Minecraft:Java Edition 25w46a

25w46a is the sixth and final Minecraft:snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.11, released on November 11, 2025.<ref>Template:Snap</ref>

A separate Minecraft:unobfuscated version of 25w46a was released, titled 25w46a Unobfuscated (or 25w46a_unobfuscated when in the launcher). This is an experimental version released in preparation for obfuscation being removed from Template:JE clients and servers.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

Additions

General

Minecraft:Splash

• Added "One does not simply walk to the Minecraft:Far Lands".
  • References Minecraft:kurtjmac, who completed his 14-year Far Lands walk a month prior.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Decorated Pots

• Now have the particle texture of Minecraft:terracotta upon Minecraft:breaking.Template:Source code ref

Items

Minecraft:Netherite Horse Armor

• No longer burns in Minecraft:fire or Minecraft:lava.
• Worn texture is now the same as Template:In.

Minecraft:Spawn Eggs

• Are now sorted thematically in the Minecraft:Creative inventory, according to the following categories:
  • Minecraft:Overworld
    • Farm Minecraft:Animals
    • Minecraft:Mounts
    • Minecraft:Pets
    • Wild Animals
    • Minecraft:Aquatic
    • Miscellaneous
    • Minecraft:Golems
    • Minecraft:Villagers
    • Minecraft:Undead
    • Minecraft:Spiders
    • Minecraft:Monsters
    • Minecraft:Illagers
  • Minecraft:Nether
  • Minecraft:The End

Minecraft:Spears

• No longer cause item interact vibrations.

Mobs

Minecraft:Horse, Minecraft:Mule, Minecraft:Donkey, Minecraft:Camel, Minecraft:Zombie Horse and Minecraft:Camel Husk

• Will not panic if controlled by mobs.

Minecraft:Nautilus and Minecraft:Zombie Nautilus

• Now play a dash sound when they perform their dash attack.
• Added an inventory UI for both.

Minecraft:Parched

• Is now immune to the Minecraft:Weakness effect.

Minecraft:Zombified Piglin

• Zombified piglins spawned from lightning striking a Minecraft:pig now have a chance to hold a Minecraft:golden spear.

General

Minecraft:Block models

• Block model elements can now be rotated around multiple axes.
  • Model is first rotated around X, then Y, then Z
  • New fields:
    • Template:Cd – rotation around axis X in degrees, float, defaults to Template:Cd
    • Template:Cd – rotation around axis Y in degrees, float, defaults to Template:Cd
    • Template:Cd – rotation around axis Z in degrees, float, defaults to Template:Cd
  • Existing fields Template:Cd and Template:Cd can still be used.
    • If both field sets are present, older notation takes presence.
• Existing restriction for angle value limiting them to Template:Cd has been removed.
  • Note: Names of faces are not influenced by rotation. Features that depend on them, like culling, will always use original directions.

Minecraft:Blockstates definition

• Variants in blockstates definition files (defined in assets/minecraft/blockstates/) can now be also rotated around Z axis.
  • New optional field Template:Cd has the same format as existing Template:Cd and Template:Cd fields: an integer with allowed values of Template:Cd (default), Template:Cd, Template:Cd and Template:Cd.
  • Rotation around Z axis is applied after X and Y.

Minecraft:Data component format

• Added food properties to the following fish bucket items:
  • Template:Cd
  • Template:Cd
  • Template:Cd
  • Template:Cd

• Template:Cd
  • Added field Template:Cd: boolean
    • Whether using this item emits Template:Cd and Template:Cd game events.
    • Default value: Template:Cd

Minecraft:Data pack

• The Minecraft:pack format version is now Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Loot tables

• Reverted removal of Template:Cd as a supported value for the Template:Cd loot pool entry.

Minecraft:Options

• Renamed the "Show Music Toast" option to "Music Toast".
  • Added a third state to the "Music Toast" option, allowing it to only be shown in the pause menu.

Minecraft:Resource pack

• The version is now Template:Cd.
• Block model and state format has been expanded to allow more rotations.

Sound Events

• Added Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Texture atlas

• To prepare for future work, the game will now print a warning if any defined sprites in any atlases share a name.

Minecraft:Textures

• Textures used for still water and lava are now hardcoded to Template:Cd and Template:Cd.
• Beacons no longer support translucent textures.
• Added gui/container/nautilus used for the Nautilus inventory UI.

UI Sprites

• Added container/slot/nautilus_armor_inventory
  • Nautilus icon used in Nautilus inventory UI.

Trivia

• 25w46a is the final regular snapshot to use the YYwWWn format, as the Minecraft:version format for snapshots has changed beginning with 26.1 Snapshot 1. However, this format was maintained in the April Fools' Day snapshot Minecraft:26w14a.