Minecraft Dungeons II’s The Humblers Awaken DLC launches December 1

Minecraft Dungeons II is getting its first paid expansion, The Humblers Awaken, on December 1. Mojang’s announcement says the DLC will send players into new fungal sporefields and underground burrows, where an ancient threat has been disturbed after a very long sleep.¹

The expansion was revealed during the TwitchCon San Diego live show. The announcement describes it as the next chapter in the Minecraft Dungeons II saga, with new quests, environments, equipment and cosmetics. It does not give a standalone price or regional availability for the DLC, so those details remain unconfirmed.¹

What The Humblers Awaken adds

The new adventure centres on the humblers, an ancient species that has woken beneath the Sift. Mojang says players will explore fungal sporefields and winding underground burrows while investigating who disturbed them and what lies deeper below.¹

The DLC adds three new artefacts with active abilities and four talismans that provide passive bonuses. That should give players more room to reshape their loadouts, particularly when pairing the new equipment with the expansion’s quests and tougher encounters. The announcement does not list the individual artefacts or talisman effects yet.¹

The cosmetic additions include the Pearl skin, the Baby Nuzzle pet and the Nacreous cape. These are joined by a free update arriving alongside the paid expansion, so players who do not buy the DLC will still have new content to try.¹

The free update and trial dungeons

The free update brings new weapons, armour and challenges. It also adds returning hero skins based on four familiar characters from the original Minecraft Dungeons: Hal, Hex, Adrienne and Valorie, with Valorie returning in her original outfit.¹

The update’s headline feature is a set of trial dungeons accessed through Brave Haven. These offer daily and weekly challenges with rule-changing modifiers and increased difficulty. Mojang’s examples include enormous spiders, constant TNT explosions and soul projectiles, suggesting that the trials are intended to remix familiar combat rather than simply add another linear mission.¹

A Snow Golem cape will also be available in both Minecraft Dungeons II and Minecraft. Mojang says a promotional code will be shared on December 1, the same day the DLC launches, through its social-media channels.¹

Platforms and release details

The official Minecraft Dungeons II page lists Windows, Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. It also says the Deluxe Edition includes the first two DLC packs, although Mojang’s announcement does not state whether The Humblers Awaken will be sold separately in every region or how much it will cost.¹

For now, December 1 is the confirmed date. The announcement calls the expansion paid content, while the new trial dungeons, returning skins, weapons and armour are described as part of the free update released alongside it. Players should therefore expect two connected drops rather than one expansion in which every listed feature requires a purchase.¹

Our opinion

The Humblers Awaken looks like a sensible first expansion for Minecraft Dungeons II because it adds a new setting and enemy identity without abandoning the game’s central loop. The strongest detail is not simply the extra quest line, but the combination of underground environments, new build-focused equipment and repeatable trial dungeons. Daily and weekly modifiers give the free update a reason to stay relevant after the launch missions are finished.

The unanswered price and regional-availability questions matter, especially because the announcement calls the DLC paid while leaving the standalone purchase details open. Still, the free trial content means the December 1 update should have something meaningful for every player, not only owners of the expansion. We will know whether the humblers are a memorable new threat or just another themed mob set when Mojang shares more about the missions, loot and pricing.