Minecraft:Java Edition 26.3

26.3, the release of the third game drop of 2026, is an upcoming Minecraft:game drop for Template:JE set to release in the third quarter of 2026, which adds the Minecraft:dappled forest biome, including Minecraft:red shrubs, Minecraft:shelf mushrooms, Minecraft:wool stairs and slabs, and a new Minecraft:abandoned camp structure.

Additions

Blocks

Poplar wood set:

• File:Poplar Sapling.png Minecraft:Poplar sapling
  • Grows into any one of red, orange or yellow poplar trees.
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  • Comes in red, orange, and yellow varieties.
• 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.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.
• Is bouncy when fallen on by entities.
• Can be used to make Minecraft:mushroom stew.

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 which can be found near cold biomes that consists of Minecraft:poplar trees, Minecraft:red shrubs, Minecraft:leaf litter, Minecraft:brown mushrooms, Minecraft:shelf mushrooms, and rarely Minecraft:spruce trees.
  • Fallen poplar trees generate more frequently than other trees.
• The following passive and neutral mobs spawn in the Dappled Forest, using their cold variants where applicable:
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  • Minecraft:Chicken
  • Minecraft:Cow
  • Minecraft:Pig
  • Minecraft:Rabbit
  • Minecraft:Fox

Features

Template:Animate Minecraft:Poplar tree

• A Minecraft:tree that generates in dappled forests.
• Comes in three different colors of leaves, orange, red, and yellow, randomly chosen at generation.
• File:Poplar Fallen Log.png Fallen poplar trees have shelf mushrooms on them.

Structures

File:Abandoned Camp.png Minecraft:Abandoned camp

• A structure that generates in the following biomes:
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• Abandoned camps of each structure have their own different variants, consisting of Minecraft:wool stairs of various colors, or having Minecraft:leaves, Minecraft:cobwebs, a Minecraft:tree or a Minecraft:crop farm.

Changes

Blocks

• Minecraft:Pottery sherds dropped from breaking a Minecraft:decorated pot will now preserve data.

Items

• Suspicious stew and Minecraft:mushroom stew can now be crafted with 2 of any mushroom.

Mobs

Sulfur cubes

• Changed the sounds of the "regular" sulfur cube archetype.

Particles

• Fallen leaves particles no longer appear under Minecraft:spruce leaves.

Quotes

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Drop 3 of 2026 - Explore a new surface biome and find the wandering trader's hidden stashes spread throughout the world