Minecraft 1.21 Snapshots

This list consists of all the snapshots for Minecraft 1.21: The Seas & Sands Update (Badowie's New Canon).
== Early Snapshots ==
=== 23w36a ===
Snapshot 23w36a, released on September 5th, is the first snapshot for 1.21 and adds some experimental Beach additions from the Biome Vote.
==== Additions ====
===== Blocks =====
Wet Sand
* A darker variant of Sand found occasionally along Beaches and in Oceans
* Has a 1/4 chance of replacing any Sand covered with water above Y: 30
* Replaces all waterlogged sand below Y: 30
* Can be broken with any tool, fastest with a Shovel
* Does not fall like normal Sand
===== Mobs =====
Crab
* Small, passive mob that spawns on Beaches near the water
* 1/5 will drop a Crab Shell and 1/3 will attack if provoked
* Comes in red, yellow, and blue
* Usually spawns in groups of three or five
Large Crab
* Currently only available through spawn eggs or commands in Creative Mode
* Will attack when provoked or if the player comes too close
* Set to spawn in Beach Ruins in later snapshots
* 1/3 will drop a Crab Shell and 1/4 drop a Crab Pincer
===== Items =====
Crab Shell
* Dropped by Crabs
* Currently not used for anything
* Has a red color no matter what color Crab drops it
Crab Pincer
* Dropped by Large Crabs
* Currently has no use
* Always colored red
=== 23w36b ===
Released on September 10, Snapshot 23w36b makes fixes and changes to what was added in the previous snapshot, along with adding a few new features.
==== Additions ====
===== General =====
Wave Effects
* Appears on the edge of Beaches or other shore
*A moving visual effect that generates "waves"
*Does not actually affect the water at all
*Waves will occasionally generate further out in the ocean
Seaspray Particles
* Generates near waves and Beaches
* Small blue particles representing seaspray
Thorns Effect
* An effect applied from drinking a Potion of Thorns
* Acts similar to the Thorns enchantment
* Comes in a weaker and stronger variant
===== Items =====
Potion of Thorns
* Brewed using a Crab Pincer
* Bottle is a light red color
* Gives the Thorns effect
* Comes in different versions and lengths
===== Blocks =====
Shell Block
* Decorative block
* Red texture slightly similar to raw ore blocks
* Crafted using nine Crab Shells
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* Changed textures for Crab Shells and Crabs
* Small Crabs are now all neutral
=== 23w37a ===
Snapshot 23w37a was released on September 12 and adds more Beach features as well as some changes to what was added previously.
==== Additions ====
===== Structures =====
Beach Ruins
* Generates randomly along beaches
* Built with Quartz, Prismarine, and Stone blocks
* Three to ten Large Crabs generate inside
* Usually partially buried in Sand
* Has a chest containing basic loot
* 1/3 chests contains a Buried Treasure Map
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* Shell Blocks give 1 heart of damage when walked on by players or mobs, and even more when fallen on
* Crab Shells can be picked up with Fishing Rods
=== 23w38a ===
Released on September 18, this snapshot begins the first phase of the full ocean revamp, starting with updating Ocean Monuments.
==== Additions ====
===== Blocks =====
Prismarine Brick Wall
Dark Prismarine Wall
Smooth Prismarine
* Decorative block
* Generates in some parts of Ocean Monuments and Beach Ruins
* Can be obtained by smelting Prismarine or in a Stonecutter
* Credit to TympanicCafe for the idea, go check out their pages! :D
Smooth Prismarine Stairs
Smooth Prismarine Wall
Smooth Prismarine Slab
Chiseled Prismarine
* Crafted with two Prismarine Slabs or in a Stonecutter
* Decorative block
* Generates as part of the top of Ocean Monuments
Wet Gravel
* Equivalent of Wet Sand for Gravel
* Generates as part of the Deep Ocean floor
===== Mobs =====
Gilded Drowned
* Hostile mob spawning in and around Ocean Monuments and Ocean Ruins
* A Drowned variant with Gold armor, golden flecks in its skin, and glowing yellow eyes
* Has 1.5 times as much health as a normal Drowned
* Can drop normal Drowned loot, as well as a 100% chance to drop a Wet Sponge, a 25% chance to drop a Gold Ingot, and a 50% chance to drop one or more Prismarine Shards
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* Drowned now nearly never spawn in Rivers and spawn much less frequently near the edges of Oceans or in Shallow/Warm Oceans
* Ocean Monuments are now larger and more detailed, including the new Prismarine blocks
* Ocean Monuments have three updated designs which alternate generation
=== 23w38b ===
Snapshot 23w38b was released on September 21 and adds new Coral types and mobs, although no generation changes have been made.
