Java Edition 20w15a

20w15a is the eleventh snapshot for Java Edition 1.16, released on April 8, 2020, which adds a new nether biome, new music tracks, new blocks and other changes and fixes.

Blocks

 * Blackstone JE1.pngstone
 * Generates in Basalt Delta.
 * Can be used in place of stone to craft furnaces and stone tools.
 * Is not blast resistant.


 * Blackstone Slab


 * Blackstone Stairs


 * Blackstone Wall


 * Polished Blackstone


 * Polished Blackstone Slab


 * Polished Blackstone Stairs


 * Polished Blackstone Wall


 * Polished Blackstone Button


 * Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate


 * Chiseled Polished Blackstone


 * Polished Blackstone Bricks


 * Polished Blackstone Brick Slab


 * Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs


 * Polished Blackstone Brick Wall


 * Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks


 * Soul Campfires
 * Have a blue flame instead of orange.


 * Chiseled Nether Bricks
 * New variant of Nether Bricks.


 * Cracked Nether Bricks
 * New variant of Nether Bricks.


 * Gilded Blackstone.pngd Blackstone
 * Has a chance of dropping gold.

Items

 * Piglin Banner Pattern
 * New pattern for banners, the Piglin
 * Use in Loom to apply Piglin pattern to banner

Biomes

 * Basalt Deltas
 * A volcanic biome in The Nether.
 * Filled with pillars of Basalt and large areas of Blackstone

General

 * Tags
 * Added block tag.
 * Contains nether gold ore and gilded blackstone
 * Added block tag.
 * Added item tag.
 * Added item tag.

Others

 * Accessibility improvements

Mobs

 * Striders
 * Now turn purple outside of lava.
 * Baby striders ride on top of bigger striders.


 * Zoglins
 * Are now undead.


 * Magma Cubes
 * Spawn in Basalt Deltas

Blocks

 * Banner Patterns
 * Piglin pattern
 * Looks like the snout of a Piglin, two vertical lines inside a centered rectangle


 * Dispensers


 * Dispensers can now saddle pigs and horses
 * Dispensers can now put horse armor on horses
 * Dispensers can now put carpets on llamas
 * Dispensers can now put chests on llamas, donkeys and mules
 * Dispensers can now shear a Mooshroom
 * Dispensers can shear snow golems

Items

 * Nether vegetation (sprouts, roots, vines, fungus, wart and wart blocks) can now be composted
 * Hoes are now the appropriate tool for breaking leaves
 * Soul sand can be used to craft soul torches