Will The Illusioner Be Added To Minecraft 1.21?

minecraft 1.21 snapshots have added the trial chambers, a new combat based structure. the chambers does currently have the breeze, but what about a tougher mob, maybe even a new boss? the illusioner has been in the game waiting for years. today we take an in depth analysis at the illusioner and what could potentially be.
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0:00 - illusioner in minecraft 1.21?
0:30 - what is the illusioner
1:30 - illusioner in combat
3:00 - where is the illusioner
5:10 - proof / reasoning for 1.21
14:30 - the big problem
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[@wattlesplays]

the trial chambers needs a tougher mob/boss, right?!

[@TheHyruleJediYT]

I think that the key is to enter like a boss room with maybe the illusioner as a boss

[@papermachete8071]

Yes

[@BobTheNotable]

The key could activate the spawner in a boss room. This way you can't just mine to the boss room and have to go through the rest of the structure to get one or more keys.

[@LoonaTheHellhound69]

YESSIR

[@Jackson_FL56]

Maybe, but would it make sense for a pillager in the dungeon/caves?

[@MagolorRR]

Honestly, the illusioner seems perfect for the trial chambers

[@wattlesplays]

thats what im sayin

[@cacovonluca]

I don't really see it to be honest... The Trial Chambers has Monsters (and lore-wise, doesn't seems to have a single relation to the Illagers) If i had to implement the Illusioner, i would 100% make it a special structure (just like the Witch's Hut and Outpost) and have it also spawning in Raids.

[@christophermorin9036]

Perhaps the trial key opens his room?

[@astrea_yt]

@@christophermorin9036 Honestly I had a theory that it's a Bosskey

[@ashtonimus6124]

​@@cacovonlucawhat if the illusioner is an exile, and the pillahers exiled him into the trial chambers

[@BlockDriver]

If they are making certain villager trades biome specific, maybe the illusioner, evoker and even iceologer could be biome specific, too. Raids in warm biomes would spawn with evokers, temperate biomes would spawn with illusioners, and cold biomes would spawn with iceologers.

[@Flygon77]

🧠

[@Lumberjack_king]

Swap evokes with ilussioners

[@Aftermath-News]

🧠🐐

[@spinz5937]

In the ancient city there are the occasional dark oak towers, bridges, and camps, which definitely seem to indicate that the pillagers explored them.

[@NizarSaidi]

The illusioner is the most forgotten mob in the game, it would be perfect for him to be added now.

[@jessicashawe1148]

The Giant: allow me to introduce myself

[@bluejayofevil]

Giants and zombie horses would like a word with you. 😉

[@Nightmare-xh5ri]

IT would be nearly impossible

[@josiahkeroff9965]

Yeah. Imagine fighting an illusioner with a flock of phantoms. ha ha, fun times. 🤨

[@mjlnirswrath9782]

Thinking about the illusionary duplicating himself an giving you darkness… that would be an AMAZING final boss. If I had to make one change though, I’d edit the texture of his garb to make it look like he belongs in the trial chamber. Thoughts?

[@swampselkie]

Maybe, yeah! Honestly, the main change I'd like to see would be to its projectiles - a bow doesn't feel right, somehow.

[@spinz5937]

On hard difficulty it does give blindness

[@svoidsofinfinitechaos9367]

I could see him losing his head dress to better fit the other illagers. His blue outfit does seem kind of iconic in the Minecraft community at this point though 😅

[@Master_Brutus]

​@@spinz5937illusioner casts blindness depending on regional difficulty. I cannot explain it well...

[@kneerow3]

No, his entire texture should be changed to match that of its minecraft dungeons counterpart

[@Ralsie.]

At least the breeze balls didn't hit my mouth...

[@totallynotastro]

Huh

[@ashuraomega1000]

They should have it appear in the last two round in the raid

[@wattlesplays]

would be cool and tough

[@bluejayofevil]

It just dawned on me how appropriate a crossbow (pillagers' preferred weapon) is for the Illusioner. Multishot makes it perfect for firing at the invis Illusioner and nearby clones. Add fireworks in for AoE and it's the bane of the Illusioner.

[@Acrozion]

Here’s something nobody is talking about. “We will not be updating the nether fortress in 1.16” “we will be revamping classic structures in 1.21” “combat adventures”. Combine the three together, looks like the Nether Fortress will get a revamp in this update

[@thanoscreeper]

I think it’s possible that the illagers came across in the trial chambers during their travels across the world, and they decided to mess around with them, using their magic to mess with the spawners. Taking a look at some of the watch towers in the ancient cities, it’s fair to assume that the illagers have traveled underground before.

