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
 * 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 Brick.


 * Cracked Nether Bricks
 * New variant of Nether Brick.

Quartz Bricks

 * Gilded Blackstone
 * Has a chance of dropping gold.

Items
Piglin Banner Pattern

.   New pattern for banners, the Piglin

Biomes

 * Basalt Deltas
 * A volcanic biome in The Nether.*

Others
Accessibility improvements

Mobs

 * Striders
 * Now turn purple outside of lava.


 * Zoglins
 * Are now undead.


 * Magma Cubes
 * Spawn in Basalt Deltas

Blocks

 * Banner Patterns
 * Now have a Piglin pattern.

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