Minecraft:Java Edition guides/The Wild Update

This guide is a simplified overview of all non-experimental changes in Minecraft:The Wild Update update (Template:JE 1.19.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs updates (Java Edition 1.17.x and 1.18.x releases).

Mobs

New

Minecraft:Warden	File:Warden.gif	Summoned when a player triggers a natural Minecraft:sculk shrieker four times.	Template:Drop Template:Xp (when killed by a Minecraft:player or tamed Minecraft:wolf)	The first fully blind mob. In order to find a target, it relies on vibrations, smell, and contact. Rises out of the floor when summoned. Digs back into the ground when it reverts back to a calm state and doesn't detect a vibration in 60 seconds. Has the highest health out of all mobs in Java Edition. Is immune to fire, lava, and knockback. A warden starts out searching for a target, slowly getting more agitated as it gets more suspicious of a mob. When fully agitated, it roars and then pursues the target. A warden instantly becomes fully agitated when hit by another mob. Wardens possess an extremely powerful melee attack, which can also disable shields. If a target is still being pursued, but out of reach for warden's melee attack, warden hits the target with a ranged sonic boom attack, which bypasses shields and armor.
Minecraft:Frog	Template:Animate	Minecraft:Swamp and Minecraft:mangrove swamp	Template:Xp (when killed by a Minecraft:player or tamed Minecraft:wolf)	Spawns when a tadpole grows up. Frogs have three color variations, each depending on the temperature of the biome it spawns in. Temperate biomes spawn orange frogs, cold biomes spawn green frogs, and warm biomes spawn white frogs. Eats tiny Minecraft:slimes to produce slimeballs. Eats tiny Minecraft:magma cubes to produce Minecraft:froglights. The type of frog influences the froglight's color.
Minecraft:Tadpole	File:Tadpole JE1 BE1.png	None	None	Spawns when hatching from Minecraft:frogspawn. Grows up into a frog. Possesses the traits of a fish mob, like requiring water, being able to be placed in a Minecraft:water bucket, and flopping around outside of water.
Minecraft:Allay	File:Allay BE1.gif	Minecraft:Woodland mansion Minecraft:Pillager outpost	None	Flies around and follows the player. Looks for dropped items of the same kind as the item given to it by the player. After a while, it brings those items to the player. If a Minecraft:note block is played nearby, the allay leaves the items on top of the note block instead. Can be duplicated by giving them an Minecraft:amethyst shard while dancing.

Changed

Minecraft:Creeper	File:Creeper JE3 BE1.png	Can now be ignited by Template:Control a Minecraft:fire charge on it.
Minecraft:Enderman	File:Enderman JE2.png	In Java 1.19, they spawn from light level 0 to 11 in Minecraft:the Nether, which is wider range than before. In Java 1.19.3, they only spawn at light level 7 and below in the Nether, instead of 11 and below, to nerf certain portal-based mob farms. Blocks carried by endermen now use loot tables to generate drops when killed. This is done by simulating the block being mined using a Minecraft:Silk Touch diamond axe.
Minecraft:Rabbit	File:Brown Rabbit JE2 BE2.png	Now always drops one Minecraft:raw rabbit when killed, or one Minecraft:cooked rabbit when killed by fire.
Minecraft:Skeleton and Minecraft:wither skeleton	File:Skeleton JE6 BE4.png File:Wither Skeleton JE4 BE3.png	In Java 1.19, they spawn from light level 0 to 11 in Minecraft:the Nether, which is wider range than before. In Java 1.19.3, they only spawn at light level 7 and below in the Nether, instead of 11 and below, to nerf certain portal-based mob farms. The process of converting to Minecraft:stray can be interrupted now.
Minecraft:Turtle	File:Turtle.png	Now has a 5 minute cooldown after Minecraft:breeding.
Minecraft:Vex	File:Vex JE4.gif	Changed its model and textures. Retains a slightly oversized hitbox to make it easier to fight. Now use a separate charging animation when empty-handed.
Minecraft:Goat	File:Goat JE1 BE1.png	Now can drop 2 horns each. The number of horns left to drop is represented on the model.
Minecraft:Llama	Template:Animate	Changed all variants' chest texture, to use the chest texture since the Minecraft:texture update.
Minecraft:Parrot	Template:Animate	Can now imitate Minecraft:wardens.
Minecraft:Pillager	File:Pillager JE3.png	Changed its model, slightly shortened its coat to match its actual texture.
Minecraft:Spider and Minecraft:cave spider	File:Spider JE5 BE4.png File:Cave Spider JE3 BE3.png	Fixed texture mapping of both types of spiders.
Minecraft:Villager	File:Plains Villager Base JE2.png	Changed their models, now their last two rows of pixels on their robes can render. Changed their textures in all biomes. The color of the top and bottom of their legs now matches the sides correctly. Removed the identical part in Minecraft:savanna villagers' texture with the villager base texture. Slightly changed Minecraft:jungle villagers' shoes texture.
Minecraft:Vindicator	File:Vindicator JE4.png	Changed its model, slightly shortened its coat to match its actual texture. Changes its crossed arm's texture. The "gap" between the two arms is connected correctly now. Changed the color of the seam face between their upper and lower arms, which is not visible in default.
Minecraft:Wandering trader	File:Wandering Trader.png	Now sells 1 Minecraft:mangrove propagule for 5 Minecraft:emeralds.
Minecraft:Zombie villager	File:Plains Zombie Villager Base.png	Changed their models, now their last two rows of pixels on their robes can render. Changed their clothes texture in all biomes (except desert and swamp). The color of the top and bottom of their legs now matches the sides correctly. Added "shirt" part in savanna zombie villagers' clothes, to match other zombie villagers. Slightly changed jungle zombie villagers' shoes texture. Removed extra textures on weaponsmith zombie villagers' arm's top.