[@Unknown_Nerve]

i mean they traveled the end and nether canonically so

[@matthewshelton1975]

The devs should have the illusioner occasionally spawn in surface areas above a Trial Chamber so as to make it possible to locate them: but only as a harmless 'ghost mob' that doesn't really try to interact with players, will disappear on the first hit, or vanish at random times.

[@joshstraub6972]

The trial chambers would be such a good structure to put the Illusioner in

[@nerdwaffle5548]

They need a "Magical" update. Add in the Illusioner, want or staff (or enchanted stick), new enchantments, new "Magical items"...maybe potions?

[@fixedcabbage272]

And to add the Iceologer to the game (even though hasnt been scrapped like the other ones)

[@Random_guy82]

This mob has been sitting in the game code for WAY too long. I hope they add it!

[@justaemptymall]

Also the giant! And zombie horses!

[@Gamermax16]

It would be awesome if they added the Illusioner in the Trial Chambers⚔, it would make it even more challenging(I like challenging battles) Maybe the Iceologer❄can have an opportunity here too.

[@ironbrian1276]

In my opinion, I think the illusioner deserves a srtucture of its own, prob in the swamps, since that biome has always had some magical ring to it (for some reason), would like to see some witches along side him, this would be prob the best decision lore wise, since i like to think the pillagers kinda spread all aroud the surface, since Iceolleger is in the mountains, Ilusioner in the swamp, heck i would love to see some Pillager ship (pirates lol)

[@justaemptymall]

They should also add the giant to zombie apocalypse. Like a low spawn chance with each zombie horde that tries to take out villages and the player. Also the zombie horse should be added to the apocalypse with zombies riding + equipped with swords. The illusioner would make a great addition to mansion, raids or even the trial chambers. Just tiny modifications for all these mobs tho.

[@billywydola3388]

I think that the Illusioner may be more of an overlord to the pillagers rather than a locked up monster. And the trial chamber is more like the Illusioner's fortress and from their the Illusioner commands the pillagers to raid on the patheti- I mean, helpless Villagers. As far as the building materials go, maybe they just work with what they have at hand. A wise Illusioner wouldn't want to send your precious copper up into the overworld in the hands of their pillager henchman - if that idea holds up at all that is.

[@VoltisArt]

I like how the illusioner duplicates blink together when it's hit. That gives players an extra clue to locate the source, beyond the particles. Well thought-out detail. If we're talking new weapons, I want a hammer. Like a fantasy maul, oversized for max damage. Recipe is basically a double-sided axe, or pickaxe with two more of the key ingredient on the sides. (Helmet on sticks...) You can "mine" with it as well, just as fast as an equivalent pick, but it yields no drop for most types of stone. Perhaps smashing iron doors, bars and chains breaks them and drops the crafting ingredient. As an additional change, some mobs might take additional damage or have resistance to different types of weapon. Maybe skeletons become resistant to swords, arrows, and axes, but the hammer dusts them easily. Squishier mobs would suffer more damage to slashing and piercing weapons.

[@brianmoyachiuz905]

I hope so, we've been waiting for our ninja like Illager to finally join his brethren

[@ladykoppangen]

Yes let the illusioner coming in to game, they also fits in to raids, and at the same time, give us the enchanter.

[@hoshinokaabi4284]

I think they should add the Dungeons version of the illusioner. I love the texture, and it shoots fireworks at you which I think would make for an experience different from other mobs we have. Also, this might just be me, but the trial chambers sort of remind me of the tower from Dungeons, except it doesn’t have multiple floors.

[@ProfePlaysMinecraft]

That would be fun. He multiplies and burns your eyes with his PJs.

[@StardustSnowdrops]

The pajama wearing illager is basically complete. He just does not naturally spawn. I just wish they would add to the fletching table, allow dyable Feathers that alter the trail colors of the arrows as well as able to edit the tips enchantment.

[@dimdamveler7886]

I'm sure there will be a 2.0 update for the pilleger, and it will include the illusionist and maybe him and another nation of other pillegers

[@randomnessanimation6831]

We seriously need to bring the Illusioner to Minecraft already, it’s just to cool to be left out!

