minecraft just updated this unused mob…

among the 70 something bug fixes in minecraft 1.20 snapshot 23w14a was an interesting illusioner texture fix. what do you think this means?!

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[DinnerForkTongue]

It could be a prelude to the Illusionist's inclusion, or it could be an artist that likes it including it sneakily into the package. Guess we'll know in the future.

[ThiGoF]

Mojang knows how to play with our feelings, I think/hope they are working on something

[jwstinthesky]

As a software developer, when something that's not actually in use in a "software" (game in this case) is updated, it's because there's active plans to used that feature at some point in the future 99%

[Sentinel]

I want there to be some sort of "illager wizard tower" that spawns randomly in the overworld and contains Illusioners and Evokers, perhaps with Allays that can be freed (like in mansions/outposts) and a stable with a Ravager or two. Imo itd be nice for worldbuilding, but it may be a bit difficult to explore. Maybe the Illusioner could be a boss, an ancient magician, and the Evokers are apprentices or students?

[MGE]

I think they should add this to raids to replace evokers for balancing the game and removing totem farming to make hardcore actually challenge

[Fusednebula]

the only problem with re adding the illusioner is that it was completely overhauled in mcd with different mechanics and a completely different texture. If they were to re add the illusioner they would have to change alot about them to fit their mcd counterpart...

[bigotato]

I think it will be used as the boss that “said” will come in the short

[LifeWithProHD]

I honestly wanted the Illusioner in 1.20 I feel like it's finally time for the Illusioner to get the spotlight it deserves I always imagined the Illusioner's texture re imagined to combine the regular Minecraft Version and Minecraft Dungeons Version.

[MrFlaff]

Maybe the illusioner will be that boss they were talking about

[discowizard]

There needs to be an "illusion update" that's adds the Illusioner and new dungeons where we can find their lairs

[Galaxy_Grenade]

The illusioner is always like a mob without a use like a “work in’ progress” in Minecraft but in Minecraft dungeons (a game that wattles should definitely come back to 😉) the illusioner is a mini boss mob that creates clones of itself that shoot arrows while the original shoots a Devastating firework arrow that can deal massive damage

[GW]

Maybe they'll finally add the illusioner after all these years

[TrueHey]

They confirmed it in around 1.16 that they want to use the illager in raids and have like one guy working on it

[garoldghost]

Maybe the "Boss" they hinted about would be the illusioner

[Unknown-hmqx]

since evokers were originally for the mansions, but then made to be a much needed part of the raids, I think the illusioner should be like a boss in the mansions, and would drop something you otherwise wouldnt be able to get, like a recall totem. use this and you are instantly transported back to your spawn, however there would only be one illusioner per mansion, so these totems would be EXTREMELY rare

[rogereroyal]

Feels like they're preparing the illusionist for the future

[emptybodyfm]

Maybe when they add the new dimension the illusioner will be on the other side as part of ancient civilization that left the normal world. This would explain end portal location having old libraries with cobwebs as to give the illusion they haven’t been used and would make ancient cities essentially the remains of those civilizations prior to them going in mass throughout the portal and getting stuck there.

[humourlessjester]

I think an interesting way to include the illusioner would be to generate huts like witch huts and have them generate on the surface nearby where an ancient city would be. My personal lore for them is that they study the warden's darkness effect and try to replicate it with their blindness effect.

[inferno]

imagine an end update with lore that adds the illusioner, a pillager that travelled to the end, but was hit by the dragon and made it fly to the end islands, it lives in a mysterious biome that would also be added in the end update in a wizard like tower, idk what it could drop though

[Zoods_]

Hope they turn him into a boss that you can sometimes find in the woodland mansions, maybe they can add his attacks like in minecraft dungeons and maybe add a weapon when you defeat him called the firework bow