What is The Sift?

Is Minecraft getting a fourth dimension?

Watch 0:02 on YouTube

Yes. The official recap opens with the announcement that The Sift is coming to vanilla Minecraft next year. The broadcast was in September 2026, so that means 2027. Xbox Wire confirms Java and Bedrock.

At 0:10, the recap switches to Dungeons II, which launched September 29, 2026. Keep that cut in mind when sharing the clip. Its combat footage doesn't show what you'll be able to do in your vanilla survival world.

What's in The Sift?

The Dungeons II reveal names Meadows and Carapace and shows a realm with new creatures, hazardous blocks, and changing tides.

What can you bring back to your base? That's still open for Java and Bedrock. There isn't a confirmed list of mineable blocks, crafting recipes, or farmable resources yet.

What do players want the vanilla Sift to do?

Individual Minecraft Feedback posts propose possible uses for the new dimension. They are player ideas, even though they appear on Minecraft's feedback site; they are not announced Java or Bedrock features.

The travel and progression ideas ask what might bring a survival player back after the first visit. Mojang has confirmed the 2027 Java and Bedrock plan, but has not announced these items, a portal network, or the vanilla entry method. Do not build or stockpile around these proposals yet.

• September 28: a player suggests using Sift portals as shortcuts between distant bases.
• September 30: another proposes an Echo Eye made with a hypothetical Sift material to locate Strongholds.
• October 1: a broader equipment post titled 'The sift' suggests a Soul Crystal for armor effects and separate ore-based weapon upgrades; it does not say where the items would come from.
• October 2: another imagines a Portal Router connecting the Overworld, Nether, Sift and End.

Will I need a new world?

Mojang hasn't explained how existing Java and Bedrock worlds will get access. Keep your main save and carry on building; there's no announced requirement to start over.

The portal location and activation method are also unknown. You don't need to rebuild your portal room or stockpile an item from a guessed recipe.

Why are people already showing a Sift portal?

Some videos show fan-made versions. Mielon's The Sift, for example, has its own Ancient City portal and creatures. Those mechanics need that mod installed.

Check the video description for a mod name, Minecraft version, and loader. If you want to try that version, use the mod page; if you're waiting for vanilla, use the release dates.