[@hyxlo_]

it feels like Minecraft updates are taking forever but it also feels like 1.11 came out last week

[@DvirMC]

Maybe the illusioner will spawn in the new dimension👀

[@skellywarrior]

11:26 the fact that "haa", the sound the villager makes, means "yes" in hindi (my native language) supports your statement that the villager said yes.

[@lt.sniper5091]

Besides the illusioner, I feel like the iceologer could be another mob added to the trial ruins. (I know they were meant for snowy biomes, but gameplay it would be cool)

[@JoeGullo_surfrock66]

Thinking about trial chambers...I think the prize shouldn't be an item...but an effect. Kind of like how bad omen and hero of the village are LOOOOONG term effects that can possibly stack...what if you beat a trial chamber and the final boss one gives you some effect (effect depends on the boss?) that lasts like for 24 IRL hours or something. Maybe even something like a supercharged beacon effect like "Haste 3", then beat it again "Haste 4", then beat it again "Haste 5." Something that would REALLY make you wanna go back to the chamber and do it again, but can't be moved or cheesed. Maybe it's activated with keys at the final spawner, so you could save up keys, beat the final spawner, then toss 1-5 keys in you've saved up to get a supercharged effect. I think the effect gets applied to everyone within a 16 block spherical radius around the spawner when the key is inserted or the boss is defeated? Dunno, throwing it out there. I also think rooms that pair hazards with mobs would be a good change (skeleton spawning rooms with nothing to hide behind, breeze room with dripstone pits on the border so getting knocked in is very dangerous, etc).

[@Akulasthraxus]

Would spectral arrows track the actual Illusioner rather than the mirrored images?

[@maurodeblock1994]

love youre farms

[@Master_Brutus]

I really want this mob to be revisited and added in the game, but I do not see it fitting in the trial chambers. Its a sealed structure meant for monsters, not for Illagers. But hey if Mojang adds it in to the chambers I wont complain.

[@Hadeks_Marow]

Are we still thinking Tuff and Copper Golems ONTOP of illusioner??? When was the last time we got more than 3 new mobs in a single update???

[@Doxestic]

for the lore if you go to ancient city you can see that pillagera were there so it does make sense some of them left behind at trail chamber

[@onyxgray3477]

I've never been here this early! I'll have to watch when I'm not at work ❤

[@Squid-MC]

That door we see in that tree room is the perfect place to put a room in for the illusioner. a Room specifically designed for the illusioner.

[@whotfisfthatguy]

Get well soon wattles!

[@Mineking8121]

15:42 Pokémon Mewtwo vibes when you put it like that! Wouldn't you say so yourself, Wattles?

[@NateTmi]

that seems like the best place to use him, in a room or building so they could make a trap to change how the fight with him is. If he seems to hard, just have fire or Lava be in the same room as him. Where as having him spawn anywhere may seem a bit crazy. I don't know if the chambers is the place but I think they need a place for him

[@snicklick701]

illusioner in the deep dark... that would be interesting

[@averagegamingplayer]

What I like from modded structures I've seen that spawn the Illusioner is it makes him an evil performer in his old theater where he tricks travelers into coming in and killing them

[@Josh-ut4wv]

It is perfect and i think they should add it like to a magic class as a possible spawn and maybe thats how we get some new mobs (or mob vote mobs). But it could work that even the illagers fear the illusioner

[@inzomniacZz]

If they reworked the difficulty system and added it to the game in the chambers, it would be so cool as like a mini boss. It looks like it would be at home down there with the breeze. With the cool trap doors etc reacting with the breeze’s attacks. The mansion has mini structures from places you wouldn’t think the illagers would or should know of. So it wouldn’t be far fetched that the Illusioner would be down there. Like it’s all just one big test chamber/bunker by the illagers? Or maybe they just took hold down there and it’s a chamber left by the ancient builders that they took over.

[@NixityNullt]

Note how the breeze has bushy, illager-like eyebrows that its fire counterpart the blaze does not, implying that the illagers had a hand in creating the trial chambers.

[@SaberCatMC]

I bet the trial keys could be keys you need to enter a mega boss battle that they haven't announced yet. It would make sense to save all these up to unlock the master chamber. At least it's a great idea for those hardcore players to look forward to. We still have a while before 1.21 and anything is possible. Trial keys to unlock a mega boss battle would be perfect.

[@makebreakrepeat]

“The greatest trick the Illusioner ever played was convincing the world that he did not exist.”

