Minecraft:Third Drop 2026

The third game drop of 2026 is an upcoming, currently unnamed Minecraft:game drop that will release in the third quarter of 2026. It focuses on the Minecraft:dappled forest biome, adding poplar trees with three different colors of Minecraft:leaves and a new wood type, Minecraft:wool stairs and slabs, and a new structure, the Minecraft:abandoned camp. It was announced at Minecraft:Minecraft Live – May 2026.

Some features of this drop will be released earlier as an Minecraft:experiment in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.40.

Additions

Blocks

Poplar wood set:

• File:Poplar Sapling.png Minecraft:Poplar sapling
  • Grows into a poplar tree.
• File:Red Poplar Leaves.pngFile:Poplar Leaves.pngFile:Yellow Poplar Leaves.png Minecraft:Poplar leaves
  • Comes in red, orange, and yellow varieties.
• File:Poplar Log.pngFile:Stripped Poplar Log.png Minecraft:Poplar log and Minecraft:stripped poplar log
• File:Poplar Wood.pngFile:Stripped Poplar Wood.png Minecraft:Poplar wood and Minecraft:stripped poplar wood
• File:Poplar Planks.png Minecraft:Poplar planks
  • File:Poplar Stairs.png Minecraft:Poplar stairs
  • File:Poplar Slab.png Minecraft:Poplar slab
  • Template:InvSpritewidth=32x32Minecraft:Poplar sign
  • Template:InvSpriteFile:Poplar Hanging Sign.pngMinecraft:Poplar hanging sign
  • File:Poplar Button.png Minecraft:Poplar button
  • File:Poplar Pressure Plate.png Minecraft:Poplar pressure plate
  • Template:InvSpriteFile:Poplar Door.pngMinecraft:Poplar door
  • File:Poplar Fence (EW).png Minecraft:Poplar fence
  • File:Poplar Fence Gate.png Minecraft:Poplar fence gate
  • File:Poplar Trapdoor.png Minecraft:Poplar trapdoor
  • width=32x32 Minecraft:Poplar shelf

File:Red Shrub.pngMinecraft:Red shrub

• A Minecraft:bush-like plant block found in dappled forests.

File:Shelf Mushroom.pngFile:Big Shelf Mushroom.png Minecraft:Shelf mushroom

• A mushroom variant found naturally on poplar and fallen poplar trees
• Comes in two sizes.
  • Template:Ctrl Minecraft:bone meal on a small shelf mushroom grows it into a large one.
  • Breaking a large one drops 2 shelf mushrooms.
• Is bouncy when fallen on by entities.

Template:AnimateTemplate:Animate Minecraft:Wool stairs and slabs

• Can be crafted with Minecraft:wool.
• Comes in sixteen colors.

Non-mob entities

Template:InvSpriteFile:Poplar Boat.png Minecraft:Poplar boat

• A boat that is crafted using poplar planks.
• Template:InvSpriteFile:Poplar Boat with Chest.png Minecraft:Poplar boat with chest

World generation

Biomes

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• An autumn-themed forest biome which can be found near cold biomes that consists of Minecraft:poplar trees, Minecraft:red shrubs, Minecraft:leaf litter, Minecraft:brown mushrooms, Minecraft:shelf mushrooms, and rarely Minecraft:spruce trees.
  • Fallen poplar trees generate more frequently than other trees.
• The following passive and neutral mobs spawn in the Dappled Forest, using their cold variants where applicable:
  • Minecraft:Sheep
  • Minecraft:Chicken
  • Minecraft:Cow
  • Minecraft:Pig
  • Minecraft:Rabbit
  • Minecraft:Fox

Features

Template:Animate Minecraft:Poplar tree

• A Minecraft:tree that generates in dappled forests.
• Sometimes having Minecraft:shelf mushrooms on it.
• Comes in three different colors of leaves, orange, red, and yellow, randomly chosen at generation.
• File:Poplar Fallen Log.png Fallen poplar trees generate more frequently than other fallen trees.

Structures

File:Abandoned Camp.png Minecraft:Abandoned camp

• A structure that generates on the surface of the Overworld.
• The tent consist mainly of Minecraft:white wool stairs and Minecraft:fences.
• Its appearance and structure can be varied depending on the biome, such as a stone shelter, having Minecraft:leaves or Minecraft:cobwebs, a Minecraft:tree, a pond, or a Minecraft:crop farm.

Unconfirmed features

Minecraft:Straw bed

• A bed variant that lets players sleep but doesn't set their respawn point.
• Can be crafted using 3 Minecraft:hay bales.<Subject to change></Subject to change>
• Can be stacked to 16.
• Can only be used once and breaks after being slept in.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Spruce leaves

• No longer produce falling leaf particles.

Items

Minecraft:Mushroom stew and Minecraft:Suspicious stew

• Can now be crafted using 2 of any mushrooms, which include Minecraft:shelf mushrooms.

Quotes

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Explore a new surface biome and find the wandering trader's hidden stashes spread throughout the world

Gallery

Mojang images

• A Minecraft:dappled forest
  A Minecraft:dappled forest
• Minecraft:Noor in a dappled forest near a cluster of Minecraft:brown mushrooms
  Minecraft:Noor in a dappled forest near a cluster of Minecraft:brown mushrooms
• Minecraft:Sunny in a dappled forest making a base using poplar and Minecraft:wool stairs
  Minecraft:Sunny in a dappled forest making a base using poplar and Minecraft:wool stairs
• Assorted blocks from the drop
  Assorted blocks from the drop
• An abandoned camp in a Minecraft:swamp
  An abandoned camp in a Minecraft:swamp
• An abandoned camp in a Minecraft:cherry grove
  An abandoned camp in a Minecraft:cherry grove
• An abandoned camp with a poplar tree and a fallen poplar log having shelf mushrooms on it
  An abandoned camp with a poplar tree and a fallen poplar log having shelf mushrooms on it