Minecraft:Third Drop 2026

The third drop of 2026 is an upcoming, currently unnamed, Minecraft:game drop that will release in the third quarter of 2026. It focuses on the Minecraft:dappled forest biome, adding poplar trees with three different colors of Minecraft:leaves and its related blocks, Minecraft:wool stairs and slabs, and a new Minecraft:abandoned camp structure. It was announced at Minecraft:Minecraft Live – May 2026.

Additions

Blocks

Poplar wood set:

• File:Poplar Sapling.png Minecraft:Poplar sapling
  • Grows into a poplar tree.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Poplar leaves
  • Comes in red, orange, and yellow.
• File:Poplar log.pngFile:Stripped Poplar Log.png Minecraft:Poplar log and Minecraft:stripped poplar log
• File:Poplar Wood.pngFile:Stripped Poplar Wood.png Minecraft:Poplar wood and Minecraft:stripped poplar wood
• File:Poplar Planks.png Minecraft:Poplar planks
  • File:Poplar Stairs.png Minecraft:Poplar stairs
  • File:Poplar Slab.png Minecraft:Poplar slab
  • Minecraft:Poplar sign
  • File:Poplar Hanging Sign.pngMinecraft:Poplar hanging sign
  • File:Poplar Button.png Minecraft:Poplar button
  • File:Poplar Pressure Plate.png Minecraft:Poplar pressure plate
  • Template:InvSpriteFile:Poplar Door.pngMinecraft:Poplar door
  • File:Poplar Fence (EW).png Minecraft:Poplar fence
  • File:Poplar Fence Gate.png Minecraft:Poplar fence gate
  • File:Poplar Trapdoor.png Minecraft:Poplar trapdoor
  • Minecraft:Poplar shelf

File:Red Shrub.png Minecraft:Red shrub

• A Minecraft:bush-like plant block found in dappled forests.

File:Shelf Mushroom.png Minecraft:Shelf mushroom

• A mushroom variant found on the sides of log blocks.
• Comes in at least two sizes.

Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Wool stairs and slabs

• Comes in sixteen colors.

Non-mob entities

Template:InvSpriteFile:Poplar Boat.png Minecraft:Poplar boat

• A boat that is crafted using poplar planks.
• Template:InvSpriteFile:Poplar Boat with Chest.png Minecraft:Poplar boat with chest

World generation

Biomes

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• An autumn-themed forest biome that consists of Minecraft:poplar trees, Minecraft:red shrubs, Minecraft:leaf litter, and Minecraft:brown mushrooms.
  • Fallen poplar logs generate more frequently than other logs.
• Cold variants of farm Minecraft:animals, Minecraft:rabbits, and Minecraft:foxes spawn here.
• May sparsely generate Minecraft:spruce trees.

Features

File:Poplar Tree Red Leaves.png Minecraft:Poplar tree

• A tree that generates in dappled forests.
• Features three different colors of leaves, orange, red, and yellow.
• Fallen poplar trees have shelf mushrooms on them.

Structures

File:Abandoned Camp.png Minecraft:Abandoned camp

• A structure that generates on the surface of the Overworld.
• It consists of Minecraft:white wool stairs, Minecraft:fences and various other blocks.
• Its appearance can be varied, such as having a single Minecraft:tree, a crop farm or in a more ruined state.

Unconfirmed features

Minecraft:Straw bed

• A bed variant that lets players sleep but doesn't set their respawn point.
• Currently it can be crafted using 3 Minecraft:hay bales.
• Can be stacked to 16.
• Can only be used once and breaks after being slept.

Gallery

Mojang images

• A dappled forest
  A dappled forest
• Noor in a dappled forest near a cluster of brown mushrooms
  Noor in a dappled forest near a cluster of brown mushrooms
• Sunny in a dappled forest making a base using poplar and wool stairs
  Sunny in a dappled forest making a base using poplar and wool stairs
• Assorted blocks from the drop
  Assorted blocks from the drop
• An abandoned camp in a swamp
  An abandoned camp in a swamp
• An abandoned camp in a cherry grove
  An abandoned camp in a cherry grove

Screenshots

• An abandoned camp with a poplar tree and a fallen poplar log having shelf mushrooms on it
  An abandoned camp with a poplar tree and a fallen poplar log having shelf mushrooms on it