Another game drop is already on its way, leaving many excited fans, ourselves included, eager to play. So, today, we explore the Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem release date, its first snapshot, and the features it will contain.

Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem Release Date Window

While a specific Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem release date has not yet been revealed, it was confirmed during Minecraft Live that the game drop would be coming out “later this year.” That means no more than a few months’ time, as it is already October. As soon as the official dates are released, we will have them listed here! Speculation: The previous winter game drop came out on December 3rd. If we were to make a guess, “later this year” would likely mean around that time again.

Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem Features (Unofficial Patch Notes)

While the update is far from its final patch notes, there are already plenty of awesome things to look forward to!

Spear (Weapon)

The spear is the first weapon since the sword to be introduced for every resource tier, which means a variant for stone, copper, iron, gold, diamond, and netherite. It is crafted using two sticks and one cobblestone, ingot, or diamond. The spear has two attacks and a passive ability, each detailed below:

Jab

A basic stab with extended reach on a short cooldown.

Charge

A temporary stance where charging into enemies deals damage alongside other effects, depending on which state charge is visibly in.

• Charge State 1: Dismount, Knockback, Damage
  • During this state, the spear is pointed directly forward.
• Charge State 2: Knockback, Damage
  • During this state, the spear is shaking.
• Charge State 3: Damage
  • During this state, the spear is leaning slightly downward.

In addition to extra durability and damage, spears of higher resource tiers have an extended period for charge state one and increased recovery.

Unnamed Passive

Spears deal more damage based on your speed and your opponent’s speed. This makes the spear very effective with a mount or elytra, but at the same time, very effective against those using them as well.

Nautilus (Mob)

The nautilus is a new passive mob based on the real-world sea creature that spawns in any ocean biome. They can eat any fish, but are tempted, tamed, and bred using pufferfish. Once tamed, a saddle can be placed on their shells, allowing them to serve as fast underwater mounts. While mounted, they grant the “Breath of the Nautilus” buff, which provides underwater breathing that lasts until the nautilus is dismounted, and have a dash ability players can use.

Zombie Nautilus (Mob)

Zombie nautilus only spawn as part of a nautilus jockey, which is a trident-wielding drowned riding a zombie nautilus. Like the nautilus, they can be found in any ocean biome, but few details were otherwise given, including on what the zombie nautilus does once its rider is defeated.

Zombie Horse (Mob)

Zombie horses only spawn as part of a zombie horseman, which is a spear-wielding zombie on a zombie horse. They can be found in plains and savanna biomes, but like the zombie nautilus, few details were otherwise given, including on what the zombie horse does once its rider is defeated. Zombie horses have been in Java Edition for quite some time but were only accessible via commands.

Nautilus Armor

Nautilus armor appears to function much like horse armor, with confirmed variants for every resource tier up to diamond. However, it is not yet known how the armor is obtained. Fans speculate it will be loot from ocean structures.

How to Play

The Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem snapshot is not yet public, but it is expected to drop within the next month. To be ready, the steps below can be used to create a snapshot profile that will update as soon as the snapshot is released, allowing you to jump right into the game:

1. Open the Minecraft Launcher and select Java Edition.
2. Enable snapshots under the ‘Installations’ tab.
3. If a new installation called “Latest Snapshot,” represented by a dirt block, is now present, that can be used to immediately start playing. Otherwise, proceed with step four.
4. Click ‘New Installation’
5. Select ‘Latest Snapshot’ in the drop-down menu.
6. Click ‘Install.’