Minecraft:Java Edition guides/Tricky Trials

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Minecraft:Tricky Trials update (Template:JE 1.21 and 1.21.1), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Minecraft:Armored Paws drop (Java Edition 1.20.5 and 1.20.6).

Mobs

New

Minecraft:Bogged	File:Bogged JE2 BE2.png	Spawns in Minecraft:trial chambers, Minecraft:swamps, and Minecraft:mangrove swamps.	Template:Drop Template:Drop Template:Drop Template:Xp, plus Template:Xp per natural equipment not drop (when killed by a Minecraft:player or tamed Minecraft:wolf)	Spawns from Minecraft:trial spawners.
Minecraft:Breeze	File:Breeze JE1.webp	Spawns in Minecraft:trial chambers.	Template:Drop Template:Xp (when killed by a Minecraft:player or tamed Minecraft:wolf)	Spawns from Minecraft:trial spawners.

Changed

General		Animals now panic for 2 seconds after taking damage (down from 4). Animals now panic based on the damage caused by predefined damage source types.
Minecraft:Panda, Minecraft:wolf and Minecraft:polar bear	File:Panda JE1 BE1.png Template:Animate File:Polar Bear JE2 BE2.png	Now panic only from Minecraft:cactus, Minecraft:freezing, Minecraft:fire, and Minecraft:lightning bolt damage.
Minecraft:Witch	File:Witch.png	Now always drops 4–8 Minecraft:redstone dust on death. This is to improve the viability of farms that utilize Minecraft:witch huts to obtain redstone dust.

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Crafter	File:Crafter JE4 BE3.png		Pickaxe	Minecraft:Crafts an item when activated with redstone.
Minecraft:Heavy core	File:Heavy Core JE1 BE1.png	Can be obtained from an Minecraft:ominous vault.	Pickaxe	Can be combined with a breeze rod to craft a Minecraft:mace.
Minecraft:Trial spawner	Template:Animate	Cannot be obtained. Only found in Minecraft:trial chambers.	None	Summons Minecraft:mobs like a Minecraft:monster spawner, but only a certain amount. Gives loot when all mobs are defeated, with a chance of it being a Minecraft:trial key to unlock a Minecraft:vault. Goes on cooldown for 30 minutes when all mobs are defeated. Becomes ominous when a player with Minecraft:Trial Omen is nearby.
Minecraft:Vaults	Template:Animate	Cannot be obtained. Only found in Minecraft:trial chambers.	None	Give loot when a Minecraft:trial key (non-ominous vault) or an Minecraft:ominous trial key (ominous vault) is used on them. Can be only used once by each player.
Minecraft:Chiseled copper	Template:Animate		Pickaxe	Used for decoration. Advances to the next stage of weathering every 50-82 in-game days. Can be crafted or used with honeycomb to become waxed, which stops it from weathering. Weathering can be reduced by an axe or a lightning strike.
Minecraft:Copper grate	Template:Animate		Pickaxe	Used for decoration. Advances to the next stage of weathering every 50-82 in-game days. Can be crafted or used with honeycomb to become waxed, which stops it from weathering. Weathering can be reduced by an axe or a lightning strike.
Minecraft:Copper bulb	Template:Animate		Pickaxe	Advances to the next stage of weathering every 50-82 in-game days. Can be crafted or used with honeycomb to become waxed, which stops it from weathering. Weathering can be reduced by an axe or a lightning strike. Turns on when a redstone pulse is received, and turns off when another pulse is received.
Minecraft:Copper door and Minecraft:copper trapdoor	Template:Animate		Pickaxe	Advances to the next stage of weathering every 50-82 in-game days. Can be crafted or used with honeycomb to become waxed, which stops it from weathering. Weathering can be reduced by an axe or a lightning strike. Can be opened or closed.
Minecraft:Tuff stairs and slab	File:Tuff Stairs JE1 BE1.png File:Tuff Slab JE1 BE1.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Tuff wall	File:Tuff Wall (ewU) JE1.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Chiseled tuff	File:Chiseled Tuff JE1 BE1.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Polished tuff	File:Polished Tuff JE1 BE1.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Polished tuff stairs and slab	File:Polished Tuff Stairs JE1 BE1.png File:Polished Tuff Slab JE1 BE1.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Polished tuff wall	File:Polished Tuff Wall (ewU) JE1.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Tuff bricks	File:Tuff Bricks JE3 BE3.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Tuff brick stairs and slab	File:Tuff Brick Stairs JE3 BE3.png File:Tuff Brick Slab JE3 BE3.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Tuff brick wall	File:Tuff Brick Wall (ewU) JE3.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Chiseled tuff bricks	File:Chiseled Tuff Bricks JE1 BE1.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.