==== Additions ====
===== Blocks =====
Leaf Coral
* A brownish-orange type of Coral
* Generates in Coral Reefs along with other Corals
Leaf Coral Block
Dead Leaf Coral
Dead Leaf Coral Block
Star Coral
* Another Coral type, this one green with a texture of small dots
Star Coral Block
Dead Star Coral
Dead Star Coral Block
Clam Shell Block
* Decorative block
* Crafted from nine Clam Shells
* Does not cause damage like Crab Shell Blocks
===== Mobs =====
Reef Shark
* A medium-sized, neutral mob spawning in Coral Reefs
* Blue colored 
* Occasionally feeds on smaller fish and mobs
* Drops nothing but a small amount of experience
Stonefish
* A passive but dangerous mob that spawns in Coral Reefs
* Small brown fish with a row of spikes on its back
* If touched by a player or other mob, it will give the Poison effect for 10 seconds
Clam
* Small, passive, ambient mob spawning in Coral Reefs and shallower parts of oceans (excluding Cold and Frozen Oceans)
* Will occasionally drop Raw Clam, which can be smelted into Cooked Clam, eaten, and left with a Clam Shell
===== Items =====
Raw Clam
* Dropped by Clams
* Smelted into Cooked Clam
Cooked Clam
Clam Shell
* The leftover from eating Cooked Clam
* Can be used to create Clam Shell Blocks
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* Textures for Corals changed slightly
* Shell Block renamed to Crab Shell Block
=== 23w38c ===
Released on September 23, this snapshot is smaller and focuses more on fixes and optimization, as well as adding a few experimental features.
==== Additions ====
===== Items =====
Scoped Crossbow
* Crafted with a Crossbow and a Spyglass
* Used as the name suggests
* Aside from the scope, it works the same way as regular Crossbows
Ocean Compass
* Found in a new loot room of the Ocean Monument
* Points towards the nearest shore
Bundle
* Finally fully added to the game
* Crafted with Rabbit Hide and String
* See Bundle on Minecraft Wiki
==== Changes ====
* Many bugs fixed
* Gameplay optimized
* Oceans are made a bit rarer in preparation for the generation revamps
== Later Snapshots (Generation Revamps) ==
=== 23w40a ===
Snapshot 23w40a was released on October 3rd and is the first snapshot to begin fully changing the biomes.
==== Additions ====
===== Mobs =====
Sea Snake
* Neutral mob
* Medium-sized with black and white stripes
* Spawns in Large Reefs
* Can inflict the player with Poison II for several seconds
* Occasionally attacks Tropical Fish and Pufferfish
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* Gameplay optimized
* The command /locate now has an option for sub-biomes (ex: /locate biome coral_reef sub coral_atoll)
Ocean Generation
* Oceans are now anywhere from two to four times as large as before the update
* Normal Oceans can now generate as deep as Y: 15 and Deep Oceans are temporarily removed before their update
Coral Update/Split
* Coral Reef is now regarded as an official biome, and is split into four sub-biomes
* Ordinary Coral Reefs are renamed to Coral Flats and are now a bit shallower, with no Drowned spawning
* Coral Atolls are shallow, open reefs which are surrounded on all sides by sand
* Sea Snakes and Reef Sharks do not spawn in Coral Atolls
* Large Reefs are deeper and wider versions of reefs which include Drowned and all the normal reef mobs
* Deep Reefs are similar to Large Reefs or Reef Flats, but can be as deep as Y: 20, as opposed to Reef Flats which are only 9-5 blocks deep
=== 23w40b ===
Released on October 7, snapshot 23w40b is another revamp snapshot, this one focusing on Deep Oceans.
