Hello everyone, I hope you are all having an awesome day! The first Minecraft 1.19 Snapshot was released yesterday, along with the anticipated Warden, Ancient Cities, and many other features! Let's get started!
The Warden:
Probably the most anticipated Minecraft mob in a while has finally arrived! In the picture below, you can see the Warden. It is huge and can even kill players with full netherite enchanted in 2 hits! It is also really difficult to take down, as it takes about 62 hits with a full netherite sword! It comes out from the ground when the sculk sensors detect movement (more about them later). It can only hear and smell but it can't see you. So in case, you have to encounter it the only option is to sneak and slowly try to get away. You can find the Warden in the new cave biome called "Deep Dark". Below, is a photo of the Warden:
Deep Dark Biome & Ancient Cities:
The new biome in this update is the Deep Dark biome. To me, it is a combination of the Nether Bastions and the Stronghold. There are some small buildings, which look like rooms. There, you can find Chests with loot usually consisting of Sculk, Candles, Enchanting Books, and Bones. The main part of the city looks like a fort and has a portal on top of it, which is made of Reinforced Deepslate (new block).
Photo of the "fort":
Photo of the "room":
New Blocks:
1 ) Sculk & Sculk Vein:
These two are the new decorative blocks. They can be found in the Deep Dark Biome and can be generated by the Sculk Catalyst.
2 ) Sculk Sensor
3 ) Sculk Shrieker:
4 ) Sculk Catalyst:
The Sculk Catalyst can convert blocks into Sculk and Sculk vein if a mob nearby is killed. For example, before taking the screenshot I killed a piglin brute and it generated a path made of Sculk and Sculk vein.
5 ) Reinforced Deepslate:
This is a new block that can again only be found in the Ancient Cities. As the name suggests, it takes too much time to break (almost unbreakable) and cannot be obtained.
New Enchantments:
This is a new enchantment, which allows you to run really fast while sneaking and you can apply it to your boots. It is especially useful while you are at the Ancient Cities, as it can help you run away from the Warden without being noticed.
I hope you liked the review of the new update. If you did and want to try the snapshot out, you can find more information on how to download it at this link: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/a-very-scary-snapshot
