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The Sift

The Sift is a new dimension, available in Dungeons II, planned for Java & Bedrock in 2027, and already reimagined by community creators.

Sources checked 30 Sep 2026 · Official & community routes

An imagined valley of mossy cliffs and waterfalls, concept art for Minecraft The Sift.
Original concept art · imagined setting, not gameplay
PLAYABLE NOW

Minecraft Dungeons II

The official game launched September 29. Start here to explore its version of The Sift.

Inside the official game ↗
PLANNED FOR 2027

Java & Bedrock Edition

The original Minecraft editions have a future release planned. An exact date is still to come.

Check current availability ↗
COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Mods & Add-Ons

Independent creators offer different takes. Match the author, edition and file to your setup.

Compare six projects ↗
Your first steps

How to get to The Sift

Browse the guides →
01

Know your edition

Dungeons II, vanilla Minecraft and community projects each have their own route. Start with the one you play.

Choose your version →
02

Find the right project

Similar names can hide very different mods. Compare their authors, project IDs and release files.

Meet the creators →
03

Open Mielon’s portal

Follow the Ancient City setup and eight-note song, with a quick reference beside the full steps.

Learn the portal song →
The community interpretations

Compare The Sift mods

Choose a project by who made it and how it works, not by its name alone.

Mielon’s The Sift

JAVA · MIELON · #1691925

An Ancient City song portal and a world of new creatures, landscapes and resources.

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Wellspring

JAVA · SYDDERSLMAO · #1695433

A separate early-alpha project with a Warden-key entrance.

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Bedrock Add-Ons

BEDROCK · TWO AUTHORS

Compare trotamundos872 and Korvvvik, including their different package structures.

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Explore the field notes

Creatures, areas & resources

Three imagined green block-shaped creatures beside a stream, concept art for The Sift mobs guide.
Original concept art · imagined setting, not gameplay
01 / Creatures

Meet the inhabitants

Keep official creatures and each creator’s implementation in context.

Compare The Sift mobs →
Moss-covered terraces and waterfalls, an imagined landscape accompanying The Sift biome guide.
Original concept art · imagined setting, not gameplay
02 / Landscapes

Meadows & Carapace

Get oriented with the areas named in the official introduction to The Sift.

Explore The Sift biomes →
Mineral cubes, crystals and amber pieces on stone, concept art for The Sift blocks and items guide.
Original concept art · imagined setting, not gameplay
03 / Blocks & items

Materials with a purpose

Find Mielon’s Siftite, Ichor and portal materials with their version-specific uses.

Browse blocks and items →
The latest chapter

The latest Sift news

All updates →

Dungeons II opens the door to The Sift

The official launch brings the new dimension into players’ hands.

Read the summary ↗

The Sift is coming to Java & Bedrock

Minecraft Live sets the direction for the original editions in 2027.

Read the summary ↗
A few useful answers

Minecraft The Sift FAQ

What is The Sift in Minecraft?

The Sift is a dimension introduced in Minecraft Dungeons II. Mojang also announced plans to bring it to Minecraft in 2027. Read the Xbox announcement.

Can I play it in vanilla Java or Bedrock now?

The official plan names 2027. Current community mods and add-ons are separate projects. Use the version guide to find your route.

Do all The Sift mods use the same portal?

No. Match a tutorial to its author and project. The eight-note song belongs to Mielon’s implementation.

Where do the downloads come from?

Our project comparison links to each author’s CurseForge page and verified file examples. Downloads remain with their original publishers.

Tools for your next session

Choose the Minecraft The Sift experience you mean

Minecraft The Sift currently describes several experiences that share an idea but need different instructions. The official setting in Minecraft Dungeons II belongs to that game. The announced Java and Bedrock release is a future Minecraft update. Community creators publish separate Java mods and Bedrock add-ons that can already be explored through their own releases. Identifying which one you saw is the quickest way to find useful help.