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Reinforced deepslate	File:Reinforced Deepslate JE1.png	Generates as part of the frame structure in the ancient city.	None (does not drop)	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Sculk	File:Sculk JE1 BE1.gif	Generates in the deep dark. Can be found in ancient city chests. Can be created by a sculk catalyst.	Hoe (requires Silk Touch)	Drops experience when mined without Silk Touch.
Minecraft:Sculk catalyst	File:Sculk Catalyst JE1 BE1.png	Generates in the deep dark. Can be found in ancient city chests. Dropped by wardens.	Hoe (requires Silk Touch)	When a mob dies nearby, the catalyst blooms and sends out a bubbling charge, which spreads a patch of sculk and sculk veins whenever it goes over surface blocks like stone, grass blocks, and netherrack. Bubbling charges only spread sculk veins on other non-surface blocks. Bubbling charges have a chance to create sculk sensors and sculk shriekers when moving on top of sculk. The amount of sculk it spreads depends on how much experience the mob would have dropped.
Minecraft:Sculk shrieker	File:Sculk Shrieker JE1 BE2.gif	Generates in the deep dark. Can be created by a sculk catalyst.	Hoe (requires Silk Touch)	Shrieks as a response to a player setting off sculk sensors nearby, stepping on itself, or when receiving a redstone signal. A natural sculk shrieker can inflict the Darkness effect. Each shriek acts as a warning. When a player initially gets to the third warning, a natural shrieker summons a warden. Each warning level gets cleared out if the player has not set off a shrieker within 10 minutes. Dying completely clears out warning levels. A sculk shrieker placed by a player or catalyst cannot inflict Darkness or summon wardens.
Minecraft:Sculk vein	File:Sculk Vein JE1 BE1.gif	Generates in the deep dark. Can be created by a sculk catalyst.	Hoe (requires Silk Touch)	Used for decoration. Can be placed on all six sides of a block, much like Minecraft:glow lichen.
Minecraft:Frogspawn	File:Frogspawn JE1 BE2.png	Created by Minecraft:frogs after breeding. Can't be picked up, even with Silk Touch.	Any (does not drop)	Hatches into Minecraft:tadpoles.
Minecraft:Froglight	Template:Animate	Produced when a frog eats a tiny magma cube. Warm frogs produce pearlescent froglights. Cold frogs produce verdant froglights. Temperate frogs produce ochre froglights.	Pickaxe	Emits a light level of 15.
Minecraft:Mangrove log	File:Mangrove Log (UD) JE1 BE1.png	Found naturally at Minecraft:mangrove trees.	Axe	Can be crafted into planks.
Minecraft:Mangrove planks	File:Mangrove Planks JE1 BE1.png		Axe	Function the same as every other plank type.
Minecraft:Mangrove stairs and slab	File:Mangrove Stairs JE1 BE1.png File:Mangrove Slab JE1 BE1.png		Axe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Mangrove leaves	File:Mangrove Leaves JE1.png	Found naturally at Minecraft:mangrove trees.	Shears, hoe, sword	Propagules can grow under mangrove leaves.
