Announced at Minecraft LIVE on September 26, 2026. Coming to Java & Bedrock in 2027. Playable today only inside Minecraft Dungeons II. This page is the running ledger.
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The Sift is Minecraft's fourth dimension, joining the Overworld, the Nether and the End.
It arrives in Minecraft Java Edition and Bedrock Edition in 2027 ('next year', said in September 2026).
Mojang calls it the first new dimension in over 14 years (the End shipped in November 2011).
Minecraft LIVE showed only a brief, in-development glimpse of the Minecraft version and one of its mobs.
The blub, a small passive rabbit-like mob that squeaks, is the only Sift mob shown for Minecraft so far and named by community sources; its name has not been independently verified in the original broadcast.
Mojang has not said how players will reach the Sift in Minecraft.
Mojang has not said how the Minecraft version will differ from the Dungeons II version.
More details and the arrival date will come at future Minecraft LIVE events.
As of October 7, 2026, the Sift has not appeared in any Java snapshot or Bedrock preview.
The reveal footage shows a pink meadow: salmon-pink dirt-like ground with grasses, where the blub appears. ('Pink meadow' is a community name.)
Green plains with green dirt-like ground are visible in the distance in the same footage. (Community name.)
A densely packed forest of white trees, comparable to dark forests. (Community name.)
White trees have dark-grey logs, white leaf blocks, a thick trunk that tapers upward, and weeping white foliage hanging from the canopy.
A dark greyish stone with an apparent turquoise tint ('sift stone', community name) forms the ground layer.
Dark pink dirt generates below the grass blocks, with darker, lighter and green grass-block and short-grass variants, plus tall grass.
The broadcast's audio description called the salmon-coloured blocks 'orange', so the final palette is not settled.
The Sift is playable now in Minecraft Dungeons II (out September 29, 2026).
In Dungeons II, rifts appear throughout the interconnected world; stepping into one transports you to the Sift.
Named areas in Dungeons II: the Meadow and the Carapace. Mojang is keeping other areas secret.
Mojang describes it as 'beautiful, vibrant, and teeming with souls', with a different, colourful look and new rules to learn.
It has new hazardous blocks, and shifting tides that affect the player and nearby characters.
It has new mobs, both companions and threats, each with unique traits.
The main story route into the Sift is the Deep Dark portal in an ancient city, opened with a note-block machine.
The Grand Illusioner's staff can also open dimensional rifts into the Sift.
The internal codename was 'Wellspring' (a YouTube short was briefly titled 'Wellspring Gameplay').
Ichor is a thick, multicoloured liquid that sets Overworld mobs (including heroes) on fire; Sift natives are unharmed and blubs bathe in it.
Three 'Sift tides' (Flow, Endure, Thrive) change soul gathering and traversal.
The Sift is the original home of sculk; corrupted sculk comes from a disease that originated there.
Wiki-documented regions: Humbler Huskland (Echo Den, Ichor Ponds, Ravines), Lullaby Hills (Illager Stronghold, Lullaby Hilltop), Singer's Meadow (Choral Glen, Singer's Portal, Wild Meadows).
Enemies: Sifters (Harmonizer, Nester, Pollinator, Seedling, Sentinel, Sprout), Sculkers (Hunter, Monarch, Scavenger, Stalker, Trapper), plus Bloombud, Fusefly, Hurler, Roamroot. Bosses: Monarch, Sculk Monstrosity. Mini-bosses: Dartback, Harmonizer.
Passive natives: Blub, Echo Golem, Lootkin, Nuzzle, Slabber, Trill, Tuner, Wobble. Companions: Blub Pet, Prickle, Wobble. Characters: the Singer, Bubbles.
Story: illagers, now organised as an Illager High Council, have invaded the Sift to take its resources.
Speculation: the Minecraft entrance will be the ancient city portal frame, as in Dungeons II. Nothing official supports this for Minecraft yet.
Open question: whether the Sift is a free game drop or paid content. Mojang has not addressed it. Past dimensions and drops were free.
Open question: which Dungeons II mobs, bosses and tides carry over to Minecraft. Only the blub is shown so far.
Expectation, not announcement: large features normally reach Java snapshots and Bedrock previews months before release, so a 2027 launch implies test builds in 2027 at the earliest.
Our inference: Minecraft LIVE ran in March and September 2026, so the next likely information window is a spring 2027 broadcast. Not announced.
Debunk: 'Siftite', 'Siftling' and 'Sift Stone' items circulating online come from fan-made mods, not from Mojang.
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Confirmed: Stated by Mojang or Microsoft (Minecraft.net, Xbox Wire, Minecraft LIVE, official store pages). Reported: Observed in official footage or in Dungeons II and documented by the community Minecraft Wiki or press; names may be unofficial. Unconfirmed: Speculation, inference, open questions or things we are debunking. Not announced.
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No month, version number or snapshot has been announced. Mojang says future Minecraft LIVE events will share more details and the arrival date.
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Mojang confirms the Sift will be Minecraft's fourth dimension, arriving 'next year'. A brief in-development look at the Minecraft version is shown, plus one mob that lives there (the blub).
The 'New gameplay systems' article calls it 'a whole new dimension – the Sift – coming to Minecraft Dungeons II' and 'an uncharted dimension of threats, mysteries, and breathtaking beauty'.
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| Overworld | Nether | End | The Sift | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Added | Classic (2009) | Alpha 1.2.0 (Oct 2010) | Java 1.0 (Nov 2011) | 2027 (Java & Bedrock) |
| How you enter | Spawn | Obsidian frame lit with flint and steel | End portal frame + eyes of ender in a stronghold | not announced Dungeons II: rifts or the ancient-city portal |
| Signature liquid | Water, lava | Lava seas | None (the void) | not announced Dungeons II: ichor (burns outsiders) |
| Ground palette | Green grass, brown dirt, grey stone | Red netherrack, soul sand | Pale end stone | Pink grass, pink dirt, teal-tinted stone (reported from footage) |
| Trees | Oak, birch, spruce… | Crimson & warped fungi | Chorus plants | White trees with weeping foliage (reported) |
| First mob you meet | Pig, cow, zombie | Zombified piglin, ghast | Enderman | Blub (passive, rabbit-like) |
| Boss | Wither (summoned) | None | Ender Dragon | not announced Dungeons II: Monarch, Sculk Monstrosity |
| Sky | Day/night cycle | Bedrock ceiling, no sky | Dark void | not announced |