Java Edition 21w19a

21w19a is the twenty-first snapshot for Java Edition 1.17, released on May 12, 2021, which increases the minimum Java version to 16 and fixes bugs.

General

 * Tags
 * Added, , , and block tags.
 * Blocks with these tags can be destroyed more quickly with the matching tool.
 * Added, , and block tags.
 * If a block requires the correct tool to drop, these tags determine which tier of that tool is required.

Blocks

 * Anvils
 * The maximum length a name of an item can have after being renamed has been increased to 50.

World generation

 * Geodes
 * Are now significantly rarer.

Command format

 * New syntax:
 * Same as old version of.
 * Same as old version of.
 * Same as old version of.

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