Minecraft:Mangrove propagule	File:Mangrove Propagule JE1 BE1.png	Drops from grown propagules.	Any	Can be placed in Minecraft:flower pots. Can be Minecraft:waterlogged. Grows into Minecraft:mangrove trees if planted on dirt in air or water, given adequate space.
Minecraft:Mangrove wood	File:Mangrove Wood (UD) JE1 BE1.png		Axe	Can be used as a decorative block. Can be crafted into mangrove planks.
Minecraft:Stripped mangrove log	File:Stripped Mangrove Log (UD) JE1 BE1.png	Can be obtained by right clicking a mangrove log with any tier of Minecraft:axe, this consumes one durability on the axe.	Axe	Can be used as a decorative block. Can be crafted into mangrove planks.
Minecraft:Stripped mangrove wood	File:Stripped Mangrove Wood (UD) JE1 BE1.png	Can be obtained by right clicking mangrove wood with any tier of Minecraft:axe, this consumes one durability on the axe.	Axe	Can be used as a decorative block. Can be crafted into mangrove planks.
Minecraft:Mangrove door and Minecraft:mangrove trapdoor	File:Mangrove Door JE1 BE1.png File:Mangrove Trapdoor JE1 BE1.png		Axe	Can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Mangrove button and Minecraft:mangrove pressure plate	File:Mangrove Button JE1 BE1.png File:Mangrove Pressure Plate JE1 BE1.png		Axe	Produce a redstone signal when pressed or stepped on.
Minecraft:Mangrove fence and Minecraft:mangrove fence gate	File:Mangrove Fence (EW) JE1.png File:Mangrove Fence Gate JE1 BE1.png		Axe	Act like a barrier for mobs and players. Fence gate can be opened and closed.
Minecraft:Mangrove sign	File:Mangrove Wall Sign.png File:Mangrove Sign JE1 BE1.png		Axe	Displays custom text. Text color can be changed with Minecraft:dyes, or brightened with Minecraft:glow ink sacs.
Minecraft:Mangrove roots	File:Mangrove Roots JE1 BE1.png	Found naturally at Minecraft:mangrove trees.	Axe	The only transparent block that can transmit redstone signals.
Minecraft:Mud	File:Mud JE1 BE1.png	By using a Minecraft:water bottle on dirt, coarse dirt, or rooted dirt. Found naturally in mangrove swamps.	Shovel	Mobs that walk on top of mud sink slightly. Can be crafted into packed mud. Mud can be converted into clay when positioned above a block that has Minecraft:pointed dripstone underneath.
Minecraft:Muddy mangrove roots	File:Muddy Mangrove Roots JE1 BE1.png	Generates underneath mangrove trees that grow on mud.	Shovel	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Packed mud	File:Packed Mud JE1 BE1.png		Pickaxe	Can be crafted into mud bricks.
Minecraft:Mud bricks	File:Mud Bricks JE1 BE1.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Mud brick stairs and slabs	File:Mud Brick Stairs JE1 BE1.png File:Mud Brick Slab JE1 BE1.png		Pickaxe	Used for decoration.
Minecraft:Mud brick wall	File:Mud Brick Wall (ewU) JE1.png		Pickaxe	Acts like a barrier for mobs and players.

