Minecraft:Java Edition guides/Adventure Update: Part II

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Minecraft:Adventure Update: Part II (Template:JE 1.0.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Adventure Update: Part I (Java Edition Beta 1.8.x releases).

Mobs

New

Minecraft:Blaze	File:Blaze JE1 BE1.gif	Minecraft:Nether fortresses	Template:Drop Template:Xp (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	Spawns from spawners in Nether fortresses. Can hover in the air. Launch fireballs that ignite any block, mob or player that is hit.
Minecraft:Magma Cube	File:Magma Cube JE1 BE1.png	Minecraft:The Nether	Large: Template:Xp (when killed by a player or tamed wolf) Medium: Template:Xp (when killed by a player or tamed wolf) Small: Template:Xp (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	Come in 3 different sizes. The 2 larger sizes split into multiple smaller versions when killed.
Minecraft:Mooshroom	File:Red Mooshroom JE2 BE1.png	Minecraft:Mushroom islands	Template:Drop Template:Drop Template:Xp (when killed by a Minecraft:player or tamed Minecraft:wolf)	Use a bowl on it to get mushroom stew. Can be sheared, which drops red mushrooms and turns it into a normal cow. Otherwise functions identically to a normal cow.
Minecraft:Snow Golem	File:Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png	Template:FakeImage	Template:Drop	Attacks hostile mobs by throwing snowballs at them. Is passive toward players.
Minecraft:Villager	Template:Animate	Minecraft:Villages	None	Currently doesn't have any use, apart from populating villages.
Minecraft:Ender Dragon	File:Ender Dragon.gif	Minecraft:The End	Template:Xp,000	Is the final boss of the game.

Changed

Minecraft:Cave Spider	File:Cave Spider JE1 BE1.png	Now able to drop 0-1 Minecraft:spider eye. Now have Template:Hp.
Minecraft:Endermen	File:Enderman JE2.png	The amount of blocks able to be carried by endermen is now limited (see here for the list of blocks). True sounds of endermen are added, and its zombie placeholder is removed.
Minecraft:Ghast	File:Ghast JE1 BE1.gif	Now have Template:Hp. Can now be killed by their own fireballs. Now drop 0-1 Minecraft:ghast tears.
Minecraft:Sheep	Template:Animate	Now have about Template:Hp.
Minecraft:Silverfish	File:Silverfish JE1 BE1.gif	The true sounds of silverfish are added.
Minecraft:Skeleton	File:Skeleton JE4 BE2.png	Improved the walking sounds.
Minecraft:Slime	File:Slime JE2 BE1.png	Now spawn on levels 0-40 rather than 0-16, making them much more common. Big slimes (size +4 slimes) have more deeper jump sounds.
Minecraft:Spider	File:Spider JE3 BE2.png	Now drops 0-1 Minecraft:spider eye. Now have Template:Hp.
Minecraft:Zombie	File:Zombie JE2 BE1.png	Now has Template:Hp and Template:Armor.

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Nether Bricks	File:Nether Bricks JE1 BE1.png	Generate in Minecraft:Nether fortresses.	Pickaxe	Building material.
Minecraft:Nether Brick Stairs	File:Nether Brick Stairs (N) JE1.png	Generates in Nether fortresses.	Pickaxe	Can be used as a building block.
Minecraft:Nether Brick Fence	File:Nether Brick Fence (EW) JE3.png	Generates in Nether fortresses.	Pickaxe	Functions the same as normal fences.
Minecraft:Nether Wart	Template:Animate	Can be found growing inside special rooms in Nether fortresses.	Any tool	An essential ingredient in Minecraft:potions.
Minecraft:Mycelium	File:Mycelium JE1 BE1.png	Generates instead of grass on the surface of Minecraft:mushroom biomes.	Shovel	Mushrooms can grow on this block regardless of light level.
Minecraft:Lily Pad	File:Lily Pad JE1 BE1.png	Generates in the water in Minecraft:swamps.	Any tool	Can be used to stand on water.
Minecraft:Brewing Stand	File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE1 BE1.png		Pickaxe	Used to create potions.
Minecraft:Enchantment Table	File:Enchanting Table (pre-texture update).gif		Pickaxe	Used to enchant tools, weapons and armor.
Minecraft:End Portal Frame	Template:Animate	Found in Minecraft:stronghold portal rooms.	Indestructible	Putting an eye of ender into each portal frame block activates the End portal.
Minecraft:End Portal (block)	File:End Portal JE2.png	Created when an End portal is activated.	Indestructible	Entities and players that touch this block are teleported to the End.
Minecraft:Cauldron	File:Cauldron JE1.png		Pickaxe	A decorative block that can store water.
Minecraft:End Stone	File:End Stone JE1 BE1.png	Generates in Minecraft:the End.	Pickaxe	One of the few materials not destroyed by the Minecraft:ender dragon.
Minecraft:Dragon Egg	File:Dragon Egg JE1.png	Obtained from defeating the ender dragon.	Any tool	The rarest item in the game, only one naturally generates per world.

