Secrets Hidden Inside Minecraft

Heavy Core

• Used to craft the mace
• Placeable in ancient city portal frame
• Fits texture of reinforced deepslate

Wolf Armor

• Texture flaw: kneepads on front legs are backwards
• Effective armor: withstands 500 HP

Crafter Block

• Can be used as a password system
• Redstone output trackable with a comparator
• Allows for base entry with button configuration

Wind Charges

• Curvable in Bedrock Edition (not Java)
• Can be redirected by punching after throwing
• Useful for triggering distant Redstone components

Breeze Mob

• Breathes through eyes in Bedrock Edition
• Won't drown while swimming

Cake Ladder

• New Step height attribute command allows stepping up 10 blocks
• Quickest method to reach build height in Minecraft 1.21

Oozing Potion

• Used to disable cave mob spawning
• Apply to snow golems, kill them to get slimes
• Spawn 16 cave mobs to disable further local spawning

Copper Bulbs

• Alternative to Redstone lamps
• Can create light patterns without Redstone
• Customizable delay with hopper clock

Elytra Hack

• Java Edition now allows leads on boats like Bedrock
• Carry multiple mobs while flying with Elytra

Nether Portals

• Teleport using Ender pearls
• Ride minecarts through Nether portals
• Automated travel without player input

Animation Differences

• Bedrock Edition: first-person idle animations
• Java Edition: static item holding without animations

Auto Mining & Crafting

• End portal breaks blocks and drops items
• Allows for automated mining

Multiple Dogs

• Leash and pull multiple boats with dogs
• Efficient transportation across water

Fast Travel with Ender Pearls

• Teleport through portals quickly
• Align ender pearl throws for instant travel

Warship Boat

• Drag snow golems on a raft
• Snow golems attack mobs close to your boat

Automatic Boat Crafting

• Crafter block can be used to automatically craft boats
• Store large amounts of stackable materials

Minecraft Panorama Error

• Missing ladder on the left side
• Detected by Phoenix SC

Spectator Mode & Boats

• Possible to get desynced from server
• Perform actions while server thinks you are still in the boat

Mob Spawning Control

• Use snow golems and slimes with oozing potion
• Name tagged slimes prevent cave mob spawns

Observer & Copper Bulb Clocks

• Create alternate light patterns
• Use simple clocks for automation

Automatic Chunk Loading

• End portal gateways load chunks
• Maintain farm productivity in the End

Data Pack Changes

• Turn any item into another via data packs
• Example: dirt as a pickaxe, dragon egg as food

Secret Jeb Text

• Hidden on guardian texture
• Removed in texture update 1.14

Crafting Table Language Change

• Type “excited Z” to switch to pirate speak

Shield Texture

• Hidden base pattern for banners

Early Silverfish Texture

• Originally designed with hair

Minecart Movement

• Three minecarts in the same spot move on their own
• Can move diagonally and over one-block gaps

Boat Durability

• Breaks at specific heights (12, 13, 49, 51, 111, 202, 310 blocks)

Fishing Rod Mechanics

• Can hook falling entities like dragon eggs in mini-games

Blaze Hidden Body Part

• Has an unseen body part on texture

Slime Name Tag

• Name tags transfer to smaller slimes after splitting

Panda Variants

• Different behaviors: lazy, worried, playful, aggressive, weak

Jukebox Diamond Requirement

• Inspired by Edison phonograph using diamond needles

Orange Heart Particles

• Represent saddles, not faces

Pottery Shards

• Initially called pottery shards, now pottery sherds

Balloon Mechanics

• Lift mobs in Education Edition

Nether Portal Loading

• Throw items through to load the other side

Fossil Generation Glitch

• Overrode bedrock in seed 21w1a

April Fool's Snapshot

• Spawn illegal items via Enderman

Respiration Helmet

• Any level of respiration prevents drowning in peaceful mode

Berry Treasure

• Use Riptide Trident to easily find buried treasure

Inventory Overload Kick

• Written books can kick players with full inventories

Early Duplication Glitch

• Cactus and water setup duplicating boats in Alpha

Vindicator Attack Power

• Deals 19 points of damage, more than players

Early Cobblestone Generator

• TNT duplication using observers and Cobblestone generators

Beacon Regeneration Glitch

• Modify beacons to give faster regeneration

Bee Army

• Bees can take down the Wither with strength potions

Channeling Enchantment

• Converts mushrooms via lightning
• Use item frames to channel lightning safely

Ancient City Warden Disabler

• Machine with arrows disables Warden spawns

Boat Desync Trick

• Desync and perform actions while server thinks in boat

Bedrock Mining Speed Bug

• Max reach mining faster than close mining

Fortune 3 Harvest

• Use Fortune 3 on crops for better yield

Drip Leaf Block Glitch

• Destroy Bedrock and other blocks with bone meal

AFK Flower Farm

• Bone meal flowers in Bedrock for AFK farming

Leaf Water Logging

• See through walls using leaf water logging glitch

Tree Growth Glitch

• Grow trees at high heights using dirt blocks

Water Log Stairs

• Cobblestone generator with water log stairs prevents obsidian

Mob Damage Particles

• Heart particles show exact damage dealt

Item Duplication Glitch

• Damaged anvils duplicating items

Villager Sweat Particles

• Emit water particles when nervous

Dolphin's Grace Buff

• Long journey speed boost using leads and Depth Strider boots

Tree Growth Dirt Glitch

• Generate dirt blocks underneath grown trees

Infinite Wireless Redstone

• Exploit to break obsidian using different pickaxes

FOV Glitch

• See through walls with speed potion and Quake Pro FOV

Bubble Elevator Projectiles

• Use bubble elevators to keep projectiles in stasis

Secret Friday Updates

• Early secret updates added features like Redstone, minecarts

Dragon's Breath Glitch

• Fill bottles from dragon’s head to collect more

Villager-Powered Minecart

• Boats with villagers move minecarts efficiently

Honey Block Trap

• Combine honey blocks and lava cauldrons for traps

Pausable Single Player

• Pause game to maneuver out of dangerous situations

Slime Block Boat Launch

• Launch boats sky-high using slime blocks

Negative Experience Score

• Exceeding 21,863 XP gives negative death score

Fence Under End Portal

• Stand without teleporting using fences under portal

Shulker Box Wall Glitch

• Push through walls using shulker boxes

Farmland Hydration

• Water hydrates crops even through air blocks

Dripstone Cannon

• Launch dripstone using slime blocks

Hardened Glass

• Hard to break, high blast resistance

Bed Texture Glitch

• Hidden black dot on top half of beds

Bleach Item

• Reverts dyed items to white

Spliff with Crossbows

• New twist using drip leaf plants

Element Crafting

• Build chemical symbols or write messages with elements

Parrot Imitation

• Mimic sounds of hostile mobs as a warning

Firework Against Wither

• Fully powered rockets defeat Wither quickly

Strider Heat Source

• Use moss carpet over lava to keep striders warm

Cactus Spawn

• Spawn on top of cactus on specific seed

Medicine Brewing

• Anti-potion effects to cure status ailments

Firework Pressure Plate Trick

• Activate pressure plates using firework rockets

Camera Entity

• Take photos, tracks player, stores in portfolio

Boat and Enderman Combo

• Trap enderman in boats for easy farming

Arrow Bridge Trick

• Cross gaps using punch two arrows

Bedrock Buried Treasure

• Encased in bedrock, hard to reach

Invisible Shulker Builds

• Use invisible shulkers for builds above/below world limit

Early Elytra

• Piston underneath portal teleports directly to End islands

Miscellaneous Glitches and Exploits

• Various unique mechanics and glitches for different game versions