The BEST and WORST Features in Minecraft 1.20

Minecraft 1.20 - Trails and Tales has been out for a while now, so I thought it'd be fun to go through all the features and rank them in a tier list, from worst to best. This update wasn't the most exciting, but it still had its ups and downs.
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TIMESTAMPS (Spoilers):
0:00 Intro
0:52 [D] Minecraft Launcher Icon
2:02 [C] Decorated Pots
3:19 [C] Sniffer
4:46 [C] Pitcher Plant/Torchflower
5:57 [C] Piglin Head
6:53 [C] Trail Ruins
7:39 [B] Mob Sound Note Blocks
p.s. if you can see this, comment "sus sand"
#minecraft #update

[@hylianhero1921]

In a game all about building and creativity, people really seem to hate cosmetic blocks

[@aminatandour589]

*cosmetic only items If you don’t want to use copper blocks for a build, you only ever need 6 of it

[@Dolphin002]

Sure, if you're in creative, but in survival there's 0 purpose to go out and get these rare items if they don't do anything at all. Plus, it doesn't hurt to just give already existing items extra uses. Only exception is armor trims, since their entire purpose is to give players extra customization, and making players just choose the best armor trim would defeat its entire point.

[@wiliame]

i just got back to minecraft havnt played since 1.9 and now its 1.20 lol!!! i love all the new blocks, but havnt even touched any but bambu since the first survival world and second and third wasjungle i decided on the third: yeah lets go for it(loaded random large biome seeds and three jungles in a row!!)..... and im in middle of a swamp on an island with jungles all ways you can see from the spawn. and from the places you can see from spawn, all those places you only see jungles all way around too... XD but its fun to be back!!

[@akintolashekoni4600]

Yh Ik that a lot of people won't use it but as that one redditor said not everything needs a use somethings can just be cosmetic like the armour trim buffs would just make you have the same problems with previous issues everyone would wear the same thing

[@Dolphin002]

@@akintolashekoni4600 Not everything needs a use, but when NOTHING has a use then that's a problem. Armor trims not having a use is fine, but pots and sniffers are a huge missed opportunity.

[@cccyanide3034]

11:45 The problem with that is that it would end up in a "meta" trim, that gives a bigger advantage than others, and it would remove any creativity. Also, since trims are decorative, their rarity is less of a problem.

[@saltqueen533]

Nah the rarity is a problem, most of these trims look the same, but the only trim that actually makes your armor look good is the rarest of them all 😵‍💫 that's dumb especially with how rare an ancient city can be for some people.

[@neinja66469]

​@@saltqueen533I agree on the rarity but you must be blind because every trim has a bit more difference

[@rivwell_21]

I feel like with what it takes to get the sniffer plants they should become part of new potion recipes.

[@Pasirplox]

I agree

[@content9593]

what potion should we create with these?

[@npolk2080]

@@content9593potion of big nose

[@hyperblitz2070]

A new way to get fire resistance potions in the overworld instead of the Nether? I mean one of then is literally called a "Torch Flower"

[@Daniel-cw8lg]

Completely disagree with giving armor trims functionality. The whole point is to let everyone customize their armor and differentiate themselves. Giving them functions will just make people go for the best one instead of expressing themselves.

[@pomfxpomf4770]

🤓

[@average.yt.commenter609]

Yeah and it would just mean you'd need one of every useful one for late late game

[@voiddoctor]

Agreed, the idea was self-expression, not adding more complexity to the game.

[@evarogozinska567]

y know i disliked this comment the idea is cool and emerald could give better prices

[@neinja66469]

​@@pomfxpomf4770you didn't have to dox yourself lil bro

[@niko8006]

I wish cherry petals could be put on top of things, kinda like rugs, and not only dirt... which makes them essentially flowers

[@alternateperson1840]

They are just flowers; if you look at the bottom, each individual flower has a stem.

[@HyenaCreatesArt]

I’m so happy you rated Camels so highly, i feel like many people don’t appreciate them- i do kinda wish you could put saddlebags on them, since that would be realistic, but would have the setback of only letting one person ride since it would be more like a big bag then a small chest. Maybe those still-unobtainable (except through commands) bundles could be put to use.