[@2nd-place]

I just want them to bring back the Iceologer!

[@Pangeaa1]

I think if they add one to the pillager outpost and buff the loot some

[@timb_dealer]

They still need to update his skin to the dungeon one

[@Baest024]

Agreed

[@NetheriteMaster_]

i think if they'll add the illusioner, they should give him a copper-tuff bow that shoots for example three copper arrows that deal more damage to the player, and they should add an attack that is named something like: copper spell that summons something from copper or tuff, i don't know how real is that but i think its a cool idea

[@nathangelinas11]

Two words to counter the invisibility issue : spectral arrows. :) I guess that counters the invisibility issue.

[@Corvaire]

If he was a future boss in the underground chambers, he would no doubtable be behind the secret door. ;O)-

[@onetrackmind3558]

We NEED the Illusioner in minecraft. It could be in rads and woodlen mansions. We also could use that ice pilliger too.

[@Vendetta_killer]

I just want a more advanced Combat System in 1.21

[@owenpatron3665]

I'd preffer a most Breeze lookin boss, something like a WildFire but with the wind stuff

[@psychozen7169]

Actually in the code I am betting two illusioner comes with the mage tower code. Mage tower is in the code but does nothing. Also spell book is added to code but does nothing just placeholders in the code

[@JinxeBlaq]

I feel, like maybe it would’ve been couple with the Icologer, it would’ve told Mojang that players wanted more Illiger’s. But now, since it didn’t win, they probably have the idea that maybe adding More isn’t a good idea, so it stays out of the main game, in limbo.

[@Nanda_Khant]

Maybe buff illusioner and make him a boss, MAYBE...

[@guitaekm]

6:30 the cracked tag will make this pot shatter regardless of how you destroyed it

[@svoidsofinfinitechaos9367]

While I feel like this might be more on the side of wishful thinking, it would make for an interesting final boss for the trial chambers. And it’s already so well known by players. They’d welcome it with open arms.

[@redpapa859]

They need to remove the bow feature from the illusioner for that is really stupid maybe give him a enchanted sword with fire and knockback would make that encounter with an Illusionist better

[@CalVR_]

With the new ominous events, the illusioner really does seem perfect for trial chambers

[@anonim-8572]

Illusioner in confined space is easy to kill. He's tankier than average mob and difficult to hit for untrained eye but has mediocre damage rate (the same as skeletons on Hard) and if he's hit following up the shots is easy; if he's near a wall he becomes very easy to knock into corner and slash to death in seconds. If you have trouble landing direct hits, all it takes is to shoot the floor in the middle of duplicates with a rocket crossbow

[@thoughtfullAI355]

NEED, NEED NOW

[@yammz1181]

I honestly don't understand why they would have coating for such a cool mob in the game for so long and never Implement it, And this includes the giant zombie.... Minecraft is an awesome game i'm but at the world feels alone, The more cool mobs and cool in game events to stumble across make it feel alive. Minecraft dungeons is thriving with life compared to the regular Minecraft. And I think that is a big issue

[@PickledPeaches]

Just a thought....the portal looking thing in the ancient city might lead to him... Although I would rather it didn't having the warden then straight after the Illusioner would be a bit of a waste and should be incorporated somewhere else

[@ThisOldSkater]

I call upon the power of F3+B! But actually, if it was on fire, I assume even invisible, the flames would be visible.

[@PLDfanboy]

I'd just strip the trial chambers down for all the copper and new blocks....

[@MR.h-ij9lb]

I think the should make illusioner little bit more OP and put it in the trial chamber as a mid game boss fight and for more challenging put some trap and breeze in that room

[@TheHyruleJediYT]

Mojang just has it in to give you the illusion of the illusioner

[@BzBestEver]

The title made me click so fast i broke my mouse

[@mjmarshall9888]

Who says the Trial Chambers are to try the *player* - maybe they were designed to test the *Pillagers*? If they get through it they get that strange key to prove to the Pillager bosses that they passed the Trial. The Illusioner might be added to run/maintain the Chambers, and to deal with any pesky non-Pillager intruders...

[@adamblunsdon7784]

Nice video

[@crimsonfire6932]

I don’t think the illusioner should be in the trial chambers because I don’t see an obvious connection between the trial chambers and illagers. They should put it in the woodland mansion because it fits thematically and there’s nothing unique about the mansions currently. It should also be given a unique drop. Perhaps a new totem.