Start with the game title and the creator credit on the page, video or download you are using. A clip of an Ancient City portal played with Note Blocks can lead to Mielon’s implementation. A guide involving a Warden Key belongs to a different community project. A reference to the Dungeons II launch concerns the official game. These details tell you more about the next step than the word “Sift” by itself.

Use the project page to choose a release, then the task guide for the entrance, creature, or material you need. The author credit stays with each route so a recipe remains attached to the project that uses it.

Three routes through the same topic
  1. Official game: Dungeons II → setting and current game information.
  2. Vanilla Minecraft: Java or Bedrock → announced availability and release timeline.
  3. Community project: edition → author → matching file → that project's guide.

Start from what you already have

You have seen the announcement

Go to the release timeline for current dates and the Minecraft Live story for the September 26 reveal. The timeline keeps the Java and Bedrock 2027 window beside the separate Dungeons II launch.

For the official playable route, read the Dungeons II overview. It covers the setting, named areas, creatures, and navigation aids documented for that game.

You have a Minecraft installation

Open current availability and select the edition you actually play. For Java community projects, the next checks are the author, Minecraft version and loader. For Bedrock, the package format and your device’s import support also matter. Choosing “Minecraft” without the edition leaves too much unresolved to pick a file or a portal tutorial reliably.

The community project comparison brings six records together. Mielon and Wellspring have their own project pages, the two similarly named Backport projects are compared by author, and the Bedrock page distinguishes two different add-ons. Choose from those records before following installation instructions; a familiar project title is only the beginning of the identification.

You already downloaded a package

Use the local file checker when you want to read the package’s declared name, loader, version requirements or pack type. The file stays in your browser. Then compare those declarations with the release you intended to download, using the compatibility checker and the author’s file page.

This two-part check answers different questions. The release listing tells you how a publisher labels a file. Package metadata tells you what the file declares internally. Neither result needs to be stretched into a guarantee about a complete modpack. If the two disagree, resolve the identity of the package before moving on to a portal guide.

Plan one useful first expedition

Once Mielon’s project is installed, the portal song guide covers the Ancient City setup and note sequence. The practice tool helps distinguish selecting the right note from playing the sequence in order. It is a reference beside the game, so the written checks remain available while you work through the actual entrance.

After that, the beginner guide turns an open-ended trip into a manageable first objective. Choose what you want to investigate, understand the return conditions, and carry the supplies that the task needs. Finding a resource, learning a creature interaction and scouting a route are different objectives; you do not have to complete all of them on the same visit.

For resources, start with blocks and items. It explains how the named materials connect to useful actions. Continue to Siftite for upgrades and equipment choices, or Ichor for liquid collection, storage and uses. Those pages keep the detailed material questions out of a general exploration checklist.

The mobs directory is the better route when an unfamiliar creature interrupts your plans. It separates official appearances from Mielon’s documented behaviors and points to the focused Blub guide. If the environment itself is your question, use biomes to distinguish named official areas from the terrain and conditions described for the mod.

Read a version label as part of the answer

Match a mechanic to its project and release. The Blub guide, for example, separates the official Deluxe pet from Mielon’s Soul Block taming route. Use the section for the game you have launched.

Release records add another layer. An author can publish separate files for different versions or loaders, and a changelog can introduce behavior after an earlier guide was written. When installing, use the selected file’s requirements. When checking a mechanic, look for the source and version context attached to the explanation. A site’s review date tells you when its sources were checked, not that every older release behaves identically.

Our articles link to original publisher and official pages for the claims that depend on them. Editorial comparisons, route suggestions and diagrams organize those facts around a player task. Original landscape artwork helps illustrate the topic, but is labeled concept art rather than a record of gameplay. Read a diagram for the relationship it explains and a source link for the fact behind that relationship.

Keep current answers and event history separate

The news directory records meaningful announcements and launches with dates and source links. It is useful when you want to understand what changed. The version and release pages answer what those changes mean now. Keeping both views lets an event remain an accurate historical record while the current answer continues to evolve.

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