[@owiedepowie]

They look really cool but it's a shame that it's so rare, for example if you're on a server you have to go really far for them and transport them all the way back which is just a pain. Even more for bedrock players because transporting them on the nether roof is impossible in bedrock. It's also a shame that their stats can't be influenced by breeding meaning that it gets overshadowed by horses and elytra's. I also think they should at least have two camels per village, because finding two villages just to breed them is just an inconvenience. But yeah camels are also known for carrying stuff through the deserts so it's a bit ironic they don't even have an inventory unlike horses or donkeys.

[@HyenaCreatesArt]

@@owiedepowie Yeah, they’re not particularly fast… wait you can’t influence stats? (There’s this cool trick with splashing speed II on horses and then breeding them cuz the foal would have wayyy higher stats) does the potion trick not work with camels? Even though they’re not particularly… useful… I think they could still play a role if you’re on a single player server and you end up living at a desert village, that would be useful bc no horses spawn there. Ig there’s pros: they’re cute, and a nice way to travel without boat, elytra, or steed, especially across vast, flat surfaces. Also they have that cool dash you can use to get across ravines, and you can ride them in water that isn’t any more then 3 blocks deep. Cons: very slow, very rare, not very efficient… but they’d be cool to have in your base, especially once you’ve gotten an elytra to search for long distances.

[@HyenaCreatesArt]

@@owiedepowie I don’t really play on multiplayer servers but like, imagine, there’s this one desert with a desert village… you go there, and then you find nothing.

[@owiedepowie]

@@HyenaCreatesArt sadly the bug that can affect stats with potions got fixed in one of the latest updates, but ig camels are useful in some cases

[@HyenaCreatesArt]

@@owiedepowie nope, not on bedrock lol

[@toniee98]

where did bro go 💀

[@-Dayton-]

11:56 yeah but some of them would be hard to give a perk. lapis would give you better enchants and emerald would give better trades but what abt quartz? and the best thing i can think of for copper is it makes you more likely to get struck by lightning lol.

[@kalebkjohnston5960]

The thing is it would bring back the same problem that it fixed if it gave buffs. The problem that it fixed was armor was different, but if they were to add that, then everybody would go back to wearing the same armor for the buffs.

[@-Dayton-]

@@kalebkjohnston5960 true

[@MrBrineplays_]

Gold armor trims would make gold armor useless. Rather than use at least 4 gold ingots for protection from piglins, we get 1 gold ingot for protection from piglins. In short, gold armor trims and other armor trims, if given a small perk or advantage, would render some important and unique features useless

[@ItzSneakyMinecraft]

where is the video, omicron?

[@kl0nos]

hey where are you??

[@fireypiranha3931]

I wish the Sniffer had more flower varieties. Or even give us other produce, like tomatos, fruits, and other foods to give us a pseudo cooking update. Or like you said- flowers with weird potion effects.

[@OmicronGaming]

they did my boi dirty 😭

[@Princeone10]

@@OmicronGamingwhen you gonna upload again😢

[@tgvinfinite2607]

@@Princeone10 its been another 4 months 😢

[@agarplaysgameryt1665]

Music discs are such a good addition, they can be used for redstone, and all provide some nice music

[@gargles5270]

them adding new discs pretty regularly makes me so happy, and that you can’t just build a creeper killing farm to get them all. i love that you have to dig up relic, and put 5 together from several pieces

[@tarantula0071]

DUDE WHERE'S THE NEW YEAR MUSIC BEAT DROP

[@Notoleks]

Beat drop when?