Changed

Minecraft:Invisible blocks		Minecraft:Barriers and Minecraft:structure voids no longer produce particles when broken, for consistency with the Minecraft:light block.
Minecraft:Sculk sensor	File:Sculk Sensor JE1.gif	Now available in the Creative inventory. Now generates in the deep dark. Can now be created by a sculk catalyst. Now activates when stepped on. Mining a sculk sensor without Silk Touch now drops experience.
Minecraft:Brewing stand	File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE10.png	Slightly changed its texture, to make their arms connect to their bases. Updated base UVs and texture to match a graphical fix Template:In, which has no effect on visuals.
Minecraft:Cocoa pod	Template:Animate	Slightly changed the Template:Cd's texture, to make width consistency with other stages' textures.
Minecraft:Doors	Template:Animate	The top of doors no longer flips in an unnatural way when opening in certain directions.
Minecraft:End portal frame	File:End Portal Frame (S) JE7.png	Slightly changed its texture, to make better transition with the Minecraft:end stone texture.
Minecraft:End rod	File:End Rod (U) JE2 BE2.png	Removed unused pixels in its texture.
Minecraft:Glow lichen	File:Glow Lichen (D) JE2.png	Can now be placed on the top and sides of Minecraft:soul sand and maximum height Minecraft:snow.
Minecraft:Leaves	Template:Animate	Now waterloggable.
Minecraft:Mycelium	File:Mycelium JE5 BE3.png	Slightly changed its side texture, to match other dirt-based blocks.
Minecraft:Piston and Minecraft:sticky piston	File:Piston (U) JE3.gif File:Sticky Piston (U) JE3.gif	Changed their textures, to match the color of the Minecraft:oak planks on the piston head.
Minecraft:Smoker	File:Smoker (S) JE2.png	Rotated pixels at the bottom left corner in their textures, to make a correct direction.
Minecraft:TNT	File:TNT JE3 BE2.png	Minecraft:Ores and Minecraft:monster spawners blown up by TNT ignited by a player now drop experience.
Minecraft:Vines	File:Vines JE2 BE2.png	Can now be placed on the sides of Minecraft:soul sand and maximum height Minecraft:snow.
Minecraft:Chorus flower	Template:Animate	Mobs no longer spawn on this block.
Minecraft:Fence gates	Template:Animate	No longer provide center support beneath them. For example, hanging signs cannot be placed under fence gates.
Minecraft:Scaffolding	File:Standing Scaffolding JE3.png	Changed its texture. Mobs no longer spawn on this block.
Minecraft:Shulker box	Template:Animate	Now pops off blocks attached (such as Minecraft:torches) to the opened faces when opening. While open, blocks which require support cannot be placed on these open faces.
Minecraft:Monster spawner	File:Spawner with fire.png	No longer have a default mob spawn type when placed by a player, which was a pig previously. Do not emit fire particles when a mob spawn type has not been defined. Renamed to "Monster Spawner" to match Template:BE, and removed purple text color. Pick-block now works for spawner blocks. The mob type is now displayed in the hover description of a spawner item stack.
Minecraft:Jukebox	File:Jukebox JE2 BE2.png	Now emits a note particle above them while playing a Minecraft:music disc, to match Template:BE. Now emits a redstone signal of 15 while playing a music disc. Minecraft:Droppers and Minecraft:hoppers can now interact with it.

Items

New

Minecraft:Spawn eggs for all new mobs, as well as for Minecraft:iron golem and Minecraft:snow golem	Template:Animate	Obtained from the Creative inventory.	Spawn the respective mob.
Spawn eggs for Minecraft:wither and Minecraft:ender dragon	Template:Animate	Obtained only with commands.	Spawn the respective mob.
Minecraft:Swift Sneak enchanted book	File:Enchanted Book.gif	Can be found in ancient city chests.	Applied to leggings. Increases sneaking speed.
Minecraft:Bucket of tadpole	File:Bucket of Tadpole JE1 BE1.png	Obtained by using a water bucket on a tadpole.	Can be used to spawn a tadpole.
Minecraft:Echo shard	File:Echo Shard JE1 BE1.png	Can be found in ancient city chests.	Can be crafted into a recovery compass.
Minecraft:Recovery compass	File:Recovery Compass JE1 BE1.gif		Points to player's last death point.
Music disc "5"	File:Music Disc 5 JE1.png		Plays the track "Five" from the The Wild Update soundtrack.
Minecraft:Disc fragment	File:Disc Fragment 5 JE1.png	Can be found in ancient city chests.	Can be crafted into music disc "5".
Minecraft:Goat horn	File:Goat Horn JE1 BE1.png	Drops when a Minecraft:goat charges at blocks typically found in biomes it spawns in. "Ponder, "Sing", "Seek", and "Feel" horns are dropped by regular goats; in addition, they are found in pillager outpost chests. "Admire, "Call", "Yearn", and "Dream" horns are dropped by screaming goats.	Emits a loud noise when used. Each horn variant creates a different sound.

