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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
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

• Added Elytra (use it to glide in the air, even in Survival mode - Learn how!)

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)

Paintings

• Added Fighters Painting
• Added Kong Painting
• Added Mortal Coil Painting
• Added Pointer Painting
• Added Pigscene Painting
• Added Skull on Fire Painting

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

• Added End City
• Added Igloo

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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