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Java vs Bedrock - What Actually Differs

Java 26.3 and Bedrock 1.26.52 compared file by file: mob drops, spawning, brewing, trades and /locate.

Most numbers match between the editions, and the ones that don't are hard to find written down. Every row below comes from the games themselves: Java's values from the 26.3 server jar, Bedrock's from its vanilla packs, with every Bedrock item and potion checked on a Bedrock Dedicated Server. The same Bedrock data is behind the Bedrock switch on the loot odds, biome, brewing, villager trade, recipe, loot table and structure pages.

Mob drops

The chance here is that a mob drops at least one of the item when a player kills it without Looting. Drops that need a special situation, like a frog eating a magma cube, are left out.

MobItemJavaBedrock
CodBonenever25%
CodBone Meal5%never
PandaBamboo100%66.67%, up to 2
ParchedTipped Arrow50%66.67%, up to 2
PillagerArrownever66.67%, up to 2
Polar BearCod50%, up to 266.67%, up to 2
Polar BearSalmon16.67%, up to 266.67%, up to 2
PufferfishBonenever25%
PufferfishBone Meal5%never
RabbitRabbit100%50%
SalmonBonenever25%
SalmonBone Meal5%never
Tropical FishBonenever25%
Tropical FishBone Meal5%never

Where mobs spawn

Bedrock decides spawns per mob with biome tags, Java per biome with a list. Comparing the two biome by biome, the biggest gap is on Bedrock's rivers, frozen rivers and snowy plains, which spawn no zombies, skeletons, creepers, spiders, endermen or witches at all. Strays take the skeleton's place in Bedrock's frozen biomes. Phantoms aren't compared: Java spawns them from sleeplessness, not from a biome.

MobOnly on JavaOnly on Bedrock
BatOld Growth Birch Forest-
Camel Husk-Desert
Cod-Deep Frozen Ocean, Frozen Ocean
CreeperFrozen River, River, Snowy Plains-
EndermanFrozen River, River, Snowy Plains-
Llama-Savanna, Windswept Savanna
Ocelot-Sparse Jungle
Panda-Sparse Jungle
Parrot-Sparse Jungle
Polar Bear-Frozen Peaks, Frozen River, Jagged Peaks, Snowy Slopes
RabbitOld Growth Pine Taiga, Old Growth Spruce TaigaFrozen Ocean, Frozen Peaks, Frozen River, Jagged Peaks, Snowy Beach
Salmon-Deep Lukewarm Ocean, Deep Ocean, Lukewarm Ocean, Ocean
SkeletonDeep Frozen Ocean, Frozen Ocean, Frozen Peaks, Frozen River, Ice Spikes, Jagged Peaks, Mangrove Swamp, River, Snowy Plains, Snowy Slopes-
SlimeRiver-
SpiderFrozen River, River, Snowy Plains-
Stray-Deep Frozen Ocean, Frozen Ocean, Frozen Peaks, Frozen River, Jagged Peaks, Snowy Slopes
WitchFrozen River, River, Snowy Plains-
ZombieFrozen River, River, Snowy Plains-
Zombie Horse-Ice Spikes
Zombie VillagerFrozen River, River, Snowy Plains-

Brewing

Bedrock has 7 brewing recipes Java doesn't, all routes into Weakness, and Java has none Bedrock lacks. Splash, lingering and tipped arrow durations follow the same rules on both: full, a quarter and an eighth of the potion.

Brew intoAddBedrock gives
Awkward PotionFermented Spider EyePotion of Weakness
Mundane Potion (extended)Fermented Spider EyePotion of Weakness (extended)
Potion of Strength (extended)Fermented Spider EyePotion of Weakness (extended)
Mundane PotionFermented Spider EyePotion of Weakness
Potion of StrengthFermented Spider EyePotion of Weakness
Potion of Strength IIFermented Spider EyePotion of Weakness
Thick PotionFermented Spider EyePotion of Weakness

Potions that last a different time:

PotionVersionJavaBedrock
PoisonExtended1:302:00
PoisonLevel II0:220:23
RegenerationExtended1:302:00

Villager trades

397 offers exist in both editions with the same items, and 3 of them differ in price or stock. The rest match, down to which maps, banners and boats a villager offers in each biome.

VillagerOfferJavaBedrock
Farmer (Expert)Cake3 Emerald, 12 uses1 Emerald, 12 uses
Wandering TraderFirefly Bush3 Emerald, 12 uses3 Emerald, 8 uses
Weaponsmith (Novice)Iron Sword2 Emerald, 12 uses2 Emerald, 3 uses

Finding structures with /locate

Bedrock folds several Java structures into one search, so /locate structure there finds the nearest of any of them. Nether Fossil can't be located at all on Bedrock, because it's placed as a feature rather than a structure.

Bedrock commandFinds any of these Java structures
/locate structure templeDesert Pyramid, Igloo, Jungle Pyramid, Swamp Hut
/locate structure mineshaftMineshaft, Mineshaft Mesa
/locate structure ruinsOcean Ruin Cold, Ocean Ruin Warm
/locate structure ruined_portalRuined Portal, Ruined Portal Desert, Ruined Portal Jungle, Ruined Portal Mountain, Ruined Portal Nether, Ruined Portal Ocean, Ruined Portal Swamp
/locate structure shipwreckShipwreck, Shipwreck Beached
/locate structure villageVillage Desert, Village Plains, Village Savanna, Village Snowy, Village Taiga

Loot tables and crafting

Java defines block drops as data, 1,201 block loot tables in all. Bedrock has 99, all for recent blocks like wool and concrete slabs; the rest are built into the game, so a Bedrock add-on can't change most block drops the way a Java data pack can.

Bedrock's recipe files also have a few things Java can't craft: Empty Locator Map from Compass and Paper; Empty Locator Map from Map and Compass; 9 String from Cobweb. The Empty Locator Map is a Bedrock-only item: Java maps show your position without one. Going the other way isn't measurable from files, since Bedrock builds some older recipes like beds and wooden buttons into the game itself.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do mobs drop the same loot on Java and Bedrock?

Mostly. Of the mobs both editions give a loot table, 9 drop something differently. Fish are the clearest case: on Java they drop bone meal 5% of the time, on Bedrock a bone 25% of the time. Polar bears drop both fish on Bedrock where Java picks one, and pillagers drop arrows only on Bedrock.

Are villager trades the same on Bedrock?

Almost. 397 offers appear in both editions and only 3 differ. A farmer sells cake for 1 emerald on Bedrock and 3 on Java, and the novice weaponsmith's enchanted iron sword can be bought 3 times before a restock on Bedrock against 12 on Java.

Do potions last the same time on Bedrock?

Nearly all do. Extended Poison and extended Regeneration last 2:00 on Bedrock and 1:30 on Java, and level II Poison is a fraction of a second longer. Splash potions keep the full duration on both, lingering potions a quarter and tipped arrows an eighth; we measured those on a Bedrock server.

Can I brew Weakness from a Potion of Strength?

Only on Bedrock. A fermented spider eye turns Strength (any version), Awkward, Mundane and Thick potions into Weakness on Bedrock. Java only brews Weakness from a water bottle.

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