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The '''fourth drop of 2026''' is an upcoming [[Minecraft:game drop]] that will release as [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.4]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.70]] in the fourth quarter of 2026. It introduces [[Minecraft:ice caves]], a new cave [[Minecraft:biome]] featuring [[Minecraft:icicle]]s and [[Minecraft:ice crystal]]s, as well as the [[Minecraft:frostbite]], [[Minecraft:ice ball]]s, and the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect. It was announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2026]].
The '''fourth drop of 2026''' is an [[Minecraft:Planned versions|upcoming]] [[Minecraft:game drop]] that will release as [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.4]] and [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.70]] in the fourth quarter of 2026. It introduces [[Minecraft:ice caves]], a new [[Minecraft:cave]] [[Minecraft:biome]] featuring [[Minecraft:icicle]]s, [[Minecraft:ice crystal]]s, and [[Minecraft:brittle ice]], as well as the [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s, [[Minecraft:ice ball]]s, the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect, [[Minecraft:Brick (disambiguation)|brick]] variants of [[Minecraft:packed ice bricks|packed ice]] and [[Minecraft:snow bricks|snow block]]s, and updated [[Minecraft:jukebox]]es. It was announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2026]].


Experimental features for the update will be released prior to the finalized release as part of [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.60]].
Experimental features for the update were released prior to the finalized release as part of [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.60]].


== Additions ==
== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
=== Blocks ===
'''[[File:Ice Crystals.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Ice crystal]]'''
'''{{Animate|Brittle Ice (age 0) JE1.png;Brittle Ice (age 1) JE1.png;Brittle Ice (age 2) JE1.png;Brittle Ice (age 3) JE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Brittle ice]]'''
* A crystal block which generates on the ground in [[Minecraft:ice caves]].
* A fragile [[Minecraft:ice]] block that generates naturally in [[Minecraft:ice caves]] as part of [[Minecraft:crevasse]]s.
* Begins to crack when stood on by players or mobs, eventually breaking.
** [[Minecraft:Frostbite]]s and [[Minecraft:stray]]s can stand on brittle ice without breaking it.
* Does not melt.
* Is created when [[Minecraft:water]] touches [[Minecraft:blue ice]].
** Any water block that borders the blue ice block horizontally will turn into brittle ice.
* Must be obtained by a [[Minecraft:pickaxe]] with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]].
 
'''[[File:Ice Crystal.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Ice crystal]]'''
* A crystal block which generates on the ground in ice caves.
* Emits a [[Minecraft:light level]] of 4.
* Emits a [[Minecraft:light level]] of 4.
* Can be placed on all sides of a block.
* Can be placed on all full sides of a block, and breaks if the support block is removed.
* Emits ambient sounds when placed above [[Minecraft:packed ice]].


'''{{Animate|Attached Icicle Base (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Middle (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Frustum (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Tip (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Tip Merge (D) BE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Attached Icicle Base (U) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Middle (U) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Frustum (U) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Tip (U) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Tip Merge (U) BE1.png|32px}}<br>{{Animate|Icicle Base (D) BE1.png;Icicle Middle (D) BE1.png;Icicle Frustum (D) BE1.png;Icicle Tip (D) BE1.png;Icicle Tip Merge (D) BE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Icicle Base (U) BE1.png;Icicle Middle (U) BE1.png;Icicle Frustum (U) BE1.png;Icicle Tip (U) BE1.png;Icicle Tip Merge (U) BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Icicle]]'''
'''{{Animate|Attached Icicle Base (D) JE1.png;Attached Icicle Middle (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Frustum (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Tip (D) BE1.png;Attached Icicle Tip Merge (D) BE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Attached Icicle Base (U) JE2.png;Attached Icicle Middle (U) JE2.png;Attached Icicle Frustum (U) JE2.png;Attached Icicle Tip (U) JE2.png;Attached Icicle Tip Merge (U) JE2.png|32px}}<br>{{Animate|Icicle Base (D) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Middle (D) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Frustum (D) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Tip (D) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Tip Merge (D) JE2 BE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Icicle Base (U) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Middle (U) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Frustum (U) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Tip (U) JE2 BE1.png;Icicle Tip Merge (U) JE2 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Icicle]]'''
* A spike block that generates as stalactites on the ceiling in ice caves.
* A spike block that generates as stalactites on the ceiling in ice caves.
* Can also be placed on the ground as stalagmites.
** Can also be placed on the ground as stalagmites.
* The column part of the icicles melt and break when a strong enough light source is nearby, or in [[Minecraft:the Nether]].
* Can naturally grow up to 5 blocks long when pointing downward.
* Icicle stalactites will grow longer if [[Minecraft:packed ice]] is above them, unless they are in the Nether.
** Only grows under [[Minecraft:packed ice]] in areas with a low enough light level and outside [[Minecraft:the Nether]].
* Falling icicles deal damage to [[Minecraft:entities]].
* Icicle segments melt (depending on the placement) at a [[Minecraft:light level]] of 5 or above or in the Nether, causing them to break.
* Falling on an icicle stalagmite multiplies the [[Minecraft:fall damage]].
* Function similarly to other spike blocks:
* It has been confirmed that [[Minecraft:Player]] placed icicles will not be affected by [[Minecraft:light]], although this feature has not been added yet.
** Icicle stalactites fall when their supporting block is broken, and they deal damage to entities they collide with.
** Landing onto an icicle stalagmite multiples the fall damage taken.
** Icicles can be broken by a thrown [[Minecraft:trident]].
 
