Minecraft:Minecraft Legends

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Key art by Mojang Studios

Minecraft Legends is an action strategy video game released on April 18, 2023, developed by Mojang Studios and Blackbird Interactive, and published by Template:W on Windows and Xbox, and Mojang Studios on other platforms. It features music by Crispin Hands.

On January 10, 2024, it was announced that 1.18.19068 was Minecraft Legends's last update, but it is still available to be purchased, downloaded, and played.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

Plot

Minecraft Legends is set in the same universe as Template:MC as a forgotten tale lost in time and only remembered by the Template:MCLs in the form of legends passed down throughout the generations.<ref name="mcl"/> It is unknown whether the events of those legends were fact or fiction, but they are the main setting of the game.

The tale takes place in an Template:MCL, which the forces of the Template:MCL known as the Template:MCLs attempt to invade. Sensing the invasion, a trio of celestial creatures collectively known as the Template:MCLs summon a miner from their home Overworld and into the Hosts' home, the Template:MCL. They subsequently entice the miner to help stop the piglin invasion threatening Template:MCLs, and the newly named Template:MCL does so by destroying three Template:MCLs, then a Template:MCL named the Template:MCL. Soon after, they destroy three piglin bases from each area of the Overworld taken over by a Template:MCL before facing the hordes' respective bosses: Template:MCL, Template:MCL, and Template:MCL.

Because of these bosses' death, the piglins' overlord, Template:MCL, arrives in the Overworld and tries to destroy the Well of Fate until they get defeated by the hero, ending the invasion. This causes a large celebration before the Hosts leave the Well of Fate.

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Gameplay

Minecraft Legends is a strategy game with some action elements. In the game, the player takes on the third person perspective of a great hero who must defend settlements and villages, create outposts, make allies with mobs, and fight hordes of piglins to stop the spread of their Nether corruption within a procedurally generated world. The game allows the player character to direct and give directions to allies, as well as to gather resources to build structures. <ref name="mcl" /> The game includes random world generation that is different from Minecraft with mobs and biomes. The player character’s primary objective is to gather resources in the world to build defenses against the piglins. The game supports multiplayer gameplay with up to 8 players, 4 on each team, where they can either challenge other player characters for a battle or team up to defeat opponents.<ref name="mcl-steam">Minecraft Legends on Steam</ref><ref name="mcl-eshop">Minecraft Legends for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site</ref>

Minecraft Legends began first as an idea before Mojang Studios decided to collaborate with a Vancouver-based studio called Blackbird Interactive (who also developed Minecraft Earth) to develop the game as a Minecraft strategy game.<ref name="mcl" />

Bosses

Minecraft Legends has a total of 4 bosses. 3 of them appear after the player clears all of the bases of a horde, and one appears after the player defeats all three. They are:

The Beast
The Beast is a boss enemy and the leader of the Horde of the Hunt. It can be fought after all of the Horde of the Hunt bases are destroyed. It is fast and highly destructive it tearing through structures. Sometimes at night, it launches an attack on a random village.

The Devourer
The Devourer is a boss enemy and the leader of the Horde of the Spore. It has lots of overgrowth and fungi growths coming off its body and resemble that of a zombie-like life form. It can be fought after all of the Horde of the Spore bases are destroyed.

The Unbreakable
The Unbreakable is a boss enemy and the leader of the Horde of the Bastion. It can be fought after all of the Horde of the Bastion bases are destroyed. The Unbreakable is a large Piglin with lots of gold trimming, including a golden Mohawk, shoulder guard, and gauntlet. It also carries a large pack on its back which acts as a flamethrower. It also has an iron jaw.

The Great Hog
The Great Hog is the final boss enemy of Minecraft Legends and the leader of all three Piglin hordes. It can be fought after all of the hordes are defeated. This boss appears at The Well of Fate. It has red skin, a magic weapon in one hand, and a spear in the other. Defeating it completes the game and results in all remaining piglins and their structures disappearing.

Purchase and availability

The Standard Edition of the game is available for Template:W39.99 (Template:W49.49, Template:W39.69, Template:W34.99, Template:W49.45, Template:W59.90, Template:W56.85). It is included with Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and PC Game Pass.

