Minecraft:Wilderness Bound

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Wilderness Bound is a Minecraft:game drop that released on September 15, 2026. It focuses on the Minecraft:dappled forest biome, adding Minecraft:poplar trees with three different colors of Minecraft:leaves, a new wood type, and new natural blocks. It also adds Minecraft:stairs and Minecraft:slabs for Minecraft:concrete and Minecraft:wool, Minecraft:cushions, Minecraft:straw beds, the Minecraft:abandoned camp, and improved Minecraft:maps. It was announced at Minecraft:Minecraft Live – May 2026, with the name revealed during Minecraft:MC Championship: Fall Stars.<ref name="name">Template:Tweet</ref>

Experimental features for the update were released prior to the finalized release as part of Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.40.

Additions

Blocks

Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Concrete stairs and slabs

• Can be crafted with Minecraft:concrete.
  • Can also be obtained by cutting in a Minecraft:stonecutter.
• Comes in all 16 colors of concrete.

Poplar family of blocks:

• File:Poplar Sapling.png Minecraft:Poplar sapling
  • Grows into a Minecraft: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.

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    Falling poplar leaves

  • Emits ambient sounds when attached to any Minecraft:log and next to at least three of the same type of Minecraft: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 variant found in Minecraft:dappled forests that is not affected by biome tint.

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

• A Minecraft: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 mushrooms.
• 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 Minecraft: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 is destroyed after use, even when leaving the bed during the night.
• It breaks when used in Minecraft:the Nether or Minecraft:the End, but does not explode like regular beds.
• Generates in Minecraft:abandoned camps.

Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Wool stairs and slabs

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

Items

New Minecraft:explorer maps

• Template:InvSprite Added Minecraft:abandoned camp maps that generate in the common Minecraft:chests of Minecraft:abandoned camps. There are 8 variants that lead to different biomes:
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• Added new structure maps which generate in the abandoned camp's secret chest loot:
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  • Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Desert pyramid map
  • Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Warm ocean ruins map

Non-mob entities

Template:AnimateSpriteTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Cushion

• A decorative block-like entity that can be Minecraft:sat on and can be placed on any surface no matter the height.
  • Breaks when moved by Minecraft:pistons or when the supporting block is removed.
  • Can be collided by non-solid blocks or blocks that don't cause Minecraft:mob Minecraft:suffocation.
• Can be stacked to 16.
• Crafted from 3 Minecraft:wool slabs of the respective color.
• Comes in all 16 colors of wool.
• Generates in abandoned camps.

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

• A Minecraft:boat that is crafted using Minecraft: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 Minecraft: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 Minecraft:dappled forests.
• Can have 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 Minecraft:world generation.
• File:Poplar Fallen Log.png Fallen poplar trees contain brown and shelf mushrooms as well.

Structures

File:Abandoned Camp.png Minecraft:Abandoned camp

• A Minecraft:structure that generates on the surface of the Minecraft:Overworld in the following biomes:
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• The tent consists mainly of Minecraft:white wool stairs, Minecraft:straw beds, and Minecraft:fences that depend on the biome.
• Its structure varies by biome and may include a stone shelter, a pond, a Minecraft:crop farm, a Minecraft:tree, or overgrown elements like Minecraft:leaves and Minecraft:cobwebs.
• Contains loot in Minecraft:chests, Minecraft:barrels or a hidden Minecraft:oxidized copper chest.

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 Template:In.

Items

Template:InvSprite Template:InvSprite Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Map and Minecraft:explorer map

• Changed textures.
• Template:Animate The player icon on locator and explorer maps has been changed to always show the direction the player is facing.
• Explorer maps are now unique items, with their own distinct textures and some being renamed:
  • Template:InvSprite Buried treasure map
  • Template:InvSprite Jungle pyramid map
  • Template:InvSprite Ocean monument map
  • Template:InvSprite Swamp hut map
  • Template:InvSprite Buried trial chambers map
  • Template:InvSprite Woodland mansion map
  • Template:AnimateSprite Village map
    • File:Mansion (texture) JE3.png Changed woodland mansion map icon.
• Explorer maps can no longer be zoomed out using a Minecraft:cartography table.

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.

Further revisions

Bedrock Edition

• 26.51 was released in rapid succession after 26.50 to fix a crash.
• 26.52 was released to fix some bugs related to 26.50.
• 26.60 is an upcoming minor update that adds a native version for Nintendo Switch 2.

Promotions

MC Championship

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Promotional image for the collaboration

Template:MainTo coincide with the update, a special edition of Minecraft:MC Championship was held themed around Minecraft:dappled forests. As part of the collaboration, the event was used to announce the update's title.

Community Challenges

A Minecraft:community challenge was announced on September 26, 2026, to promote the release of the game drop.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> The challenge began on September 26 and ended on October 2. Players in Bedrock Edition get rewarded Minecraft:Character Creator items and players in Java Edition get rewarded a skin pack.

Character Creators Rewards

Name	Image		Type	Rarity	Obtaining
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Deluxe Shelf Cap	File:Deluxe Shelf Cap.png	File:Deluxe Shelf Cap Render.png	Headwear File:Headwear.png	Rare File:Rarity rare.png	Require players to place 25 million Minecraft:straw beds and 100 million Minecraft:cushions. (50% challenge complete)
Pillow Suit	File:Pillow Suit.png	File:Pillow Suit Render.png	Outerwear File:Outerwear.png
Red Shrub Onesie	File:Red Shrub Onesie.png	-			Require players to place 50 million Minecraft:straw beds and 200 million Minecraft:cushions. (100% challenge completed)
Sleep Mask	File:Sleep Mask.png	-	Face Items File:Face Items.png	Epic File:Rarity epic.png

Trivia

• The first Preview for this drop mentioned "the Minecraft:wandering trader's hidden stashes” as new features in the description for the Minecraft:experiment. The second preview changed this to “the Minecraft:abandoned camps”.
• Endermen have made many cameos in artwork for this drop.