'''[[File:Packed Ice Bricks JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Packed ice bricks]]'''
* A brick block made from [[Minecraft:packed ice]].
* Unlike regular packed ice, it is not slippery.
* Must be obtained with a pickaxe.
** Does not require Silk Touch.
* [[File:Packed Ice Brick Stairs JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Packed ice brick stairs]]
* [[File:Packed Ice Brick Slab JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Packed ice brick slab]]
* [[File:Packed Ice Brick Wall JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Packed ice brick wall]]
* [[File:Chiseled Packed Ice.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Chiseled packed ice]]
 
'''[[File:Snow Bricks JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow bricks]]'''
* A brick block made from [[Minecraft:snow block]]s.
** Cannot be crafted using a [[Minecraft:stonecutter]].
* [[File:Snow Brick Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow brick stairs]]
* [[File:Snow Brick Slab JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow brick slab]]
* [[File:Snow Brick Wall.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow brick wall]]


=== Items ===
=== Items ===
'''[[File:Frostbite Spawn Egg BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Frostbite spawn egg]]'''
'''{{InvSprite|Frostbite Spawn Egg}} [[Minecraft:Frostbite spawn egg]]'''
* Used to spawn a [[Minecraft:frostbite]].
* Used to spawn a [[Minecraft:frostbite]].


'''[[File:Ice Ball BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Ice ball]]'''
'''{{InvSprite|Ice Ball}} [[Minecraft:Ice ball]]'''
* A throwable [[Minecraft:projectile]] that deals damage.
* A throwable [[Minecraft:projectile]] that deals damage and knockback.
* It does more damage based on its projectile speed, having a sharp deceleration like [[Minecraft:snowballs]].
** Deals a maximum of 4 damage to entities it hits, with the damage scaling down based on its projectile speed.
* Can be used to brew [[Minecraft:potions of Freezing]].
** Have a sharp deacceleration, like [[Minecraft:snowball]]s.
* Obtained by [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s, which have a chance to drop them when killed.
* Can be used to brew potions of Freezing.
* Deals consistent knockback.
* Obtained from [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s, which have a chance to drop them when killed.
 
'''{{Animate|Potion of Freezing BE1.png;Splash Potion of Freezing BE1.png;Lingering Potion of Freezing BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Potion of Freezing]]'''
* Obtained by [[Minecraft:brewing]] an [[Minecraft:awkward potion]] with an [[Minecraft:ice ball]].
* Causes the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect.


'''[[File:Arrow of Freezing BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Arrow of Freezing]]'''
'''{{AnimateSprite|Potion of Freezing;Splash Potion of Freezing;Lingering Potion of Freezing}} [[Minecraft:Potion of Freezing]]'''
* A [[Minecraft:tipped arrow]] which causes the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect.
* [[Minecraft:Brewed]] using an [[Minecraft:ice ball]].
* Applies the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect.
** '''{{InvSprite|Arrow of Freezing}} [[Minecraft:Arrow of Freezing]]'''
* A [[Minecraft:tipped arrow]] which applies the Freezing effect.


