1.21, the first release of Tricky Trials, is a major update to Java Edition released on June 13, 2024. Originally announced at Minecraft Live 2023 on October 15, 2023, the name of the update was revealed in a Minecraft Monthly on April 26, 2024. The update was said to focus on "combat adventures and tinkering" and introduces several copper block variants and a new structure called trial chambers, as well as the new crafter, new tuff variants, the new mace weapon, twenty new paintings, and new hostile mobs that spawn in the trial chambers, among others. It also includes some changes to the Bad Omen effect and many bug fixes.