[@Shine_witcher]

I think pillagers outpost is best place

[@pan6991]

This update is a great time to implement the illusioner and giant.

[@NekuroMC]

i think it would be crazy if the illusioner is also capable of duplicating another mob but of course its also an illusion imagine trying to fight 5 creepers but only one of them is real but you dont know which one

[@Shadow_remix-vt6yp]

The trial chambers are themed around elemental power

[@Warden937]

Illusioner is a boss in Minecraft dungeons

[@Raving_Rando]

Yes. Yes. And just to sell it. YES! If the test results for the Illusioner say it is too easy for its own room, just throw in some back up in the form of trial spawners. Get into the room, Illusioner goes after you and if you stray too close a trial spawner it summons a few Pillagers for support, maybe some of those heavily armored ones from Dungeons. Come on... WE HAVE SO MANY AWESOME MOBS FROM DUNGEONS, ADD A FEW TO THE TRIAL CHAMBERS.

[@user-gn1tt1oz2r]

Do not forget that sometimes he will give you the blindness effect which makes him even harder

[@MY_MOM59]

my theory is that the pillagers hired the illusiner to guard the trial chambers be cause the key is gonna be used for opening the deep dark portal and we know the pillagers know what the deep dark city is so they took the keys and built the trial chambers to keep the keys protected cause they know whats on the other side. BUT HEY THATS JUST A THEORY A MINECRAFT THEORY AAAND CUT (sorry for bad English)

[@thatrandomperson1129]

firework crossbow will work well

[@S.Rplays4294]

They should make copper golem as big as iron golem but hostile if we open trail chamber chest.

[@leochangesnames]

I highly highly doubt they'll add illusioners to trial chambers specifically, there are currently no spawners with humanoid mobs. They could add them somewhere else though. Judging by gnembon's reactions in Xisuma's recent stream, the mob is considered way too hard internally. I think it could work in something like a tier 5 raid, where inexperienced players wouldn't be able to access them.

[@GoldAxoMC]

humanoid mobs? skeleton, poison skeleton, zombie, husk, stray?

[@leochangesnames]

@@GoldAxoMC I'm talking about the "intelligent" mobs - villagers/illagers/witches, (zombified) piglins, potentially endermen. The fact they haven't added witches to trial chambers already, even though they would be a good fit difficulty wise, means illagers as a whole will likely not get added.

[@leochangesnames]

@@GoldAxoMC also my point about difficulty still stands: it looks like developers see illusioners as fit for late game, so I doubt they would be added to a midgame structure.

[@kaliebbeers3297]

Hello, there is (HASTE 3) a real thing on Minecraft Java or is it a mod?

[@mikemcculloch7118]

Why on Earth would they ever give us the Illusioner, Iceologer and the Rascal when we can have super-cool mobs like the Polar Bear, Goat and the bloody Panda???

[@astromeo3467]

My hopes for 1.21: - They add Illusioners to trial chambers - They re-texture the Skeleton with Poisoned Arrows - Have the Trial Key related to the deepdark, maybe opens the deep dark chest concept for 1.19. Id like the chest to only be able to be opened by the Key and if broken nothing comes out. If the chest is opened with the key too fast it creates noise and since its in the ancient cities it will add extra challenege. - Re-add the 1 tick to the copper bulb

[@Master_Brutus]

Was about to respect you, until I saw your last bullet point.

[@AntiZelk]

​@@Master_Brutusfr

[@applianceman6009]

Bring Protection IV netherite and totems, and fighting this guy will NOT be a problem. This is NOT the warden.

[@rameymj]

In trial chamber, illusioner summons breezes ...

[@WarrenCheskyTheFoxwiggins]

I kinda doubt that the illusioner will spawn in the trial chambers. the villagers are a intelligent specie that do their own thing, not a mob the ancient builders or whoever put in a spawner for you to fight

[@mathata_]

I want the zombie horse :(

[@Creeper12652]

Woodland mansion needs this illusioner

[@Kabukk_]

thes said we will ad a boss in a short, maybe they can devolop the illusioner and make him a boss?

[@Barx_]

Were is the zombie horse😢😢

[@raulsgomes]

The color of him Maby its the warden update. The key is for open the portal.

[@Yousif698]

They haven't added him till now😢

[@crunchtime2223]

The illusioner looks like it's wearing night time pajamas 😅