Changed

Minecraft:Door	Template:Animate	Doors of different materials now default to being placed oriented together to form a double door instead of both being placed with the hinge on the same side of the block.
Minecraft:Piston and Minecraft:sticky piston	File:Piston (U) JE3.gif File:Sticky Piston (U) JE3.gif	Lowered volume of sounds. This was done to address the sounds being too harsh and loud when used in redstone contraptions.
Minecraft:Sculk sensor and Minecraft:calibrated sculk sensor	File:Sculk Sensor JE1.gif File:Calibrated Sculk Sensor JE1.gif	Added Minecraft:frosted ice being placed by Minecraft:Frost Walker to the list of events that produce a "Block Placed" vibration (frequency 13).Template:More info

Items

New

Minecraft:Arrow of Infestation	File:Arrow of Infestation JE1 BE1.png		Gives the Minecraft:Infested effect.
Minecraft:Arrow of Oozing	File:Arrow of Oozing.png		Gives the Minecraft:Oozing effect.
Minecraft:Arrow of Weaving	File:Arrow of Weaving.png		Gives the Minecraft:Weaving effect.
Minecraft:Arrow of Wind Charging	File:Arrow of Wind Charging.png		Gives the Minecraft:Wind Charged effect.
Minecraft:Bolt armor trim	File:Bolt Armor Trim Smithing Template.png	Obtained from unlocking a Minecraft:vault.	Can be used to create trimmed armor via a smithing table. Can be duplicated when crafted with 7 diamonds, 1 bolt armor trim and 1 block of copper or block of waxed copper.
Minecraft:Flow armor trim	File:Flow Armor Trim Smithing Template.png	Obtained from unlocking an Minecraft:ominous vault.	Can be used to create trimmed armor via a smithing table. Can be duplicated when crafted with 7 diamonds, 1 flow armor trim and 1 breeze rod.
Minecraft:Flow banner pattern	File:Flow banner pattern.png	Obtained from unlocking an Minecraft:ominous vault.	Can be used to customize a banner.
Minecraft:Guster banner pattern	File:Guster banner pattern.png	Obtained from unlocking a Minecraft:vault.	Can be used to customize a banner.
Minecraft:Breeze rod	File:Breeze Rod.png	Dropped by Minecraft:breezes on death.	Can be used to craft Minecraft:flow armor trim, Minecraft:mace and Minecraft:wind charges.
Minecraft:Mace	File:Mace.png		Damage dealt increases with every block the attacker has fallen before hitting. Slowest attack speed.
Music disc "Minecraft:Precipice"	File:Music Disc Precipice.png	Found rarely in stardard Minecraft:vaults.	Play the track "Precipice". File:Precipice.ogg
Music disc "Minecraft:Creator"	File:Music Disc Creator.png	Found rarely in Minecraft:ominous vaults.	Play the track "Creator". File:Creator.ogg
Music disc "Minecraft:Creator (Music Box)"	File:Music Disc Creator (Music Box).png	Found rarely in Minecraft:decorated pots in Minecraft:trial chambers.	Play the track "Creator (Music Box)". File:Creator (Music Box Version).ogg
Minecraft:Ominous bottle	File:Ominous Bottle.png	Obtained from Minecraft:vaults and Minecraft:ominous vaults. Can also drop from a Minecraft:raid captain.	Gives the Minecraft:Bad Omen effect when drunk.
Flow, guster, and Minecraft:scrape pottery sherds	File:Flow Pottery Sherd.png File:Guster Pottery Sherd.png File:Scrape Pottery Sherd.png	Obtained in Minecraft:trial chambers.	Can be crafted into decorated pots.
Minecraft:Potion of Infestation	File:Potion of Infestation.png		Gives the Minecraft:Infested effect when drunk.
Minecraft:Potion of Oozing	File:Potion of Oozing.png		Gives the Minecraft:Oozing effect when drunk.
Minecraft:Potion of Weaving	File:Potion of Weaving.png		Gives the Minecraft:Weaving effect when drunk.
Minecraft:Potion of Wind Charging	File:Potion of Wind Charging.png		Gives the Minecraft:Wind Charged effect when drunk.
Minecraft:Trial explorer map	File:Trial Chambers Map.png	Obtained from Minecraft:trading with a cartographer Minecraft:villager.	Used to find a Minecraft:trial chambers.
Minecraft:Trial key	File:Trial Key.png	Obtained from a Minecraft:trial spawner.	Used to unlock a Minecraft:vault.
Minecraft:Ominous trial key	File:Ominous Trial Key.png	Obtained from an Minecraft:ominous trial spawner.	Used to unlock an Minecraft:ominous vault.
Minecraft:Wind charge	File:Wind Charge (item).png		Used as a projectile to knock back entities.
Minecraft:Spawn eggs for new mobs	Template:Animate	Obtained from the creative inventory.	Spawn the respective mob.