[@iiMoumen]

waiting for beat drop sync

[@HeyImRancover]

Yessir

[@bluqy]

Yessir

[@iusedtoexist]

Yessir

[@ZephyrysBaum]

Yessir

[@blajjko]

yessir

[@Winale]

Hey Omicron Gaming, I hope you are cool with me doing an updated version of your Best and Worst update feature Series (in German) and using some of your gameplay I gave you a Shoutout in the intro, thanks for the idea!!❤

[@aryasiddh]

omicron where is our yearly beat drop :(

[@mr.slappii513]

The sniffer is so forgettable that I forgot it existed less than a week after the mob vote. In fact, in the hours of playing 1.20, not a single time have I though about the sniffer, when I play with friends in 1.20, not once do we bring it up because it's completely useless. If I am going to go out of my way to search for something rare, it's going to be netherite, not the sniffer.

[@16_rafi44]

Yo, whats the music for 2024 new year, im looking forward to it

[@starryskyesal]

aww man theres no 2024 beat drop :( hope youre doing okay tho

[@courseFPS]

Where is the 2024 beat drop

[@thekingofnothing8895]

Honestly this update does give diamonds a lot of utility. You see it dofferently though, you seem to think that this makes armor trim too expensive when the reality is that it just makes them more worth it, and besides, in late game minecraft you can spare diamonds. Same thing with netherite

[@xx_boredomnoises_xx1235]

my fella where's the new year beat drop sync

[@firecrakcer001]

The pitcher plant is such a cool plant that could absolutely be used for more. From a fantasy perspective it could've been used as a later trap for mobs if it grew bigger, it introducing a new acidic fluid that can be collecting or used to make an enchanted bottle of acid, or maybe attracting new, small bug mobs (like reintroducing fireflies.) Then there's torch flowers. They could've glowed, they could've been used for a napalm potion or made TNT light fires, they could've added some fire magic or just had it add fire resistance. So much could be done with the snffer and sniffer plants! Also it's hilarious that the cherry biome was added, but not cherries.

[@azwadrahman]

no perfect beat drop sadge

[@IljaMuromec114]

They should make it that you can put items inside of decorated pots and add more plants to the sniffer

[@peterthomasparker4327]

I personally love armor trims, because it opens up a lot of possibilities on competitive servers. Different color patterns on armor could indicate different teams or clans in these servers, adding to the banner features. But now that I think about it, they could give buffs to make them more useful.

[@BoltsTheFox]

I voted the sniffer because it was cute and I think the mob vote missed out on adding key features to all of the mobs and making the sniffers cuter.

[@melancholy1443]

Can’t believe you finished this when you were on a vacation but I really like the editing

[@agarplaysgameryt1665]

totally agree that that bamboo placement sound sounds so satisfying!

[@ganyu_literally]

Most consistent Minecraft youtuber

[@elitegaming2913]

Do you live under a rock?

[@ganyu_literally]

@@elitegaming2913 do you not understand a joke

[@elitegaming2913]

@@ganyu_literally I do just your joke isn’t funny

[@JasonWilliams89]

​@@elitegaming2913I do. What happened?

[@elitegaming2913]

@@JasonWilliams89 nothing happened there’s just more consistent KZbinrs

[@hittin_like_a_truck5957]

yo bro, time to upload, we miss you

[@Guy_Sandler]

you also forgot to mention that pottery is nothing like they showed in the first 1.17 reveal

[@Beepers559]

I kinda wish we got an update that actually adds items with uses instead of more decorations

[@liamgeddes1722]

Hey omicron! been watching your 3 latest and there fantastic! Was wondering if you could do a Minecraft survival series with the new 1.20 update 👀👀

[@Riyoe]

we miss you man, even an atlas video would be appreciated

[@Noah73827]

One thing I don’t like about 1.20 is some of the textures, especially on the new flowers and sniffer. I don’t wanna be one of those people that despises the 1.14 textures, but those textures look super realistic and out if place, and they don’t look like they belong in the game. Maybe it’s just nostalgia speaking.

[@AintNoWayThisIsThor]

i completely agrees with u on the sniffer, also that sand is looking SUS

[@hilike6507]

I disagree with everything in this vid, like in a game where by FAR the biggest thing is the building, decoration and creativity. It's what makes the game replayable and continue playing the game,also the sniffer is EXACTLY what was said about and in the previews they were ALWAYS said to have DECORATIVE plants YET the community still blames it on mojang even though it's their own stupidity as they are the ones who voted for it (i did vote for the sniffer as it's still by FAR better that the other two mobs in the vote as sniffers adds something new) and also if trims had gameplay functionality people would no longer get the trims based on aesthetic rather the buffs from the trims which completely removes the point of armor TRIMS and if the had made the duplicating recipe cheaper than what's the point of continue exploring when you can just get one and stop searching for it completely.

