The Minecraft 1.17 Caves & Cliffs Update Part 1 was released recently, and it brought a lot of changes to the game. Several new mobs, like goats and axolotls, new ores, new textures and new items were brought to the pixelated world of Minecraft. Players love the new additions, but there is one new feature that has often been overlooked. The addition of powdered snow.
Powdered snow’s addition to the game marks a rare change involving the weather of Minecraft. Players can now collect and utilize powdered snow.
Powdered snow in Minecraft
Powdered snow naturally occurs in Minecraft. In any snowy biome, the snow will pile up to various levels on top of the blocks that are already generated. Sometimes it will form complete blocks of snow. Using a shovel on the snow will drop snowballs, but there wasn’t a way to get the powdered snow until now.
Minecraft 1.17 update, powdered snow is now a usable item in the game. There’s currently one way of getting it and it requires a cauldron. Placing a cauldron in one of the few areas will get players powdered snow.
Placing a cauldron in a snowy biome, an ice biome or high enough in the air that the regular rain is snow, will collect powdered snow until it is full. It does have to be precipitating, but that’s the only stipulation. Once the cauldron is full, a bucket will collect the powdered snow. Breaking the cauldron will result in no powdered snow.
Once a block of powdered snow is acquired, it can be used for a few things. Powdered snow will freeze entities that are trapped inside it, except for snow golems, strays, polar bears and withers. Once they get out, it will take a moment to thaw, and they will move slower than normal. Freezing deals one heart of damage every two seconds. Mobs like striders, magma cubes and blazes take more damage.
. The only protection for anyone, players or mobs, is leather armor. Only leather armor can stop powdered snow from taking effect.</p>
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