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Official artwork for Minecraft 1.13 Update Aquatic
Release Java Edition Major update

Minecraft 1.13 “Update Aquatic”

Released on 18 July 2018, Minecraft Java Edition 1.13 Update Aquatic fills the oceans with coral reefs, shipwrecks, ocean ruins and icebergs, and adds dolphins, turtles, tropical fish, the Drowned and the Phantom. It also brings the Trident, the Conduit, swimming, waterlogged blocks and data packs.

Released 18 Jul 2018 108 new blocks & items
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Key takeaways

  • Oceans: several new ocean biomes, coral reefs, underwater caves and ravines, plus Shipwrecks, Ocean Ruins, buried treasure and icebergs.
  • New mobs: dolphins, turtles and tropical fish, the hostile Drowned and the Phantom. Cod, Salmon and Pufferfish are now mobs too.
  • New weapon: the Trident works in melee and as a thrown weapon, drops from the Drowned and has its own enchantments.
  • Swimming: press the sprint key underwater to swim, and some blocks can now be waterlogged with a Water Bucket.
  • Data packs: recipes, tags, loot tables, functions and advancements can be changed, and the command parser was rebuilt.

Headline features

The changes you will notice first, with the pages that go deeper.

Mob

Dolphins, turtles and tropical fish

Dolphins are neutral and lead you to treasure if you feed them fish. Turtles lay eggs on beaches, and baby turtles drop Turtle Scutes when they grow up.

DolphinTurtleTropical Fish
Mob

Drowned and Phantom

The Drowned live in oceans and rivers, and Zombies that stay underwater too long turn into them. Phantoms swoop at players who skip sleep and drop Phantom Membrane, which repairs Elytra.

DrownedPhantomPhantom Membrane
Items

Trident and Conduit

The Trident is a melee and ranged weapon. A Heart of the Sea from buried treasure and 8 Nautilus Shells craft the Conduit, which makes life underwater easier.

TridentConduitHeart of the Sea
Blocks

Coral and ocean blocks

Coral, Coral Blocks and Coral Fans grow in reefs with Kelp, Seagrass and Sea Pickles. Blue Ice comes from icebergs, and Magma Blocks or Soul Sand create Bubble Columns.

Tube Coral BlockKelpSea Pickle

Official video

Published by Mojang on the official Minecraft YouTube channel.

Update Aquatic – Dive in!

Clicking loads the video from YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com).

Everything new in 1.13

compared with 1.12.2 · from the game files
108Blocks & items
9Entities
11Biomes
3Structures
3Effects
4Enchantments

New entities

Cold OceanBiome Cold OceanDeep Cold OceanBiome Deep Cold OceanDeep Frozen OceanBiome Deep Frozen OceanDeep Lukewarm OceanBiome Deep Lukewarm OceanDeep Warm OceanBiome Deep Warm OceanEnd BarrensBiome End BarrensEnd HighlandsBiome End HighlandsEnd MidlandsBiome End MidlandsLukewarm OceanBiome Lukewarm OceanSmall End IslandsBiome Small End IslandsWarm OceanBiome Warm OceanBuried TreasureStructure Buried TreasureOcean RuinsStructure Ocean RuinsShipwreckStructure ShipwreckCodEntity CodDolphinEntity DolphinDrownedEntity DrownedPhantomEntity PhantomPufferfishEntity PufferfishSalmonEntity SalmonTridentEntity TridentTropical FishEntity Tropical FishTurtleEntity Turtle

New effects & enchantments

Conduit PowerEffect Conduit PowerDolphin's GraceEffect Dolphin's GraceSlow FallingEffect Slow FallingChannelingEnchantment ChannelingImpalingEnchantment ImpalingLoyaltyEnchantment LoyaltyRiptideEnchantment Riptide

Dead Brain Coral Block × 15

Dead Brain Coral BlockDead Brain Coral BlockDead Brain Coral FanDead Brain Coral FanDead Brain Coral Wall FanDead Brain Coral Wall FanDead Bubble Coral BlockDead Bubble Coral BlockDead Bubble Coral FanDead Bubble Coral FanDead Bubble Coral Wall FanDead Bubble Coral Wall FanDead Fire Coral BlockDead Fire Coral BlockDead Fire Coral FanDead Fire Coral FanDead Fire Coral Wall FanDead Fire Coral Wall FanDead Horn Coral BlockDead Horn Coral BlockDead Horn Coral FanDead Horn Coral FanDead Horn Coral Wall FanDead Horn Coral Wall Fan
Show all 15
Dead Tube Coral BlockDead Tube Coral BlockDead Tube Coral FanDead Tube Coral FanDead Tube Coral Wall FanDead Tube Coral Wall Fan

Dark Oak Button × 8

Dark Oak ButtonDark Oak ButtonDark Oak Pressure PlateDark Oak Pressure PlateDark Oak TrapdoorDark Oak TrapdoorDark Oak WoodDark Oak WoodDark Prismarine SlabDark Prismarine SlabDark Prismarine StairsDark Prismarine StairsStripped Dark Oak LogStripped Dark Oak LogStripped Dark Oak WoodStripped Dark Oak Wood

Acacia Button × 6

Acacia ButtonAcacia ButtonAcacia Pressure PlateAcacia Pressure PlateAcacia TrapdoorAcacia TrapdoorAcacia WoodAcacia WoodStripped Acacia LogStripped Acacia LogStripped Acacia WoodStripped Acacia Wood

Birch Button × 6

Birch ButtonBirch ButtonBirch Pressure PlateBirch Pressure PlateBirch TrapdoorBirch TrapdoorBirch WoodBirch WoodStripped Birch LogStripped Birch LogStripped Birch WoodStripped Birch Wood

