As of October 6, 2026, two Minecraft capes are free for anyone who qualifies: the Aurora Cape, for watching a reward-enabled Minecraft Dungeons II stream on Twitch or TikTok until October 14 and redeeming the code by October 31, and the Hero Cape, for playing Minecraft Dungeons II before December 31 on a Microsoft account that has played the first Minecraft Dungeons. Both work in Java and Bedrock Edition; apart from the Minecraft Experience Cape, which visitors of the touring Minecraft Experience still receive, every other official cape came from an event that is over.
A cape belongs to your Microsoft account: once you have it, you keep it on every device where you sign in with that account. Below are the capes you can get now and until when, how to redeem and wear them, and every cape you can no longer earn.
The capes you can still get
| Cape | How to get it | Deadline | Where you wear it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Cape | Watch a reward-enabled Minecraft Dungeons II livestream for 15 minutes on Twitch or 3 minutes on TikTok, then redeem the code | Watch by October 14, 11:59 p.m. Pacific time; redeem by October 31 | Java and Bedrock, not Dungeons II |
| Hero Cape | Play Minecraft Dungeons II on a Microsoft account that has played the first Minecraft Dungeons | December 31, 2026 | Dungeons II, Java and Bedrock |
| Twisted Cape | Dungeons II pre-order bonus: only pre-order buyers can still claim it | Pre-orders closed on September 28 | Dungeons II, Java and Bedrock |
| Minecraft Experience Cape | Buy a ticket to Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue and attend it | 30 days after the show closes in your city | Bedrock |
Aurora Cape: watch a stream by October 14
Mojang's launch gift for Minecraft Dungeons II is a cape for Minecraft itself: you can't wear it in Dungeons II.
- Until October 14, watch any reward-enabled Minecraft Dungeons II livestream for at least 15 minutes on Twitch or 3 minutes on TikTok. Only time spent on a stream that is live counts.
- Your code then arrives in your Twitch Inventory or your TikTok notifications.
- Redeem it at minecraft.net/redeem by October 31, 2026, with the Microsoft account you play Minecraft on.
There is one code per person and Microsoft account, and Mojang warns that supplies are limited, so don't wait for the last day. The watching window closes at the same moment everywhere:
| Where | Last moment to watch |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles (PDT) | Wednesday, October 14, 11:59 p.m. |
| New York (EDT) | Thursday, October 15, 2:59 a.m. |
| UTC | Thursday, October 15, 6:59 a.m. |
| London (BST) | Thursday, October 15, 7:59 a.m. |
| Berlin, Paris (CEST) | Thursday, October 15, 8:59 a.m. |
| Sydney (AEDT) | Thursday, October 15, 5:59 p.m. |
Mojang writes "PST", but California is on daylight time on October 14 (UTC−7): we give that reading, the earlier of the two. The rest of the game, its price and its reviews are in our Minecraft Dungeons II guide.
Hero Cape: play Dungeons II by December 31
You don't need to have bought the first Minecraft Dungeons: Mojang counts any save data of that game linked to your Microsoft account, from Game Pass or a couch co-op session for example. Launch Dungeons II signed in with that account; once you can equip the cape there, sign in to Minecraft Java or Bedrock with the same account to unlock it in Minecraft too. Sessions of the first game played without signing in to a Microsoft account may not count, and the check can take some time.
Twisted Cape and Minecraft Experience Cape
Twisted Cape. If you pre-ordered Dungeons II but never claimed the cape, sign in to Dungeons II with the Microsoft account of the pre-order, check the Collectibles screen, then sign in to Minecraft with the same account.
Minecraft Experience Cape. Every guest of Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue, the touring real-life Minecraft adventure, gets a code for a half-zombie, half-villager cape, on a card at the exit or by email depending on the city. On October 6, 2026, its official site lists the show at American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The promotion's terms give 30 days after the show closes in your city to redeem the code (minecraft.net's redeem page says 60) and name Bedrock Edition only, so redeem it as soon as you get home.
Two other capes stay inside Dungeons II: the Soul Cape, which comes with its Deluxe Edition, and the Corrupted Creeper Cape, which Mojang will hand out at events and promotions, each saying whether it reaches Minecraft.
How to redeem a cape code
Cape codes have 25 characters, which Mojang calls 5x5 codes. Mojang says they are redeemable on Xbox and PC, and the cape then works on every platform:
- Go to minecraft.net/redeem in a web browser.
- Enter the code and select Submit.
- Sign in with the Microsoft account you play Minecraft on, then confirm.
The cape then appears in your Dressing Room. A child account under 9 can't redeem codes for promotional items until the family organizer sets its age rating to 10 or older in Microsoft Family Safety. Codes for the game, Minecoins or Realms, and codes for consoles, are covered in our guide to redeeming Minecraft codes.