Minecraft:Third Drop 2026

The third game 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, a new wood type and new nature blocks. It also adds Minecraft:wool stairs, slabs, cushions and straw beds alongside a new structure, the Minecraft:abandoned camp. It was announced at Minecraft:Minecraft Live – May 2026.

Some features of this drop will be released earlier as an Minecraft:experiment in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.40.

Additions

Blocks

Poplar wood set:

• File:Poplar Sapling.png Minecraft:Poplar sapling
  • Grows into a poplar tree.
• File:Red Poplar Leaves.pngFile:Poplar Leaves.pngFile:Yellow Poplar Leaves.png Minecraft:Poplar leaves
  • Comes in red, orange, and yellow varieties.
    • Produces falling leaf particles that match the leaf color, falling as frequently as pale oak or cherry leaf particles.

      File:Poplar leaves particle example.png

      Falling poplar leaves

  • Emits ambient sounds when attached to any log and next to at least 3 of the same type of leaves in its four horizontal directions.
• 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
  • Template:InvSpritewidth=32x32Minecraft:Poplar sign
  • Template:InvSpriteFile: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
  • width=32x32 Minecraft:Poplar shelf

File:Red Shrub.pngMinecraft:Red shrub

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

File:Shelf Mushroom.pngFile:Big Shelf Mushroom.png Minecraft:Shelf mushroom

• A mushroom variant found naturally on poplar and fallen poplar trees.
• Comes in two sizes.
  • Template:Ctrl Minecraft:bone meal on a small shelf mushroom grows it into a large one.
  • Breaking a large shelf mushroom drops two shelf mushroom items.
• Can only be placed on full sides of blocks.
• Is bouncy when fallen on by entities.
• Can be used as an ingredient for Minecraft:mushroom stew, Minecraft:suspicious stew and Minecraft:rabbit stew.

Template:InvSpriteFile:Straw Bed JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Straw bed

• A new type of bed which can be used to sleep through the night without changing the spawn point.
• 4 straw beds are crafted with 3 Minecraft:hay bales.
• Can be stacked to 16.
• It can only be used once and will be destroyed after use.
  • When used in the Nether or the End, it will be destroyed upon use without further consequences.
• Generates in abandoned camps.

Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Wool stairs and slabs

• Can be crafted with Minecraft:wool.
• Comes in 16 colors.

Non-mob entities

Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Cushion

• A decorative block-like entity that can be sat on, and can be placed on any surface.
  • Breaks when moved by Minecraft:pistons or when the supporting block is removed.
  • Can be collided by non-full blocks.
• Comes in 16 colors.
• Can be stacked to 16.
• Crafted from 3 Minecraft:wool slabs of the respective color.
• Generates in abandoned camps.

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 which can be found near cold biomes; it consists of Minecraft:poplar trees, patches of Minecraft:coarse dirt, Minecraft:red shrubs, Minecraft:leaf litter, Minecraft:brown mushrooms, Minecraft:shelf mushrooms, and sparse Minecraft:spruce trees.
  • Minecraft:Fallen poplar trees generate more frequently than other fallen trees.
• Minecraft:Rabbits, Minecraft:foxes, and the cold variants of Minecraft:farm animals spawn here.

Features

Template:Animate Minecraft:Poplar tree

• A Minecraft:tree that generates in dappled forests.
• Sometimes has Minecraft:shelf mushrooms growing on it.
• Comes in three different colors of leaves: orange, red, and yellow. The color of the tree is randomly decided upon world generation.
• File:Poplar Fallen Log.png Fallen poplar trees contain brown mushrooms and shelf mushrooms as well.

Structures

File:Abandoned Camp.png Minecraft:Abandoned camp

• A structure that generates on the surface of the Overworld.
• The tent consists mainly of Minecraft:white wool stairs, Minecraft:fences and Minecraft:straw beds.
• Its appearance and structure vary significantly depending on the biome, with variations such as containing a stone shelter or having Minecraft:leaves or Minecraft:cobwebs, a Minecraft:tree, a pond, or a Minecraft:crop farm.
• Contains loot in Minecraft:chests, Minecraft:barrels or in a rare Minecraft:oxidized copper chest.
  • One instance of the copper chest is waxed,Template:Verify likely due to a bug.Template:Cn

Changes

Blocks

File:Hay Bale (UD) JE3.png Minecraft:Hay bale

• Changed the texture. Mainly the strap part which has been moved down by one pixel in order to better align with the Minecraft:straw bed.

Minecraft:Spruce leaves

• No longer produce falling leaf particles.

Items

Minecraft:Mushroom stew and Minecraft:Suspicious stew

• Can now be crafted with any combination of two mushrooms instead of specifically requiring one Minecraft:red mushroom and one Minecraft:brown mushroom.

Trivia

• The first Preview for this drop mentioned "the wandering trader's hidden stashes" as new features, in the description for the Minecraft:experiment. The second Preview changed this to "the abandoned camps".

Gallery

Mojang images

• A Minecraft:dappled forest
  A Minecraft:dappled forest
• Minecraft:Noor in a dappled forest near a cluster of Minecraft:brown mushrooms
  Minecraft:Noor in a dappled forest near a cluster of Minecraft:brown mushrooms
• Minecraft:Sunny in a dappled forest making a base using poplar wood and Minecraft:wool stairs
  Minecraft:Sunny in a dappled forest making a base using poplar wood and Minecraft:wool stairs
• Assorted blocks from the drop
  Assorted blocks from the drop
• An abandoned camp in a Minecraft:swamp
  An abandoned camp in a Minecraft:swamp
• An abandoned camp in a Minecraft:cherry grove
  An abandoned camp in a Minecraft:cherry grove
• 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
• Minecraft YouTube post of the abandoned campsite.
  Minecraft YouTube post of the abandoned campsite.
• Kai in a dappled forest next to an abandoned camp
  Kai in a dappled forest next to an abandoned camp
• An abandoned camp in a dappled forest
  An abandoned camp in a dappled forest
• Efe in the abandoned camp
  Efe in the abandoned camp
• Alex sitting on a wool stairs cushion in a swamp hut
  Alex sitting on a wool stairs cushion in a swamp hut
• Kai and Ari sitting on cushions while Sunny and Efe are ontop of a green and white tent.
  Kai and Ari sitting on cushions while Sunny and Efe are ontop of a green and white tent.