Minecraft 1.21 is a major update added on February 10, 2024. Over the course of many minor updates, it will add new options for Survival and Creative Mode, but 1.21.0 just fixes bugs and adds a few things to the badlands and desert biomes.
1.21.0[]
Changes[]
- Bugs fixed.
- Polar Bears can now be bred with raw salmon.
- Evokers and Vindicators now spawn less in raids, encouraging people to find a Woodland Mansion.
Additions[]
Mobs[]
- Vultures - Neutral mobs that spawn in badlands. They drop 0-4 feathers.
- Meerkats - Passive mobs that spawn in groups of 4 or 5 in deserts.
Plants[]
- Large Cactus- A larger variant of cactus that spawns in badlands biomes and rarely in deserts.
- Prickly Pear Cactus- A variant of cactus that spawns in badlands.
Items[]
- Raw Prickly Pear- What prickly pear cacti drop. If eaten, they give you hunger and nausea.
- Cooked Prickly Pear- What you get from smelting prickly pear. They restore two hunger points.
1.21.1: Builder's Challenge[]
Minecraft 1.21.1 was added on September 29th, 2022.
Changes[]
- Bugs fixed
Additions[]
- Builder Pro Survival- A version of survival where combat and resource gathering are easier and building is encouraged.
- Builder Pro Creative- Like builder pro survival but in creative mode! This sounds like normal creative but I will explain it in the page about it.
1.21.2: Adventurer's Challenge[]
Minecraft 1.21.2 was released on November 28th, 2022.
Changes[]
- Bugs fixed
Additions[]
- Adventure Pro Survival- A option for survival mode that encourages adventure.
- Undead Temple- A temple with traps, loot chests, and many undead mobs.
1.21.3: Survivor’s Challenge[]
Minecraft 1.21.3 was released in January 2023.
Changes[]
- Bugs fixed
Additions[]
- Survivor’s Challenge- A mode where you can choose from a bunch of different challenges to do. For example, you could set it so you start out in the Nether or End, or that mobs rain from the sky, or that the world slowly decays- and new challenges are added based on the challenges people come up with.
- Survivor’s Challenge PvP- A version of Survivor’s Challenge with multiple people who are fighting against each other.