of blocks and items to parity with Template:JE, add Minecraft:bundles as an experimental feature, and update trial chambers.
• 1.21.31 was released to fix bugs related to 1.21.30.

Quotes

"

Me, a close combat fighter? In Minecraft, apparently so. I could blame it on how satisfying rage-click karate chops are, but the truth is I never learned to use any other weapons. Luckily, that’s (hopefully) about to change. For the Tricky Trials Update, I’m upping my combat skills by heading into the trial chamber as the unofficial welcome committee for our two new mobs: the bogged and the breeze. Sure, they might be hostile, but we all have our quirks, don’t we? And I think they can teach me a trick to two. Like archery!

I have my aim set on the bogged, the new skeletal mob equipped with poison arrows, which are deadly upon impact. Just like my dance moves! Speaking of moves, the breeze will quite literally sweep you off your feet with theirs. And that’s the iconic eyebrows aside! The breeze’s wind charge projectile attack even uses a gust of wind to send foes flying.

I can’t wait for the new update to be out, then these new weapons will be all mine and I can take over the Overworld, mwuahahaha! As long as I defeat these two mobs first, that is. And for that I have my trusty karate chop. Hy-ah!

"

Being the thrill-seeker, the daredevil, the reckless lunatic that I am, I plan to challenge myself in 1.21 by taking on an ominous trial – all by myself! The thought of all the possible rewards I could reap from an ominous vault – should I be victorious – is keeping me awake at night. It must be mine! Sure, I had some minor setbacks where I died horribly a dozen of times (you can’t spell ‘perish’ without ‘Per’) in normal trial chambers in the snapshots. And sure, teaming up with people could make it easier, but I don’t have friends want to share all that glorious loot! I’m confident that the increase in difficulty will sharpen my senses and prepare me for whatever I might face.

All I need to do is find a friendly neighborhood illager raid captain, get my hands on an ominous bottle, then search high and low for my local trial chamber! I might not be successful on my quest, but the sheer adrenaline rush from dodging poisonous arrows, navigating maze-like corridors, or getting knocked back across the room by a breeze are rewards enough. But who knows? Maybe I’ll become the best speed-runner in the Ominous Trials Any% respawn constantly category

Videos

Gallery

Official videos

• File:Tricky Trials Update video.mp4

Official artwork

• Tricky Trials logo
  Tricky Trials logo
• The update's logo with background
  The update's logo with background
• Key art
  Key art
• Key art with release date and logo
  Key art with release date and logo
• Alternate key art
  Alternate key art
• Alternate key art wide version
  Alternate key art wide version
• Soundtrack artwork
  Soundtrack artwork
• Soundtrack artwork expanded
  Soundtrack artwork expanded
• Ari and Noor with maces
  Ari and Noor with maces
• Ari and Noor with maces detailed version
  Ari and Noor with maces detailed version
• A breeze jumping
  A breeze jumping
• A trial spawner being looted
  A trial spawner being looted
• Zuri making art with the Tricky Trials blocks
  Zuri making art with the Tricky Trials blocks
• Divider used on the website
  Divider used on the website
• Divider used on the website
  Divider used on the website

Tricky Trials Update celebration

• A new set of Character Creator items as part of the Tricky Trials Update celebration
  A new set of Character Creator items as part of the Tricky Trials Update celebration
• The Trial Top, the first free Character Creator item
  The Trial Top, the first free Character Creator item
• The Trial Mask, the second free Character Creator item
  The Trial Mask, the second free Character Creator item
• The Trial Leggings, the third free Character Creator item
  The Trial Leggings, the third free Character Creator item

Development images

• A Minecraft:crafter as seen in its reveal
  A Minecraft:crafter as seen in its reveal
• A Minecraft:crafter activating and ejecting a Minecraft:cherry hanging sign
  A Minecraft:crafter activating and ejecting a Minecraft:cherry hanging sign
• Slots may be disabled by clicking on them, which is useful for automating shaped recipes
  Slots may be disabled by clicking on them, which is useful for automating shaped recipes
• File:Trial Chamber Screenshot 1.jpg
• File:Trial Chamber Screenshot 2.jpg
• File:Trial Chamber Screenshot 3.jpg
• File:Copper bulb teaser 01.jpg
• File:Trial Spawner Screenshot.jpg
• A corridor of the Minecraft:trial chambers
  A corridor of the Minecraft:trial chambers
• The second floor of a trial chamber
  The second floor of a trial chamber
• A staircase at the end of a trial chamber hallway
  A staircase at the end of a trial chamber hallway
• A trap featuring a Minecraft:dispenser and two Minecraft:tripwires
  A trap featuring a Minecraft:dispenser and two Minecraft:tripwires
• A large room with a Minecraft:trial spawner in the middle
  A large room with a Minecraft:trial spawner in the middle
• A trial chamber corridor with a Minecraft:trial spawner on the balcony
  A trial chamber corridor with a Minecraft:trial spawner on the balcony
• A Minecraft:breeze firing a Minecraft:wind charge at a player during the "upcoming features" presentation at Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023
  A Minecraft:breeze firing a Minecraft:wind charge at a player during the "upcoming features" presentation at Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023
• Breeze in a trial chamber
  Breeze in a trial chamber
• Trial chamber
  Trial chamber
• Trial spawner
  Trial spawner
• Breeze
  Breeze
• Copper bulbs
  Copper bulbs
• Decorative blocks
  Decorative blocks
• Minecraft:Bogged near a Minecraft:trial spawner
  Minecraft:Bogged near a Minecraft:trial spawner
• Armor trim
  Armor trim
• Ditto
  Ditto
• Banner patterns
  Banner patterns
• Pottery sherd
  Pottery sherd
• A build consisting of new blocks from the Tricky Trials Update
  A build consisting of new blocks from the Tricky Trials Update
• A second build, a fountain made of tuff
  A second build, a fountain made of tuff
• A third build, a living area with a cat
  A third build, a living area with a cat
• A fourth build, featuring intricate pillars and a painting
  A fourth build, featuring intricate pillars and a painting

External links

• See What’s New in the Minecraft Tricky Trials Update (Archive)
• Tricky Trials Update Features – Minecraft:Minecraft Help Center