Java Edition 20w79a

20w79a, the fourth snapshot of the minecraft 1.18 end update released on January 13, 2022 adding a new biome, a new mob, new advancements, some new blocks, a new structure, and improved ender waste generation. This is the first snapshot of 2022.
Additions
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Mobs
White Spirit
* Is a hostile mob to the player.
* Takes over the mind of an enderman by riding on their head.
* When on the enderman it controls the enderman so that means loads of enderman can follow the player around but will not hurt the player.
* When the enderman that the spirit is riding on is killed the spirit will still remain alive but it will zoom around the player fast and start attacking the player.
* Has 24 health points.
* Can only spawn in the quartz plains biome.
Blocks
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Ender Diamond Ore
* Is found on the top and bottom layers of the end.
* Comes in veins of 1-4.
* Drops Diamonds when mined.
* Drops the block itself when mined with an iron pickaxe or higher with a silk touch enchantment.
Diamond Bricks
* Is obtained by using a stonecutter with a Block of Diamond or crafted using 4 diamonds in a 2x2 square form.
Biomes
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Quartz Plains
* Is a biome that only generates in the end.
* Has a floor of Blocks of Quartz and Quartz Bricks.
* Contains these obsidian pillars with end crystals similar to the ender dragon boss obsidian pillars but only smaller.
* Only White Spirits and Enderman may spawn here.
Ender Waste
* Renamed the original end biome to "ender waste".
* Now contains these End Stone Brick Spikes structure.
* The floor now has patches of End Stone Bricks.
Structures
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Small Obsidian Pillar
* Generates only in the Quartz Plains biome.
* Is build from obsidian, 1 end crystal, and 1 bedrock underneath the end crystal.
End Stone Brick Spikes
* Only generates in the ender waste biome.
* Is built from End Stone Bricks and End Stone Brick Walls.
Advancements
4 new advancements were added, and these are the following.
"The End of the Road Trip"-Explore every biome in the end.
"A very Dark place"-Find a Blackstone Barrens.
"Cover Me in Enderite"-Wear a full suit of enderite armor.
"Eat magic like Tirek"-Absorb every mobs health"
"The End of the Road Trip", "Cover Me in Enderite, and "Eat Magic like Tirek" are challange advancements. Only "A very Dark place" is a goal advancement.
Changes
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End Gateway
* Is now made out of purpur stairs and Polished End Stone Bricks.
These ideas
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These ideas came from wattles video "minecraft needs an end update". You should subscribe to wattles. Help him reach 1 Million Subscribers. 
By Daniel Lozano (AKA Piglin8)
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