1.16 (jun 23, 2020 – jun 24, 2020)
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1.16, the first release of the Nether Update, is a major update to Java Edition announced at MINECON Live 2019[1] and released on June 23, 2020.[2] This update overhauls the Nether by adding four new biomes, four new mobs (the piglin, hoglin, zoglin, and strider), and a multitude of new blocks, including many variants of blackstone as well as the respawn anchor used to set the player's spawnpoint in the Nether. It also adds a new netherite tier of equipment, obtained through ancient debris found rarely throughout the Nether.
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