Minecraft:Java Edition guides/Fourth Drop 2026

Template:UpdateTemplate:Infobox guide This guide is a simplified overview of all non-experimental changes in Minecraft:Fourth Drop 2026 (Template:JE 26.4), which assumes at least some familiarity with Minecraft:Wilderness Bound (Java Edition 26.3), excluding experimental features in these versions.

Mobs

New

Minecraft:Frostbite

File:Frostbite.png

Minecraft:Cold biomes

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Apply the Minecraft:Freezing effect for 3 seconds per target. Throw Minecraft:ice balls.

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Ice crystal	File:Ice Crystal (U) JE1.png	A crystal block which generates on the ground in Minecraft:ice caves.	Any tool	Provides a small amount of light.
Minecraft:Icicle	File:Icicle Tip (D) JE1.png	A spike block that generates as stalactites on the ceiling in ice caves.	Any tool	Icicle blocks melt and break when a strong enough light source is nearby, or in the Nether. Falling icicles deal damage to entities.

Items

New

Minecraft:Frostbite spawn egg	File:Frostbite Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png	Obtained from the creative inventory.	Spawns a Minecraft:frostbite.
Minecraft:Ice Ball	File:Ice Ball JE1 BE1.png	Can be pick up after defeating Minecraft:Frostbites.	Can be thrown as projectiles to damage entities. Use to make Minecraft:Freezing Minecraft:potions or Minecraft:arrows.

Changed

Minecraft:Red mushroom and Minecraft:brown mushroom

File:Red Mushroom JE9.png File:Brown Mushroom JE9.png

Can now be placed at any light level.

Biomes

New

Minecraft:Ice Caves

File:Ice Caves.png

A cave biome that generates at lower temperatures, typically below snowy biomes such as snowy plains, snowy taigas, and frozen oceans. Frostbite naturally spawn here.

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