[@BlockGameEnjoyer]

Someone hire this man to mojang

[@saltqueen533]

The sniffer should've been able to dig up more than 2 plants, it's actually insane that they only made 2 plants with one of them not even emitting light. Mojang fumbled the sniffer so hard.

[@lovenovus1134]

This video makes me want to play just to see the adorable camels (and to look at the cherry biome once again)

[@CanadaMapping471]

Maybe if you have the snout armor trim on all of your gear Piglin brutes wont attack you?

[@blacklight_sunset]

I wish the decorative pots could hold 2-high flowers!

[@mikael8276]

Trail mix, I don't get why the ruins have to look this bad and the loot just sucks.

[@Kiwi-vh4xg]

16:06 that bee is going crazy with it

[@Dave0439]

*with a few weeks everyone got to look at the features* me after 10 years: i finally get to see something else than a chiseled bookshelf outside of an bedrock event showing the new stuff

[@TheEmeraldClan]

The point of the trims being found in certain structures is meant to add more reasons to find different structures.

[@mikael8276]

I don't like how there's now two different bookshelves. Could've just updated the old one.

[@kate_isawesome1207]

I mix and match both bookshelves on my builds.

[@berylredburrow__8810]

Im gonna be honest, I really don't like archeology. It feels out of place in vanilla Minecraft, and doesn't offer a lot of value. I'm not mad about it, its pretty easy to ignore if you're not into it, but it was something that i was half hoping they'd cut, just because it feels too much like a mod.

[@DafaIdham]

Completely agree with this tierlist. So many cosmetic items and features that are ridiculously hard to get but offers little to none in survival scenarios. The Sniffer, in my opinion, is the most disappointing among all. It's the only animal mob that has LORE, but what did they do? finding two flowers that has no practicality other than looking good.

[@caden.23_]

WHERE THE FUCK IS THE PERFECT TIMING VIDEO

[@wildcard2117]

Personally I don’t mind the new launcher. Yeah it’s a tad strange seeing it change but the creeper face has always been an iconic part of Minecraft’s identity arguably more so than the grass block.

[@iamleftie]

Why is it called a torchflower and it doesn't even emit the slightest amount of light? It's literally in the name

[@Daniecraft345]

Ayo what the villager's doin 10:11

[@enochplayzgaming3292]

what about the enchantment glint? can't tell which potion is which

[@TheGoobMeista]

I'm a returning player, So i didn't even know about mob vote, but I'm gonna be honest, I REALLY Love the Sniffer. They are so damn cute. Blocky af or not, They remind of a big lazy doggo.

[@coffeepixel7650]

Lately block sounds have been amazing yeah, specially the bamboo one.

[@utopianebunny4109]

using the zelda BOTW/TOTK theme for the cherry biome just hit different for a zelda fan, ur a legend

[@MashedPotato240]

1:36 "Mojang is smoking crack" XD

[@flawyerlawyertv7454]

You can stash away items in decorated pots as of 1.21.

[@hapsun]

Bro Minecraft needs to change their launcher logo into a creeper head, not the face the head

[@alexandregb566]

For those who love minecraft songs, I really recommend you all hear this song: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3.

[@kate_isawesome1207]

It would be nice if rascals won instead. Since it's more useful than sniffers. Also make torch flowers light up when placed.

[@alumlovescake]

I still prefer the creeper icon to the 2d grass icon for Bedrock pc icon

[@user-ec1fo6lb5w]

What’s the resource pack for the ray tracing effects you used for the cherry biome?