Minecraft Legends Deluxe Edition is available for US$49.99 (Can$64.99, €49.99, £44.99, A$69.95, NZ$79.40, S$72). It includes the base game and the Deluxe Skin Pack.

The game is available on the following platforms:

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The game is also playable on Template:W (requires Template:W). For more information, visit the official web page. For a list of compatible devices, visit this page on Xbox Support. For information on how to get Xbox Cloud Gaming on the Steam Deck, visit this page on Microsoft Support.

There are two different editions of the game:

• Standard Edition
• Minecraft Legends Deluxe Edition

The game can also be purchased alongside Template:MC, Template:MCD, and Template:Minecoin as part of the Minecraft Triple Bundle offer.

Supported languages

According to the Steam page:

Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
European French	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Italian	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
German	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
European Spanish	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Arabic	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Bulgarian	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Czech	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Danish	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Dutch	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Finnish	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Greek	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Hungarian	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Japanese	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Korean	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Norwegian	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Polish	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
European Portuguese	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Brazilian Portuguese	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Russian	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Simplified Chinese	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Latin American Spanish	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Swedish	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Traditional Chinese	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Turkish	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc
Ukrainian	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:Tc

System requirements

According to the Steam page:

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	Minimum	Recommended
Notes	Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS	Windows 10 (May 2020 Update or higher) or Windows 11
Processor	Intel Core i5 2.8 GHz or equivalent	Intel Core i5 3.4 GHz or equivalent
Memory	8 GB RAM
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, AMD Radeon 285, Intel HD 520, or equivalent DX12 GPU	NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon 580
DirectX	Version 12
Network		Broadband internet connection
Storage	24 GB available space
Additional Notes	Performance increases with higher-end systems. Not supported on Windows 10/11 in S mode.

Trivia

• Minecraft Legends was first teased in a background poster in a Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons developer interview.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

Gallery

Official artwork

• Minecraft Legends logo
  Minecraft Legends logo
• Minecraft Legends: Deluxe Edition logo
  Minecraft Legends: Deluxe Edition logo
• Minecraft Legends key art
  Minecraft Legends key art
• Minecraft Legends: Deluxe Edition key art
  Minecraft Legends: Deluxe Edition key art
• Key art without logo
  Key art without logo
• Deluxe Edition PS5 box.
  Deluxe Edition PS5 box.
• Key art for Minecraft Legends music released as singles
  Key art for Minecraft Legends music released as singles
• Minecraft Legends Deluxe Skin Pack key art, showcasing the exclusive Rabbit skin as well as an exclusive mount skin.
  Minecraft Legends Deluxe Skin Pack key art, showcasing the exclusive Rabbit skin as well as an exclusive mount skin.
• UNITE THE OVERWORLD, the Minecraft Legends tagline.
  UNITE THE OVERWORLD, the Minecraft Legends tagline.
• A collection of wallpapers for Minecraft Legends.
  A collection of wallpapers for Minecraft Legends.
• Artwork of the Template:MCL alongside their gathered allies.
  Artwork of the Template:MCL alongside their gathered allies.
• Artwork of the three hosts of Minecraft Legends.
  Artwork of the three hosts of Minecraft Legends.
• Artwork of an assortment of different types of piglins.
  Artwork of an assortment of different types of piglins.
• Artwork of a village with four villagers present.
  Artwork of a village with four villagers present.
• Artwork of the hero playing a melody on the lute for the building allay.
  Artwork of the hero playing a melody on the lute for the building allay.
• Artwork showing the hero arriving into the world of Minecraft Legends.
  Artwork showing the hero arriving into the world of Minecraft Legends.
• Artwork featuring The Devourer, along with various other piglins of the Horde of the Spore.
  Artwork featuring The Devourer, along with various other piglins of the Horde of the Spore.
• Artwork featuring The Beast and The Unbreakable, along with various piglins from both of their respective hordes.
  Artwork featuring The Beast and The Unbreakable, along with various piglins from both of their respective hordes.
• Artwork of the overworld of Minecraft Legends, showing the hero playing the lute nearby a village.
  Artwork of the overworld of Minecraft Legends, showing the hero playing the lute nearby a village.
• Artwork showing the new mobs from Title Update 2, featuring the Fearless Frog, Witch, Clanger, Air Chopper, and the Cauldron.
  Artwork showing the new mobs from Title Update 2, featuring the Fearless Frog, Witch, Clanger, Air Chopper, and the Cauldron.
• A piglin runt in Minecraft Legends.
  A piglin runt in Minecraft Legends.
• The piglins in Minecraft Legends.
  The piglins in Minecraft Legends.
• A piglin brute with its saw blades.
  A piglin brute with its saw blades.
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• Artwork featuring Minecraft Legends mobs
  Artwork featuring Minecraft Legends mobs