==== Additions ====
===== Biomes =====
Deep Ocean
* Re-added
* Usually goes down to around Y: -35 but rarely will naturally (without any caves or ravines) reach down to Y: -50
* Light level is nearly 0, and an abundance of Drowned and Glow Squids spawn along with the new and upcoming mobs
* Seafloor is made out of Wet Sand, Wet Gravel, Deepslate, and Compressed Deepslate
Deep Frozen Ocean
* Partially covered with layers of ice and icebergs
* Same depth as normal Deep Oceans
* Seafloor contains Wet Gravel, Packed Ice, Deepslate, and Compressed Deepslate
* Most mobs are very rare here, the only ones spawning being Sunken and Squid
* Icebergs generate, and can reach as deep as below Y: 0
Deep Cold Ocean
* Virtually the same as Deep Oceans with the exception of less Drowned and Glow Squids and more Sunken spawning
Deep Lukewarm Ocean
* Same as Deep Oceans with slightly different color
Deep Warm Ocean
* The rarest ocean biome
* Shallowest of the Deep Oceans, usually only reaching to around Y: -20
* Many Glow Squids and Drowned spawn
===== Mobs =====
Sunken
* Spawns in Deep Frozen Oceans, Deep Cold Oceans, and Shipwrecks
* A drowned version of a Skeleton with ripped blue bones and clothing
* Is created when Skeletons drown in water below Y: 30
* Has the same health as a Drowned
* Fights with a Stone Sword
Nautilus
* Spawns in all Deep Ocean biomes
* Small, passive, mostly ambient mob
* Drops a Nautilus Shell
===== Blocks =====
Compressed Deepslate
* Deepslate variant which generates when exposed to water below Y: 0
* Takes 1.5 times as long to mine as normal Deepslate
* Replaces 5% of all Deepslate below Y: -40
* Appears like normal Deepslate but a bit more smooth
* Can be used to craft Compressed Stone Tools
===== Items =====
Compressed Stone Sword
* Crafted like a normal Sword with Compressed Deepslate
* Has 60% more durability than Stone Swords, as with all Compressed Stone Tools
* Deals 20% more damage than Stone Swords
Compressed Stone Axe
* Mines 20% faster than Stone Swords
Compressed Stone Pickaxe
* Can mine Redstone and Lapis Lazuli Ore
* Mines 20% faster than Stone Pickaxes
Compressed Stone Shovel
Compressed Stone Hoe
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* Shipwrecks only generate in Coral Reefs, Warm Oceans, and below Y: 0
* Glow Squids now spawn in (Deep) Warm Oceans, Coral Reefs, and Deep Lukewarm/Normal Oceans, as well as now giving off a real glow (a little more than a torch)
=== 23w41a ===
23w41a continues the Deep Ocean update, released on October 10.
==== Additions ====
===== Effects =====
Pressure
* Is applied when the player is underwater below Y: 0
* Makes mining take twice as long
* Will begin to apply damage after a minute if not stopped
* Can be fixed using a Potion of Pressure Resistance
===== Mobs =====
Isopod
* Medium-sized, neutral mob that spawns in all Deep Ocean biomes below Y: -30
* Neutral, bug-like creature that spawns on the ocean floor
* Drops an Isopod Shell, which can be used to brew a Potion of Pressure Resistance
===== Items =====
Isopod Shell
* Dropped by Isopods
* Used to brew Potions of Pressure Resistance
Potion of Pressure Resistance
* Resists pressure when underwater
* Brewed with an Isopod Shell
Splash Potion of Pressure Resistance
Lingering Potion of Pressure Resistance
Potion of Pressure
* Brewed with a Nautilus Shell
* Inflicts Pressure on the player, regardless of whether they are deep underwater
Splash Potion of Pressure
Lingering Potion of Pressure
===== Terrain Features =====
Ocean Trench
* Spawns in different Deep Ocean biomes
* A ravine-ish feature with the usual Deep Ocean blocks
* Magma Blocks and Obsidian can spawn here
* Trenches usually have a lot of Coal and Gold Ore, and sometimes a fossil
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* Gameplay optimized
* Sea Snakes can now be found all throughout Warm Ocean biomes
*Fossils can now spawn in Deep Oceans
=== 23w41b ===
Snapshot 23w41b was released on October 13 and updates the Cold Ocean biome
==== Additions ====
===== Blocks =====
Frozen Coal Ore
* Generates in Icebergs in Cold and Frozen Oceans
* A variant of Coal Ore in Ice
