Minecraft Java Edition 1.16 Version History

Tools

• Added Netherite Shovel
• Added Netherite Pickaxe
• Added Netherite Axe
• Added Netherite Hoe
• Added Lodestone Compass
• Added a second crafting recipe for Stone Shovel
• Added a second crafting recipe for Stone Pickaxe
• Added a second crafting recipe for Stone Axe
• Added a second crafting recipe for Stone Hoe

Weapons

• Added Netherite Sword
• Added a second crafting recipe for Stone Sword

Armor

• Added Netherite Helmet
• Added Netherite Chestplate
• Added Netherite Leggings
• Added Netherite Boots

Transportation

• Added Warped Fungus on a Stick

Blocks and Items

• Added Nether Gold Ore
• Added Crimson Nylium, Crimson Planks, Crimson Stem, Stripped Crimon Stem, Crimson Hyphae, Stripped Crimson Hyphae
• Added Warped Nylium, Warped Planks, Warped Stem, Stripped Warped Stem, Warped Hyphae, Stripped Warped Hyphae
• Added Crimson Slab, Crimson Stairs, Crimson Fence, Crimson Fence Gate
• Added Warped Slab, Warped Stairs, Warped Fence, Warped Fence Gate
• Added Warped Wart Block, Soul Soil
• Added Basalt, Polished Basalt
• Added Block of Netherite, Ancient Debris
• Added Crimson Fungus, Crimson Roots, Warped Fungus, Warped Roots, Nether Sprouts, Weeping Vines, Twisting Vines
• Added Soul Torch, Soul Lantern, Shroomlight
• Added Crying Obsidian, Target Block
• Added Crimson Sign, Crimson Door
• Added Warped Sign, Warped Door
• Added Crimson Pressure Plate, Crimson Trapdoor, Crimson Button
• Added Warped Pressure Plate, Warped Trapdoor, Warped Button
• Added Netherite Ingot, Netherite Scrap
• Added Lodestone, Respawn Anchor
• Added Cracked Nether Bricks, Chiseled Nether Bricks
• Added Quartz Bricks
• Added Blackstone, Blackstone Slab, Blackstone Stairs, Blackstone Wall
• Added Gilded Blackstone
• Added Polished Blackstone, Polished Blackstone Slab, Polished Blackstone Stairs, Polished Blackstone Wall, Chiseled Polished Blackstone
• Added Polished Blackstone Bricks, Polished Blackstone Brick Slab, Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs, Polished Blackstone Brick Wall, Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks
• Added Polished Blackstone Button, Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate
• Added Soul Campfire
• Added Snout Banner Pattern
• Added Chain
• Added Music Disc (Lena Raine - Pigstep)
• Added a second crafting recipe for Furnace

Spawn Eggs

• Added Hoglin Spawn Egg
• Added Piglin Spawn Egg
• Added Strider Spawn Egg
• Added Zoglin Spawn Egg
• Changed the name of Zombie Pigman Spawn Egg to Zombified Piglin Spawn Egg

Hostile Mobs

• Added Hoglin
• Added Piglin
• Added Zoglin

Passive Mobs

• Added Strider

Name Changes

• Changed the name of Zombie Pigman to Zombified Piglin (and they now have one ear on the left side of their head)

Overworld Biomes

• Added Bamboo Jungle Hills

Nether Biomes

• Added Crimson Forest
• Added Warped Forest
• Added Soul Sand Valley
• Added Basalt Deltas

New Enchantments

• Added Soul Speed

Changes

• You can now enchant all types of hoes with the Efficiency, Fortune and Silk Touch enchantments
• You can now enchant a compass with the Curse of Vanishing

New Commands

• Added /locatebiome command
• Added /attribute command

Changes

• Added new game rules to the /gamerule command:
  • forgiveDeadPlayers - Whether angered Neutral mobs will stop being angry when the targeted player dies
  • universalAnger - Whether angered Neutral mobs will attack nearby players (and not just the player that angered them)
• Added new options to the /locate command:
  • bastion_remnant
  • nether_fossil
  • ruined_portal
• All option values for the /locate command must now be entered in lowercase (for example, use buried_treasure now instead of Buried_Treasure)

Structures

• Added Bastion Remnant
• Added Nether Fossil
• Added Ruined Portal

General Changes

• Hoglins that end up in the Overworld become Zoglins
• You can climb Weeping Vines and Twisting Vines
• You can place Crimson Fungus, Crimson Roots, Warped Fungus, or Warped Roots into a Flower Pot
• Entities now get pushed by flowing lava
• You can quickly clear nether wart blocks and warped wart blocks with a hoe
• Bug fixes