Changed

Minecraft:Bed	File:Red Bed (N) JE1.png	No longer spawns monsters when the player is sleeping.
Minecraft:Doors	Template:Animate	New sounds.
Minecraft:Fire	File:Fire JE1.png	Fire on Minecraft:bedrock in the End now burns forever.
Minecraft:Lapis Lazuli Ore	File:Lapis Lazuli Ore JE1 BE1.png	Can now be smelted to obtain Minecraft:lapis lazuli.
Minecraft:Lava	File:Lava JE13.png	When flowing lava hits a water source directly from above, it creates Minecraft:stone. If lava is above a ceiling that is a single block thick, particles of lava drip through, provided the player is within 13 blocks of the ceiling.
Minecraft:Obsidian	File:Obsidian JE1 BE1.png	To offset the advantage of pickaxes mining stone-related blocks faster, their "hardness" value has been changed from 10 to 50.
Minecraft:Redstone Ore	File:Redstone Ore JE1 BE1.png	Can now be smelted to obtain Minecraft:redstone dust. Is now mined faster using pickaxes.
Minecraft:Water	File:Water JE14.png	If water is above a ceiling that is a single block thick, particles of the water drip through, provided the player is within 13 blocks of the ceiling.

Items

New

Minecraft:Blaze Rod	File:Blaze Rod JE1 BE1.png	Obtained by killing Minecraft:blazes.	Used to craft brewing stands. Used to craft blaze powder.
Minecraft:Ghast Tear	File:Ghast Tear JE1 BE1.png	Obtained by killing Minecraft:ghasts.	Used to craft Regeneration potions.
Minecraft:Gold Nuggets	File:Gold Nugget JE1.png	Also drop from Minecraft:zombie pigmen.	Used to craft gold ingots. Used to craft glistering melons.
Minecraft:Nether Wart	File:Nether Wart (item) JE1.png	Found growing in special rooms inside Nether fortresses.	Can be farmed on soul sand in the Nether. An essential ingredient in potions.
Minecraft:Blaze Powder	File:Blaze Powder JE1.png		Used to craft Strength potions. Used to craft eyes of ender.
Minecraft:Fermented Spider Eye	File:Fermented Spider Eye JE1 BE1.png		Used to reverse the effects of potions. Used to craft Weakness potions.
Minecraft:Glass Bottle	File:Glass Bottle JE1 BE1.png		Can be filled with water.
Minecraft:Magma Cream	File:Magma Cream JE1.png		Used to craft Fire Resistance potions.
Minecraft:Music Discs	Template:Animate	Added multiple new discs that are only obtainable in creative mode.	Added the "Blocks", "Chirp", "Far", "Mall", "Mellohi", "Stal", "Strad", "Ward" and "11" music discs. Can be played in a Minecraft:jukebox to produce music.
Minecraft:Spider Eye	File:Spider Eye JE1 BE1.png	Obtained by killing Minecraft:Spiders.	Used to craft Poison potions. Used to craft fermented spider eyes.
Minecraft:Eye of Ender	File:Eye of Ender JE1 BE1.png		When thrown, flies in the direction of the stronghold. Used to activate the End Portal.
Minecraft:Glistering Melon	File:Glistering Melon Slice JE1 BE1.png		Used to craft Healing potions.
Minecraft:Water Bottle	File:Water Bottle JE1 BE1.png	Obtained by using a glass bottle on water or a cauldron.	Can be used to create potions.

