Minecraft:Bedrock Edition guides/Third Drop 2026

This guide is a simplified overview of all non-experimental changes in Minecraft:Third Drop 2026 (Template:BE 26.50), which assumes at least some familiarity with Minecraft:Chaos Cubed (Bedrock Edition 26.30 to 26.44), excluding experimental features in these versions. (Note: The Beta version of this drop is available thru Bedrock’s experimental toggle in world creation)

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Concrete stairs	Template:Animate		Pickaxe	A decorative Minecraft:stair version of Minecraft:concrete.
Minecraft:Concrete slab	Template:Animate		Pickaxe	A decorative Minecraft:slab version of Minecraft:concrete.
Minecraft:Poplar log	File:Poplar Log JE1.png	Generates as a part of Minecraft:poplar trees.	Axe	Can be crafted into planks and wood.
Minecraft:Stripped poplar log	File:Stripped Poplar Log JE1.png	Can be obtained by right clicking a Poplar log with any tier of axe, this consumes one durability on the axe.	Axe	Can be crafted into planks and stripped wood.
Minecraft:Poplar wood	File:Poplar Wood JE1.png		Axe	Can be crafted into planks.
Minecraft:Stripped poplar wood	File:Stripped Poplar Wood JE1.png	Can be obtained by right clicking Poplar wood with any tier of axe, this consumes one durability on the axe.	Axe	Can be crafted into planks.
Minecraft:Poplar planks	File:Poplar Planks JE1.png		Axe	Function the same as every other plank type.
Poplar slab and stairs	File:Poplar Slab JE1.png File:Poplar Stairs JE1.png		Axe	Used for decorations.
Poplar Minecraft:sign and Minecraft:hanging sign	File:Poplar Sign.png File:Poplar Hanging Sign.png		Axe	Display custom text. Text color can be changed with dyes, or brightened with glow ink sacs.
Poplar button and pressure plate	File:Poplar Button JE1.png File:Poplar Pressure Plate JE1.png		Any tool	Produces a redstone signal when pressed or stepped on.
Poplar door and trapdoor	File:Poplar Door JE1.png File:Poplar Trapdoor JE1.png		Axe	Can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Poplar fence and Minecraft:Poplar fence gate	File:Poplar Fence (EW) JE1.png File:Poplar Fence Gate JE1.png		Axe	Acts like a barrier for mobs and players. Fence gates can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Poplar shelf	File:Poplar Shelf.png		Axe	Stores items
Red, orange, and yellow Minecraft:poplar leaves	File:Red Poplar Leaves JE1.png File:Orange Poplar Leaves JE1.png File:Yellow Poplar Leaves JE1.png	Generates as part of Minecraft:poplar trees.	Minecraft:Shears or Minecraft:Silk Touch enchanted tools	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Poplar sapling	File:Poplar Sapling JE1.png	Obtained by breaking poplar leaves.	Any tool	Grows into a Minecraft:poplar tree.
Minecraft:Red shrub	File:Red Shrub JE1.png	Spawns naturally in dappled forests	Any	A decorative plant that isn't biome-tinted.
Minecraft:Shelf Mushroom	File:Shelf Mushroom (S) JE1.png File:Big Shelf Mushroom (S) JE1.png	Spawns on poplar trees, can be bonemealed into a large shelf mushroom	Any	A bouncy mushroom that negates some fall damage.
Minecraft:Wool stairs	Template:Animate		Shears	A decorative Minecraft:stair version of Minecraft:wool.
Minecraft:Wool slab	Template:Animate		Shears	A decorative Minecraft:slab version of Minecraft:wool.
Minecraft:Straw bed	File:Straw Bed (N) JE1.png		Any	A Minecraft:bed that disappears after skipping the night and does not reset the player's Minecraft:spawn point.

Changed

Minecraft:Spruce leaves	File:Spruce Leaves JE2.png	No longer emit falling leaf Minecraft:particles.
Minecraft:Hay bale	84px	Changed texture slightly.

Items

New

New Minecraft:explorer maps

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Minecraft:Abandoned camp chests

Locating Minecraft:ancient cities, abandoned camps, Minecraft:desert pyramids, Minecraft:mineshafts, and Minecraft:warm ocean ruins.

Changed

Minecraft:Maps and empty maps	File:Map (item) JE3.png File:Empty Map JE4.png File:Locked Map (item) BE2.png	Updated texture, now show facing direction for players even if they are outside of the maps area.
Minecraft:Explorer maps	Template:Animate	Updated textures.
Minecraft:Mushroom stew and Minecraft:suspicious stew	File:Mushroom Stew JE2 BE2.png File:Suspicious Stew JE1 BE1.png	Can now be crafted with any two mushrooms, including shelf mushrooms, rather than one red mushroom and one brown mushroom.
Minecraft:Rabbit stew	File:Rabbit Stew JE3 BE2.png	Can now be crafted with a shelf mushroom.

Non-mob entities

New

Minecraft:Poplar boat	File:Poplar Boat JE1 BE1.png		Itself	Can be used to travel across water.
Minecraft:Poplar boat with chest	File:Poplar Boat with Chest JE1 BE1.png		Itself	Can be used to transport items across water.
Minecraft:Cushion	Template:Animate		Itself	Can be sat on.

Biomes

New

Minecraft:Dappled forest

File:Dappled Forest.png

An autumnal forest biome that consists of Minecraft:poplar and Minecraft:spruce trees.

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Structures

New

Minecraft:Abandoned camp

File:Abandoned Camp.png

Several Minecraft:overworld surface biomes

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None

A campsite consisting of Minecraft:white wool stairs, and can contain a Minecraft:straw bed or Minecraft:cushion.