Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.70

Template:WipTemplate:Infobox version 26.70, also known as 1.26.70, the release of the fourth drop of 2026, is an upcoming Minecraft:game drop for Template:BE set to release in the fourth quarter of 2026, which adds the Minecraft:ice caves biome, including Minecraft:frostbites. It also fixes bugs.

Additions

Blocks

File:Brittle Ice (age 0) JE1.png Minecraft:Brittle Ice

• A fragile Minecraft:ice block that generates naturally in Minecraft:ice caves.
• Can be created when water touches blue ice.
• Breaks when standing for too long or jumping on them.
• Can only be obtained by Minecraft:silk touch.

File:Ice Crystal.png Minecraft:Ice crystal

• A crystal block which generates on the ground in Minecraft:ice caves, and can be placed on all sides of a block.
• Provides a small amount of light.

File:Icicle Base (D) BE1.png File:Icicle Base (U) BE1.png Minecraft:Icicle

• A spike block that generates on the ceiling in ice caves, and can also be placed on the ground.
• Grows naturally up to 5 blocks long when hanging downward. Does not grow when there is light or in Minecraft:the Nether.
• Breaks when exposed to nearby light sources or while in the Nether, except for its base block.
• Damages entities when it falls and deals extra damage to entities that land on it.

Items

File:Frostbite Spawn Egg BE1.png Minecraft:Frostbite spawn egg

• Used to spawn a Minecraft:frostbite.

File:Ice Ball BE1.png Minecraft:Ice ball

• A throwable projectile that deals 4 damage, scaling down with velocity.
• Breaks on impact with blocks or entities, creating a particle effect and sound.
• Obtained by killing a frostbite.

Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Freezing

• Obtained by brewing an Minecraft:awkward potion with an Minecraft:ice ball.
• Causes the Minecraft:Freezing effect.

File:Arrow of Freezing BE1.png Minecraft:Arrow of Freezing

• A tipped arrow which causes the Freezing effect.

Mobs

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

• A zombie variant that can be found in snowy biomes.
• It has two modes of attacking: a melee attack and a ranged attack, similar to Minecraft:drowned.
  • Most frostbites use a standard melee attack, which gives the Freezing effect.
  • Some frostbites spawn holding ice balls, which they throw as a ranged attack. When the target is close, they switch to melee.
• Drops Minecraft:rotten flesh and Minecraft:ice balls.
• Transforms into a zombie when underwater for long enough.
• It can stand on top of Minecraft:powder snow.
• It is immune to Minecraft:Freezing and does not get slowed by the Freezing effect or powder snow.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Effects

• File:Freezing.png Minecraft:Freezing
  • An effect that causes an entity to Minecraft:freeze, dealing damage over time, slowing their movement, and lowering their jump height.
  • Equipping a piece of leather armor prevents freezing damage but not the slowness.
  • Effect technically already existed as Minecraft:powder snow causes the same result.
  • Mobs will take additional damage from freezing while they are affected by the mob effect.
    • Mobs that are vulnerable to freezing have a five times multiplier to the damage taken.

World generation

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• A cave biome that generates underneath frozen biomes. They occasionally generate on the surface.
• The terrain is composed of Minecraft:packed ice and Minecraft:calcite. Icicles hang from the ceiling; ice crystals and patches of Minecraft:snow generate on the ground.
• Large icicles made of packed ice generate on the ground and hanging from the ceiling.
• Ores generate inside blobs of Minecraft:stone and Minecraft:deepslate.
• Minecraft:Glow lichen, Minecraft:dirt, and Minecraft:granite do not generate.
• Common cave monsters, Minecraft:strays, and Minecraft:frostbites can spawn here.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Ice

• Added unique sounds for Minecraft:ice.

Mobs

Minecraft:Husks and Minecraft:zombies

• Now transform into frostbites when inside powder snow.

Experimental

Fixes

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