=== Effects ===
=== Effects ===
'''[[File:Freezing BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Freezing]]'''
[[File:Freezing JE1 BE1.png|32px]] '''[[Minecraft:Freezing]]'''
* An effect that causes an entity to [[Minecraft:freeze]], dealing [[Minecraft:damage]] over time and slowing their [[Minecraft:movement]].
* An effect version of [[Minecraft:powder snow]] freezing that causes an entity to [[Minecraft:freeze]], dealing damage over time and slowing their movement.
* Equipping a piece of [[Minecraft:leather armor]] negates freezing damage but not the slowness.
* Since it had the same effect as powder snow freezing, it can be prevented when an entity wears a piece of [[Minecraft:leather armor]], but will not keep the effect from being applied and will not remove the effect.
* This effect technically exists because it got added before the freezing effect got added by falling into [[Minecraft:powder snow]].
** [[Minecraft:Frostbite]]s are completely immune to Freezing, while [[Minecraft:snow golem]]s, [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s, and [[Minecraft:stray]]s can be inflicted with it but are unaffected.
** Mobs that are vulnerable to Freezing ([[Minecraft:blaze]]s, [[Minecraft:magma cube]]s, and [[Minecraft:strider]]s) have a five times multiplier to the damage taken.


=== Mobs ===
=== Mobs ===
'''[[File:Frostbite.png|width=55x55]] [[File:Baby Frostbite.png|17px]] [[Minecraft:Frostbite]]'''
'''[[File:Frostbite.png|width=55x55]] [[File:Baby Frostbite.png|17px]] [[Minecraft:Frostbite]]'''
* A [[Minecraft:zombie]] variant that can be found in snowy biomes.
* A [[Minecraft:zombie]] variant that can be found in snowy biomes.
** [[Minecraft:Zombie]]s and [[Minecraft:husk]]s convert into frostbites when they freeze.
** Zombies convert into frostbites when they stay in [[Minecraft:powder snow]] for 30 seconds.
* Immune to [[Minecraft:Freezing]].
* Immune to [[Minecraft:Freezing]].
** Does not sink in [[Minecraft:powder snow]].
** Does not sink in [[Minecraft:powder snow]] nor make [[Minecraft:brittle ice]] crack.
* Burns in sunlight.
* Burns in [[Minecraft:sunlight]].
* It has two modes of attacking: a melee attack and a ranged attack.
* It has two modes of attacking: a melee attack and a ranged attack.
** Most frostbites use a standard melee attack, which gives the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect.
** Most frostbites use a standard melee attack, which gives the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect.
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==== Biomes ====
==== Biomes ====
'''{{BiomeLink|Ice caves|scale=1.5}}'''
'''{{BiomeLink|Ice caves|scale=1.5}}'''
* A [[Minecraft:cave biome]] that generates underneath frozen biomes.
* A [[Minecraft:cave biome]] that generates underneath frozen, cold, or semi-cold surface biomes, similar to [[Minecraft:sulfur caves]].
* Rarely generates on cold biomes or sometimes on the surface.
* On very rare occasions, they generate on the surface.
* [[Minecraft:Calcite]], [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:icicle]]s, [[Minecraft:ice crystal]]s and sometimes patches of [[Minecraft:snow]] can generate here.
* [[Minecraft:Calcite]], [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:icicle]]s, [[Minecraft:ice crystal]]s and sometimes patches of [[Minecraft:snow]] can generate here.
** Giant speleothems made of packed ice can generate here.
** [[Minecraft:Crevasse]]s can generate here.
* Does not generate [[Minecraft:glow lichen]].
* Does not generate [[Minecraft:glow lichen]].
* Higher chance of [[Minecraft:ore]]s generating inside blobs of [[Minecraft:stone]] and [[Minecraft:deepslate]].
* Higher chances of [[Minecraft:ore]]s generating inside blobs of [[Minecraft:stone]] and [[Minecraft:deepslate]].
* Common cave monsters along with [[Minecraft:stray]]s and [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s can spawn here.
* Common cave monsters along with [[Minecraft:stray]]s and [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s can spawn here.


==== Features ====
==== Features ====
'''[[Minecraft:Icicle (feature)|Icicle]]'''
'''[[File:Crevasse.png|40px]] [[Minecraft:Crevasse]]'''
* Generates as clusters of [[Minecraft:icicle]]s on the ceiling of ice caves or large speleothem made out of packed ice.
* Small cracks in the terrain which generate in ice caves.
* Covered with [[Minecraft:brittle ice]] and filled with [[Minecraft:water]] below.


=== Sounds ===
=== Sounds ===
'''[[Minecraft:Ice]]'''
'''Ice and its variants'''
* Added unique sounds for ice. This was not done for [[Minecraft:Packed Ice|packed]], [[Minecraft:Blue Ice|blue]], nor [[Minecraft:frosted ice]] blocks.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-243302||Newly added ice sounds do not play for packed, frosted and blue ice|U}}</ref>
* Added unique sounds for [[Minecraft:ice]], [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:blue ice]], and [[Minecraft:frosted ice]].
* When a regular ice block is surrounded by at least 8 ice blocks in all horizontal directions (east, west, north, and south), with one air block above and one water block below, it has a chance to emit [[Minecraft:ambient]] sounds.


