Minecraft 1.14 Update - What's New
Complete village overhaul with new structures, villager professions, and workstations. Added Pillager raids, crossbows, bamboo, scaffolding, and many new blocks.
Overview
Minecraft 1.14 is a stable release for Minecraft: Java Edition, published on April 23, 2019. It is the base 1.14 release, known to the community as Village & Pillage, and it bundles 23 documented changes across 4 areas of the game.
The work in this update spans gameplay, mobs, blocks & items, and performance. On the gameplay side it brings complete village redesign with biome-specific architecture and Villager profession system reworked with workstation blocks.
Within Minecraft's history, 1.14 is the update that completely rebuilt villages, villager professions, and added raids. Its signature additions include rebuilt villages, pillagers and raids, the bell, and bamboo and the panda, and this release is where they first arrived for everyone playing on the stable channel.
Changes
#Gameplay(6)
- Complete village redesign with biome-specific architecture
- Villager profession system reworked with workstation blocks
- Added Pillager raids triggered by Bad Omen effect
- Added Hero of the Village effect with trading discounts
- Added campfire for cooking and decoration
- Added suspicious stew
#Mobs(6)
- Added Pillager (crossbow-wielding illager)
- Added Ravager (beast ridden by illagers in raids)
- Added Wandering Trader (spawns periodically with rare trades)
- Added Fox (nocturnal, tameable through breeding)
- Added Panda (with personality genes)
- Added Cat as separate mob from Ocelot
#Blocks & Items(10)
- Added crossbow with Multishot, Piercing, Quick Charge
- Added bamboo and scaffolding
- Added lectern (holds books, redstone output)
- Added barrel, smoker, blast furnace
- Added cartography table, fletching table, smithing table
- Added grindstone, stonecutter, loom, composter, bell
- Added lantern and campfire
- Added all wall sign variants
- Added new slab, stair, and wall variants
- Added sweet berries
#Performance(1)
- New rendering engine in progress (did not fully land here)
Server Admin Migration Guide
- Village mechanics completely reworked - iron farms and trading halls need redesign
- Villager breeding rules changed
- Raid mechanics can be exploited for farms - consider balance
- Many new workstation blocks available
- Significant performance issues at launch - consider waiting for 1.14.4
Known Issues
- Severe performance issues, especially with villages
- Villager pathfinding causes TPS drops
- Chunk loading issues
- Many of these fixed in subsequent 1.14.x patches
What This Means
For players
If you play singleplayer or on a server, 1.14 is safe to update to. New blocks and items become craftable, new mobs begin to spawn in eligible worlds, and existing worlds carry forward without resetting. Back up your save first as a habit, then load it on the new version.
For server admins
Server owners should not rush a production upgrade. Wait for your platform (Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge) and every plugin or mod to publish 1.14-compatible builds, then test the full stack on a staging copy before touching the live world.
Background & Context
- 1.14 (Village & Pillage) was a major version bump, the kind of release that introduces a new theme of content to the modern village era.
- Minecraft: Java Edition keeps full backward compatibility for worlds, so saves created on 1.14 continue to open and upgrade on later releases.
- Always keep a backup of important worlds before changing versions; the Astroworld versions database tracks client and server compatibility for 1.14.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Minecraft 1.14 released?
Minecraft 1.14 was released on April 23, 2019 as a stable release for Minecraft: Java Edition.
What does the Minecraft 1.14 update add?
Complete village overhaul with new structures, villager professions, and workstations. Added Pillager raids, crossbows, bamboo, scaffolding, and many new blocks. Notable entries include: Complete village redesign with biome-specific architecture; Villager profession system reworked with workstation blocks; Added Pillager raids triggered by Bad Omen effect. In total it documents 23 changes across 4 categories.
Is Minecraft 1.14 stable for survival worlds?
Yes. 1.14 is a stable release; existing worlds upgrade in place and the version is intended for normal singleplayer and multiplayer play. Back up your save before updating as a precaution.
Can I run 1.14 on a Minecraft server?
You can, but wait until your server software (such as Paper, Spigot, Fabric, Forge, or NeoForge) and all of your plugins or mods publish builds compatible with 1.14, then test on a staging server before upgrading the live one.
What is Minecraft 1.14 called?
Minecraft 1.14 is Village & Pillage. It is the update that completely rebuilt villages, villager professions, and added raids, headlined by rebuilt villages, pillagers and raids, the bell, and bamboo and the panda.
Are there known issues in 1.14?
Yes. Documented issues for this build include: Severe performance issues, especially with villages; Villager pathfinding causes TPS drops; Chunk loading issues; Many of these fixed in subsequent 1.14.x patches. These are typically resolved in a later point release.
Looking for version compatibility info?
Check client and server version details on our versions database.