Minecraft Mace explained: How to get the new weapon, and why you should
radiotimes.comThe massive community of Minecraft players have a brand new weapon to try out! It's called the Mace, and it's well worth getting, in our opinion.
Minecraft players have had plentiful new content to enjoy recently, with the addition of new wolves and dogs being fresh in the memory as well.
So, when can you start using this Minecraft weapon? And is it any good?
Keep on reading for all the key details on the Minecraft Mace. (Not to be confused with Mace Windu, who you'll find in the newly released Star Wars Battlefront: Classic Collection.)
The Mace is available right now for PC and console players of Minecraft.
For Java players on PC, it's available in the latest Snapshot. And for Bedrock players on console, it's available via Minecraft Preview.
Players using any of the other editions of Minecraft — or players that don't want to faff around with Snapshots or Previews — will have to wait until the big Minecraft 1.21 update launches across the board.
The Minecraft 1.21 release date isn't confirmed yet, but June 2024 seems to be a common guess among fans online. Hopefully, you shouldn't have to wait too long for the Mace then!
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To get the Mace in Minecraft, players first need to have the right version of the game installed.
On the Java version for PC, players need to install Minecraft Snapshot 24W11A.
The official Minecraft blog says, «To install the Snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable Snapshots in the 'Installations' tab.»
Bedrock players on consoles need to have Minecraft Preview 1.20.80.22 installed before they can get the Mace.
Note that Minecraft Preview is actually a different app, and there's a big FAQ page about setting it up if you haven't already.
Once you're sure that you're playing the right version of Minecraft, getting
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