[@dassupercat4246]

I like the sniffer I think that there’s sort of meant to be a mob that you go out of your way to get. If you don’t want to sniffer you’re not supposed to find one and I think in their current state all they need is more decorative blocks because right now 2 is a laughable amount maybe they could even dig up a sapling but I like them not having a practical purpose they don’t need one

[@xxleoproxx7495]

To point 17 look to the Minecraft Pe logo, it’s the grass block but only like 9 pixels or something like that

[@agarplaysgameryt1665]

chiseled bookshelves are amazing!

[@melancholy1443]

Nah i agree with the bamboo cherry wood thing, one look at the bamboo raft and it won me over

[@AimlessnoobEditz]

When the world needed him most he came back

[@geokou7645]

ok cmon people only hate the new launcher icon because of nostalgia I agree with pots tho. it looked so good in the initial trailers but then they just made it a crafting table recipy??? like what happened to getting clay and baking it and trying to fit the sherds on it???? (The reason theyre sherds not shards is bc thats the official scientific definition)

[@tallensmith8948]

i really like the way you rated all these

[@battlegodtenthousand4625]

cherry wood is some discord moderator type of visual taste

[@lunarknight3597]

lmao what

[@timbo303official9]

Toycat didnt like the camels for different reasons: 1. Camels are slower than horses. 2. Cant go to tight places. 3. Jumping is whacked. 4. Too hard to find for a pointless mob. 5. Cant put in a boat. I like camels but boy they are pretty useless unless your in a niche group that needs a caravan of people.

[@yumm_6]

This is slowly turning into a comparison channel

[@user-ru3xv9wd9q]

What I wanna know is why if Mojang can clearly make beautiful Minecraft animations… WHY ARE THEY DOING A LIVE ACTION MOVIE?!

[@officialrhythmicthoughts]

Everything about the cherry biome is just gorgeous, it's just so vibrant and i adore it

[@user-ez1rd2mf4m]

Sniffer should be in the middle of b camels are so slow they need c

[@alanbailey1696]

The sniffer is a !little more fun if you name them Brandon!

[@shroomer8294]

I really like the idea of the sniffer and its flowers in concept but they really messed up with there being only two. Where there something like 8 different flowers they could dig up that would actually be a cool part of the game to interact with to get more decorations but two is just incredibly underwhelming.

[@BluehouseGD5783]

did anyone else think that the nostrils are eyes for the sniffer?

[@woahemiee]

They made duplicating trims so expensive because diamonds are more accessible than ever. I can get at least half a stack of diamonds with a fortune 2 pickaxe from less than 45 mins of mining and that's not even if I go underwater cave mining

[@yehoshuaapphia3757]

"sus sand"

[@Rick_and_Joe]

You can put a candle on the pot

[@I_am_Aads]

there's a server named origin realms and they made a sniffer, and its way better than the vanilla one

[@mansoursiddiqi930]

This guy deserves more subs

[@Nokhil28]

Can u make a Val vid?

[@Marshall-Ridez]

16:49 that aged well hate youtubers like this they say template in the description but yet don't put it in here

[@marciogomes5761]

11:07 weren't you complaning abt how diamonds are obselete? Also this allows more uses for diamonds since whats the point of it in late game?

[@happy_est]

Great video

[@xxleoproxx7495]

I would have put the bamboo things higher and the camel lower I think

[@denizseyhan1053]

Unrelated but why did you remove some of your shorts?

[@OmicronGaming]

Don’t think so? I haven’t uploaded that many shorts

[@Technoidmania]

I was team Rascal on the mob vote

[@kovenevells2696]

No more uploads😢

[@dontyodelsohard2456]

Sniffer needs to be lower.

[@kareemamin3743]

honestly, idk how but i agree with everything u said

[@gamingnerd651]

For some reason my launcher is desaturated and the creeper logo.

[@zookerooni1821]

Where did you go 😢

[@craziestofrussians6669]

Anyone remember terry town, Zelda 16:03

[@scorpiovenator_4736]

We need a villager head

[@regianegalves]

I desagree the part of the sniffer, for my it was one of the best features.

[@regianegalves]

But, SUS SAND

[@regianegalves]

But we need more flowers from sniffer

[@regianegalves]

But, stil, SUS SAND