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Mud is a relatively new addition toMinecraft, and players can use it to create a variety of blocks to vary their building materials. While this block is super versatile, many players aren’t entirely sure of how to get it or what exactly it does. This is in part due to the fact that it only spawns inone new biome from The Wild updateand the unique nature in which players can create mud themselves. Once players know how to find it, they can start experimenting with what to do with mud blocks. Surprisingly, there are a lot of uses for this seemingly mundane material.
For players that haven’t playedMinecraftin a while, it’s an understatement to say that a lot has changed. In the most recent update 1.19, called “The Wild,” Mojang Studios added the Deep Dark, a new mob called The Warden, and a new overworld biome called Mangrove Swamp. Mud is one of many blocks introduced with this update.
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Minecraft - How to Get Mud
When it comes to getting mud, the most straightforward way is to find a mud block and break it. Mud blocks spawn naturally in great numbers in the new Mangrove Swamp biome, and can be broken with the player’s hand or a shovel. For playersstruggling to find the Mangrove Swamp biome, or for those that haven’t started a new world since the update, Mud Blocks can also be manually created by the player. To do this, get a Water Bottle item and simply use it on any Dirt, Coarse Dirt, or Rooted Dirt block.
Minecraft - What is Mud For?
Mud can be used as a building block like any other, but it can also be crafted into other blocks and has one very unique quality. Crafting a Mud Block with Mangrove Roots will make the Muddy Mangrove Roots decorative block, and crafting a Mud Block withMinecraft’s most common crop, Wheat, will create the Packed Mud decorative block. Packed Mud is particularly important because it can then be crafted into Mud Bricks, which can be fashioned into Mud Brick Slabs, Stairs, and Walls. Finally, the unique property of Mud Blocks is that they transform into Clay Blocks if placed on top of a block with a stalactite on it.
Since Mud Blocks can turn into Clay Blocks, that also means they can be used to acquire things like Clay Balls and Terracotta. Whether players choose to seek out a Mangrove Swamp to gather mud or to make their own with a water bottle and some regular old dirt, this block is certain to providenew ways of building and decorating inMinecraft.
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