# Changes to Minecraft gameplay

Enchanting, mob drops and trading: here are the rules to know before playing. Combat changes are detailed in the Combat section.

- A level-30 enchantment costs 30 levels.
- A Warden killed by a player drops 1–2 extra echo shards.
- Trade with players, without villager trading or piglin bartering.

## Enchanting: the full level cost returns

The table consumes the displayed number of levels: a level-30 enchantment costs 30 levels, rather than 3. You cannot preview the enchantment you will receive. Lapis lazuli is still required; only the small cost icons and enchantment preview are hidden.

## Warden: extra echo shards

If you kill a Warden, it drops 1–2 echo shards on top of its usual loot. Both amounts are equally likely. Looting does not change this number. A death without a credited player grants no extra shards.

## Trading: trade with other players

Trading with villagers and wandering traders is disabled. Piglins no longer barter: they do not take your gold ingots, even from the ground. Commerce uses player trading, the shop and the auction house, where you can list your items for sale.

## Mace and spears in Survival

- **Crafting** — the mace and Minecraft spears keep their usual recipes
- **New spears** — lazurite, pyrite and scandium spears need one material ingot and two sticks in a diagonal; see Tools and armour or the recipe index for the grids
- **Mace** — a hit against a player removes at most 5 hearts after protection and absorption. See the combat rules
- **Loot** — spears no longer appear in village blacksmith chests, buried treasure, underwater ruins, End cities or bastion treasure rooms

## Enchanted golden apple: the old recipe

Craft it with eight gold blocks around an apple. Wait 3 minutes between uses; see the combat rules for its effects.

- **Enchanted Golden Apple**
  | Block of Gold | Block of Gold | Block of Gold |
  | Block of Gold | Apple | Block of Gold |
  | Block of Gold | Block of Gold | Block of Gold |

## Wither and sculk: two rules to know

You can no longer summon the Wither using soul sand and skulls. Wither skeletons and their drops remain available. Sculk catalysts no longer spread sculk after a death.

## Rules by topic

Choose a topic to open its page and read the detailed rules.

- [Enchantments](/en/gameplay/items/enchantments) — Level costs, disabled enchantments and scepter restrictions.
- [The exact combat rules](/en/gameplay/combat/combat-rules) — Hits, hunger, healing, pearls and the off-hand: prepare for a duel.
- [Combat tags and cooldowns](/en/gameplay/combat/cooldowns) — How long to wait, what combat blocks and what happens if you disconnect.
- [Raiding: attacking and defending a base](/en/gameplay/raid/siege) — Explosions, block integrity and base repairs.
- [World rules](/en/gameplay/discover/world-rules) — Mobs, travel, storage and cleanup: the differences to know in Survival.
- [The economy: what your playtime is worth](/en/gameplay/progression/economy) — Farming, trade and player-set prices: the other way to matter on the server.

## Frequently asked

**Is the mace banned?**

No. It remains usable, with a maximum of 5 hearts of damage per hit against a player. Its usual crafting recipe remains available in Survival.

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Last updated on 12.10.2026

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