1.23 - Update of the Cursed

The 1.23 Update of the Cursed was an update released on March 26th, 2026 and added 2 new blocks, 1 new structure, 1 new item and 1 new mob.
== Structures ==
-The ancient underground hut, a house resembling a witch hut, but bigger and with candles, a bed and loot. You can find cobwebs, copper, iron, and books. There is a statue that resembles something of a totem.
== Blocks ==
-Coldstone, a new building block resembling ice that spawns in the new sub-biome, the frozen deep dark. It is a variant of the deep dark that has been frozen over. Coldstone is a very sticky block and will slow you down if you are to walk on it. Be extra careful in this biome.
-Sculk Jaw, a sculk block that will damage you if you stand on it. The damage cannot be evaded until you step off. These spawn in pools similar to Limestone and Diorite. If you break this block it will release xp and a soul-like particle similar to that of the shrieker and soul soil when using soul speed.
== Items ==
-The Cursed Totem, an item that when activated will give you a randomized negative effect. This can help during the "How Did We Get Here?" Advancement as it can give darkness if every other effect is applied, now requiring you to only search for it in Ancient Cities or Bastions, rather than needing to lure a wardens to the surface
== Mobs ==
The only mob added was from the biome vote in 2025, which was a fight between the Glare and the Lush Forests, Moobloom and Flower Forests, and The Great Hunger and the Dead Forests. The Lush Forests, a promise with the Glare's return, would only spawn on top of a Lush cave, previously underneath a plains biome. The dead Forests promised with the Great Hunger would be filled with "dead trees and Grey leaves" as described by the developers. The Great Hunger also instead of eating enchantments, would attack players from the ground and would also get up to attack them. In the first round the moobloom lost to 2nd place, Glare, and 1st place Great Hunger. And in the second round, in a surprising turn of events, The Glare had won over the Great Hunger. At the winner celebration screen for the Glare, the great Hunger is shown to come out of the ground in the last few seconds, attempting to eat the Glare. Jeb then offered it a second chance for next year as long as they left the Glare alone. The Great Hunger then dug down to the ground once more, waiting for its re-arrival. The Lush Forests weren't added until 1.24 due to it needing a little more development time.