== Changes ==
== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[Minecraft:Blue ice]]'''
* When water touches blue ice, it creates [[Minecraft:brittle ice]].
'''[[File:Jukebox JE3.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Jukebox]]'''
* Changed its texture.
* Placing a [[Minecraft:chest]], [[Minecraft:trapped chest]], or any variant of [[Minecraft:copper chest]] directly above a jukebox causes it to play [[Minecraft:music disc]]s as a playlist.
** When there is no disc currently playing in it, the jukebox takes the first available music disc in the above chest and begins playing it.
** When the disc is finished playing, the jukebox swaps it with the next available disc in the chest and begins playing that one.
** Discs are taken and played in slot order, skipping empty slots and other non-music-disc items and looping back to the start when it reaches the last music disc in the chest.
** Ejecting the current disc from the jukebox while it is still playing immediately plays the next available disc.
** If the chest has no music discs, the disc in the jukebox plays again.
** The tooltip of the next music disc includes the text “Playing next”.
=== Mobs ===
=== Mobs ===
'''[[Minecraft:Zombie]] and [[Minecraft:husk]]'''
'''[[Minecraft:Drowned]], [[Minecraft:husk]], and [[Minecraft:zombie]]'''
* Now converts into a [[Minecraft:frostbite]] when in [[Minecraft:powder snow]] for 30 seconds.
* Now are immune to freezing.
* Zombie converts into a [[Minecraft:frostbite]] when in [[Minecraft:powder snow]] for 30 seconds.
* Drowned and husk converts into a zombie when in powder snow for 30 seconds.
 
'''[[File:Sulfur Cube Blue Ice JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sulfur Cube]]'''
* Added the cold archetype, obtained when a sulfur cube absorbs [[Minecraft:blue ice]].
** Same properties as hockey puck, but floats and can slide on frosted ice created by freezing water underneath them, like the [[Minecraft:Frost Walker]] echantment.


== Videos ==
== Videos ==
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=== Mojang images ===
=== Mojang images ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:MCL Fall 26 Ice Caves.jpeg|A view of some ice pillars and icicles from the ground in an ice cave
File:MCL Fall 26 Ice Caves.jpeg|A view of some ice pillars and icicles from the ground in an [[Minecraft:ice cave]]
File:MCL FALL 26 winterdrop.jpeg|A view of the ice caves with a [[Minecraft:stray]] and [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s
File:MCL FALL 26 winterdrop.jpeg|A view of the ice caves with a [[Minecraft:stray]] and [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s
File:Frozen Zombie In Cave.jpeg|A frostbite in an ice cave
File:Frozen Zombie In Cave.jpeg|A frostbite in an ice cave
File:Frozen Zombie.jpeg|A frostbite attacking a player
File:Frozen Zombie.jpeg|A frostbite attacking a player
File:Ice Cave Gen.jpeg|Lava flowing to an ice cave
File:Ice Cave Gen.jpeg|Lava flowing into an ice cave
File:Ice Chrystall.jpeg|Ice crystals
File:Ice Chrystalls.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Ice crystal]]s
File:Icicle.jpeg|A cluster of icicles
File:Large icicles.jpeg|A cluster of [[Minecraft:icicle]]s hanging from the top of an ice cave
File:Kai's freezing potion.webp|[[Minecraft:Kai]] with the [[Minecraft:Freezing]] effect and a [[Minecraft:potion of Freezing]]
File:Big and small frostbites.webp|Adult and baby frostbites inside an ice cave
File:Glow of the ice caves.webp|An ice cave illuminated by ice crystals and the eyes of a stray
File:26.4-snapshot-4.jpg|A [[Minecraft:jukebox]] in an ice cave
File:Ice passage.webp|A [[Minecraft:crevasse]] inside the ice cave biome
File:Makena's winter fantasy.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Makena]] relaxing on a [[Minecraft:brown cushion]] in an igloo, next to a jukebox
File:Bedrock 26.70.20 PatchNotes.jpg|[[Minecraft:Ari]] walking on brittle ice
File:Brittle Ice Crevice.jpeg|A brittle ice crevasse
File:Bedrock 26.70.21 PatchNotes.jpg|Ari throwing snowballs at Noor
File:26.4-snapshot-5.jpg|Zuri throwing ice balls at a frostbite in their ice house made from [[Minecraft:packed ice bricks]]
File:Decorative Blocks.jpg|An ice castle
File:Ambient Ice Sounds.jpg|Ari experiencing ice sounds in a [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]]
File:26.4-snapshot-6.jpg|Kai ice fishing next to a [[Minecraft:snow brick]] base
File:Decorative Snow Blocks.jpg|A build made using packed ice and snow bricks
File:Cold Sulfur Cubes.jpg|Statues made from snow bricks
File:Ice Crystal Ambience.jpg|Several ice crystals
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== In other media ===
=== Official artwork ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Frozen Steve.jpg|[[Minecraft:Steve]] freezing in some ice. Above him, content from the game drop can be seen
File:Frozen Steve.jpg|[[Minecraft:Steve]] freezing in some ice, with item and block content from the game drop announced in the Minecraft Live visible above them
</gallery>
</gallery>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}


