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Update Aquatic (Phase One)
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Update Aquatic

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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Update Aquatic (Phase One) (Bedrock Edition 1.4.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Better Together Update (Bedrock Edition 1.2.x releases) and the Update Aquatic (Phase Two) (Bedrock Edition 1.5.x releases).

Mobs

New

Name Image Habitat Drops Note
Dolphin
All oceans except for Frozen oceans.
Cod Cold, warm, and lukewarm oceans, including deep variants.
  • Cod group together with other Cod, forming small schools.
  • Cod can be captured with a bucket of water, becoming a bucket of cod.
Salmon Cold and frozen oceans, and normal and frozen rivers.
  • Salmon group together with other Salmon, forming small schools.
  • Salmon types can be captured with a bucket of water, becoming a bucket of salmon.
Pufferfish Lukewarm and warm oceans.
  • Pufferfish group together with other Pufferfish, forming small schools.
  • Pufferfish can be captured with a bucket of water, becoming a bucket of pufferfish.
Tropical fish Lukewarm and warm oceans.
  • Tropical Fish group together with other Tropical Fish, forming small schools.
  • Tropical Fish can be captured with a bucket of water, becoming a bucket of tropical fish. Tropical fish retain their type when captured and placed again.
Drowned Drowned spawn in all ocean, swamp and river biomes. Additionally, groups of drowned spawn in ocean ruins when the structures are first generated.

Spawned Equipment

During the day, drowned stay on the ground underwater, ignoring players on land no matter how close they may get, they only become hostile during daytime if the player touches water.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Baby zombies Now burn in the daylight.

Blocks

New

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Blue ice Additionally blue ice can be found naturally as part of icebergs.
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Packed Ice
Invicon Packed Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Packed Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Packed Ice with description: Packed IceInvicon Packed Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Packed Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Packed Ice with description: Packed IceInvicon Packed Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Packed Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Packed Ice with description: Packed IceInvicon Packed Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Packed Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Packed Ice with description: Packed IceInvicon Packed Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Packed Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Packed Ice with description: Packed IceInvicon Packed Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Packed Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Packed Ice with description: Packed IceInvicon Packed Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Packed Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Packed Ice with description: Packed IceInvicon Packed Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Packed Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Packed Ice with description: Packed IceInvicon Packed Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Packed Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Packed Ice with description: Packed Ice
Invicon Blue Ice.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Ice in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Ice with description: Blue Ice
 Pickaxe (only drops with Silk Touch)
  • Can be used as a decorative block. Like packed ice, blue ice does not melt.
  • Blue ice has the lowest friction compared to any other block, including packed and regular ice.
Coral,
coral fan,
dead coral fan,
coral block,
and dead coral block





  • Coral, coral fans, and coral blocks can be found in coral reefs.
  • Coral and coral fans can be obtained by applying bone meal to dirt, coarse dirt, sand, red sand, or gravel underwater in a warm ocean biome.
  • Dead coral, dead coral fans, and dead coral blocks can be obtained by placing their living variety in any area not directly adjacent to water.
  • Alternatively dead coral blocks can be obtained by being mined with a pickaxe not enchanted with Silk Touch.
  • Coral, dead coral, coral fans, and dead coral fans can be broken with any tool as well as by hand.
  • Coral blocks can be mined with any pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch.
  • Dead coral blocks can be mined with any pickaxe.
 Can be used as decorative blocks.
Dried kelp block
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Dried Kelp
Invicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried KelpInvicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried KelpInvicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried KelpInvicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried KelpInvicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried KelpInvicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried KelpInvicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried KelpInvicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried KelpInvicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried Kelp
Invicon Dried Kelp Block.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp Block in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp Block with description: Dried Kelp Block
 Any
  • Can be crafted into nine dried kelp.
  • Can be used as a fuel in a furnace; can smelt twenty items.
Kelp Can be obtained by breaking kelp plants. Any Can be broken to obtain kelp items.
Seagrass Created by using bonemeal underwater. Shears A decorative block.
Sea pickles
  • Can be found in warm oceans as well as part of coral reefs.
  • Can be grown by placing one sea pickle on a coral block underwater and applying bonemeal to the sea pickle.
 Any
  • Can be used for decoration.
  • Emits 3 light levels for every sea pickle in the block while underwater, does not emit light while outside of water.
Prismarine, prismarine brick
and dark prismarine
slab and stairs