Jungle Button × 6

Jungle ButtonJungle ButtonJungle Pressure PlateJungle Pressure PlateJungle TrapdoorJungle TrapdoorJungle WoodJungle WoodStripped Jungle LogStripped Jungle LogStripped Jungle WoodStripped Jungle Wood

Spruce Button × 6

Spruce ButtonSpruce ButtonSpruce Pressure PlateSpruce Pressure PlateSpruce TrapdoorSpruce TrapdoorSpruce WoodSpruce WoodStripped Spruce LogStripped Spruce LogStripped Spruce WoodStripped Spruce Wood

Bubble Column × 5

Bubble ColumnBubble ColumnBubble CoralBubble CoralBubble Coral BlockBubble Coral BlockBubble Coral FanBubble Coral FanBubble Coral Wall FanBubble Coral Wall Fan

Other blocks & items × 56

Blue IceBlue IceBrain CoralBrain CoralBrain Coral BlockBrain Coral BlockBrain Coral FanBrain Coral FanBrain Coral Wall FanBrain Coral Wall FanCCave AirConduitConduitDried Kelp BlockDried Kelp BlockFire CoralFire CoralFire Coral BlockFire Coral BlockFire Coral FanFire Coral FanFire Coral Wall FanFire Coral Wall Fan
Show all 56
Horn CoralHorn CoralHorn Coral BlockHorn Coral BlockHorn Coral FanHorn Coral FanHorn Coral Wall FanHorn Coral Wall FanKelpKelpKelp PlantKelp PlantOak WoodOak WoodPrismarine Brick SlabPrismarine Brick SlabPrismarine Brick StairsPrismarine Brick StairsPrismarine SlabPrismarine SlabPrismarine StairsPrismarine StairsPumpkinPumpkinSeagrassSeagrassSea PickleSea PickleShulker BoxShulker BoxStripped Oak LogStripped Oak LogStripped Oak WoodStripped Oak WoodTall SeagrassTall SeagrassTube CoralTube CoralTube Coral BlockTube Coral BlockTube Coral FanTube Coral FanTube Coral Wall FanTube Coral Wall FanTurtle EggTurtle EggVVoid AirBucket of CodBucket of CodCod Spawn EggCod Spawn EggDebug StickDebug StickDolphin Spawn EggDolphin Spawn EggDried KelpDried KelpDrowned Spawn EggDrowned Spawn EggHeart of the SeaHeart of the SeaNautilus ShellNautilus ShellPhantom MembranePhantom MembranePhantom Spawn EggPhantom Spawn EggBucket of PufferfishBucket of PufferfishPufferfish Spawn EggPufferfish Spawn EggBucket of SalmonBucket of SalmonSalmon Spawn EggSalmon Spawn EggScuteScuteTridentTridentBucket of Tropical FishBucket of Tropical FishTropical Fish Spawn EggTropical Fish Spawn EggTurtle ShellTurtle ShellTurtle Spawn EggTurtle Spawn Egg

What changed

MobsAll undead mobs now sink in water, and the Horse model was redesigned to match other mobs.
GraphicsUnderwater visibility changed: your vision improves gradually the longer you stay underwater.
BlocksPumpkins no longer have a face: use Shears on one to get a Carved Pumpkin.
BlocksNew wood blocks, stripped logs and wood made with an axe, and buttons, trapdoors and pressure plates in all six wood types.
WorldWorld generation was overhauled, and the new Buffet world type creates a world with a single biome.
ItemsFish can be caught with a bucket, and using a map on a banner adds a marker.
TechnicalAn Optimize World button (Singleplayer, Edit World) upgrades a whole world from an older version in one go.

Source: official Java Edition 1.13 changelog

Mods & loaders for 1.13

Mods must be rebuilt for each version. Counts from the files published on Modrinth and CurseForge, in our catalog.

LoaderMods with a 1.13 fileLatest build
Fabric1·
Forge2·
Shader loadersShaders with a 1.13 fileLatest build
Iris49·
OptiFine46·
Popular mods Just Enough Items (JEI) · Not yetOptiFine · Available
8 mods in our catalog have a 1.13 file →

70 texture packs and 29 maps in our catalog support 1.13.

How to play 1.13

  1. 01

    Open the Minecraft Launcher and select Minecraft: Java Edition.

  2. 02

    Go to Installations, create a new installation and choose version 1.13.

  3. 03

    Back up your worlds before opening them in a new version.

From first snapshot to release

42 snapshots, 10 pre-releases and 0 release candidates over 266 days.

  1. 17w43a25 Oct 2017
  2. 18w08b22 Feb 2018
  3. 18w22c31 May 2018
  4. 1.13-pre104 Jun 2018
  5. 1.1318 Jul 2018
All 52 test builds →

Minecraft 1.13 FAQ

When was Minecraft 1.13 released?

On 18 July 2018, for Java Edition. Two bug-fix releases followed: 1.13.1 on 22 August 2018 and 1.13.2 on 22 October 2018.

How do you get a Trident in 1.13?

Defeat the Drowned, the hostile mob of oceans and rivers. Tridents drop from them, and some Drowned spawn holding one.

What is the Phantom?

A hostile flying mob that the community voted into the game in 2017. It attacks players who have not slept, and its Phantom Membrane repairs Elytra and brews the Potion of Slow Falling.

Can I play my 1.12 worlds and mods in 1.13?

Worlds, yes: the Optimize World button upgrades a whole older world at once, so back it up first. Mods, no: a mod only loads on the version it was built for, so 1.12 mods need a 1.13 build.