* Drops are the same as normal and Deepslate coal ore, except for the 1/5 chance not to drop anything (without Silk Touch)
Frozen Iron Ore
Frozen Copper Ore
Frozen Gold Ore
* Only generates on the floors of Deep Frozen Oceans (same thing goes with other rarer Frozen Ores)
Frozen Redstone Ore
Frozen Diamond Ore
===== Mobs =====
Seal
* Medium-sized mob spawning in Frozen Oceans, Cold Oceans, and Snowy Beaches
* Neutral, and will attack if provoked or if its children are endangered, much like Polar Bears
* Have no drops besides experience
* Attacks Minnows and Salmon
Minnow
* Ambient passive mob that spawns in normal, Cold, and Frozen Oceans
* Spawns in schools
===== Terrain Features =====
Glacier
* Generates in Frozen Oceans
* A large, tall sheet of blue and packed ice
* Is partially considered a biome as it has different spawning
* Can reach up to Y: 130 and be as wide as 300 blocks
* Rabbits, Polar Bears, Strays, and even Sunken (without water) spawn here along with the usual hostile mobs
* Partially taken from TympanicCafe's update
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* Icebergs are now larger and have varied generation
=== 23w41c ===
This snapshot, released on the 15th of October, is the last real snapshot for 1.21, fixing a lot of bugs along with adding a few last minute features.
==== Additions ====
===== Mobs =====
White Shark
* Spawns in all Ocean and Deep Ocean biomes excluding types of Coral Reefs, Warm Oceans, and Lukewarm Oceans
* Spawns close to the surface
* Hostile; will attack Drowned, Sunken, fish, and boats
* Drops a Shark Fin
===== Items =====
Potion of Aqua Speed
* Brewed with a Shark Fin
* Gives increased speed and agility underwater along with the oxygen bar depleting slightly slower
===== Enchantments =====
Aqua Sight
* Taken from TympanicCafe
* Helps the player see better underwater
* Applied to helmets
* Can be found in Enchanting Tables, but also in Buried Treasure, Ocean Monuments, Ocean Ruins, and Shipwrecks
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* New gameplay changed and optimized
* Reef Sharks now drop Shark Fins
*Two new Tropical Fish textures
== Pre-releases and Release Candidates ==
=== 1.21-pre1 ===
1.21 Pre-release 1 is the first pre-release of Minecraft 1.21, which fixes bugs and adds one new feature, and was released on October 20.
==== Additions ====
===== Mobs =====
River Trout
* Spawns in Rivers and Lakes
* Small, greenish-gray fish
* Can be fished using Fishing Rods
* Drops Raw Trout
===== Items =====
Bucket of Trout
Raw Trout
Cooked Trout
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
=== 1.21-pre2 ===
The second pre-release of 1.21, released on October 21, fixes a bug and optimizes a lot of the new gameplay.
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
* Gameplay optimized
=== 1.21-pre3 ===
Released on October 23, this pre-release fixes a bug related to boats.
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
=== 1.21-pre4 ===
The fourth pre-release of 1.21 was released on October 24 and fixes two more bugs.
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
=== 1.21-pre5 ===
1.21-pre5 was released on October 25 and fixes another bug.
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
=== 1.21-pre6 ===
The sixth pre-release of 1.21, released on October 26, fixes a crash and a bug with villages.
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
=== 1.21-pre7 ===
The seventh and final pre-release for 1.21, 1.21-pre7 was released on October 27 and fixes a crash bug.
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
=== 1.21-rc1 ===
The first release candidate for Minecraft 1.21 was released on October 29 and fixes two bugs.
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
=== 1.21-rc2 ===
Released on October 30; fixes a crash and a bug with clams.
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
=== 1.21-rc3 ===
1.21-rc3, released on October 31, is the final release candidate for 1.21, fixing a bug that causes water and lava to glitch.
==== Changes ====
* Bugs fixed
To see the full release, check out Minecraft 1.21: The Seas & Sands Update!
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