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Prismarine or
Prismarine Bricks or
Dark Prismarine
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Prismarine or
Prismarine Bricks or
Dark Prismarine
Pickaxe Can be used as decorative blocks.
Wood
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Matching Log
Axe
  • Can be used as a decorative block.
  • Can be crafted into planks of the same wood type.
Stripped log Can be obtained by right clicking any log with any tier of axe, this consumes one durability on the axe. Axe
  • Can be used as a decorative block.
  • Can be crafted into planks of the same wood type.
Stripped wood Can be obtained by right clicking any wood with any tier of axe, this consumes one durability on the axe. Axe
  • Can be used as a decorative block.
  • Can be crafted into planks of the same wood type.
Trapdoors for all wood types
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Spruce Planks or
Birch Planks or
Jungle Planks or
Acacia Planks or
Dark Oak Planks
Axe Can be opened and closed.
Pressure plates for all wood types
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Spruce Planks or
Birch Planks or
Jungle Planks or
Acacia Planks or
Dark Oak Planks
Invicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak PlanksInvicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak Planks
Invicon Spruce Pressure Plate.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Pressure Plate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Pressure Plate with description: Spruce Pressure PlateInvicon Birch Pressure Plate.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Pressure Plate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Pressure Plate with description: Birch Pressure PlateInvicon Jungle Pressure Plate.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Pressure Plate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Pressure Plate with description: Jungle Pressure PlateInvicon Acacia Pressure Plate.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Pressure Plate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Pressure Plate with description: Acacia Pressure PlateInvicon Dark Oak Pressure Plate.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Pressure Plate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Pressure Plate with description: Dark Oak Pressure Plate
 Axe Produce a redstone signal when stepped on.
Buttons for all wood types
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Spruce Planks or
Birch Planks or
Jungle Planks or
Acacia Planks or
Dark Oak Planks
Invicon Spruce Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Planks with description: Spruce PlanksInvicon Birch Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Planks with description: Birch PlanksInvicon Jungle Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Planks with description: Jungle PlanksInvicon Acacia Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Planks with description: Acacia PlanksInvicon Dark Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Planks with description: Dark Oak Planks
Invicon Spruce Button.png: Inventory sprite for Spruce Button in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spruce Button with description: Spruce ButtonInvicon Birch Button.png: Inventory sprite for Birch Button in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Birch Button with description: Birch ButtonInvicon Jungle Button.png: Inventory sprite for Jungle Button in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Jungle Button with description: Jungle ButtonInvicon Acacia Button.png: Inventory sprite for Acacia Button in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Acacia Button with description: Acacia ButtonInvicon Dark Oak Button.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Oak Button in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Oak Button with description: Dark Oak Button
 Axe Produce a redstone signal when pressed.
Pumpkin
  • Now generates throughout the world without carved faces on any sides.
  • Can be grown using pumpkin seeds.
 Axe Can be used for everything the pumpkin could be used for previously, except for being worn.
Purple shulker box
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Shulker Box +
Purple Dye
Invicon Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Shulker Box with description: Shulker BoxInvicon Purple Dye.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Dye in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Dye with description: Purple Dye
Invicon Purple Shulker Box.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Shulker Box in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Shulker Box with description: Purple Shulker Box
 Any
  • Used in the same way as all other shulker boxes.
  • Has a darker purple color than the non-dyed variant.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Bed Using a bed during the daytime now sets the player’s spawn point to that bed.
Buttons Now named "Oak Button" and "Stone Button".
Rail Can now be placed underwater.

Items

New

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Buried treasure map Can be found in underwater ruins loot chests. Can be used to find buried treasure.
Bucket of fish Obtained by using a bucket on a fish. Can be used to spawn the respective fish type.
Heart of the sea Can be found in all buried treasure chests in stacks of one. One of the ingredients for crafting the conduit.
Nautilus shell
  • Drowned occasionally spawn holding a nautilus shell in their off-hand, which they drop when killed.
  • Can be caught as a treasure item from fishing.
 One of the ingredients for crafting the conduit.
Kelp Kelp can be found growing underwater in all ocean biomes. Kelp can be smelted in a furnace to obtain dried kelp.
Dried kelp
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Kelp +
Any fuel
Invicon Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Kelp with description: Kelp
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Dried Kelp.png: Inventory sprite for Dried Kelp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dried Kelp with description: Dried Kelp0.1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Dried Kelp Block
  • Dried kelp can be eaten to regain one hunger point. It can be eaten faster than any other food.
  • Dried kelp can also be crafted into a dried kelp block.
Trident Can be dropped by drowned as part of their naturally spawned equipment.
  • Used as a melee or ranged weapon.
  • Most effective weapon underwater.
  • When enchanted with Channeling, it can be used to turn creepers into charged creepers, pigs into zombie pigmen, and villagers into witches during thunderstorms.
  • When enchanted with Impaling, it does more damage to aquatic mobs (excluding drowned).
  • When enchanted with Loyalty, it returns to the player when thrown.
  • When enchanted with Riptide, it takes the player with it when thrown underwater or in rain.
Cod, salmon, pufferfish,
tropical fish,
dolphin,
drowned and
phantom
spawn eggs 		Obtained from the creative inventory. Can be used to spawn the respective mob.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Fish Updated textures for all fish items.
Book and quill Default author now reads "Author Unknown".

