Minecraft:Tiny Takeover
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Tiny Takeover is a Minecraft:game drop released on March 24, 2026<ref>Template:Ytl</ref> as Minecraft:Java Edition 26.1 and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.10. Its theme is "cuteness" and "emotional attachment with Minecraft:mobs".<ref>Template:Ytl (4:20)</ref> It visually overhauls baby mobs and rabbits, giving them distinct models rather than scaled-down adult versions. The update also makes Minecraft:name tags craftable, and adds the Minecraft:golden dandelion, which when fed to baby mobs, stops them from aging until fed another one.
During development, the update was referred to as Drop 1 of 2026. The final name of the update was revealed on Minecraft:Minecraft.net and Minecraft:Minecraft Monthly on March 3, 2026.<ref name="dropname">Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Ytl (3:34)</ref>
Experimental features for the update were released prior to the finalized release as part of Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.0.
Additions
Blocks
- A new golden variant of the regular Minecraft:dandelion.
- Does not generate naturally.
- Can be crafted using a single Minecraft:dandelion surrounded with eight Minecraft:gold nuggets.
- Prevents Minecraft:baby mobs from aging when fed, showing downward green particles.
- When fed again, the mob will continue to age again, showing upward green particles.
- Cannot be used on baby Minecraft:undead mobs, Minecraft:piglins, and Minecraft:villagers.
- Can be used to make Minecraft:suspicious stew of the Saturation effect.
- Cannot be Minecraft:composted or used to attract Minecraft:bees.
- Attracts Minecraft:piglins.
Sounds
- Added the trumpet instrument.
- It can be heard when a note block is placed on top of any of the following Minecraft:copper blocks:
- Template:BlockLink and its waxed variants.
- Template:BlockLink and its slab, stair, and waxed variants.
- Template:BlockLink and its waxed variants.
- The sound is different based on the oxidation level of the copper blocks.
- It can be heard when a note block is placed on top of any of the following Minecraft:copper blocks:
- Mobs
- Added sound variants for the following Minecraft:animals:
- Minecraft:Cat: Royal
- Minecraft:Chicken: Picky
- Minecraft:Cow: Moody
- Minecraft:Pig: Mini and Big
- The mob sounds which existed prior to this update are now part of the Classic sound variant.
- Added eating sounds for Minecraft:pigs.
Changes
Items
- File:Baby Turtle Shell JE1 BE1.pngFile:Baby Leather Armor JE1 BE1.pngFile:Baby Copper Armor JE1 BE1.pngFile:Baby Golden Armor JE1 BE1.pngFile:Baby Chainmail Armor JE2.pngFile:Baby Iron Armor JE1 BE1.pngFile:Baby Diamond Armor JE1 BE1.pngFile:Baby Netherite Armor JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Armor
- Minecraft:Helmets, Minecraft:chestplates, Minecraft:leggings, and Minecraft:boots now have unique textures and models when worn by the baby variants of Minecraft:zombies, Minecraft:husks, Minecraft:drowned, Minecraft:zombie villagers, Minecraft:piglins, and Minecraft:zombified piglins.
- Does not display Minecraft:trims in that form.
- Small-type Minecraft:armor stands still use scaled-down adult armor models.
- Can now be crafted using a single Minecraft:nugget of any kind and a Minecraft:paper.
- No longer sold by Minecraft:librarians.
- No longer found in chests in Minecraft:woodland mansions and Minecraft:ancient cities.
- Can now be sold by Minecraft:wandering traders as a common trade for 1 Minecraft:emerald with a 7% chance, and 5 trades in stock.
Mobs
Updated the models and textures of the following Minecraft:baby mobs: Template:Columns-list
- Minecraft:Carpets, Minecraft:chests, Minecraft:horse armor, Minecraft:saddles, and Minecraft:wolf armor no longer render on baby variants of the mobs stated above, when applicable.
- Changed sounds for kittens, Minecraft:chicks, foals, baby Minecraft:pigs, and Minecraft:puppies. Now uses its own sounds instead of high pitched adult sounds.
- The black-dot pattern of the adult horse has been changed to better match with the new foal.
- No longer offers Minecraft:name tags as a trade.
- Now offers Minecraft:red candles and Minecraft:yellow candles for the price of three Minecraft:emeralds (per candle) at the Master level.
- The models, animations, and textures have been updated.
- File:Brown rabbit head tilt JE4.gifFile:Baby brown rabbit head tilt JE4.gif Now has an idle animation.
Gameplay
- Can now directly turn Minecraft:stone and Minecraft:deepslate into their respective cobbled variants.
