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Minecraft:Tiny Takeover

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Tiny Takeover is a Minecraft:game drop that was released on March 24, 2026<ref>

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Template:Redr (4:20)</ref> It visually overhauls baby mobs and rabbits, makes name tags craftable, and adds the golden dandelion, which when fed to baby animals, stops them from aging.

During development, the update was referred to as Drop 1 of 2026. The final name of the update was revealed on Minecraft.net and Minecraft Monthly on March 3, 2026.<ref name="dropname">Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Ytl (3:34)</ref>

Some features of this drop were released as part of an experiment in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.0.

Additions

Blocks

File:Golden Dandelion JE1.png Golden dandelion

  • A new golden variant of the regular Minecraft:dandelion.
  • Does not generate naturally.
  • Can be crafted using a single Minecraft:dandelion surrounded with eight gold nuggets.
  • Prevents baby animals from aging when used, showing downward green particles.
  • Can be used to make suspicious stew of the Saturation effect.
  • Cannot be composted or used to attract bees.
  • Attracts Minecraft:piglins.

Sounds

Note block

  • Added the trumpet instrument.
    • It can be heard when a note block is placed on top of any of the following copper blocks:
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    • The sound is different based on the oxidation level of the copper block by how old the trumpet is.

Minecraft:Mobs

  • Added sound variants for the following Minecraft:animals:
    • Cat: Royal
    • Chicken: Picky
    • Cow: Moody
    • Minecraft:Pig: Mini and Big
    • The already existing mob sounds are now part of the Classic sound variant.

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

Name tag

  • Can now be crafted using a single nugget of any kind and a Minecraft:paper.

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  • No longer sold by librarians.
  • No longer found in chests in woodland mansions and ancient cities.
  • Can now be sold by 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 baby mobs: Template:Columns-list

Script error: No such module "animate". Minecraft:Horse

  • The black-dot pattern of the adult horse has been changed to better match with the new foal.

Librarian

  • No longer offers name tags as a trade.
  • Now offers red candles and yellow candles for the price of three Minecraft:emeralds (per candle) at the Master level.

Script error: No such module "animate". Rabbit

Minecraft:Zombie and Zombified Piglin Script error: No such module "Exclusive". Zombie and zombified piglin Leaders have recieved major changes, to adjust to how their initial implementation was supposed to work:

  • They now spawn with increased health (Template:Hp to Template:Hp for both mobs).
  • They now can spawn with a 5% chance when a Zombie or Zombified piglin is spawned not as a reinforcment on Normal or Hard difficulty, whereas previously leaders could spawn on Hard difficulty only.

Gameplay

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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, 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 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 Tiny Agnes and Tiny Vu trying to hack the show and host it instead. On the same day, Minecraft.net was updated with several baby mobs infesting design elements, peeking out of a link to Spring to Life - Official Minecraft Trailer, hovering the 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, Linn Viberg's 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 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>

Reward Drops

Template:Message boxThree special reward drops are available to promote the release of the game drop. One is available through TikTok<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>, and the other two are available through Twitch.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Name Image Type Rarity Obtaining Date
Icon Render
Baby Chick Bucket Hat
File:Baby Chick Bucket Hat.png
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Headwear
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Rare
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Watch 3 minutes of any Minecraft livestream on TikTok with the Game Reward enabled. March 21 - April 21, 2026
Baby Chick Slippers
File:Baby Chick Slippers.png
File:Baby Chick Slippers Render.png
Footwear
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Watch 5 minutes of any Minecraft livestream on Twitch. March 21 - April 4, 2026
Chasing Chickens
File:Chasing Chickens.png
File:Chasing Chickens Render.gif
Emote
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Subscribe to or gift a subscription to any Minecraft creator livestream on Twitch.
Bunny Beanie
File:Bunny Beanie.png
File:Bunny Beanie Render.png
Headwear
File:Headwear.png
Watch 5 minutes of any Minecraft livestream on Twitch. April 6 - May 6, 2026
Hatchling Hat
File:Hatchling Hat.png
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Turtle Tunes
File:Turtle Tunes.png
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Community Challenges

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Name Image Type Rarity Obtaining
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Baby Axolotl Top
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Tops
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Rare
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Require players to use the name tag to name as many baby mobs as possible.​<more information needed></more information needed>
Baby Bee Top
File:Baby Bee Top.png
File:Baby Bee Top Render.png
Baby Axolotl Hat
File:Baby Axolotl Hat.png
File:Baby Axolotl Hat Render.png
Headwear
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Require players to feed as many baby mobs as possible with golden dandelions.​<more information needed></more information needed>
Baby Bee Hat
File:Baby Bee Hat.png
File:Baby Bee Hat Render.png

Further revisions

Java Edition

  • 26.1.1 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 is an upcoming minor update which adds experimental features for Minecraft:Chaos Cubed and other improvements.

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Trivia

  • In one of the release change log, it mentions "Removed baby Herobrine".<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

Gallery

Promotional images

Official artwork

Mojang images

References

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