Non-mob Entities

Changed

Name Image Changed
Lead Can now be attached to boats.

Enchantments

New

Enchantment Max Level Applicable Items Notes
Impaling V Increases damage against aquatic/wet mobs.
Channeling I Causes a lightning strike where the trident hits.
Loyalty III Causes the trident to return to the owner once thrown.
Riptide III Allows the player to propel themselves through water and precipitation.

Structures

New

Name Image Generates Chests Mobs Description
Shipwreck Underwater Yes Drowned An underwater structure resembling a sunken ship.
Ocean ruins Underwater Yes Drowned An underwater structure resembling a ruined building.
Coral reef Warm oceans No Tropical fish, pufferfish A large growth of coral on the ocean floor.
Iceberg Frozen oceans No Polar bears A large chunk of ice and snow floating in the ocean.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Cave Can now generate underwater.
Canyon Can now generate underwater.

Biomes

New

Name Image Description Structures
Cold ocean Like the frozen ocean, this ocean variant has a gravel seabed, with the occasional patch of sand or dirt. Additionally this ocean biome has dark indigo water. It is home to kelp, seagrass, cod, salmon, and dolphins.
Cold deep ocean Cold deep oceans are the same as cold oceans, with the exception that they are twice as deep, as well having the potential to generate ocean monuments.
Frozen ocean A partially frozen area of ocean, with large, broken up sheets of ice covering the water. This variant of ocean has a gravel seabed and is home to kelp, seagrass, squid, salmon, strays, and polar bears.
  • Cold underwater ruins
  • Shipwrecks
  • Icebergs
Deep frozen ocean Essentially the same as the frozen ocean biome, but is deeper and able to generate ocean monuments.
  • Cold underwater ruins
  • Shipwrecks
  • Icebergs
  • Ocean monuments
Lukewarm ocean This ocean variant can be recognized by its light teal water and sandy seabed. It is home to kelp, seagrass, pufferfish, dolphins, tropical fish, and cod.
  • Warm underwater ruins
  • Shipwrecks
Deep lukewarm ocean Similar to the lukewarm ocean, but twice as deep and can generate ocean monuments.
  • Warm underwater ruins
  • Shipwrecks
  • Ocean monuments
Warm ocean An ocean variant with bright teal water at the surface. It can contain coral reefs, sea pickles, seagrass, dolphins, tropical fish and pufferfish.
Deep warm ocean Similar to the warm ocean, but twice as deep and can generate ocean monuments.
  • Warm underwater ruins
  • Shipwrecks
  • Ocean monuments

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Ahoy!Find a shipwreck—20Silver
Alternative FuelPower a furnace with a kelp blockThis achievement is awarded only if the dried kelp block is put into the furnace's fuel slot manually, not via redstone components such as hoppers.20Bronze
Atlantis?Find an underwater ruin—20Silver
CastawayEat nothing but dried kelp for three in-game daysEat dried kelp once; in the following three in-game days, eat nothing but dried kelp.20Bronze
I am a Marine BiologistCollect a fish in a bucketUse a water bucket on any fish mob.20Bronze
Me Gold!Dig up a buried treasureOpen a buried treasure chest.30Silver
Sail the 7 SeasVisit all ocean biomesVisit all ocean biomes except the deep warm ocean/legacy frozen ocean (as they are unused).40Gold
Sleep with the FishesSpend a day underwater.Spend 20 minutes underwater without any air. Can be done with a conduit, water breathing potions, or bubble columns.30Silver

Water

The physics for water have also been changed, and the way the player interacts with water has also changed.

Swimming

There is now an actual swimming animation used by the player while underwater, which can be activated by sprinting underwater. This also allows the player to move in any direction they are looking including down. Players who cannot sprint, i.e. are too hungry to sprint, cannot swim. Crouching underwater also allows the player to descend at a faster rate.

While swimming, players can go through one block gaps similar to when using an elytra.

Item and Experience

Items and experience orbs now float to the surface of water rather than sink, this makes dying underwater easier to deal with because all of the player's items now wait at the surface. This also allows for easy vertical item transportation.

Bubble Columns

For more detailed information see Bubble Columns.

Magma and soul sand now make bubble columns when placed underwater. Magma naturally generates in underwater ruins and where underwater ravines meet lava, while soul sand does not currently generate naturally in oceans. Players are able to breathe while in bubble columns.

Magma bubble columns pull things down to the bottom; this includes items, players, mobs, and boats. Soul sand bubble columns rapidly push all entities, including players, to the surface.

Breath

The breath meter no longer instantly refills when entering air from underwater; this means it is no longer possible to instantly refill the air meter with a torch while underwater.

Vision

Water has been given unique colors depending on the biome they are in.

Water is also now clearer, and the longer the player is underwater the clearer it becomes.

See also

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Minecraft update guides
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