Shields Are Coming to Minecraft Bedrock!

The year has just begun, and developers are already delighting us with their announcements for Minecraft! Recently, Aubrey Norris tweeted that shields will be added to Minecraft Bedrock soon, and developers are already actively testing the beta, while the combat system itself will receive a separate major update.

And today, John Hendricks, creative director, posted a screenshot showing shields in all their glory!

Recall that shields first appeared in the Minecraft: Java Edition 1.9 update ("Combat Update"), which was released in 2016.

We will get more details soon. The release date of the beta with shields has not been announced.