Changed

Minecraft:Axe and Minecraft:shield

Template:Animate File:Shield JE2 BE1.png

When a player with an axe in the main-hand and a shield in the off-hand performs a Template:Ctrl action, the game now prioritizes holding up the shield over Template:Ctrl the axe (to strip wood or scrape copper).

Non-mob entities

Changed

Minecraft:Boats	Template:Animate	Are now Minecraft:leashable.
Minecraft:Paintings	File:Painting JE2 BE2.png	15 new paintings have been added.
Minecraft:End crystal	File:End Crystal JE2.gif	Is now immune to Minecraft:fire damage.

Structures

New

Minecraft:Trial chambers

File:Trial Chambers chamber 4.png

Starting room generates between Minecraft:altitude Y=40 and Y=20, and majority of the rooms between Y=20 and Y=0. Players can use Minecraft:trial explorer maps to find trial chambers.

Yes

Only mobs that spawn from Minecraft:trial spawners: Minecraft:zombies, Minecraft:husks, Minecraft:spiders, Minecraft:cave spiders, Minecraft:silverfish, Minecraft:slimes, Minecraft:skeletons, Minecraft:strays, Minecraft:bogged, and Minecraft:breezes.

Underground structures with multiple rooms, which offer different challenges to overcome.

Changed

Minecraft:Obsidian platform

File:Obsidian platform.png

When the obsidian platform re-generates after a new player enters the Minecraft:end portal, instead of simply breaking the blocks three blocks above it, those blocks are broken as if mined by a player, dropping their items or, if containers, their contents.

Effects

New

Minecraft:Infested	File:Infested.png	Obtained from Minecraft:potion of Infestation (normal, splash and lingering) and Minecraft:arrow of Infestation.	Entities have a chance to spawn Minecraft:silverfish when they take damage.
Minecraft:Oozing	File:Oozing.png	Obtained from Minecraft:potion of Oozing (normal, splash and lingering) and Minecraft:arrow of Oozing.	Entities spawn two Minecraft:slimes upon death.
Minecraft:Weaving	File:Weaving.png	Obtained from Minecraft:potion of Weaving (normal, splash and lingering) and Minecraft:arrow of Weaving.	Entities spawn Minecraft:cobwebs upon death, they are also not slowed by cobwebs.
Minecraft:Wind Charged	File:Wind Charged.png	Obtained from Minecraft:potion of Wind Charging (normal, splash and lingering) and Minecraft:arrow of Wind Charging.	Entities spawn Minecraft:wind charges upon death.
Minecraft:Raid Omen	File:Raid Omen.png	Obtained when a player walks into a village (with at least one claimed bed or job site block) while under the Minecraft:Bad Omen effect.	Any player with the effect start a raid when the effect expires.
Minecraft:Trial Omen	File:Trial Omen.png	Obtained when a player is within 15 blocks of a Minecraft:trial spawner while under the Minecraft:Bad Omen effect.	Any trial spawner within 15 blocks of a player who has Trial Omen is converted to an Minecraft:ominous trial spawner.

Changed

Minecraft:Bad Omen

File:Bad Omen JE3 BE3.png

Changed icon texture. No longer automatically granted when killing a raid captain. Now caused by drinking an Minecraft:ominous bottle. Becomes Raid Omen if in a village or Trial Omen if near a non-ominous trial spawner.

Gameplay

Changed

Minecraft:Recipe book

Now repeats the last selected recipe when a "selected" key is pressed (space or enter key).

Enchantments

New

Minecraft:Breach	IV	Template:ItemSprite	None	Density	Reduces the effectiveness of Minecraft:armor.
Minecraft:Density	V	Template:ItemSprite	None	Breach	Increases damage dealt per block fallen.
Minecraft:Wind Burst	III	Template:ItemSprite	None	None	Creates a burst of wind upon executing a smash attack. Cannot be obtained from the Minecraft:enchanting table.

Changed

Minecraft:Fire Protection	The "Burning Time" reduction effect now stacks from wearing several pieces.
Minecraft:Blast Protection	The "Knockback Resistance" effect now stacks from wearing several pieces.

Events

New

Name

Description

Minecraft:Ominous events

A Minecraft:raid now counts as an ominous event. Another ominous event is the Minecraft:ominous trial, which starts when a player is within 15 blocks of a Minecraft:trial spawner while under the Minecraft:Bad Omen effect. During an ominous trial, trial spawners convert to Minecraft:ominous trial spawners, which give better loot, spawn stronger mobs and projectiles (splash potions, lingering potions, tipped arrows, wind charges).