Builder
This page describes content that has been removed and was only present in earlier versions of Java Edition.
This feature was only available in a private testing version of the game.
Builder

| Health points |
20HP × 10[1] |
|---|---|
| Behavior |
Passive |
| Hitbox size |
Height: 1.8 blocks |
{
"title": "Builder",
"rows": [
{
"field": "20<span class=\"hidden-alt-text\">HP</span><span class=\"nowrap mc-hearts\"><span class=\"iconbar pixel-image nowrap\" style=\"--icon-offset:-1px;\" title=\"1 heart\">(link to File:Heart (icon).png article, displayed as 9px|link=|alt=♥)</span> × 10</span>",
"label": "(link to Health article, displayed as Health points)"
},
{
"field": "Passive",
"label": "Behavior"
},
{
"field": "Height: 1.8 blocks<br>Width: 0.6 blocks<br>",
"label": "(link to Hitbox article, displayed as Hitbox size)"
}
],
"invimages": [],
"images": [
"Builder JE1.png"
]
}
Builders were Steve-skinned entities holding iron pickaxes that could break and place blocks. They were only available in private development version Java Edition Beta 1.2_02 (20110517), which was never supposed to be released to the public.
Spawning
Builders spawn when a world is created. Beta 1.2_02 (20110517) is the only version they are available in. They can also be spawned with an unknown command.
Behavior

Builders explode and respawn after a couple of minutes.
Builders were designed to create a structure for the time lapse in the promotional video for Pocket Edition's release on the Xperia Play.[3]
Unused features
- There are two types of unused "Secret Builder" entities, different from the regular Builder. Both crash the game when enabled, unless modified to fix the crash.
- The first one holds a golden pickaxe that does not render in-game. It appears to have similar behavior to the monster entity, where it walks around and attacks the player.[4]
- The second roams around while holding an iron pickaxe, but is not programmed to build a schematic or follow waypoints like the regular Builder.[5]
Gallery
-
Builders building.
References
- ↑ net/minecraft/client/gamemode/secret/Builder.class
- ↑ net/minecraft/client/gamemode/secret/Schematic.class
- ↑ "Minecraft -- Pocket Edition Available on Xperia PLAY" – Minecraft on YouTube, August 16, 2011
- ↑ net/minecraft/client/gamemode/SecretBuilder.class
- ↑ net/minecraft/client/gamemode/secret/SecretBuilder.class