Bedrock Edition guides/1.9 releases

1.9 releases
Edition	Bedrock Edition
Released versions
1.9
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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in Bedrock Edition 1.9 release, which assumes at least some familiarity with the Bedrock Edition 1.8 release.

Mobs

New

Name	Image	Habitat	Drops	Note
Pillager			Crossbow (8.5%) Arrow (0–2)	Pillagers are a subset of illagers. They are available through Experimental Gameplay.

Blocks

New

Name	Image	Obtaining	Tool Required	Uses
Andesite Slab and Polished Andesite Slab		Ingredients Crafting recipe Andesite 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Polished Andesite 6	Andesite and polished andesite slabs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Andesite and polished andesite slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Andesite Stairs and Polished Andesite Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Andesite 4 Ingredients Crafting recipe Polished Andesite 4	Andesite and polished andesite stairs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Andesite and polished andesite stairs can be used as a decorative block.
Andesite Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Andesite 6	Andesite walls can be mined with any pickaxe.	Andesite walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Barrel		Have no functionality	Barrels can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with axes being the fastest way to break them.	Have no functionality Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Bell		Have no functionality	Bells can be mined with any pickaxe.	Have no functionality Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Blast Furnace		Have no functionality	Blast furnaces can be mined with any pickaxe.	Have no functionality Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Brick Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Bricks 6	Brick walls can be mined with any pickaxe.	Brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Cartography Table		Have no functionality	Cartography tables can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with axes being the fastest way to break them.	Have no functionality Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Cornflower		Corn flowers can be found in plains biomes.	Cornflowers can be broken with any tool as well as by hand.	Cornflowers can be used to craft suspicious stew with the Jump Boost effect.
Diorite Slab and Polished Diorite Slab		Ingredients Crafting recipe Diorite 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Polished Diorite 6	Diorite and polished diorite slabs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Diorite and polished diorite slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Diorite Stairs and Polished Diorite Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Diorite 4 Ingredients Crafting recipe Polished Diorite 4	Diorite and polished diorite stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Diorite and polished diorite stairs can be used as a decorative block.
Diorite Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Diorite 6	Diorite walls can be mined with any pickaxe.	Diorite walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
End Stone Brick Slab and End Stone Brick Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe End Stone Bricks 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe End Stone Bricks 4	End stone brick slabs and end stone bricks stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	End stone brick slabs and end stone brick stairs can be used as decorative blocks.
End Stone Brick Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe End Stone Bricks 6	End stone brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	End stone brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Fletching Table		Ingredients Crafting recipe Flint + Any Planks	Fletching tables can be broken with any axe.	Have no functionality Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Granite Slab and Polished Granite Slab		Ingredients Crafting recipe Granite 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Polished Granite 6	Granite and polished granite slabs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Granite and polished granite slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Granite Stairs and Polished Granite Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Granite 4 Ingredients Crafting recipe Polished Granite 4	Granite and polished granite stairs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Granite and polished granite stairs can be used as a decorative block.
Granite Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Granite 6	Granite walls can be mined with any pickaxe.	Granite walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Grindstone		Have no functionality	Grindstones can be broken with any pickaxe.	Have no functionality Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Lantern		Ingredients Crafting recipe Iron Nugget + Torch	Lanterns can be broken with any pickaxe.	Lanterns can be used as a light source, it can be placed on top of and below solid blocks, iron bars, and glass panes. Lanterns emit a light level of 15. Lanterns can be used as a decorative block. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Lily of the Valley		Lily of the Valley can be found in forest biomes.	Lily of the Valley can be broken with any tool as well as by hand.	Lily of the Valley can be used to craft suspicious stew with the Poison effect.
Mossy Stone Brick Slab and Mossy Stone Brick Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Mossy Stone Bricks 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Mossy Stone Bricks 4	Mossy stone brick slabs and mossy stone brick stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Mossy stone brick slabs and mossy stone brick stairs can be used as decorative blocks.
Mossy Stone Brick Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Mossy Stone Bricks 6	Mossy stone brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Mossy stone brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Nether Brick Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Nether Bricks 6	Nether brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Nether brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Prismarine Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Prismarine 6	Prismarine walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Prismarine walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Red Nether Brick Slab and Red Nether Brick Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Red Nether Bricks 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Red Nether Bricks 4	Red nether brick slabs and stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Red nether brick slabs and stairs can be used as decorative blocks.
Red Nether Brick Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Red Nether Bricks 6	Red nether brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Red nether brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Sandstone Walls and Red Sandstone Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Sandstone 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Red Sandstone 6	Sandstone and red sandstone walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Sandstone and red sandstone walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Signs for all wood types.		Ingredients Crafting recipe Spruce Planks or Birch Planks or Jungle Planks or Acacia Planks or Dark Oak Planks + Stick 33333	Signs can be broken with any tool as well as by hand.	All sign variants retain the same use as the original sign.
Smithing Table		Ingredients Crafting recipe Iron Ingot + Any Planks	Smithing tables can be broken with any axe.	Have no functionality Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Smoker		Have no functionality	Smokers can be broken with any pickaxe.	Have no functionality Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Smooth Quartz Slab and Smooth Quartz Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Smooth Quartz 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Smooth Quartz 4	Smooth quartz slabs and smooth quartz stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Smooth quartz slabs and smooth quartz stairs can be used as decorative blocks.
Smooth Red Sandstone Slab and Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Smooth Red Sandstone 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Smooth Red Sandstone 4	Smooth red sandstone stairs and smooth red sandstone slabs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Smooth red sandstone stairs and smooth red sandstone slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Smooth Sandstone Slab and Smooth Sandstone Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Smooth Sandstone 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Smooth Sandstone 4	Smooth sandstone stairs and smooth sandstone slabs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Smooth sandstone stairs and smooth sandstone slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Stone Brick Walls		Ingredients Crafting recipe Stone Bricks 6	Stone brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Stone brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Stone Slab		Ingredients Crafting recipe Stone 6	Stone slabs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Stone slabs can be used as a decorative block. The previously-named 'stone slab' is now called smooth stone slab.
Stone Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Stone 4	Stone stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Stone stairs can be used as a decorative block.

Biomes

New

Name	Image	Description	Structures
Bamboo Jungle		Bamboo Jungles generate in large patches within regular jungles. Trees are much less dense in this variant than in the main jungle, comparable to the jungle edge, but boasts countless amounts of bamboo across its landscape. Podzol generates on the jungle floor in this biome. It is home to all jungle mobs, including pandas, which are exclusive to this biome.	-
Bamboo Jungle Hills		The bamboo jungle hills biome is similar to the bamboo jungle, though with steeper terrain just like the regular jungle hills variant. Large amounts of bamboo cover the landscape, and patches of podzol replace grass blocks.	-