Gallery

Screenshots

• In-game announcement
  In-game announcement

Official artwork

• Key Art
  Key Art
• Key Art with text
  Key Art with text
• Artwork for the update on Twitter
  Artwork for the update on Twitter
• Minecraft:Alex standing in front of a Minecraft:dappled forest, holding a Minecraft:dappled forest camp map
  Minecraft:Alex standing in front of a Minecraft:dappled forest, holding a Minecraft:dappled forest camp map
• A survival manual
  A survival manual

Mojang images

• Name reveal on Minecraft:Fall Stars stream
  Name reveal on Minecraft:Fall Stars stream
• 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
• Some blocks from Wilderness Bound
  Some blocks from Wilderness Bound
• An Minecraft:abandoned camp in a Minecraft:swamp
  An Minecraft: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 Minecraft:poplar tree and a Minecraft:fallen poplar tree having Minecraft:shelf mushrooms on it
  An abandoned camp with a Minecraft:poplar tree and a Minecraft:fallen poplar tree having Minecraft:shelf mushrooms on it
• Minecraft YouTube post of the abandoned campsite
  Minecraft YouTube post of the abandoned campsite
• Minecraft:Kai in a dappled forest next to an abandoned camp
  Minecraft:Kai in a dappled forest next to an abandoned camp
• An abandoned camp in a dappled forest
  An abandoned camp in a dappled forest
• Minecraft:Efe in the abandoned camp
  Minecraft:Efe in the abandoned camp
• Minecraft:Alex sitting on wool stairs Minecraft:cushion in a Minecraft:swamp hut
  Minecraft:Alex sitting on wool stairs Minecraft:cushion in a Minecraft:swamp hut
• Kai and Minecraft:Ari sitting on cushions while Minecraft:Sunny and Efe are on top of a green and white tent
  Kai and Minecraft:Ari sitting on cushions while Minecraft:Sunny and Efe are on top of a green and white tent
• Noor in a dappled forest sitting on a brown cushion near a Minecraft:smoker
  Noor in a dappled forest sitting on a brown cushion near a Minecraft:smoker
• A black Minecraft:sheep looks out at the Minecraft:plains and the Minecraft:mountains from the dappled forest
  A black Minecraft:sheep looks out at the Minecraft:plains and the Minecraft:mountains from the dappled forest
• A Minecraft:wandering trader with Minecraft:trader llama nearby a campsite
  A Minecraft:wandering trader with Minecraft:trader llama nearby a campsite
• Minecraft:Zuri and Efe sitting on rainbow Minecraft:concrete stairs on top of cushions
  Minecraft:Zuri and Efe sitting on rainbow Minecraft:concrete stairs on top of cushions
• An abandoned camp next to a house with concrete stairs and slabs
  An abandoned camp next to a house with concrete stairs and slabs
• A house made of concrete stairs and slabs
  A house made of concrete stairs and slabs
• A campsite in a Minecraft:cherry grove with Noor, Kai and Ari next to a Minecraft:cherry tree being used as a watchtower with rainbow stairway
  A campsite in a Minecraft:cherry grove with Noor, Kai and Ari next to a Minecraft:cherry tree being used as a watchtower with rainbow stairway
• Ari sitting on a cushion swing while Efe interacts with a Minecraft:villager
  Ari sitting on a cushion swing while Efe interacts with a Minecraft:villager
• Noor sitting on an orange cushion next to an abandoned camp
  Noor sitting on an orange cushion next to an abandoned camp
• Minecraft:Polar bear and its cub in an Minecraft:ice spikes biome next to a dappled forest
  Minecraft:Polar bear and its cub in an Minecraft:ice spikes biome next to a dappled forest
• Noor riding a Minecraft:pig in a dappled forest, next to an abandoned camp
  Noor riding a Minecraft:pig in a dappled forest, next to an abandoned camp
• Minecraft:Makena standing next to two Minecraft:straw beds on a poplar wood platform built atop Minecraft:poplar trees as the sun sets in the distance over the dappled forest
  Minecraft:Makena standing next to two Minecraft:straw beds on a poplar wood platform built atop Minecraft:poplar trees as the sun sets in the distance over the dappled forest
• Efe, Ari, Kai, and their Minecraft:cat sitting inside a base with a Minecraft:poplar door in a dappled forest
  Efe, Ari, Kai, and their Minecraft:cat sitting inside a base with a Minecraft:poplar door in a dappled forest
• Efe sitting on a cushion by two tamed Minecraft:wolves around a Minecraft:campfire in their campsite at night while Sunny uses a Minecraft:spyglass to overlook the dappled forest near two straw beds that are in the tent
  Efe sitting on a cushion by two tamed Minecraft:wolves around a Minecraft:campfire in their campsite at night while Sunny uses a Minecraft:spyglass to overlook the dappled forest near two straw beds that are in the tent
• Image from a tweet promoting the drop releasing the next day<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Discord</ref>
  Image from a tweet promoting the drop releasing the next day<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Discord</ref>
• Promotional image for the Wilderness Bound community challenge
  Promotional image for the Wilderness Bound community challenge
• Ditto with prizes revealed
  Ditto with prizes revealed