Minecraft Java Edition 1.9 Version History
Minecraft Java Edition 1.9 is called the Combat Update and was released on February 29, 2016. It is considered to be a major update to the game that added new combat features such as shields, tipped arrows and lingering potions.
Update Name | Combat Update |
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Platform | Java Edition |
Version Number | 1.9 |
Release Date | February 29, 2016 |
Revision Type | Major Release |
Here is what's new in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.9.
Items
Transportation
Armor
- Added Shield
- Added Custom Shield
Blocks and Items
- Added Spectral Arrow
- Added Dragon's Breath
- Added Beetroot, Beetroot Seeds, Beetroot Soup
- Added Chorus Plant, Chorus Flower, Chorus Fruit, Popped Chorus Fruit
- Added Purpur Block, Purpur Pillar, Purpur Stairs, Purpur Slab
- Added End Crystal, End Stone Bricks, End Rod
- Added Dragon Head
- Added Grass Path Block
- Added Frosted Ice Block
- Added Spruce Boat, Birch Boat, Jungle Boat, Acacia Boat, Dark Oak Boat
- Added Chain Command Block, Repeating Command Block
- Added Potion of Luck (5:00), Splash Potion of Luck (5:00)
- Added Lingering Potions such as:
- Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance (0:45)
- Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance (2:00)
- Lingering Potion of Harming (Instant Damage)
- Lingering Potion of Harming (Instant Damage II)
- Lingering Potion of Healing (Instant Health)
- Lingering Potion of Healing (Instant Health II)
- Lingering Potion of Invisibility (0:45)
- Lingering Potion of Invisibility (2:00)
- Lingering Potion of Leaping (0:45 - Jump Boost)
- Lingering Potion of Leaping (2:00 - Jump Boost)
- Lingering Potion of Leaping (0:22 - Jump Boost II)
- Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15)
- Lingering Potion of Night Vision (0:45)
- Lingering Potion of Night Vision (2:00)
- Lingering Potion of Poison (0:11)
- Lingering Potion of Poison (0:22)
- Lingering Potion of Poison (0:05 - Poison II)
- Lingering Potion of Regeneration (0:11)
- Lingering Potion of Regeneration (0:22)
- Lingering Potion of Regeneration (0:05 - Regeneration II)
- Lingering Potion of Slowness (0:22)
- Lingering Potion of Slowness (1:00)
- Lingering Potion of Strength (0:45)
- Lingering Potion of Strength (2:00)
- Lingering Potion of Strength (0:22 - Strength II)
- Lingering Potion of Swiftness (0:45)
- Lingering Potion of Swiftness (2:00)
- Lingering Potion of Swiftness (0:22 - Speed II)
- Lingering Potion of Water Breathing (0:45)
- Lingering Potion of Water Breathing (2:00)
- Lingering Potion of Weakness (0:22)
- Lingering Potion of Weakness (1:00)
- Added Tipped Arrows such as:
- Arrow of Fire Resistance (0:22)
- Arrow of Fire Resistance (1:00)
- Arrow of Harming (Instant Damage)
- Arrow of Harming (Instant Damage II)
- Arrow of Healing (Instant Health)
- Arrow of Healing (Instant Health II)
- Arrow of Invisibility (0:22)
- Arrow of Invisibility (1:00)
- Arrow of Leaping (0:22 - Jump Boost)
- Arrow of Leaping (1:00 - Jump Boost)
- Arrow of Leaping (0:11 - Jump Boost II)
- Arrow of Luck (0:37)
- Arrow of Night Vision (0:22)
- Arrow of Night Vision (1:00)
- Arrow of Poison (0:05)
- Arrow of Poison (0:11)
- Arrow of Poison (0:02 - Poison II)
- Arrow of Regeneration (0:05)
- Arrow of Regeneration (0:11)
- Arrow of Regeneration (0:02 - Regeneration II)
- Arrow of Slowness (0:11)
- Arrow of Slowness (0:30)
- Arrow of Strength (0:22)
- Arrow of Strength (1:00)
- Arrow of Strength (0:11 - Strength II)
- Arrow of Swiftness (0:22)
- Arrow of Swiftness (1:00)
- Arrow of Swiftness (0:11 - Speed II)
- Arrow of Water Breathing (0:22)
- Arrow of Water Breathing (1:00)
- Arrow of Weakness (0:11)
- Arrow of Weakness (0:30)
Spawn Eggs
- Added Spawn Shulker
Mobs
Hostile Mobs
- Added Shulker
Status Effects
New Status Effects
- Added Glowing
- Added Levitation
- Added Luck
- Added Bad Luck
Enchantments
New Enchantments
- Added Frost Walker
- Added Mending
Game Commands
Changes
- Added
disableElytraMovementCheck
as an option to the /gamerule command - Added the DragonPhase data tag to the Ender Dragon to choose its attack phase (Now when you summon an Ender Dragon, it will default to DragonPhase:10 which is a tame dragon)
- Added SkeletonTrap data tag to EntityHorse so that you can now summon a skeleton trap (the 4 horsemen)
- Added BeamTarget and ShowBottom data tags to Ender Crystal
Changes
Structures
General Changes
- Removed the recipe for enchanted golden apple (also called Notch apple) in a crafting table. You must now find it in the game.
- Expanded the End dimension and added the End City. Learn how to find the End City. It is it trickier than you think!
- Increased the durations for Splash Potions (for example, a splash potion that lasted 6:00 in 1.8.9 now lasts 8:00 in 1.9)
- Attacking now has a "cool-down" delay, making it more important to time your attacks
- You can now hold items in both hands - the default quick key to swap items is the F key
- Swords have a special sweep attack
- Armor protection values have been lowered
- Added a whole bunch of new sound effects
- Added sound effect subtitles
- Brewing Stand now requires Blaze Powder to activate
- Fixed MC-10 and other issues
- Removed Herobrine
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