The Creator Behind Minecraft's Poisonous Potato Update Has 1.3 Million Ratings

In April 2024, Mojang did something strange: it built an entire April Fools' Day update around the poisonous potato — the most useless item in Minecraft. It was a joke, but it was also a real, playable snapshot. And when Mojang wanted to bring that joke to Bedrock Edition as a proper, polished, official add-on, it didn't build it in-house. It called Jigarbov Productions.

That's the thing about Jigarbov: this is a creator Mojang trusts with its weirdest ideas. Across 54 products on the Marketplace, Jigarbov has racked up 1,351,660 total player ratings at a 4.45/5 average — putting it among the most-engaged studios on the entire platform. And here's the kicker: those ratings aren't spread evenly. Jigarbov's biggest hits are its free official collaborations, which account for roughly 88% of all the ratings the studio has ever earned.

The Official Poisonous Potato Add-On

The Poisonous Potato Add-On is exactly what it sounds like — and much more than you'd expect. Released alongside Java Edition's 24w14potato snapshot as part of Mojang's 2024 April Fools' event, it reimagines Minecraft through the lens of its most-mocked item: poisonous-potato blocks, furniture, tools, weapons, and armor, all rendered with a straight face and a lot of love. Mojang followed it up with a free "Spud-date" the next year, adding potato lamps, sprouts, and explosive variants.

It's free, it's official, and it's a masterclass in taking a dumb idea completely seriously. That sensibility — playful, meticulous, a little unhinged — runs through everything Jigarbov makes.

A Free Map Built From MINECON's Own Logo

Jigarbov's single most-played product isn't the potato — it's Abstraction: MINECON EARTH, a free map built in cooperation with Mojang around the MINECON EARTH 2017 and 2018 logos. Those blocky logos become floating landmasses stuffed with hidden secrets and challenges; complete both monuments by tracking down 32 hidden blocks.

It's picked up more than 370,436 ratings — a staggering number for any map, let alone a free promotional one tied to a convention. It's the clearest sign of how far Jigarbov's reach extends when Mojang hands over an official project.

The Rest of the Catalog: Wool, Traders, and a Tycoon About Making Marketplace Maps

Beyond the official collabs, Jigarbov's catalog is a playground of clever, systems-driven ideas. There's The Traveling Trader and Simburbia (a city-builder inside Minecraft), redstone teaching maps, and add-ons like ALL THE WOOL that turn a single mechanic into a whole experience. There's even a "Marketplace Creator Tycoon" — a map about the business of making Marketplace maps, which is about as Jigarbov as it gets.

Here's how the catalog breaks down:

• Worlds: 40
• Skin Packs: 12
• Add-Ons (Behavior Packs): 7
• Resource Packs: 7

And here are more of the studio's most-played products:

Still Going in 2026: Bluey Comes to Minecraft

Jigarbov hasn't slowed down. In early 2026 the studio released Bluey's House, bringing the wildly popular kids' show into Minecraft — another licensed collaboration that shows the range Jigarbov operates across, from official Mojang gags to family-friendly brand tie-ins.

The Free-Collab Flywheel

Here's what makes Jigarbov's approach unusual. Only 7 of its 54 products are free — the catalog is mostly paid — yet those few free titles pull in around 88% of the studio's total ratings. The free official collabs act as an enormous funnel: MINECON EARTH and the Poisonous Potato Add-On reach millions of players, build a reputation for quality and creativity, and keep Jigarbov top-of-mind whenever Mojang needs a trusted partner for its next off-the-wall idea. That visibility, in turn, lifts the paid catalog. We dig into that kind of strategy in our guide to how Marketplace creators make money.

It's a very different model from the high-volume studios that flood the catalog with paid packs — and it's earned Jigarbov something those studios can't buy: Mojang's trust with its own brand.

The Bottom Line

Jigarbov Productions is proof that on the Minecraft Marketplace, creativity and credibility compound. By taking silly ideas seriously and giving the best of it away for free, Jigarbov became the studio Mojang calls when it wants to make a joke official — and racked up 1,351,660 ratings doing it.

Explore the full lineup on the Jigarbov Productions creator page, browse the full Marketplace, or read more creator spotlights.

Sources & further reading:

• The Poisonous Potato Update — Minecraft.net
• Poisonous Potato Add-On — Minecraft Wiki
• Abstraction: MINECON EARTH — Minecraft Wiki
• Jigarbov.net