The waiting time Minecraft 1.19 (opens in new tab) the update is almost over. After keeping quiet about the timeline this year, Mojang has just announced that the wild update will arrive on June 7, just a week and a half away. I figured the recent pre-release builds were a signal we would soon hear about a specific date, but it’s even earlier than I expected, giving a good start to the summer surprise.
Mojang summarizes the highlights of the 1.19 update in its message blog posts (opens in new tab). This marks the final destination for several Minecraft features that had been pushed from last year. First announced in 2020’s Minecraft Live, the giant and horrific Warden mobs and their Deep Dark cinema home were originally planned as part of the C21 & Cliffs update in 2021, which was then split into two updates and then slipped further into the Wild. Update.
They’re finally coming and they certainly will not take anywhere now that they’ve got your scent. If you happen to have been playing with the Wardens in snapshot builds over the last few months, like I have, you may have noticed how relentless they are. These giant monsters with their glowing hearts and antennas will terrorize mobs and players wandering into their homes, by listening for footsteps, sniffing them and chasing them down to do extreme damage with their sonic attacks. Also, the heartbeat sounds they make while chasing me are appropriately disturbing.
The wild update is also a win for fans of construction, with the new mangrove trees, various mangrove tree blocks, froglights and the old cities underground that I might just be inclined to try to move into. I have no doubt that everyone will also try mangrove trees.
We will be able to dig into everything in Wild Update when it launches on June 7 for both Java and Bedrock.