Screenshots

• An allay flying alongside a golden allay.
  An allay flying alongside a golden allay.
• A mace runt and blaze runt emerge from a Nether Portal.
  A mace runt and blaze runt emerge from a Nether Portal.
• Three Template:MCLs in a meadow.
  Three Template:MCLs in a meadow.
• The Well of Fate as seen on the Steam page.
  The Well of Fate as seen on the Steam page.
• A hero amidst a dry savanna featured on the Steam page.
  A hero amidst a dry savanna featured on the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the Steam page.
  Screenshot from the Steam page.
• Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
  Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
• Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
  Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
• Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
  Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
• Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
  Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
• Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
  Screenshot from the deluxe skin pack steam page.
• A badger stopping in front of a mace.
  A badger stopping in front of a mace.
• The Great Hog and his horde leaders in the Nether.
  The Great Hog and his horde leaders in the Nether.
• The three piglin horde leaders left to right; The Unbreakable, The Beast, and The Devourer.
  The three piglin horde leaders left to right; The Unbreakable, The Beast, and The Devourer.

Development images

• Spider climbing up a piglin wall.
  Spider climbing up a piglin wall.
• Spider homestead icon on compass development image.
  Spider homestead icon on compass development image.
• Spider Lost Legend development image.
  Spider Lost Legend development image.
• File:Village Structures Iterations2 MCL.png
• File:Village Structures Iterations MCL.png
• File:Top View of Early Village Iterations2 MCL.png
• File:Top View of Early Village Iterations MCL.png
• File:Early Village Paths MCL.png
• File:Early Village Structures MCL.png
• File:Lisha-leston-legends-village-01.jpg
• File:Lisha-leston-legends-village-02.jpg
• File:Lisha-leston-legends-village-03.jpg
• File:Lisha-leston-legends-village-04.jpg
• Marc Graue giving the Great Hog sounds.
  Marc Graue giving the Great Hog sounds.
• The Unbreakable being given sounds.
  The Unbreakable being given sounds.
• Horde of the Hunt messenger piglin being given sounds.
  Horde of the Hunt messenger piglin being given sounds.
• File:Piglin Base Generation Test MCL.png
• File:Piglin Base Generation Test2 MCL.png
• File:Piglin Base Generation Test3 MCL.png
• File:Piglin Base Generation Test4 MCL.png
• File:Piglin Base Generation Test5 MCL.png
• File:Piglin Lava Moat Generation Test MCL.png
• File:Early Nether Portals in Desert MCL.png
• File:Piglin Base Platforms Test MCL.png
• File:Horde of the Bastion Base without Walls MCL.png
• File:Early Horde of the Spore Base Iteration MCL.png
• File:Early Piglin Base MCL.png
• File:Piglin Base in Superflat World MCL.png
• File:Early Piglin Base Iteration MCL.png
• Early iteration of the night beacon base.
  Early iteration of the night beacon base.

In other media

• Minecraft Legends logo inspiration.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  Minecraft Legends logo inspiration.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• An official meme about the poor living conditions of good living conditions, apparently made by piglins.
  An official meme about the poor living conditions of good living conditions, apparently made by piglins.
• Minecraft Legends default resource pack icon
  Minecraft Legends default resource pack icon
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• File:Yan-g-maurer-2.jpg
• File:Yan-g-maurer-3.jpg

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