Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials update: Release date, new mobs & blocks

The Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials update is coming in the next few weeks and will add new features, structures, mobs, and more. Here is everything you need to know about the new update.

Officially announced in the 2023 Minecraft Live, the 1.21 update was posed as a rolling announcement, with new features being revealed slowly. Those who have opted out of playing the Snapshots or have been waiting for the full release will be glad to know that the full 1.21 Tricky Trials update is right around the corner.

Here are all the new features coming to the Minecraft 1.21 update:

• Tricky Trials release date
• New Mobs
• Trial Chambers
• Armor Trim, pottery and banners
• New craftable Mace
• New Blocks
• New paintings
• Automatic crafters

Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials release date

The Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials update is set to release on June 13, 2024, for both Bedrock and Java Editions. After months of Snapshots and teasers, players will finally get access to the full update, eliminating the need to string together different worlds from the various Snapshots released.

New Mobs: Breeze, Bogged and Armadillo

Minecraft Breeze, Armadillo, and Bogged mobs

Three new mobs will be joining Minecraft in its 1.21 update. The voted mob will be the adorable Armadillo, which can provide armor for your wolves.

The Breeze is a mob that can be found in the Trial Chambers and is known for its striking eyebrows and powerful projectile attack, which can send its enemies flying. Meanwhile, The Bogged are moss-covered poisonous skeletons that can be found in the swamps of the Overworld and in Trial Chambers.

Trial Chambers

Inside the Minecraft Trial Chambers

Trial Chambers are the new dungeon type that can be found through exploration in the overworld that contains a series of combat and exploration-based challenges. The Trial Chambers come with two new mob types that can be found lurking around the dungeon.

Completing the Trial Chambers will reward players handsomely, thanks to another new block known as the vault. These vaults reward every player with loot in exchange for a trial key, and unlike regular chests, they cannot be cleared out by just one player, giving everyone a chance to get the spoils for their hard work.

New armor trims, pottery, and banners

New armor trim and banner templates

The Trial Chambers will offer more than just spoils for players; they will also include some more decorative items to show off the feat of overcoming the trial. These come in the form of new flow and bolt amor trims, as well as new banner and pottery decoration templates.

New craftable tool: Mace

New Minecraft Mace item

For the first time since the game’s inception, there will be a new craftable tool alongside swords, axes, hoes, shovels, and pickaxes. These maces can be constructed by items found in Trial Chambers, specifically Breeze Rods from killing Breezes and heavy cores that can be found in ominous vaults.

The mace comes with three powerful enchantments: Density, which increases damage when smashing foes from above; Breach, which penetrates even the toughest armor; and Wind Charge, which launches you into the air after a successful smash attack.

New Blocks: Copper and Tuff

New Copper and Tuff items

Two new major blocks will be joining the game, Copper and Tuff. Each has plenty of variants for you to craft with, including:

• Chiseled Copper
• Copper Grate
• Copper Door
• Copper Trapdoor
• Copper Bulb

Tuff bricks will also be getting their own craftable blocks, like stairs, walls, bricks, and more, making your home a little more mechanical.

20 new painting designs

Three of the new paintings

In addition to the new blocks and decoration items added in the Tricky Trials update, Minecraft has also made another decoration decision by adding 20 new paint swatches to the rotation for all sized paintings.

Automatic crafters

Auto crafter build example

As revealed during Minecraft Live, we’ll soon be getting an automatic crafting table, aptly called the Crafter. You can build a crafting table with some redstone, iron, and a dropper, and you’ll be able to automatically create torches, fences, planks, and whatever you want.

In the meantime, take a look at some of our other Minecraft guides and news:

All Armor Trims & recipes in Minecraft | All Minecraft biomes & upcoming regions | What is a Vex in Minecraft? | How to breed Camels in Minecraft & can you tame them?