Changed

Minecraft:Boat	Template:Animate	Changed item textures of all previously existing boats. The paddles represent their respective wood color and their inside rims of the boats are darker, to match Template:BE.
Minecraft:Polar bear spawn egg	File:Polar Bear Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png	Changed the colors, to distinguish it from the ghast spawn egg.
Minecraft:Water bucket	File:Water Bucket JE2 BE2.png	Water buckets can now be emptied into waterlogged blocks.
Minecraft:Armor and Minecraft:elytra	Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate File:Elytra (item) JE2 BE2.png	Now player can swap the equipped gear by Template:Control them.
Minecraft:Potions, Minecraft:splash potions, Minecraft:lingering potions and Minecraft:tipped arrows	Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate	Changed colors of following potions (all forms) and tipped arrows: Fire Resistance, Harming, Invisibility, Leaping, Luck, Night Vision, Poison, Slowness, Strength, Swiftness, Turtle Master, Water Breathing. Potions no longer have an enchantment glint due to it obscuring the color of the potion contents.
Minecraft:Shield	File:Shield JE2 BE1.png	A sound is now played when a shield is placed into the offhand slot.

Structures

New

Minecraft:Ancient city	File:Ancient City.png	Generates in the deep dark.	Yes (multiple)	Warden (when summoned from sculk shriekers)	An extensive, sculk-infested dungeon comprised of ruins of deepslate, wool, and dark oak. All ancient cities have a large frame structure in the middle - the only place where the reinforced deepslate block generates. Its chests may contain unique loot not found anywhere else, including a new enchantment, a new material, and Minecraft:music disc fragments. No mobs may spawn in this structure besides wardens, even if parts of it are outside of the deep dark's borders.
Minecraft:Mangrove tree	File:Mangrove Tree.png	Mangrove trees generate in Minecraft:mangrove swamps. They can also be grown from mangrove propagules.	No	No	A tree made of mangrove leaves, roots, logs, vines, and moss carpets.

Non-mob entities

New

Minecraft:Mangrove boat	File:Mangrove Boat JE1 BE1.png		None	Can be used to cross water.
Minecraft:Boat with chest	Template:Animate		None	Can be used to transport items over water.

Changed

Minecraft:Armor stand	File:Armor Stand JE5.png	Now preserve custom names when placed and broken.
Minecraft:Minecart with hopper	File:Minecart with Hopper JE2 BE2.png	No longer aggravates piglins when opened.
Minecraft:Minecart with spawner	File:Minecart with Spawner JE3.png	No longer have a default mob spawn type when placed by a player, which was a pig previously. Do not emit fire particles when a mob spawn type has not been defined. Renamed to "Minecart with Monster Spawner".

Biomes

New

Minecraft:Deep dark	File:Deep Dark.png	A cave biome that generates in the deepest depths of the world, covered almost entirely by sculk. The deep dark is oriented to generate underneath mountainous regions, typically those covered by peak biomes like Minecraft:stony peaks and Minecraft:badlands. No mobs can spawn in this biome besides wardens.	Minecraft:Amethyst geodes Minecraft:Dungeons Minecraft:Strongholds Minecraft:Ancient cities
Minecraft:Mangrove swamp	File:Mangrove Swamp.png	A densely-forested variant of the swamp, housing a lot of mangrove trees. Mangrove swamps are oriented to generate along the borders of warm biomes such as Minecraft:jungles and Minecraft:deserts. The ground of the mangrove swamp is composed of grass blocks and mud.	Minecraft:Mangrove trees

Gameplay

Changed

Minecraft:Advancements	The advancement "Birthday Song" is now a regular advancement instead of a challenge.
Minecraft:Creative inventory	The ordering of tabs and the contents in the Creative inventory have been overhauled to make the experience of finding relevant blocks and items easier. Changed the icons of Creative tabs for better color coding as well as to show most iconic visuals. Petrified oak slab has been removed from the Creative inventory, but can still be accessed through commands. Operator-only blocks and items can now be found in the "Operator Utilities" tab when a player has both the "Operator Items Tab" option in controls menu set to ON and the required operator permissions. Tooltips for all items in Creative menu outside single-category tabs show categories where this item can be found. The textures for the tabs are now skinnier.
Pause screen	The 'Game Menu' text heading has been moved to the top of the screen instead of being just right above the buttons.
Minecraft:Spectator	"Teleport to Team Member" option in spectator menu now only shows up for teams with viable target players.

Effects

New

Minecraft:Darkness

File:Darkness JE1 BE1.png

Wardens and sculk shriekers

Dims the player's vision by darkening the screen and pulling in black fog.

Enchantments

New

Minecraft:Swift Sneak

III

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None

Increases sneaking speed.