Changed

General		Template:Sound now plays when an item that has durability, breaks.
Minecraft:Axes	Template:Animate	Now break all (previously only a few) wood-related blocks faster than by hand.
Minecraft:Pickaxes	Template:Animate	Can now break all (previously only a few) stone-related blocks faster than by hand.
Minecraft:Shovels	Template:Animate	Now mine Minecraft:soul sand faster than by hand.
Minecraft:Swords	Template:Animate	Stone, iron and diamond swords now deal less damage.
Minecraft:Bow	File:Bow JE2 BE1.png	Appears larger in third person view when held. No longer need arrows for ammo in Creative mode. No longer have an infinite number of uses (385 shots before breaking). Changed how full charged bows behave. Full charged bows now deals Template:Hp damage, with a rare chance of dealing Template:Hp. Added additional bow sounds.
Minecraft:Ender pearl	File:Ender Pearl JE1.png	Can now be used to craft eyes of ender. Now are able to be thrown.
Minecraft:Golden apple	File:Golden Apple JE1 BE1.png	Now has a glint in the inventory (looks enchanted).
Minecraft:Milk bucket	File:Milk Bucket JE1 BE1.png	Is now drinkable. Drinking milk resets all potion effects currently afflicted upon the player.
Minecraft:Redstone dust	File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png	Can now be used as a brewing ingredient. Can now be brewed in a water bottle to create a mundane potion. Now extends the potions of Fire Resistance, Slowness, Swiftness, Poison, Weakness, and Strength. Redstone placed alone now have a Template:Animate"•" shape rather than Template:Animate "+".

Potions

New

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Template:ItemLink		Minecraft:Instant Health
Template:ItemLink		Minecraft:Fire Resistance
Template:ItemLink		Minecraft:Regeneration
Template:ItemLink		Minecraft:Strength
Template:ItemLink		Minecraft:Speed
Template:ItemLink		Minecraft:Poison
Template:ItemLink		Minecraft:Weakness
Template:ItemLink		Minecraft:Instant Damage
Template:ItemLink		Minecraft:Slowness
Template:ItemLink		Is a variant of Minecraft:potions that can be thrown.

Effects

New

Minecraft:Speed	File:Speed JE1 BE1.png	Potions of Swiftness	Increases movement speed.
Minecraft:Slowness	File:Slowness JE1 BE1.png	Potions of Slowness	Decreases movement speed.
Minecraft:Haste	File:Haste JE1 BE1.png	None	Increases mining speed.
Minecraft:Mining Fatigue	File:Mining Fatigue JE1 BE1.png	None	Decreases mining speed.
Minecraft:Strength	File:Strength JE1 BE1.png	Potions of Strength	Increases attack strength.
Minecraft:Instant Health		Potions of Healing	Health increases immediately.
Minecraft:Instant Damage		Potions of Harming	Health decreases immediately.
Minecraft:Jump Boost	File:Jump Boost JE1 BE1.png	None	Increases jump height.
Minecraft:Nausea	File:Nausea JE1 BE1.png	None	Distorts the screen.
Minecraft:Regeneration	File:Regeneration JE1 BE1.png	Potions of Regeneration, golden apples	Health increases over time.
Minecraft:Resistance	File:Resistance JE1 BE1.png	None	Decreases damage taken.
Minecraft:Fire Resistance	File:Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png	Potions of Fire Resistance	Provides immunity to fire and lava.
Minecraft:Water Breathing	File:Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png	None	Provides immunity to drowning.
Minecraft:Invisibility	File:Invisibility JE1 BE1.png	None	Makes the subject invisible.
Minecraft:Blindness	File:Blindness JE1 BE1.png	None	Decreases vision.
Minecraft:Night Vision	File:Night Vision JE1 BE1.png	None	Increases vision.
Hunger	File:Hunger JE1 BE1.png	Rotten flesh, raw chicken	Increases hunger loss rate.
Minecraft:Weakness	File:Weakness JE1 BE1.png	Potions of Weakness	Decreases attack strength.
Minecraft:Poison	File:Poison JE1 BE1.png	Potions of Poison	Health decreases over time.

Non-mob entities

New

Minecraft:Ender crystal

File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.gif

Generates on top of End pillars.

Creates a beam that heals the ender dragon.

