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What just changed in Minecraft — dates, patches, seasons — and the guides built from its data. Every fact sourced, every article linked to the tool it affects.

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  1. Minecraft ore levels: best Y level for diamonds and every ore

    The best Y level for every Minecraft ore in Java 26.3, computed from the game's world-generation files: diamonds, iron, gold, emerald, ancient debris and more.

    4 min read

  2. Minecraft Vulkan: how to switch and what changes in Java

    Minecraft Java can now run on Vulkan. How to switch the Graphics API setting, what changed from 26.2 to 26.4, the GPU requirements and what it means on Mac.

    3 min read

  1. Minecraft 26.3 recipes: straw bed, cushion and poplar wood

    How to craft Minecraft 26.3's new items: the straw bed from hay bales, cushions, wool and concrete stairs and slabs, and the full poplar wood set.

    4 min read

  2. Minecraft advancements: 126 in all, 25 challenges and 9 hidden

    Minecraft Java 26.3 has 126 advancements, 121 beyond the tab roots. Every challenge with the game's description, the nine hidden ones and where to start.

    4 min read

  3. Minecraft armor trims: all 18 templates and where to find them

    All 18 Minecraft armor trims: where each smithing template spawns and its chance, from the 26.3 loot tables, how to duplicate one and the 11 trim materials.

    3 min read

  4. Minecraft Dungeons 2: release date, platforms, price, the Sift

    Minecraft Dungeons II is out September 29, 2026 on PC, Xbox, PS5 and Switch, and on Game Pass. Price, editions, co-op and the Sift, its new dimension.

    4 min read

  5. Minecraft enchantments list: max levels and incompatible pairs

    All 41 Minecraft enchantments with their max level, anvil cost and incompatible pairs, what goes on each item and which never come from an enchanting table.

    4 min read

  6. Minecraft Live 2026: ice caves, the Sift, every announcement

    Everything Mojang announced at Minecraft Live on September 26, 2026: ice caves and a frozen zombie, the Sift dimension, Switch 2 and what has no date yet.

    4 min read

  7. Minecraft music discs: all 22 and where to find each one

    All 22 Minecraft music discs in 26.3: where each one drops and its chance, from the game's loot tables, plus track lengths and comparator signals.

    3 min read

  8. Minecraft pottery sherds: all 23 and where to find them

    All 23 Minecraft pottery sherds in 26.3: which site and block each one comes from, its chance per brushed block, and the three hidden in Trial Chambers.

    3 min read

  9. Minecraft Trial Chambers loot: vault and ominous vault odds

    What Minecraft's Trial Chambers vaults give in 26.3: every item's chance per opening in regular and ominous vaults, from the Heavy Core to Wind Burst books.

    3 min read

  10. Minecraft villager trades: every profession, level by level

    Every Minecraft villager trade in 26.3, from the game's data: all 13 professions level by level, prices and uses, the best trades and the wandering trader.

    15 min read

  1. Minecraft 26.3 Wilderness Bound: what's new and what's next

    Minecraft 26.3 Wilderness Bound adds the dappled forest, abandoned camps, straw beds and cushions. Plus ice caves and the Sift, shown at Minecraft Live.

    4 min read