Minecraft:Java Edition guides/Third Drop 2026

Template:Infobox guide This guide is a simplified overview of all non-experimental changes in Minecraft:Third Drop 2026 (Template:JE 26.3), which assumes at least some familiarity with Minecraft:Chaos Cubed.

Blocks

New

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	Template:Crafting	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	Template:Crafting	Axe	Function the same as every other plank type.
Poplar slab and stairs	File:Poplar Slab JE1.png File:Poplar Stairs JE1.png	Template:Crafting Template:Crafting	Axe	Used for decorations.
Poplar Minecraft:sign and Minecraft:hanging sign	File:Poplar Sign.png File:Poplar Hanging Sign.png	Template:Crafting Template:Crafting	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	Template:Crafting Template:Crafting	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	Template:Crafting Template:Crafting	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	Template:Crafting Template:Crafting	Axe	Act like a barrier for mobs and players. Fence gates can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Poplar shelf	File:Poplar Shelf.png	Template:Crafting	Axe	Grows into a Minecraft:poplar tree.
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	Template:Crafting	Shears	A decorative Minecraft:stair version of Minecraft:wool.
Minecraft:Wool slab	Template:Animate	Template:Crafting	Shears	A decorative Minecraft:slab version of Minecraft:wool.

Changed

Minecraft:Spruce leaves

File:Spruce Leaves JE2.png

No longer emit falling leaf Minecraft:particles

Items

Changed

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	Template:Crafting	None	Can be used to cross water.
Minecraft:Poplar boat with chest	File:Poplar Boat with Chest JE1 BE1.png	Template:Crafting	None	Can be used to transport items over water.