Structures

New

Minecraft:Nether fortress	Template:Animate	Minecraft:The Nether	No	Minecraft:Blazes from spawners, Minecraft:magma cubes and Minecraft:zombie pigmen	Huge elevated netherbrick fortresses that spawn in the nether.
Minecraft:Obsidian platform	File:Obsidian platform.png	Minecraft:The End	No	None	Players entering the End always spawn here.
Minecraft:End spike	File:Obsidian Pillar JE1 BE1.png	Minecraft:The End	No	None	Generate throughout the End's central island. Are capped by an Minecraft:End crystal that heals the ender dragon.
Minecraft:Exit portal	File:EnderDragonPortal JE1 BE1.png	Minecraft:The End	No	None	The only way back to the Minecraft:Overworld without dying. Contains the Minecraft:dragon egg.

Changed

Minecraft:Stronghold

File:StrongholdPortalRoom JE1 BE1.png

Random "altar" loot chests now generate.

Biomes

An entirely new terrain generator has been added, containing numerous new Minecraft:biomes:

New

Minecraft:Ice plains	File:Iceplainsb1.9.png	Similar to plains, but snowy.	Minecraft:Oak trees
Minecraft:Ice mountains	File:Snowy Mountains.png	Similar to extreme hills, but snowy.	Minecraft:Oak trees
Minecraft:Frozen river	File:Frozen River.png	The snowy variant of rivers.
Minecraft:Frozen ocean	File:Old Frozen Ocean.png	The snowy variant of oceans.
Minecraft:Mushroom island	File:Mushroom Fields.png	A rare biome often found on islands in the ocean, covered in mycelium and giant mushrooms.	Minecraft:Huge mushrooms
Minecraft:Mushroom island shore	File:Mushroom Field Shore.png	The flat shores of mushroom islands.	Minecraft:Huge mushrooms
Minecraft:The End	File:End.png	A new dimension containing the ender dragon.	Minecraft:Obsidian platform Minecraft:End spike Minecraft:Exit portal

Changed

Minecraft:Swamp

File:Java Edition 1.0.0.png

Grass, foliage and water have been given much darker colors. Minecraft:Lily pads now generate on water.

Gameplay

New

Minecraft:Enchanting	Using an enchanting table you can spend experience points to apply enchantments to items.
Minecraft:Brewing	Using a brewing stand you can brew ingredients into water bottles to create potions.

Changed

Minecraft:Armor system	New/improved system. Increased armor durability.
Minecraft:Blocking	Now moves the player's arm, rather than the sword floating right in front of the player.
Death	Amount of Minecraft:experience orbs dropped by players on death now limited. A proper score is given based on how many experience orbs players have collected. Old death sound removed.
Minecraft:Experience	Can be used for enchantments. Each experience orb is worth one score point.
Minecraft:Jumping	Slight delay between jumps when holding down the jump button. Players no longer bounce between ceiling and floor in two-block-high spaces.
Minecraft:Third-person view	Toggling Template:Ctrl twice now switches the camera to the front of the player, while it now takes a third press of Template:Key to switch back into first-person view.

Enchantments

New

Minecraft:Enchantment	Max level	Applicable items	Notes
Minecraft:Unbreaking	III	Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Increases item durability.
Minecraft:Protection	IV	Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Decreases incoming damage.
Minecraft:Blast Protection	IV	Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Decreases incoming explosion damage.
Minecraft:Fire Protection	IV	Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Decreases incoming fire damage.
Minecraft:Projectile Protection	IV	Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Decreases incoming projectile damage.
Minecraft:Aqua Affinity	I	Template:ItemSprite	Increases underwater mining rate.
Minecraft:Respiration	III	Template:ItemSprite	Increases underwater breathing time.
Minecraft:Feather Falling	IV	Template:ItemSprite	Decreases incoming fall damage.
Minecraft:Efficiency	V	Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Increases mining speed.
Minecraft:Fortune	III	Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Increases item drops from blocks.
Minecraft:Silk Touch	I	Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Allows certain blocks to drop themselves instead of their normal drops.
Minecraft:Sharpness	V	Template:ItemSprite	Increases damage.
Minecraft:Smite	V	Template:ItemSprite	Increases damage against undead mobs.
Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods	V	Template:ItemSprite	Increases damage against arthropod mobs.
Minecraft:Fire Aspect	II	Template:ItemSprite	Lights enemies on fire.
Minecraft:Knockback	II	Template:ItemSprite	Increases knockback.
Minecraft:Looting	III	Template:ItemSprite	Increases item drops from mobs.