Promotions
Throughout the development of Tiny Takeover, it was described as the "cutest" game drop.<ref name="snap2"> Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Downloadable content
On March 24, a Minecraft:skin pack entitled Minecraft:Tiny Takeover: Mob Caretakers was released, consisting of three characters themed after the mobs added in the update. An add-on, Minecraft:Tiny Takeover: Mini Mania, was announced the next day.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
Social Media Takeover
Beginning with the announcement of the title in Minecraft:Minecraft Monthly, the update was marketed with the gimmick of baby or otherwise small mobs "taking over" the Minecraft franchise. Within the announcement, there is a running gag of Minecraft:Tiny Agnes and Minecraft:Tiny Vu trying to hack the show and host it instead. On the same day, Minecraft:Minecraft.net was updated with several baby mobs infesting design elements, peeking out of a link to Minecraft:Spring to Life - Official Minecraft Trailer, hovering the Minecraft:Mounts of Mayhem site header, and appearing on the icons for various social media platforms.<ref name="mcnet title">Template:Citation</ref> In the article about the name, Minecraft:Linn Viberg's Minecraft:Mojavatar became covered in chicks, and several previously released promotional images were altered to show chicks interacting with the borders.<ref name="dropname"/>
This extended even after Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2026 was announced, with both a trailer and promotional video featuring a takeover of chicks.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Within the show itself, the sets were even decorated to be overflowing with baby mobs, giving the appearance of a taken over space. Another trailer was also released, once again centering around babies invading Minecraft. Once the update released, changelogs used images of this same scenario; one in a field full of them,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> the others seemingly chasing Minecraft:Efe.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
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Social media icon for Tiny Takeover
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Linn Viberg's Mojavatar for Tiny Takeover
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Chicks taking over an Instagram post
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Tiny Takeover-themed Xbox logo
Reward Drops
Template:Needs render Three special reward drops are available to promote the release of the game drop. One is available through Minecraft:TikTok,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> and the other two are available through Minecraft:Twitch.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
| Name | Image | Type | Rarity | Obtaining | Date |
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| Baby Chick Bucket Hat | Headwear File:Headwear.png |
Rare File:Rarity rare.png |
Watch 3 minutes of any Minecraft livestream on TikTok with the Game Reward enabled. | March 21 - April 21, 2026 | |
| Baby Chick Slippers | Footwear File:Footwear.png |
Watch 5 minutes of any Minecraft livestream on Twitch. | |||
| Chasing Chickens | Emote File:Emotes SB Icon.png |
Subscribe to or gift a subscription to any Minecraft creator livestream on Twitch. | |||
| Bunny Beanie | Headwear File:Headwear.png |
Watch 5 minutes of any Minecraft livestream on Twitch. | April 6 - May 6, 2026 | ||
| Hatchling Hat | |||||
| Turtle Tunes |
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Baby Chick Slippers redeem page icon
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Baby Chick Slippers redeem page
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Baby Chick Slippers redeem page redeemed
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Bunnie Beanie redeem page icon
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Hatchling Hat redeem page icon
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Bunnie Beanie redeem page
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Bunnie Beanie redeem page redeemed
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Hatchling Hat redeem page
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Hatchling Hat redeem page redeemed
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Turtle Tunes redeem page
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Turtle Tunes redeem page redeemed
Community Challenges
Template:See also Template:Needs render Two Minecraft:community challenges were announced on March 25, 2026,<ref name=":12">Template:Mcnet</ref> to promote the release of the game drop. The first challenge began on March 27 and ended on March 30.<ref name=":1">Template:Mcnet</ref> The second challenge began on April 3 and ended on April 6.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> Players Template:In get rewarded Minecraft:Character Creator items and players Template:In get rewarded a skin pack that will also be released to reward progress.
| Name | Image | Type | Rarity | Obtaining |
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| Icon | ||||
| Baby Axolotl Top | Tops File:Tops.png |
Rare File:Rarity rare.png |
Require players to use the Minecraft:name tag to name as many baby mobs as possible.Template:Info needed | |
| Baby Bee Top | ||||
| Baby Axolotl Hat | Headwear File:Headwear.png |
Require players to feed as many baby mobs as possible with golden dandelions.Template:Info needed | ||
| Baby Bee Hat |
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One of two wallpapers released alongside the community challenges.
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The second of the two wallpapers.
Tiny Takeover Community Giveaway
Template:See also A special promotion on Gleam.io where fans submit Minecraft fan art. Players Template:In get rewarded with a Minecraft:Character Creator item and players Template:In get rewarded with a skin pack.<ref>https://gleam.io/CoRGA/tiny-takeover-community-giveaway</ref>
| Name | Image | Type | Rarity | Obtaining |
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| Icon | ||||
| Dandelion Onesie | Outerwear File:Outerwear.png |
Rare File:Rarity rare.png |
Submit a Minecraft fan art on the Tiny Takeover Community Giveaway! on Gleam. |
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Tiny Takeover community giveaway header
Tiny Takeover: Mini Mania
Tiny Takeover: Mini Mania is an official free add-on available on the Minecraft:Marketplace, described as an "add-on where you get to prove your skills in adorable challenges for equally adorable rewards".<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
Further revisions
Java Edition
- Minecraft:26.1.1 was released to fix critical bugs related to 26.1.
- Minecraft:26.1.2 was released to fix critical bugs related to 26.1.
Bedrock Edition
- 26.11 was released to fix bugs related to 26.10.
- 26.12 was released to fix bugs related to 26.10.
- 26.13 was released to fix bugs related to 26.10.
- 26.20 was a minor update which added Minecraft:closed captions, Minecraft:parties, the Minecraft:Realms Hub, experimental features for Minecraft:Chaos Cubed and other improvements.
- 26.21 was released to fix bugs related to 26.20.
- 26.22 was released on Android only to fix bugs related to 26.20.
- 26.23 was released directly after 26.22 with unknown changes.
Videos
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Trivia
- In the release changelog for Minecraft:Java Edition 26.1, it mentions "Removed baby Minecraft:Herobrine".<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
Gallery
Promotional images
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A toast that appeared Template:In promoting the update
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A toast promoting the golden dandelion community challenge. Opening the toast with Template:Keys opens the minecraft.net article about the challenge
Official artwork
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Key art
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Banner used for the name reveal article
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Key art variant used for Minecraft:Minecraft Monthly
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Art featuring axolotls
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Art featuring bees
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A flowchart on how to find baby mobs
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Animations for the takeover campaign
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Animations for the takeover campaign
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Animations for the takeover campaign
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Key art for Minecraft:Tiny Takeover: Mob Caretakers
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Tiny Takeover community giveaway header
References
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