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This article describes content that may be included in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.
This content has appeared in Java Edition 1.19.4 and Bedrock Edition 1.19.70 development versions, but the full update containing it has not been released yet.
The features on this page are exclusive to Experimental Gameplay in Bedrock Edition.
These features may be properly added in a future update, but currently require enabling one or more settings in the "Next Major Update" section of the Game Settings menu.
This page describes an experimental feature in Java Edition.
This feature is not enabled in-game by default and requires the use of the "update_1_20" experimental data pack to be implemented.
A brush is a tool used to excavate suspicious sand for different items.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feather + Copper Ingot + Stick |
[upcoming: JE 1.20 & BE 1.20.0] | |
| Damaged Brush | The durability of the two brushes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. |
Usage
Main article: Suspicious Sand
Using the brush on any block will display a brushing animation, creating breaking particles but not actually damaging the block. When continuously brushing a block of suspicious sand, a random item will slowly emerge from it until it turns into regular sand, depleting 1 durability point and yielding the item.[1] The player is slowed down while brushing.
Enchantments
A brush can receive the following enchantments:
| Name | Max Level | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Unbreaking | III | |
| Mending | I | |
| Curse of Vanishing | I |
Sounds
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None[sound 2] | Players[sound 1] | While a brush is being used | item | None[sound 2] | 0.6 | 0.6 | 16 | |
| None[sound 2] | Players[sound 1] | When a brush finishes brushing suspicious sand | item | None[sound 2] | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | While a brush is being used [sound 1] | brush | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Players | When a brush finishes brushing suspicious sand | brush_completed | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 |
- ↑ MCPE-167170 — Brush sound and particles are too frequent
History
| October 3, 2020 |   Brushes were announced at Minecraft Live 2020 with two variants. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2023 |  Sofia Dankis posted an article about upcoming archaeology features, including brushes. | ||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.20 (Experimental) | 23w07a | Added brushes with an updated texture behind the Update 1.20 experimental datapack.
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The crafting recipe is originally three string and two sticks.
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| 1.19.4 Pre-release 1 | The crafting recipe for brushes has been changed.
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| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
| Next Major Update (Experimental) | beta 1.19.70.23 | Added brushes behind the Next Major Update experimental toggle. | |||
Issues
Issues relating to "Brush" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
References
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 23w07a" – Minecraft.net, February 15, 2023