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The fourth drop of 2026 is an upcoming Minecraft:game drop that will release as Minecraft:Java Edition 26.4 and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.70 in the fourth quarter of 2026. It introduces Minecraft:ice caves, a new Minecraft:cave Minecraft:biome featuring Minecraft:icicles, Minecraft:ice crystals, and Minecraft:brittle ice, as well as the Minecraft:frostbites, Minecraft:ice balls, the Minecraft:Freezing effect, brick variants of packed ice and snow blocks, and updated Minecraft:jukeboxes. It was announced at Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2026.

Experimental features for the update were released prior to the finalized release as part of Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.60.

Additions

Blocks

Template:Animate Minecraft:Brittle ice

File:Ice Crystal.png Minecraft:Ice crystal

  • A crystal block which generates on the ground in ice caves.
  • Emits a Minecraft:light level of 4.
  • Can be placed on all full sides of a block, and breaks if the support block is removed.
  • Emits ambient sounds when placed above Minecraft:packed ice.

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Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Icicle

  • A spike block that generates as stalactites on the ceiling in ice caves.
    • Can also be placed on the ground as stalagmites.
  • Can naturally grow up to 5 blocks long when pointing downward.
  • Icicle segments melt (depending on the placement) at a Minecraft:light level of 5 or above or in the Nether, causing them to break.
  • Function similarly to other spike blocks:
    • Icicle stalactites fall when their supporting block is broken, and they deal damage to entities they collide with.
    • Landing onto an icicle stalagmite multiples the fall damage taken.
    • Icicles can be broken by a thrown Minecraft:trident.

File:Packed Ice Bricks JE1.png Minecraft:Packed ice bricks

File:Snow Bricks JE1.png Minecraft:Snow bricks

Items

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Frostbite spawn egg

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Ice ball

  • A throwable Minecraft:projectile that deals damage and knockback.
    • Deals a maximum of 4 damage to entities it hits, with the damage scaling down based on its projectile speed.
    • Have a sharp deacceleration, like Minecraft:snowballs.
  • Can be used to brew potions of Freezing.
  • Obtained from Minecraft:frostbites, which have a chance to drop them when killed.

Template:AnimateSprite Minecraft:Potion of Freezing

Effects

File:Freezing JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Freezing

Mobs

width=55x55 File:Baby Frostbite.png Minecraft:Frostbite

World generation

Biomes

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Features

File:Crevasse.png Minecraft:Crevasse

Sounds

Ice and its variants

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Blue ice

File:Jukebox JE3.png Minecraft:Jukebox

  • Changed its texture.
  • Placing a Minecraft:chest, Minecraft:trapped chest, or any variant of Minecraft:copper chest directly above a jukebox causes it to play Minecraft:music discs as a playlist.
    • When there is no disc currently playing in it, the jukebox takes the first available music disc in the above chest and begins playing it.
    • When the disc is finished playing, the jukebox swaps it with the next available disc in the chest and begins playing that one.
    • Discs are taken and played in slot order, skipping empty slots and other non-music-disc items and looping back to the start when it reaches the last music disc in the chest.
    • Ejecting the current disc from the jukebox while it is still playing immediately plays the next available disc.
    • If the chest has no music discs, the disc in the jukebox plays again.
    • The tooltip of the next music disc includes the text “Playing next”.

Mobs

Minecraft:Drowned, Minecraft:husk, and Minecraft:zombie

File:Sulfur Cube Blue Ice JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Sulfur Cube

  • Added the cold archetype, obtained when a sulfur cube absorbs Minecraft:blue ice.
    • Same properties as hockey puck, but floats and can slide on frosted ice created by freezing water underneath them, like the Minecraft:Frost Walker echantment.

Videos

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Gallery

Mojang images

Official artwork

Navigation

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